5 Must Have Maternity Clothes

You are pregnant and you suddenly discover nothing fits quite right in your closet. Don’t panic or feel like you have to empty the piggybank before you set foot outside your door again. Really there are just a few basics you need to cover to stylishly maternity clothes for your new body.

1. Nursing Bra

Before you break the bank buying up sizes in your bra size, go ahead and invest in a few nursing bras that you can also wear after the baby is born. The advantage of a good nursing bra is that even if you don’t plan to nurse, or nurse for very long, it can still be of use after the baby as your breasts go back to their regular size. Nursing bras are made with more stretch than your average bra and can often accommodate a range of cup sizes. Bravado’s Original Nursing Bra fits a range of up to 4 different band and 2 cup sizes for each of their bra sizes. Also, well made nursing bras are gentler on the breast tissue which is a great comfort factor to pregnant or nursing breasts as well as a health factor in reducing the risk of mastitis from a too-tight or badly fitting bra. Even the underwire nursing bras are often made with more padding and gentle wires than your standard wired bra. Melinda G makes a particularly gentle and supportive T-shirt underwire bra.

2. Maternity Jeans

If you are were a jean girl before you were pregnant, chances are you will still want to slip on a comfy pair of jeans after you are pregnant too. Fortunately there are many stretchy, stylish maternity jeans out there that will fit great for your entire pregnancy and feel like a dream on you. 1 in the oven has a very comfortable Invisibelly Maternity Jean with a nude over the belly band and a superb fitting stretchy denim jean material. There are also a number of transition jeans that look like a regular jean but can be adjusted in the waistband to let out under the belly as needed. Noppies 4 pocket Under the Belly Jean is a great example of a before and after jean that can work fabulously for a whole year of up and down tummy sizes without looking like a maternity jean.

3. Lounge pants

Everyone needs a pair of comfortable lounge pants that can be worn inside and outside of the house when expecting and after the baby. Majamas makes a wonderful yoga pant, called the Softest Yoga pant, that can be worn during pregnancy and after the baby. This pant comes in both a black and charcoal color which goes with everything and can even be worn as pajama bottoms. 1 in the Oven also makes a Super Soft Ruched Fold Over Pant which fits like a lounge or yoga pant and can be worn all during pregnancy and beyond. This pant comes in black and can be dressed up or down.

4. Maternity Nursing Tops

Japanese Weekend has hands down has the best selection of maternity and nursing tops on the market today at prices that are affordable along with excellent quality. The advantage of buying top that can worn for both maternity and nursing is that it does give you quite a bit of mileage and can be worn after the baby with a postpartum belly whether or not you intend to nurse. The Japanese Weekend cross over top has an excellent body with a ¾ sleeve that can be worn year round and a stylish cross over style that allows discreet nursing and full belly coverage. This maternity and nursing top comes in both jersey and hugaboo bamboo material and many color options.

5. Maternity Swimwear

Although a maternity swimsuit sounds like a luxury when you are pregnant, this is an item you definitely need to buy if you are pregnant during the warmer months or plan to vacation somewhere warm. Once you are more than a month or two pregnant the first thing not to fit right is your swimsuit. Many women find that they want to enroll in a water aerobics class or take a swimming class with a young tot and need a real swimsuit that fits right. Maternity swimsuits are made with more spandex and belly room as well as more room in the chest to fit more a range in size without being restrictive. Also, these suits are made to flatter your expecting shape with a wide variety of styles to accent or camouflage what you choose.

So, don’t panic if your wardrobe is suddenly no longer the size you need and don’t waste your money buying up a size or to in “regular clothing”, but go ahead and invest in some good basic maternity pieces that will stylishly clothe you for all nine months and then some!

About the Author

Amy is owner of TummyStyle.com an online store selling a variety of maternity swimwear, maternity sleepwear, nursing clothes, and maternity clothes.

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How you deal???

I am starting a new job soon (hopefully) and know that doctor appointments will get in the way, not to mention that 6-8 week absence before/after I have my baby. If you started a new job right after or later after you found out you were pregnant, how did you deal with dr’s appts/maternity leave (or absence from work). I don’t think I’ll qualify for maternity leave either – please let me know if you know what to do.

I started a job end of july being pregnant and all my doc’s appt’s were on Tuesdays..so I would ask for the earliest morning appt and do that then go into work..you may miss a few hours but hey the appt’s are only once a month until you get further along. Plus job’s usually give 1-2 days off a week so ask for that day off in advance and rest afterwards. I started my job part time in july and had my baby beg. of november. Most jobs require you to be there atleast a year before you qualify for maternity leave WITH pay…if under that you still get maternity leave but no pay. Also you have to get a doc’s note to go back to work and that is usually 6 weeks after having the baby. I did good after 3 weeks so my doc gave me a note.
Hope that helps and good luck and congrats!

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Would signing this sign away your right?

If an employer writes something against the law in their employee handbook (for example: workers may looses their position if they take maternity leave.), and the employee signs acknowledging receipt of the handbook and acceptance of the policies, would the employer still be mandated by the labor law that was signed away? It says refusal to sign may end in loss of employment.

in general in the US an employee can NOT sign away any protections provided by the law…..

the specific issue you are asking about is NOT illegal.
FMLA does NOT cover all employees or employers, to see who is covered see:

http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/benefits-leave/fmla.htm

stating that an employee’s job may not be protected if they take a leave of absence is not illegal, it is prudent to make that known. this employer may not be covered by FMLA and they may simply making that fact known to their employees.

the policy clearly states they “MAY” lose their position, which is true. if the employee was not covered by FMLA then the position is not protected.
it seems that the employer probably does not have a policy of providing unpaid leave except that which is required under FMLA.
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EDIT:
nowhere is it stated the employee will be fired for being pregnant (such a policy would be blatantly illegal)………….
this employer is simply notifying you that your position may not be protected if you take a leave of absence.
they obviously do not have a policy of providing leave which is legal unless the employee and employer fall under FMLA..

NOT all employers or employees are covered by FMLA, obviously ‘dmyers7us ‘ does not understand that.

if an employee was covered by FMLA and the employer was covered by FMLA then the employee can NOT sign away that protection as a condition of employment.
even if the employee did sign the agreement it would NOT be enforceable.

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