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Are maternity clothes necessary in order to look good during pregnancy?
Author : Marsha Maung
I remember my mother telling me about the times when she was pregnant. She was wearing nothing more than my fathers jeans and his working shirts throughout her pregnancy. No maternity clothes for her because she was too poor to buy them at that time. Remember, in her time, which was about 30 years back, maternity clothes used to cost a bomb.
And yet, if you walk along any shopping center these days, youll notice at least three or four maternity clothes fashion houses catering to the specifically large needs of a pregnant mother. And since the web and the Internet is such a magnanimous thing these days, what about online maternity stores? Id safely say there are just about half a million legitimate maternity stores right now flailing around the Internet wires for business.
And the amazing thing is that
YES, they make money! And why, I was wondering.
Because of one simple thing
.even though my mother (like your mother) and my grandmother (and your grandmother) didnt need maternity clothes when they were pregnant, the modern generation of pregnant women really, truly DO need maternity clothes. Were living in an era that is completely different from their time and we cannot compare our pregnancy needs with their needs. The same rules no longer apply.
If youre pregnant right now and am sitting around here wondering if you should get yourself a whole new wardrobe of maternity clothes, youre in luck. I have some tips about buying maternity clothes for you.
Buy good-looking maternity clothes that can last at least 3 pregnancies
Like I said, maternity clothes are not cheap these days and maternity clothes are only wearable for the nine months that youre pregnant and maybe another month or two after that. And when you get back in shape, youre going to have to shelve those expensive maternity clothes or put the maternity clothes in sad boxes with the edges stuck together with cellophane tape.
So, buy only maternity clothes that are classy and of exceptional quality. You wear maternity clothes only when you plan to go out. For casual outings and at home, stick to your extra large clothes or perhaps, you can buy some large sweaters, t-shirts, overalls, or raglan to wear when youre not required to look all-that-presentable. It works!
You wont need CASUAL maternity clothes. In my books, thats an oxymoron.
Maternity clothes that can double up as breastfeeding clothes later on would be good too
If you intend to breastfeed your baby after the whole pregnancy is over, you would have to think about buying MORE clothes
breastfeeding/nursing clothes. Now, as with maternity clothes, nursing clothes dont come cheap either. And do we NEED nursing clothes as much as we need maternity clothes? Yes, sometimes we do. I have quite a few fashionable looking nursing clothes that I wear whenever I go out shopping or meeting up with friends. Other times, I wear my t-shirts with holes cut out for easy access to the breast! Yeah, its funny, but at home, whos going to care?
And if you can get your hands on some good maternity clothes that can double up as nursing clothes later on, GO FOR IT! You will get your moneys worth that way.
Style of maternity clothes
Many maternity clothes designers are asleep when theyre designing maternity clothes the selection is bad. Most of them are nothing but flower after flower, spiral after spiral, safety pins or perhaps some form of teddy bear or another. Forget about them! If you were to buy maternity clothes, invest one that makes you look good. If the maternity clothes are plain, thats fine, its better than making you look like Bozo most of them do, by the way.
The point is that you want to look CLASSY and DIGNIFIED even though youre sort of
.BIG. and wearing maternity clothes with large orange and yellow flower prints is NOT going to help you do that!
Thats just my opinion, of course, and youre entitled to have your own opinion about maternity clothes that looks good.
Good luck!
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Marsha Maung is a freelance writer and designer. She designs apparel, household and premium items for www.allmomstuff.com. Marsha Maungs personal website is www.marshamaung.com
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