Are maternity clothes necessary in order to look good during pregnancy?
I remember my mother telling me about the times when she waspregnant. She was wearing nothing more than my father's jeansand his working shirts throughout her pregnancy. No maternityclothes for her because she was too poor to buy them at th...
...attime. 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 fashionhouses catering to the specifically 'large' needs of a pregnantmother. And since the web and the Internet is such a magnanimousthing these days, what about online maternity stores? I'd safelysay there are just about half a million legitimate maternitystores right now flailing around the Internet wires forbusiness. And the amazing thing is that...YES, they make money! And why, Iwas wondering. Because of one simple thing....even though my mother (like yourmother) and my grandmother (and your grandmother) didn't needmaternity clothes when they were pregnant, the modern generationof pregnant women really, truly DO need maternity clothes. We'reliving in an era that is completely different from their timeand we cannot compare our pregnancy needs with their needs. Thesame rules no longer apply. If you're pregnant right now and am sitting around herewondering if you should get yourself a whole new wardrobe ofmaternity clothes, you're in luck. I have some tips about buyingmaternity clothes for you.Buy good-looking maternity clothes that can last at least 3pregnanciesLike I said, maternity clothes are not cheap these days andmaternity clothes are only wearable for the nine months thatyou're pregnant and maybe another month or two after that. Andwhen you get back in shape, you're going to have to shelve thoseexpensive maternity clothes or put the maternity clothes in sadboxes with the edges stuck together with cellophane tape. So, buy only maternity clothes that are classy and ofexceptional quality. You wear maternity clothes only when youplan to go out. For casual outings and at home, stick to yourextra large clothes or perhaps, you can buy some large sweaters,t-shirts, overalls, or raglan to wear when you're not requiredto look all-that-presentable. It works! You won't need CASUAL maternity clothes. In my books, that's anoxymoron.Maternity clothes that can double up as breastfeeding clotheslater on would be good tooIf you intend to breastfeed your baby after the whole pregnancyis over, you would have to think about buying MOREclothes...breastfeeding/nursing clothes. Now, as with maternityclothes, nursing clothes don't come cheap either. And do we NEEDnursing clothes as much as we need maternity clothes? Yes,sometimes we do. I have quite a few fashionable looking nursingclothes that I wear whenever I go out shopping or meeting upwith friends. Other times, I wear my t-shirts with holes cut outfor easy access to the breast! Yeah, it's funny, but at home,who's going to care?And if you can get your hands on some good maternity clothesthat can double up as nursing clothes later on, GO FOR IT! Youwill get your money's worth that way. Style of maternity clothes Many maternity clothes designers areasleep when they're designing maternity clothes - the selectionis bad. Most of them are nothing but flower after flower, spiralafter spiral, safety pins or perhaps some form of teddy bear oranother. Forget about them! If you were to buy maternityclothes, invest one that makes you look good. If the maternityclothes are plain, that's fine, it's better than making you looklike Bozo - most of them do, by the way. The point is that you want to look CLASSY and DIGNIFIED eventhough you're sort of....BIG. and wearing maternity clothes withlarge orange and yellow flower prints is NOT going to help youdo that!That's just my opinion, of course, and you're entitled to haveyour own opinion about maternity clothes that looks good. Good luck!Reprint Notice Copyright 2005 Marsha Maung Please feel free toreprint this article in your newsletter, website, magazine orother forms of publication freely. The only requirement is thatthe following biodata is included and the links remains intact.Apart from editorial or grammatical editing, other form ofediting that may impair, change or alter the context of thearticle is NOT permitted. If so, please contact the writer forwritten consent.
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