Carry That Pregnancy Bump in Style

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It’s raining babies this season. Right from Kareena Kapoor to Amrita Rao to Anushka Sharma, many other celebs too announced their pregnancy. Looks like some couples made really good use of the lockdown *wink wink*

Celebrities announcing their pregnancies on Social Media

That being said, these celebrities have been raising maternity fashion to new heights with never a dull look. Yup pregnancy doesn’t have to be all loose and boring dresses. With some special wardrobe tricks and fashion tips, you can also use most of the clothes from your old wardrobe to create some new and interesting looks and make a style statement as you make those heads turn.

With a little bit of glamour, combined with some sass and the confidence of a diva, you can own any outing or event even with a baby bump.

1. Jeggings, leggings and yoga pants can be a great choice over regular denims in case you don’t want to spend buying maternity wear. These are stretchable and will accommodate the growing baby bump for a few months.

2. Low waist jeans can be worn for up to a few months. Use a rubber band or a scrunchie to secure the buttons if you have difficulty closing them.

3. Tight clothes can be camouflaged with a jacket or a shrug. Depending on the season you could go in for a long sleeveless shrug for the summers. Wear these over your regular salwar kamees or kurtis which still fit. These also look great over dresses or a skirt and top.

4. Peplum tops are quite flattering. While choosing dresses, go in for midis or maxis as the growing belly will raise the hem higher of short dresses. Pair with a stylish purse or clutch.

5. Crop tops can be a great alternative instead of regular saree blouses while draping one. Also adds oomph to your style quotient.

6. Buying solid colours instead of large prints can be a wise thing to do. Pair it with contrasting colour accessories or bold printed stoles. If you are going in for prints choose vertical ones over horizontal as they will stretch across the tummy. But who cares if you can carry it off with panache.

7. Dungarees, jumpsuits and bodysuits look great if only you could manage your frequent peeing sessions unbuttoning those in time (Tip: panty liners can be real saviours here).

8. If going in for front opens, wear a size bigger shirt or jacket that will close easily over the belly. Wrap coats and oversized pullovers can be a great idea for winter wear.

9. Invest in Bra extenders for the first few months. These will help you even with the weight gain postpartum. If you are buying new bras, it’s better to invest in feeding bras right away and wear the same through your last trimester if you plan to breastfeed your baby.

10. Buy sandals or platform heels and avoid pumps and stilettoes because they may strain your lower back and also put pressure on the veins in your legs. Many women suffer from edema and varicose veins so investing in a good pair of breathable comfy sandals is a great idea. Shoe laces can be a challenge to tie with that tummy: slip on shoes or sneakers with elastic bands can be picked instead.

That being said here are a few maternity brands and pregnancy wear worth checking out. (You’re Welcome!)

1. First Cry

2. Mom to Be

3. Mothercare

4. Marks & Spencer

5. H&M

6. Shopper Stop Maternity

7. Preggear

8. Zivame

9. Mine4nine

10. The Mom Store

You go girl, slay it in style.

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The overwhelming feeling of holding your newborn baby after nine months of waiting is inexplicable. After a lot of anticipation, the baby is your own mini you, but this privilege comes with a tradeoff of body weakness, especially if you went through a C-section delivery. The damage to your body by childbirth usually takes a few months to heal and it may take longer in the case of C-section. Here are a few tips to recover a C-section delivery soon.

1. Take utmost care of your body

A C-section is major surgery and like every other major surgery, it requires complete rest to get healed quickly and completely. Take care of your body as a delicate baby, don’t lift anything heavy, hold your stomach when you cough or sneeze to avoid any damage to the stitches, walk slowly on stairs, and avoid vigorous physical activities. Your body has gone through a sever operation and it needs to be treated with extra care. Moreover, taking care doesn’t limit only to physical health, take care of your emotions too and talk to your spouse, friend, or relative whenever you feel sad or depressed.

2. Take proper rest

A C-section needs up to 6 weeks of complete rest to heal, so it’s suggested to keep a hold on motherhood urges to hold and play with your kid, while you need complete rest on the first place. Take the help of your friends and relatives with household chores and rest as much as possible.

3. Eat a healthy diet

It’s needless to say how important is proper and good nutrition for recovery from childbirth damages, especially C-section. Heavy intake of iron-rich food products is suggested for the better health of the baby and the fast recovery of the mother.

4. Take doctor’s help in relieving your pain

In case of intense and severe pain, especially while breastfeeding, contact a doctor immediately and get the best suggestions for relieving your pain. After seeing your condition, the doctor may either recommend you a painkiller or suggest you take over-the-counter pain medicine.

When to seek help?

Some soreness in the incision, discharge or bleeding till six weeks of C-section is considered normal and has been experienced by many women. But, anything exceeding the limit along with the symptoms of pain around the site, bad-smelling vaginal discharge, fever more than 100.4 °F, redness and swelling in legs, heavy vaginal bleeding, chest pain, breast pain, and difficulty in breathing suggest an immediate doctor’s appointment.

Moreover, don’t compare your C-section with any of your other friends or a relative, all women are different and heal differently. Happy motherhood!!