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 – Honoring 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 colors, 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 analyze 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