This may come as a surprise to many of you, especially since I often tend to keep my personal life private. But my husband and I are expecting this December. I've always wanted to be a mother, I just thought it wasn't really in the cards for me.
Well quite unexpectedly we found ourselves pregnant. My poor husband was so shocked he just kept randomly saying "This is a good thing..." almost like he was trying to convince himself. I would say I had a fairly easy start to the pregnancy, if you exclud all the morning sickness and weariness. It really wasn't until I started to show that the struggle set in.
As many of you know I've always been very careful about maintaining my weight, even though I knew growing a baby would change my body it was still a struggle for me to accept. I felt very insecure as my body began to change and my belly grew. I would oftentimes find myself crying over not being able to fit in my clothes.
My wonderful Husband was very patient with me during this time. He kept reminding me that I wasn't getting bigger, the baby was and that was a good thing. He suggested I go maternity shopping, since I love shopping, but also he insisted I would feel better with clothes that fit.
How often have I told my clients that very same thing. The clothes should fit you, not the other way around. In theory this should have been easy, go to the mall pick up some maternity clothes. No. Not easy at all. Brick and morter shops have decided to do away with maternity sections, and even the online shopping has left something to be desired.
The very thing that was meant to cheer me up, was bringing me down. I managed to get by with drawstring pants from Levi, and H&M, I also picked up some loose fitted dresses from Macy's and Khols. But four outfits does not a new wardrobe make 😕
I got a little bigger and purchased a few pieces from Target, which has a very limited selection but does have clothes in store you can try on thank goodness. I also risked a few purchases from Shein with mixed results, but successful overall. Still not enough to carry me throughout this last trimester as we hit fall and I continue to expand!
So I purchased three patterns and am going to attempt to make myself a fall/winter wardrobe that is comfy, cozy, and cute.
I found this vintage McCall's copyright 1970 that is so cute and very promising. I may make all of these with slight alterations, but I can totally see me making these work.
Funny this also happens to be a vintage McCall's copyright 1985. This one definitely will require more alterations to modernize and fit my personal style, but I definitely see potential.
Okay so this one is not a maternity pattern. But I feel confident the empire waist on this Vouge copyright 2021 will make a very cute fall dress that compliments my belly. And if it doesn't, then I guess I'm giving it away 🤷
Either way I have lots of fabric and I need to use it up because it's just taking up space. And with a baby on the way I'm looking to downsize. I hope y'all want to join me on this journey! Let's get sewing!
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