Tuesday, March 31, 2015

The most useful maternity purchase I've made

I've bought a lot of things so far during this pregnancy, including maternity clothes, new bras for my expanding ribcage, and most recently new shoes for my puffy 3rd trimester feet.

Hands down the one I am most grateful for is my boot jack.
If you haven't heard of these (and I hadn't until someone in my prenatal yoga class told me to get one), they are devices that sit on your floor near your door, and have a prong on one end that you put your heel in. You step on the other side and it helps you take your boots off.

If you are pregnant now or plan to be pregnant, especially during the winter months, GET ONE!!

There are tons of different varieties and looks that are all variations on the basic theme of "crotch to stick your heel in" so I chose to go with a cute one shaped like a cricket instead of a forked piece of plastic or wood.


This cast iron guy is just over $20 but you can get a boring wooden one for under $10.

Bending over my belly to reach my feet is increasingly impossible, and I am so glad to use this instead.
It is much nicer to your boots and shoes than stepping on the back of your own heel and wiggling out, and it requires a lot less balance.

Even now that boot season is hopefully ending, I am still using this to get out of my boat shoes. And since it's a cute little bug, I think I will be keeping it around near the front door post-pregnancy as well.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Highlights of the maternity and nursing clothes on Zulily now

Right now there are some very cute maternity and nursing items up on Zulily.
I am not buying any more maternity clothes since I only have about 8 weeks left, but I am looking at the nursing stuff and I know a lot of my preggo friends are looking for Spring and Summer gear now.

Here are the items I like best and think are good deals:


MATERNITY
$37 Pink Blush striped maternity maxi dress
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This dress looks comfortable and disguises swollen cankles as well.





 $27 Black faux leather maternity leggings

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Leggings are exactly what I want to be wearing right now, and these look more dressed up and put together than the normal maternity legging.



 $33 Rami Lee black Maternity Jumpsuit
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 I think this is so cute! It doesn't come with the camisole so you will have provide that. The only problem is that if you pee as often as I do now, I am not sure you will want to be dealing with a jumpsuit. Maybe this is best for first trimester people.

$35 Pinkblush Striped Gray and lace maternity dressClick Here For My Zulily invite link which gets us both a discount!
This would be easy to wear as a beach cover up or just a normal dress, or even a nightgown. It has an empire waist and cute lace detail at the bottom.

 $18 Can't Wait black v neck maternity dress
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I like the shape of this and the v neck shows a little skin without being scandalous.

$18 LAMade Twist maternity dress
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As I have said before, I love this brand and their comfortable jersey knits and I think this dress is pretty. And so cheap now!



$33 Black Maternity Tankini
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Swimming would feel so good right now, and this tankini is generous enough to fit your bump through all of its stages. It covers whatever stretch marks or fun new hair or dark lines you have on your belly, too.


$55 Pink and purple Maternity Tankini top
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I like the shape and colors of this top even better than the black one, if you don't mind standing out a little more.



NURSING

$40 Momzelle striped nursing top
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I like the stripes on this, and the easy access panel blends more than most nursing tops because of them.

$55 Momzelle Blue Suzy nursing dress
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I like the top wrapping part of this dress better than the simple crossover or flap styles I usually see.

$37 Momzelle Black nursing tee with birds
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Put a bird on it!
Works on me, I like it.


$15 Seamless nursing camisole
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This also comes in black and I can see using each color often under other tops or cardigans.
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