Vertbaudet – The evolution of maternity dresses
When I was pregnant with Aron, back in 2010, I wasn’t sure where to look for maternity clothes. I pictured dowdy jumpers and oversized shirts, paired with leggings or tracksuit bottoms that catered for the growing bump. What I wasn’t prepared for was that I had to make that decision quicker than anticipated. My bloated tummy 3 months into my pregnancy meant that I was already unable to button up my favourite jeans. I searched high and low for decent city-type clothes for work and fashionable wear for the evenings and weekends – not an easy job when hit with the typical fluctuating weather of London. And shopping during my last trimester was a nightmare! I hated waddling into busy clothes stores and trying to fit my sausage feet and tree trunk thighs into maternity trousers, strutting my big stuff for all to see. In the end I got stuck in a rut and lived in black leggings and baggy vest tops, occasionally stepping outside of my comfort zone and wearing maxi dresses when it got too hot (I cannot stress enough how comfortable maxi dresses are when you’re pregnant!)
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