Maternity Monday: Twist-Front Butterfly-Print Tunic Top
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Macy’s has a number of cute maternity tops right now, including this chic butterfly print tunic. I like that you probably can get away with leggings or tighter pants with it on more casual days, but you can also wear it with a pencil skirt (or even hem it if you just want a blouse). It’s nice that the butterfly pattern is interesting but not cutesy — from a distance it doesn’t even read to me as “butterflies!” at all. The top is $34.98, and available in sizes S-XL. Motherhood Maternity Twist-Front Butterfly-Print Tunic Top
Ladies, which are the best maternity leggings you’ve found? I bought one maternity-specific pair during this last pregnancy and HATED them with a fiery passion — they fell down AND were see-through. Score. I’m not a big leggings-wearer, but when I did wear them I just wore my regular Hue denim leggings until late in the pregnancy (week 35 maybe?).
Thanks all.
Just had my first prenatal appointment today. The practice to which I was referred assigned me to a newly-hired doctor. At first, I thought, great, this will be so much easier for scheduling appointments. But then I looked the doctor up and realized that the doctor is brand spankin new – just coming off residency, not even board certified yet. The doctor has a commendable residency (and from the educational history, I can tell the dr is really smart) and the practice has a good reputation, and I also know that medical training actually prepares doctors (as opposed to legal training), but a part of me is kind of hesitant. So far, everything is fine and I hopefully won’t turn high risk, but I’m a bit nervous about having someone so young. And I say that as a lawyer who suffers from “but you’re just a baby” syndrome even after close to a decade in practice. I’m overreacting, right?
(FWIW, I haven’t actually met the doctor yet – just the PA today.)
Anyone care to share their recommendations for stroller & car seat (system or separate)? Stroller only needs to accommodate 1 baby, hopefully from infancy (with full recline or carseat insert). We are semi-urban; don’t need a super-compact stroller but something relatively streamlined for city sidewalks etc. As for car seat would not mind investing in something that can go from infancy through toddlerhood.
Re Kat’s question about maternity leggings: I had a pair from Seraphine, and I absolutely adored them. Near the end of my pregnancy I was wearing them probably about 3 times a week. They were also a very comfortable staple in the first few weeks after I gave birth. They were excellent quality, did not stretch out, and have now gone on to my cousin, who is expecting her first baby in October. Highly recommended.
Also, this is a spot-on great recommendation. As someone who has been pregnant before and is pregnant again, it is hard to find real non-casual, work appropriate tops that you can wear not just in cute month 6, but in beluga month 9. This one looks perfect and I’m going ahead and buying it even if I am not wearing it for five more months. Great pick!
I’m due in about a month and haven’t been to a birthing class yet. I’ve read about labor and childbirth in my Mayo Clinic book, and just feel like there is not much a birthing class could do to prepare me for childbirth, and would probably just scare me and freak me out. My current plan is to get an epidural and do whatever the nurses/doctor tell me to do when the time comes. I don’t have any strong feelings about things like whether or not I have a C-section, and I don’t have a vision of any particular experience as being “ideal”. I’m just very laid back about it.
Here’s my question: is this insane? Should I go to a class? Do I need a plan? What did you take away from a class that was helpful?
I liked my leggings from Japanese Weekend and Pea in the Pod. I lived in them the last month or so before I gave birth to my giant baby because even maternity pants didn’t fit at that point.
Have any of you read “How to be a Woman” by Caitlin Moran? I found a lot of it to be not that relatable (although still amusing), but the chapters on childbirth and parenting were spot-on for me and had me guffawing aloud on the metro.
Agree with FBB on the quality of Old Navy leggings (especially for the price!).
Any C-moms out there have a recommendation for a well-built, long-lasting lunchbox brand? I’m sending my 4-1/2 year old off to Montessori school for the first time (sniff!) and I have to pack her lunch. Was about to pull the trigger on a lunch bag from Garnet Hill but figured I’d crowdsource this one first. Needs to be washable/wipable and easy for little hands to maneuver. Bonus points if you throw in a bunch of good lunch ideas!
I have a pair of leggings from Old Navy that I purchased (and wore to death) during my last pregnancy and they are still going strong. I find them to be thicker, more comfortable, and better quality than others I’ve tried (from Target and Gap), though they do sag a little. In fact, I fell on the sidewalk during my last pregnancy while wearing my leggings. The leggings showed no signs of wear from the fall, but my knee underneath was BADLY skinned. The science behind how this could possibly happened is impossible for me to fathom, but it only goes to show the leggings’ strength.