For moms of many, it is a common fact of life that we start showing much earlier with subsequent pregnancies than we did with our first few. Well, unless one was really hardworking to make sure our abdominal muscles are really tightened up and strong after each childbirth. Yes, yes, I know. We wish eh?And so we end up wearing our maternity clothes much earlier compared to a first-time mom. I seemed to have really grown – sideways unfortunately – really fast this time round, despite the nausea. Coz the only time I feel less nauseous is when I am eating! So it was a great excuse to try looking for a few pieces of new clothes to update my maternity wardrobe.
But now that yahoo auctions has closed down, it has made my life a little more diffcult. Ebay Singapore just doesn’t offer as much a range as Yahoo. So I browsed other online stores. But there’s no way I am going to spend $60 – $70 for a maternity top!
But that is actually beside the point. Coz even if I were willing to spend that kind of money, the styles available nowadays do not appeal to me at all.
So here’s my gripe – everything is tight, clingy, spaghetti-strapped and/or low cut. Pants are all below the belly style. I don’t like them!!!
Call me boring and conservative but I don’t want to go around showing everybody my belly and breasts just coz I am pregnant. I don’t do it when I am not pregnant so why should I just coz I am pregnant?! I like my clothes fitting but flowing, not clingy.
And I absolutely detest under the belly pants, especially jeans. Hey! I don’t want to accidentally expose myself while carrying my toddler, you know. And with tops getting shorter by the season, that happening is very possible. Ok – I know I am weird coz another thing about these under the belly pants. When I am in my final trimester, the band of the pants/jeans tend to press on my lower belly and trigger very intense braxton hicks contractions!
So where does that leave me? I guess I’ll just have to dig out my old maternity clothes that I wore 10.5 years ago! I was hoping to update the wardrobe a little with a few new pieces. But that isn’t going to happen. God’s way of helping me save money?