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What I Wore During Pregnancy
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items As someone who was pregnant through every season, and the later stages of my pregnancy being in the heat of summer, finding clothes that were comfortable, flattering, and actually worth buying wasn’t always easy. These are the exact brands and pieces...
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The Brands Themselves…
Specific Items That I loved
Special Occasion Dresses
The Brands Themselves…
These are some of the brands that I purchased clothing from, wore and loved during my pregnancy!
I didn’t buy a whole lot of ‘maternity’ clothing, but the bulk of what I did buy was from Bae The Label. I found all the pieces were great quality, they had good sales and they looked like ‘normal’ clothes that were in trend!
Bae. - Maternity Clothes Designed in Australia – BAE The Label ...
Feather & Noise is one of my favourite local Melbourne brands anyway, but so many of their pieces worked for me during pregnancy including their elasticated pants and skirts.
Feather & Noise – Inclusive Women's Fashion Online
These popped up in my feed when I was first pregnant, and I am so glad I took the chance and grabbed them. I lived in these rompers!!!
Momanda Chic Nursing & Maternity Wear | Comfort Meets Style
A specific maternity wear brand that provides loads of options for women in pregnancy!
Ripe Maternity
Decuba has so many great pieces for everyday wear and was where I purchased my elasticated shorts from!
Decjuba
Target provided so many good, affordable options for pregnancy including stretchy dresses and button up shirts.
Target : Expect More. Pay Less.
Specific Items That I loved
These are exact items that I wore during pregnancy and that I loved!!!
Such a beautiful colour, amazing fit and stretched so well with me throughout the pregnancy.
Sunset Column Knit Dress - Orange*
Another beautiful colour, amazing fit and stretched so well with me throughout the pregnancy. Got so many compliments when wearing this dress.
Sunset Column Knit Dress - Blue*
I ended up buying this skirt in three colours and absolutely loved it to wear to work and for when I needed to dress up a bit more!
Storyline Midi Skirt - Chocolate
Loved wearing this by itself or with the matching skirt - made such a cute set! Have found that I’m wearing this a lot postpartum too!
Storyline Long Sleeve Top - Chocolate
The extra room around the belly was great during pregnancy, especially to wear to work. Had to made sure I had it in both colours!
Timeless Button-Side Top - Chocolate
The extra room around the belly was great during pregnancy, especially to wear to work. Had to made sure I had it in both colours!
Timeless Button-Side Top - Black
I found this was a great piece to wear in the heat of summer, paired with a button up shirt and birks… so stretchy and comfy!
Stripe Theory Mini Skirt -Pink Stripe*
These were great to wear specifically during the first, and start of the second trimester in the cooler months of pregnancy.
PRE-ORDER Noah Wide Pant - Black-Black / 6
I had this top in white and wore it quite a lot with silky skirts for work.
Phoebe Top - Navy-Navy / S/M
This piece was great during the middle of my pregnancy, before I got too big!
Adel Linen Dress in Olive
When I wasn’t at work, I basically lived in these jumpsuits. They were soooo comfy! So stretchy and grew with me throughout the pregnancy.
Natrelax® Maternity Jumpsuit
When I wasn’t at work, I basically lived in these jumpsuits. They were soooo comfy! So stretchy and grew with me throughout the pregnancy. Had three colours of this and had them on rotation the entire summer!
Natrelax® Maternity Romper
The most beautiful material that stretched and grew with me throughout my pregnancy. I’m now loving it for breastfeeding postpartum.
Natrelax® V Neck Nursing Tank Top
Found this bra nice and soft, super comfy during pregnancy and now postpartum too.
Inbarely® Plus Seamless Molded Nursing Bra
I bought multiple button up shirts like this one and wore them as a top layer or shirt during pregnancy. In the later months wearing them open worked great.
European Linen Long Sleeve Shirt - Butterscotch
I bought a few dresses like this for the very end of pregnancy when all I wanted to wear was nothing because it was so hot! Highly recommend buying something similar as I also used it during our postpartum hospital stay and in the days after.
European Linen 3/4 Sleeve Midi Shirt Dress - Warm Brown
I purchased a few pants similar to these with the elastic waistband and they were well worn at the start of my pregnancy. and now postpartum too.
Lily Loves Australian Cotton Blend Poplin Striped Pants - Green Stripe
I was gifted this top in green and I absolutely LOVE it! Such a nice cut, so flattering, and worked with so many options. I wore it a lot during pregnancy and now also postpartum.
Linen Blend Carmen Overtop
I purchased a dress very similar to this at the start of my pregnancy, and it stretched with me as I grew, and it was great for work and more dressy occasions during pregnancy. Whenever I wore it I always received loads of compliments!
Australian Cotton Resort Woven Asymmetrical Midi Dress - White
Absolutely loved my Decjuba denim shorts with the elastic waistband during summer - life saver!!!
D-Luxe Denim Pull On Short
I have this vest in three different colours and I wore it quite a lot during pregnancy, particularly at the start when no one knew yet!
Jasper Knitted Vest - Black-Black / S/M
Special Occasion Dresses
I swear I had more events in the nine months whilst I was pregnant, than I did for the entire year beforehand! These were the dresses I wore to my events…
I had two black tie events whilst I was pregnant, both in the early stages of my pregnancy and this dress was still amazing. Perfect dress for black tie and so flattering.
ZIMMERMANN CRUSH RUFFLE HALTER MAXI DRESS
I fell in LOVE with this dress when I saw it for the first time in store at Zimmerman and I HAD to have it. I wore this to a beachside wedding when I was about 27 weeks pregnant and it looked so nice with the baby bump.
Maxine Picnic Midi Dress - Zimmermann
I purchased this dress for a friends ‘Italian Summer’ themed Kitchen Tea lunch and it was so bright, fun and stretchy. Great for a growing bump and I ended up wearing it all throughout my pregnancy just with a slip layer underneath but would be great...
Goldy Dress In Kalani
I had a few birthday parties to attend on warm days/evenings during the middle of my pregnancy and this was super flattering!
Aster Tie Front Linen Midi Dress
I wore this dress for a friends floral themed bridal shower lunch in Sorrento, Victoria and it actually fit the theme so perfectly and it was so beautiful.
Zara Shirt Midi Dress - Botanical Print in Ebony - LEO LIN
I wore this dress at 34 weeks pregnant for my baby shower on a really hot summer day and then I wore two weeks later at 36 weeks pregnant for a wedding on another really hot summer day and it was a great conservative, lightweight dress that looks stu...
Zimmermann Tranquility Sheath Dress in Red Paisley Size 0 / AU 8