Budgeting for Your Maternity Wardrobe
Ladies, let’s discuss budgeting for your maternity wardrobe — what are your best tips? Where did you splurge — and where did you save — in your maternity wardrobe? Behold: a chart of what I spent on my maternity wardrobe during my first pregnancy. I share my maternity wardrobe budget not because this is the definitive list…
General Advice for Maternity Shopping for Work
It’s been two and a half years since I wrote my little ebook on Dressing Professionally for Your Pregnancy, so I’m in the midst of revamping it. Here’s an update on my general advice for maternity shopping for work. (Pictured — for more specific pieces to buy, don’t forget to check out our Guide to Maternity Workwear.) Ladies, what…
Maternity Clothes You Still Wear
Here’s a fun question: Is anyone else occasionally still wearing maternity clothes, many moons after your pregnancy ended? I’ve graduated from my maternity jeans but I still find myself pulling out maternity t-shirts for sleeping or working out. After my recent ACL surgery I wound up wearing my maternity yoga pants because all my newer workout pants were…
Hiding a Baby Bump — The Second Time Around
What clothes best hide a baby bump — particularly if it’s your second child and you feel like you’re showing before you’d like to share the news? We’ve talked here about how to work through your first trimester — and over at Corporette we’ve talked about ways to hide a baby bump — but it’s been far…