smooth, uplifting support") for your own housework or chores,
be sure to take into consideration
about $18.
Amy Jones of Mothercare says whether you want to be ironing
some of the store's most popular those maternity clothes at any
items are Meg Lauren flowered time. Being pregnant is a great
shirts, 100 percent cotton and deal of work, and unless you find
(here's the best part) wash-and- standing for hours an invigorat-
ing experience, you will want to
wear.
Mothercare also has affordable opt for wash-and-wear fashions
as often as possible. -
suits, starting at about $98.
(And yes, ironed clothes
A nice bonus for expectant
may be more attractive,
moms who already have lit-
but when you're preg-
tle angels: both Mothercare
nant you can get away
and Mothers Work are
with wearing just
children-friendly places,
about anything. Any
with plenty of toys for tod-
woman who has ever
dlers to play with while
had a child knows that
mothers shop.
the only issue is corn-
Birmingham is home to
fort.)
A Pea In the Pod,
consider
Finally,
which offers every-
looking at loose-fitting
thing from mater-
dresses with belts, as
nity bras to dresses
these can be worn after
fit for an evening
pregnancy (when you
on the town (if any
wouldn't dare be caught
pregnant woman is
in anything that doesn't
actually in the
show off your girlish fig-
mood for an
ure that you worked so
evening on the
hard to get back). There
town).
are some very nice out-
Summer cloth-
fits that can take you
ing for sale includes
all the way through the
T-shirts in various
nine months, then fit
colors and styles,
fine again, with a sim-
numerous shorts
ple belt, following preg-
and even baby-doll
nancy. Such clothes
and sun-dresses.
are especially useful
Clothing comes in
for the weeks after
small, medium and
you give birth,
large, based on
when you can't
one's size before
sr.
yet fit back into
pregnancy (women
regular
your
regularly wearing a
clothes but are
6-8 likely will need
ready for something
a medium, which
beyond those "look at
will carry them
throughout the pregnancy, ac- me, I'm nine months pregnant!"
cording to A Pea in the Pod's outfits.
In addition to the myriad spe-
Sheree Szlaga).
The store also carries a full line cialty shops throughout the area,
of winter clothing, with flannel you can find inexpensive mater-
nity clothes at discount stores like
shirts especially popular
Another winter staple — ma- Kmart (where you can expect to
ternity pants — is something of pay anywhere between about $10
a controversial issue, with wide- and $40 an item. Kmart also car-
ranging views from expectant ries maternity underwear, bras
moms. Most say dresses take and hose). There are also resale
the cake when it comes to com- shops, like Slightly Pregnant in
fort, though there are some de- Royal Oak, that specialize in ma-
cent women's maternity pants ternity clothes, while a number
out there. The better bets have of regular resale shops carry some
velcro, which can expand as you maternity wear.
The best bet for the cost-con-
expand. Elastic pants are all
right the first few months, but scious consumer, though, is
many physicians discourage garage sales, where it's possible
wearing anything tight begin- to find maternity clothes in ex-
ning around the middle of the cellent shape, especially if the
pregnancy, when you really seller just had one child.
Maternity clothing at garage
start to show.
Before even stepping out the sales is usually just a bit more
door, though, you should consid- costly than regular attire, though,
er not only how much you want so don't be surprised when you
to spend but when you will be see a $25 price tag on a new ma-
wearing your clothes. If the last ternity dress.
Another avenue you may
six months of your pregnancy are
in the spring and summer, it want to consider is catalogue
doesn't make sense to spend shopping. Most chains, and nu-
much on winter maternity clothes merous companies, produce at-
no matter how fabulous or af- tractive catalogues, which
means you can shop away with-
fordable.
Also, unless you live a life like out ever having to leave your
"Alexis" on "Dynasty," where you home or lift those tired, swollen
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