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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 fatherÂ’s 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, you’ll 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? I’d 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 thatÂ…YES, they make money! And why, I was wondering.
Because of one simple thingÂ….even though my mother (like your mother) and my grandmother (and your grandmother) didnÂ’t need maternity clothes when they were pregnant, the modern generation of pregnant women really, truly DO need maternity clothes. WeÂ’re 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 youÂ’re pregnant right now and am sitting around here wondering if you should get yourself a whole new wardrobe of maternity clothes, youÂ’re 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 youÂ’re pregnant and maybe another month or two after that. And when you get back in shape, youÂ’re 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 youÂ’re not required to look all-that-presentable. It works!
You wonÂ’t need CASUAL maternity clothes. In my books, thatÂ’s 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 clothesÂ…breastfeeding/nursing clothes. Now, as with maternity clothes, nursing clothes donÂ’t 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, itÂ’s funny, but at home, whoÂ’s 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 moneyÂ’s worth that way.
Style of maternity clothes
Many maternity clothes designers are asleep when they’re 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, that’s fine, it’s 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 youÂ’re sort ofÂ….BIG. and wearing maternity clothes with large orange and yellow flower prints is NOT going to help you do that!
ThatÂ’s just my opinion, of course, and youÂ’re 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 MaungÂ’s personal website is www.marshamaung.com
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