I am definitely not the most stylish pregnant lady, by any means. I wear the same pair of maternity shorts or foldover yoga shorts day after day. During the brief cold spell we had, I lived in black leggings and baggy sweaters. I am, however, fairly thrifty about what clothes I'll buy while pregnant, and I wanted to share a few of my faves, all under $30 that I wore all through my pregnancy with Ez, post-partum, and have been living in again through this pregnancy. That's 3 years of constant wear, which is basically pennies per wear, if you wanna break it down ;)
My go-to favorite place to shop for non-maternity maternity clothes is H&M. They have classic pieces for fantastic prices, and a lot of their clothes are made of cotton or jersey, which makes them perfect for stretching with the bump throughout pregnancy. I own similar versions of all of these pieces, and I own a lot of them in various colors/patterns.
The jersey tank dress is great over leggings, or under tops that just aren't long enough to cover the belly anymore. A maxi dress is basically mandatory pregnancy wear. It's so comfy, and it looks like you put a little bit of effort in, even though you really didn't.
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| My pregnancy uniform: comfy dress + cardigan + belt |
As you can see from the above photos, I have a bit of a cardigan obsession. The longer the better during pregnancy, because they cover pesky VPLs, if you know what I mean. The top three photos are all different colors of the same H&M long jersey tank dress. As you can see, that thing stretched pretty well throughout my pregnancy, and it snapped back in place after every wash. I still own and wear all of those. The bottom left and bottom middle picture are the same H&M deep plum pencil skirt. The photo on the left was at my baby shower for Ez, about 8 months pregnant, and the middle photo was this past weekend for Valentine's Day, about 4.5 months pregnant. It's a super-long skirt, that would come mid-calf if I wore it at my waist (I'm only 5'4), but it's perfect for pregnancy because I can pull it over my bump and it comes to my knees, and looks good both with a shirt tucked in + a belt, or with an untucked shirt.
Obviously, all of my picks are for warmer weather pregnancies. Since I live in So Cal, that pretty much covers 8-9 months a year for me. Sorry for all you East Coasters, I know you're probably living in leggings and sweaters right now. I would be if I were you!
What are some of your go-to pieces for maternity and post-partum? Any favorite non-maternity brands that you'd recommend?
What great outfit pics! I really love the pencil skirt with a cardigan! Seriously adorable!
ReplyDeleteTarget was one of my go-to places when I was pregnant. And I agree 100% with the cardigan. I LIVED in those babies!
ReplyDeleteI love that cardigan! I tried on one just like it the other day from Target. I've never shopped at H&M but I know that so many people love it. I need to give them a shot soon. =)
ReplyDeleteGreat outfits! I was the same way and wanted to be smart about what I got to wear when pregnant.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely can't go wrong with a maxi or leggings. Pregnant or not. haha
ReplyDeleteI lived in leggings too while I was pregnant! I was lucky enough to have had my son in May so I could wear long flowing dresses. Seriously comfy! You have such cute styles here! Pregnant or not!
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I definitely agree with the leggings, jogging pants, and flats! These were my preggers go to outfit finishers! It looks like we both share the same obsession with cardigans and shopping at H&M!
ReplyDeleteI love H&M! We don't live super close to one any longer though. :( And I practically live in comfy, flowy skirts when I'm pregnant, which is why my last pregnancy (being the first time I was in my third trimester in the middle of winter) was so hard for me.
ReplyDeleteOh I love that grey sweater! Such a classic piece!
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