How to Look Beautiful and Feel Comfortable
during Your Pregnancy
Article by Michelle O’Connor,
Designer Maternity Clothes
Pregnancy and motherhood are the most vital and enriching phases in a woman’s
life. They are also the most trying times in terms of changes that a woman
experiences. At this important period in life, looking and feeling good will
work wonders. Even as recent as a few years ago, women had very few options in
terms of what to wear during pregnancy. Shapeless and bulky designs, layers of
clothing and tent dresses were any modern woman’s nightmare. However, times have
changed, and, with that change has come numerous options for clothes designed to
mark these special moments of your life.
Maternity Clothes – Honouring the Pregnant Body
Today’s maternity clothes bring out the best in every expectant mother. Ranging
from casual to formal wear, classic to trendy cuts and pastel to vibrant colours,
there are maternity clothes for every occasion. Many pregnant women use their
partners’ or husband’s shirts as alternatives to fashionable maternity clothing,
which may not be a bad idea during the transitional phase. Maternity clothes
become increasingly necessary during the latter half of the second trimester.
It requires specialist designers who know about the changing contours of an
expectant mother’s body to create and design maternity wear. These clothes use
soft, breathable and stretchy fabrics for comfort. Their cuts ensure that they
fit your new shape. Bottoms have cuts that are longer in the rise, and fuller
through the hips giving you room to grow. Shirts, tops and dresses have fuller
bust lines and hip lines, providing space where you need it. Hemlines have
longer cuts in the front, so the more you show the more your hemline evens out.
With so many options on the market, clothes for pregnant women have become
affordable, while remaining stylish and comfortable. Designers are constantly
innovating to style clothes that last from the early stages until the end of
your pregnancy.
Stock Your Wardrobe with Essentials
The first thing to do is to analyse your lifestyle. If you are a working person,
buy more formal or career wear. This would include shirts, blouses, pants and
skirts. Casual wear is an essential for any maternity wardrobe. Buy T-shirts of
all types - loose, fitting, long, short and those with smart statements. In your
nine months of pregnancy, you will also be attending parties, weddings, baby
showers and other formal outings. Cater to these occasions by buying a couple of
special occasion dresses that make you feel glamorous. Remember to buy sexy
lingerie to make you feel special and beautiful.
Buy it Right
Be careful to buy maternity clothes that fit you properly. The safest way is to
buy your pre-pregnancy size for the first two trimesters. In your third
trimester, you should opt for one size bigger than your usual size.
Shop at discount outlets, consignment shops and end of the year sales for better
deals for extra savings. Instead of buying many clothes, go for shirts, tops,
pants, and skirts that you can mix and match. You will end up having a number of
options that you can wear, all of which keep you comfy while looking beautiful
during your pregnancy!
By Michelle O’Connor,
Mimi Maternity
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