As soon as I can I will be back to posting my usual daily outfits. I'll be sharing bits and pieces on my instagram (@awayfromblue) about life with baby until I'm back to blogging. Until then I hope you enjoy the little break and slight change of format.
Today I'm talking about my pregnancy wardrobe and the non-maternity pieces I used and wore through my second trimester.
My goal in pregnancy was to buy as few maternity pieces as possible. You can see the maternity pieces I wore through my pregnancy in the previous post. In the second trimester, I found the following non-maternity pieces in my wardrobe worked well, and I included a link to an example of an outfit with each.
- Maxi dresses - my favourite outfit
- Empire waist dresses - my favourite outfit
- Stretchy jersey dresses - my favourite outfit
- Wrap dresses - my favourite outfit
- Elastic waist pencil skirts - my favourite outfit
- Elastic waist maxi skirts - my favourite outfit
- Oversized/flowy tanks - my favourite outfit
- Fitted stretchy singlets - my favourite outfit
- Fitted stretchy tees - my favourite outfit
- Oversized tees - my favourite outfit
- Empire waist tops - my favourite outfit
Although I wore the items above in conjunction with maternity clothing where needed, being able to wear existing items in my wardrobe gave me a little more variety with pregnancy dressing. You can see all of my second trimester outfits here.
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Non-Maternity Dresses for Second Trimester:
Non-Maternity Skirts for Second Trimester:
Non-Maternity Tops for Second Trimester:
You have such a cute voice, MIca! :) I´d also wear and buy lots of maxi dresses if I were pregnant because you can wear them again/recycle after having the baby and they´re so comfy too. :)
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Yes maxi dresses always seem to work! :)
DeleteCongratulations on the lil one!! Cannot wait to see more of him and your post pregnancy style!! Good luck and hope you get some sleep ..
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm getting little bits of sleep now and then - sleep when baby sleeps is good advice! :)
DeleteI really liked the maxi skirts and dresses.
ReplyDeleteHave to come back to watch this. Been loving all those precious shots of you and baby. Such a cutie!
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Congrats on your newborn! When I was pregnant I also weared non-pregnancy clothes and I felt much better.
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So easy Spanish!
Love this post!!!!!!!!!! I definitely agree that non-maternity clothes mixed with some maternity clothes is the way to go. Good luck with everything! I cant wait to see pics of your little one (eeeep so excited for you) xx
ReplyDeleteThank you! :) Mixing regular wardrobe and new maternity pieces is definitely the best way to avoid boredom with pregnancy dressing! :)
DeleteHaha this video is so funny because when you talk about wearing wrap dresses over the second trimester all I can think about is how I wear wrap dresses to cover up a food baby. Hahaha they are such a staple in my wardrobe and all my friends think of me a bit strange because I have so many clothes that essentially have the same cut, but we like to wine and dine ourselves so I have to pull off something like this! Rosemary x
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Wrap dresses just look great on everyone! :) And real baby or food baby - they still look stylish, haha! :)
DeleteCongrats & all the best for you and your lil' one, dear! Can't wait to see photos of your baby! <3
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You have a very sweet voice, I must say))) I believe this video is very useful especially for those ones who are pregnant too:) Such a great post turned out, I enjoyed it very much!
ReplyDeleteTotally agree! Great post, but wish we had seen you in it (that top you're wearing looks so cute!)
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hehe thanks Londyn! It's actually a non-maternity dress I bought recently, works nicely with the bump! :) http://bit.ly/1jlqZlx
DeleteIf this is a scheduled post it means that the baby has arrived! :)
ReplyDeleteI think the secret behind you wearing these, was as you mentioned at the beginning of the video, the material of the garments.
Hugs.
Yes, I was fortunate to have so many suitable pieces in my wardrobe already! :)
DeleteAnd baby T has indeed arrived :)
Thank you all for your kind comments! :)
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