Pregnant or not, you are still a woman. Even though 75% of the time we dress like walking straight out of bed in a less than stellar outfits; 25% left we do want to look good and feel well just for the sake of vanity; for the sake of indulgence or just for the sake of being in control. You know sometimes life may go different way than your plan but you are in control of how to dress.
Pregnancy more or less will be a test of your wardrobe - what will stay and what will leave. The judgement day will be by the end of your first trimester - the time when I gave away lots of my clothes as they no longer flatter my growing bump. There was tightness everywhere from the thighs to the tummy, making me feel so hot yet in another sense of that word. The ones going away are mostly bottoms: shorts, pants, jeans - you name it. The ones that stay are not that something you would feel hot in though. These are mostly tees, floating dresses - the "nerdy" stuff, the ones who stay through thick and thin with you throughout the 9 month+ journey. There is one exception, that slip dress will stay too. You could be a sexy and cute mom in this dress. So yes, slip dress should be in your capsule wardrobe haha.
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| My forever slip dress |
Pregnancy will also be a chance to welcome new arrivals. It could be something of a surprise - which refers to items that are given to me from friends/family. Say a sexy dress that reveal all my boobs which I eventually chose to wear in bedroom and then forgot it at the hotel. Or an official workwear in silk with open neckline and a long bow at the waist. I felt royal wearing these. It was nice experience to wear something from someone.
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| The lady boss dress my friend gave me |
What I found so universal amongst us the bump ladies are the baby doll dresses and the knit dresses. The other day when I was in a prenatal class - about 100 pregnant women walked in and they all dressed in the same uniform. Guess what! Baby doll dress! It was indeed overwhelming but luckily I wasn't wearing one. I felt proud of myself...But I got it. Lets call them the B dress. They are cute and just downright comfortable. They let your bump breath and people won't notice your bump that much and that you can wear till your n-trimester! So in the case you want less attention to your bump, the B dresses are the choice. I also picked these for the easiness as these require no effort, just put them on with some accessories and you are ready to go.
The baby dolls collection
Yet, I feel knit dresses are more of my likings as they accentuate my curves which were hidden most of my life. We often hide our belly as these are less than perfect and there is no better time than now to let them float, let them free, let them go wild. Hence knit are it! The K dresses require a little more effort in coordinating your outfits though since you would want to make sure no panty lines visible to the mundane eyes. Lingerie is another story but let's not go down there now. The issue with K dress is that they might be a little tight when you get to your 3rd trimester so make sure you pick the knit with good stretch. Lots of moms also choose this as their uniform but sometimes it could get a little too much so I got them both. The K and the B - the best of both worlds!
The knit dresses collection
There are other options less popular than the above two such as dungaree/jumpsuit and wrap dress and shirt dress. These are also really cute and nice alternatives to the K & the B. Luckily, I work in a less formal company where we can wear sweat pants to work so I could have a little more freedom in my style in case you were wondering.
Of course, some pants still work. For me, cotton leggings are the best. They can come in both maternity or non maternity version. Make sure your bump is comfortable in them. And let me tell you a secret trick! Pick a dark color as we sometimes might pee ourselves and my dear, it's no embarrassment. We peed in bed when we were kids and now we pee standing up as a grown woman, bearing a child. It's the nature taking its course. It happened to me once after a sneeze and luckily I was wearing the black leggings and in the mall so I quickly recovered by buying the pads in the nearby supermarket. So much appreciation for the supermarket in the mall!
As mentioned from beginning, most of the time I am just a cat mom, wearing cat printed clothes, watching the cats licking themselves or sleeping as if there is no need to dress up. Like everything, dressing up takes effort and one might feel too lazy, too tiring to think of something to wear, not to mention to wear for both you and the bump. But for me, it can make me feel better and it is also a nice way to celebrate a different stage of life, a new stepping stone in my womanhood.
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