Comments on: Maternity Fashion 101: How to Be Chic While Pregnant

By: Trisha

Trisha — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:17:55 +0000

Great tip, Emily! Thanks for sharing.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:46:21 +0000

When my teacher was pregnant last year she’d wear basic black long sleeve shirts with a nice long scarf around her neck, not wrapped around her neck though. It made her look really slim and chic.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:07:55 +0000

Hi, nice blog-there are some great nuggets of advice on there. Theres no need to look dowdy now when pregnant. A great range of womens maternity fashion can be found at Peacocks here in the UK - they are very stylish and reasonably priced.

By: Adriana

Adriana — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:16:15 +0000

I agree — that first trimester is tricky because your pants do stop fitting even if you don’t really need true maternity wear.

My favorite trick was just a rubber band: loop it through your pants button hole and attach both ends to the button.

I wish I’d known about belly bands when I was pregnant!

Yeah, wrap clothes are great.

I put off wearing maternity wear a little by wearing stretchy tops and skirts and shifting waistbands under the belly as much as possible. I’d read that I’d need new maternity underwear, but that’s so unnecessary if you already wear bikini briefs.

By: Trisha

Trisha — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:09:51 +0000

Erica and Delynator, thanks for sharing these tips with the Omiru community!

By: delynator

delynator — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:58:41 +0000

I heard about Bella Bands from Caterina Fake’s post about her experience with maternity clothes. Bella Bands will ease you into and back out of maternity clothes in 6-8 months, no problem. Get 2: one in black for work and 1 in white for casual. I’d also splurge on a pair of earl maternity jeans or citizens of humanity maternity jeans and a dress that makes you feel pretty. when you are 8 months pregnant, you deserve something that makes you feel pretty.

Caterina’s Ultimate Guide to Cool Maternity Clothing:
http://www.caterina.net/archive/001064.html

Bella Band:
http://www.ingridandisabel.com/bellaband.html

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:47:31 +0000

Hi!

This is my first comment on Omiru, though I’ve read the blog with regularity for a while now. I’m currently in the 39th week of my first pregnancy, so I’d like to share some tips I’ve gathered over the months that have worked for me.

Wrap clothing is a lifesaver during pregnancy. Wrap dresses, wrap tops, wrap cardigans, robes, wrap skirts–they adjust with pregnancy and you can wear them afterwards.

If you like to wear jewelry,specifically dangly earrings and long necklaces, now’s the time to get it out of your system because baby may snatch them.

Be kind to your feet, whether that means wearing lower heels, flats, or staying off your feet more. I prefer lower heels and even I’ve experienced sore feet.

Finally, I would encourage other moms-to-be to not give up on style. It has helped me keep my morale up when I’ve felt off track. Pregnancy, among so many other things, is an opportunity to practice adapting, which is eventually what all mothers must do when baby comes. So adapt your style however you must, but don’t give up on it!

By: Trisha

Trisha — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:51:10 +0000

Here here for elastic waistbands. Thanks, Mitzi and Newt, for your perspective. I’ve never been pregnant, so I’ll take your word for it. Updating Colleen’s piece with the three to seven month guideline.

By: Mitzi

Mitzi — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:40:39 +0000

I enjoy this website very much. It gives me many affordable fashion tips. However, as a 50 year old mother of four I am puzzled by the statement that you will only need maternity clothes for 3 months. Speaking from personal experience, anything with a fitted waistband gets uncomfortable after 4 1/2 months, and unless you are Britney Spears and can afford a nanny and personal training, expect to be wearing at least some of your maternity clothes for a few weeks - months after delivery. It may go against the fashion gods, but elastic waistbands are a godsend.

By: Newt

Newt — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:36:35 +0000

You will only need maternity clothes for about three months?

Maybe if you’re Nicole Kidman. But everyone’s body is different, and my regular pants stopped fitting late in the first trimester, even though I’ve only put on two pounds.

After the baby is born, a lot of women phase out the maternity wardrobe gradually, while their bodies go back to normal, also. So maybe three to seven months would be more accurate. I would hate for pregnant women, of all people, to be subject to unrealistic body expectations!