Baby On Board

Save the congratulations. I am not pregnant. I repeat, I am NOT pregnant. Lol

This quick post is however dedicated to all the mothers and mothers-to-be out there. Happy Mother's Day in advance!

So a few weeks ago I had the pleasure of shopping for someone who's expecting.  I'd never shopped for a pregnant woman before but that was the last thing on my mind; as much as I hate shopping sometimes I was excited since it was a first.  I figured "How hard can it be" until I got to H&M and reality hit like a ton of bricks. I knew I wanted to get pieces that she could wear post-pregnancy because really what's the point in buying a ton of maternity clothes when you're only going to be carrying around some extra weight for a couple of months? Took me awhile to find some pieces I thought would work; the maternity section was dire and otherwise there were a lot of crop tops or close-fitted pieces that just wouldn't work.  The hardest part was choosing sizes but I eventually got through it with the help of a sales associate who happened to be pregnant. =D

After this experience I decided to hit up Kendra and Lauren, two of the ladies who are part of my Get Julu'd project (updates in a subsequent post). Both have a daughter and son respectively so I knew they'd have a lot of knowledge to pass onto me as far as maternity shopping goes for the next time around.

Lauren at 8.5 months

Kendra at her baby shower

Lauren at Kendra's shower. They're best friends FYI

We got to talking and leggings and jeggings were their go-to bottoms during their pregnancies with the inclusion of some maternity pants. Really no way around that besides wearing your regular jeans and leaving it unbuttoned. Fancy sweatpants were also on the list of pregnancy bottoms. As for tops, we were all in agreement that loose fitted tops were the way to go. However, Kendra did bring up an interesting fact that I hadn't even thought of. She mentioned she preferred loose fits because you can see the baby moving around if the clothing's tight. =O I instantly got a visual of seeing a foot or hand printing out through a shirt. Lol The conversation was extremely informative and I walked away with a few pointers I can use the next time I go maternity shopping. Some of the top stores they shopped from were Old Navy, JCPenney, Neiman Marcus, Target and Motherhood Maternity.

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For all the moms out there, what were your favorite pregnancy pieces and tricks you lived by? Stores?