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Julie - Partner
maternity wear & maternity bras
Over the last couple of decades, and particularly in the last five years or so, the position of maternity wear and nursing bras in the marketplace has grown exponentially. This growth is due to the fact that expecting and new mothers have started to demand more from clothing manufacturers, and the manufacturers have started to deliver. In a big way. The materials and production techniques available today make it possible - effortless, even - to retain your sense of individuality and style throughout your pregnancy and after it.
Oliver's Babycare here presents some information on looking good and feeling great during your pregnancy!
Preemptive Measures.
In the first trimester of your pregnancy - between 4 and 13 weeks - you may already begin to feel the fabric of your clothes start to stretch against your sensitive abdomen, even if you've been told that you won't gain significant weight in this period. If you think this might apply to you, try a Belly Belt. The Belly Belt is simple system which will allow you to stay in your regular, pre-pregnancy clothing for longer, and will save you splashing out for bespoke maternity wear if you're on a budget. It works by extending the waistline of your existing clothes, allowing you to keep your regular jeans (for example) securely in place with the button open to give you the extra room as and when you require it.
Disguise Vs Emphasise
The adjustments and developments of your figure during pregnancy have their advantages and their disadvantages, and it very much depends on your character how you respond to these changes. One thing is certain though, and you'll hear it repeated by most people affiliated with the maternity industry: embrace your new curves! Your new cleavage can be emphasised with plunging necklines and vest tops, halter shapes or smooth bandeaus, and with the right bra underneath (we'll come to these in a moment) you can be radiating confidence and vitality even more than you would pre-pregnancy.
Your growing bump will make your legs look slimmer and longer. Take advantage of this and show them off with a skirt or a dress. It's not necessary to invest in a brand new skirt either, with the Belly Belt mentioned above you can breathe fresh life into any knee-length work skirt worn over tights. Hemlines seem to have been rising higher and higher in recent summer seasons; don't be afraid to follow this trend through your pregnancy by wearing a shorter skirt over leggings.
While you can dig out pretty much any old skirt, if you're really after a dress during the late-second trimester to birth period of your pregnancy, you'll probably have to invest in a new one. But don't worry too much about it, the choice is a large and varied one and your budget need not bankrupt you. Maternity dresses generally (but not exclusively) have looser and more forgiving waistlines. Made from materials such as cotton, polyester and silk, these dresses are almost always blended with a little Lycra, which allows the fabric to stretch comfortably around your growing body and gives you a little support wherever you need it most (and emphasising you where you want to be emphasised).
To add a little glamour to your dress or skirt combo, wear it with a comfortable pair of boots. Boots come with the advantage that they will cover any pregnancy-induced swollen-ankle issues that you might have. But make sure they're comfortable.
Back in Black
It's important that you stick to the styles and colours you wore before your pregnancy. Use your pre-pregnancy wardrobe as a guide when you're buying your maternity wear. Don't feel like you have to wear colourful clothing or floral designs just because you're pregnant and that's what's expected. If you feel like you wouldn't have worn particularly colourful or floral patterned clothes before your pregnancy, then don't start wearing them now. If you feel a little insecure about the new shape of your body, then you simply cannot go wrong with black. Black everything. Black is always fashionable and undeniably slimming, and in the right circumstances can be really elegant and very sexy too.
As an afterword, when you're buying your maternity wear make sure to buy it in the size you were before your pregnancy; maternity wear was designed this way. It's also important to remember that during pregnancy, especially toward the later stages, your skin can become oversensitive. So you should drape yourself in the softest possible fabrics and materials, avoiding clothes which bunch at your joints or hang uneasily around your body.
Maternity Wear
During the earlier stages of your pregnancy, perhaps as early as 8 weeks or so depending on your physique and the characteristics of your pregnancy, you'll have to think about losing your under-wired bra in favour of a Lycra blended support or sport bra. As your pregnancy progresses, you'll begin to really appreciate the comfort a support bra offers over the cosmetic benefits of your pre-pregnancy bra. In fact, the earlier you choose a maternity bra the better; they help you rest and sleep, but offer full support and comfort while you go about your daily routine.
At around the 36 week mark of your pregnancy, you should consider getting yourself measured for a nursing bra. Try going to an up-market underwear or lingerie outlet. The staff in there are experts and professionals, and they'll almost always measure you for free. Listen to what they say, because it can be difficult to predict what size you will need after the birth, and there's no way to estimate how frequently you'll need to change sizes.
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