All season maternity top

Looking for 1 maternity top to wear with everything and take you through the seasons? That's certainly how I liked to shop for maternity clothes - all purpose/all seasons as much as possible. So check out this tunic at Isabella Oliver -



It would look great with leggings or jeans, probably a light flowy summer pant as well. And  it would also work as a nursing shirt for later. I loved jersey shirts when I was pregnant, they felt great against the skin which was so important.

It's also 20% off through Sunday, so get moving and check out everythign else that's also marked down. These are my favorite maternity clothes.

We Have Arrived (and maternity top sale!)

Well, we made it to Chicago. That's an accomplishment because we DROVE from Berkeley, with the baby of course. It was fun - we stopped to see sites like lake Tahoe, Arches National Park and Moab, Utah, Denver, Mt. Rushmore and the surrounding sites and finally the Mississippi river. Nate was a real trooper, in fact we think he loved it because he got to sleep with us every night - we didn't even bother setting up the pack n' play since we figured he would end up in our bed eventually anyway. Now we are trying to re-transition him to sleeping on his own...but our apartment isn't ready yet and we are camping out at my parents so we aren't doing such a great job at instituting a real schedule for him. Oh well.

In the meantime, I'm trying to get back to blogging, tweeting and working so, how about this great sale at Isabella Oliver where they are offering 25% off ruched tops like this tank perfect for layering all year -

Use code RUCHERAMA25 to get the discount.

Maternity Denim on Sale

Looking for some great maternity jeans for the rest of the summer? I found them for you - the Citizens of Humanity bootcut Kelly in white -

The original Citizens style, it's a basic bootcut that looks good on everyone, and bonus, it has the full belly panel so you can wear it throughout your entire pregnancy (why do other brands insist on the mid-panel that is so uncomfortable after a few months? Or the no panel that you constantly have to pull up? Don't these companies ask women what they want?)
Anyway, they are on sale, find them and other options at Piperlime -

30% off at Gap.com

In case you needed another excuse to head back to the Gap website -

4 Day only! Get 30% off any Purchase at Gap.com with coupon code GAP30. Ends 7/20.

People complain a lot about the Gap, but the baby clothes are just so adorable, and I'll say it again, the maternity clothes got me through my pregnancy. These days I'm wearing Gap tees since who knows what I will be getting on my clothes each day.

I don't buy a lot of clothes for Nate, I'm really lucky that we have had a constant stream of hand-me-downs from a friend and our cousin whose twin boys are a year older. Nate grandmother's and my sister also really enjoy shopping for him. But sometimes something is just so cute I can't leave it alone, like this outfit I just ordered for fall-

I think I've posted those jeans before, but I love them! For a lot of families it just isn't worth spending much on baby clothes, but Nate is so skinny that he actually wears his clothes for quite a while so I don't mind buying something like this once in a while. Plus, with the sale price it's not so bad.


Happy shopping!

Maternity dresses

Yet another sale at Isabella Oliver. Really great deals on great pieces, the wrap dress is on sale for less than $100!

The capped wrap dress is down to $90,

2 easy summer dresses are down to $80 -

20% off at Piperlime TODAY ONLY

Big sale today at Piperlime, 20% off everything with the code SUMMER, including sale stuff. Pretty great deal, particularly if there are things you've been wanting that don't seem to go on sale elsewhere (jeans? Spendid tops?) in that case I have the top for you - the Splendid skinny strip tank, check out that shape -

perfect for the first two trimesters and for months after the baby is born. I still like a top with extra room in the tummy, then I don't feel self conscious about anything. Plus, the skinny stripes (like the tee I posted last week, or was it the week before?) are not unflattering like a wider stripe can be, so you can get into the stripe trend in a flattering way.


There are a lot of tops with this basic shape on the site, in all fabrics and price points. Definitely worth checking them out. In fact, here is another one  - (by Ya Los Angeles) -

Check out the sale -

Maternity Dresses for Special Events and Everyday

I have a client who is just entering her 2nd trimester with several formal events to attend in the next month. That could be a scary time to have to deal with dressing rooms, 3 way mirrors and clothes that will quickly become too tight. Enter my maternity clothes savior and oft blogged about store - Isabella Oliver.  I was invited to a wedding in my last trimester, if I had been able to attend (a 5 hour flight at 37 weeks is a no-go) I absolutely would have worn this dress -

When else can you wear a dress that form fitting and not have to worry about a tummy bulge? It's perfect!

And for a a bridal shower or rehearsal dinner, this dress is cute (and 20% off this week) -

And if you want a floor length dress for a formal event, they have that too!

Or this adorable dress, perfect for pretty much everything -

 

Maternity basics

Somehow I hadn't yet posted my favorite maternity tees that got me through my second and third trimesters, the Gap pure body line. I LOVE these, they are so soft and stretchy and have the nice ruching on the sides that looks cute as the belly grows.

 

How cute is that? I like the neutral too, but there are several other colors to choose from. Pure body also comes in cap sleeved tees -

These are great basics to get in a few colors.

Maternity Sale

I don't want to repeat myself too much here, but there is another big sale at Isabella Oliver. This time it's their flash sale and today it's 44% off, the percentage diminishes each day for 5 days. So...if you are pregnant now is a great time to stock up on some great pieces for Summer! It really is an amazing deal for some very high quality clothes that you will wear ALOT throughout your pregnancy.

Here are just two examples -

And while we are at it, there are new markdowns at Shopbop, and while it isn't a maternity store, they often have things that work really well during pregnancy.

I like this cardigan -









It's sort of basic, but if you click through to see other views, it's got a really interesting shape. I like that one alot.







Happy shopping!

Dress Sale

30% off all dresses at Isabella Oliver, both maternity and the 365 (non-maternity) lines. I love the maternity dresses, I had a couple for my pregnancy and they were fantastic. For Summer I'd get something like this one -

You can dress it up with heels and jewelry, or wear it for day with sandals or flats - it's so cute with the baby bump.

They also have this maxi-dress -

Use code Dresses30 to get the discount on these and many others.

Figure 8 Maternity and Nursing

I'm still looking for good nursing tops, and Figure 8 is a fantastic site to use as a resource (for maternity clothes too!) like this Japanese Weekend top -

And they are always offering discounts and free shipping and free returns, too good to pass up!

Isabella Oliver Clearance

Isabella Oliver, hands down my favorite maternity line, just added a lot of pieces to their clearance section and the deals are so good, I'm considering stocking up for next time!

The wrap around top is on sale in certain colors -

In the blue shown and crimson red (the color I got and LOVE) it's marked down a whopping 50%!

The wrap dress (another pieces I LOVED wearing) is marked down 40% -

And there are so many more great deals where those come from. Pretty much all the great pieces from the site that I have blogged about are on sale. They also have nursing tops among them!

a great maternity top

I saw a friend wearing this recently (thanks for the inspiration Megan!) and I am totally in love with it-

Is that weird? I mean that I love it so much? It just seems like the perfect tee, it's soft cotton (does anyone do it better than Spendid?) the right length, I love the sleeves and the narrow stripes and little pocket. It actually makes me miss maternity clothes!