Maternity style: Nursing wear for modern mums
Your baby has arrived and they’re the most beautiful thing on the planet. They have that new-born smell, tiny clutching hands and have induced emotions of love within you that you never thought possible…but they’re also hungry. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week those little bundles of joy need feeding and boy can they drink!
Answering you’re baby’s needs takes time and effort. It seems like these days, the only thing you have time for is changing nappies and that’s why we’ve created a selection of nursing pieces that are practical, well-designed and still stylish.
Our new Sleep Nursing bra, £25 comes in a range of colours and offers enough support to wear in the day, with easy lift up access. Team with our Zip Nursing top £35 and skinny jeans for a casual day time look. We love these maternity pants from Hatch, or skinny jeans from Asos Maternity (they’ll hold in a new-mum-tum!)
One of this seasons key looks is the tunic, but finding one that suits a hungry baby can be tricky – fear not. Our brand new Nursing Tunic has super quick and (almost!) hidden zips at the bust, so you can feed confidently in public. Team in the evenings with our PJ pants, £35 and for a little more support underneath, wear either with our Second Skin nursing bra, £29 or Seamless nursing cami, £39.
My favourite maternity jeans (and I’m hard to please)
… have to be the Grace jeans from Queen Mum. I’ve tried cheapy high street brands (with aforementioned addiction to Doritos, I feel that I’m going to be zooming up the size range and don’t really want to invest), but they bag in strange places, don’t quite stay up, and aren’t particularly comfortable. Cue jeans from a proper maternity brand.
First of all the fit: slim leg, with a cool little zip detail on the calf (anything to draw attention away from the bum area), with enough elastane to smooth out those lumps and bumps. Well placed, flattering pockets.
Then, the functional bits: a deliciously soft, stretchy panel that goes over your bump, and stays up! Then, a clever adjustable elastic inside the waistband that can be tightened using little buttons, and which means again, the jeans stay up, without feeling constricting.
Grey denim, nicely styled with white maternity vest, chambray shirt, something spangly and sparkly, and some cute pumps. That’s one outfit sorted! They’re stocked by Pretty Pregnant, who have various branches in London, in Edinburgh and sell online too.