Thursday, January 2, 2014

Help! I'm pregnant and my clothes are weird!





So, here's the official announcement! Kenny and I are expecting!!!!!!! Yay! We are so excited especially after the devastation of a miscarriage the first time around. ….So thank you sweet Jesus:)!  The first couple of weeks I was fine, but when I hit the nine week mark…oh it got real!  It got a little harder to get dressed in the morning and especially for events.  My clothes were a little snug or just didn't fall quite like they used to.  I wasn't big enough for maternity clothes and I just didn't know what to do.  So, stalking google pictures of preggo celebrities became my past time.  My style icon, Rachel Zoe, did it best for me.  We have very similar styles which is that boho chic and she found a way to translate her regular style even while pregnant.  I thought it was AMAAYY! All of the maternity clothes, that I saw I hated.  There were too many stripes or it just wasn't my style.  I visited a few maternity stores and asked many questions.  Do pregnant woman really need all of those gadgets? Belly bands, waist expanders, etc?  I got some great information too from the women over at Motherhood at the St. Louis Outlet malls.  They were very helpful and schooled me on maternity clothes and how you're the same size the clothes just make room for your growing belly.  That made me a lot more comfortable, but I wasn't ready to buy just yet.  My husband and I ended up going on a road trip to Nashville to celebrate our one year anniversary and while there we went SHOPPING!! My favorite word.  Well any way i had a inkling to go into Old Navy (hadn't been in this store in years).  I walked in and saw flowy tops that were my style and ON SALE.  I was so excited.  These were tops that I would wear even if I weren't pregnant.  I went to the back and saw the maternity section and fell in love with the maxi dresses.  They were fitted, sexy, and still there was room for the baby bump and more importantly ON Sale.  I talked to the manager, because I wanted those dresses in every color, but he said that there were no more, because they were making room for the Spring shipment.  So I immediately went online and there were some great stuff there as well.  I'm feeling a little better about this pregnancy journey.  When you look good you feel good, even if you're nauseated and puking or not puking just nauseated (that sucks by the way lol:).  During my shopping spree I also found a few cute tops at Ross Dress for Less and  Stylish dress from H&M.  If you're preggo, but don't want to spend a lot of money on clothes you will only wear for a few months,  these are three places that I totally suggest that you visit, because even thought it's only a few months you can still look fly!  What about you? Where do you shop for great maternity wear?  




So what to wear during pregnancy?  Well the following will be some of my staples:  Maxi dresses, Cardigans, leggings or jeggings, riding boots, flowy tops, tunics and heels.



My Maternity Style





Here's some of my preggo haul.  Clothes pictured are from Old Navy, Ross and H&M



Our announcement

                           my hubby so happy!:)

6 comments:

  1. Congrats on new baby, I loved old navy when I was pregnant, my other favorite place was Target!

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    1. Thanks sissy!!! yes I was in Target the other day! Gotta check them out!

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  2. Big hugs and congratulations 2 U and our spirit son Kenneth! Papa Fitz and I are thrilled for u both :-)

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  3. Jahna thank you so much!! We really appreciate all of the love!

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  4. You may want to try thrift stores since they usually have a small but decent maternity section. Welcome to the club! :)

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  5. Thanks so much I will try looking there too and Congratulations!!

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