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Help! I have nothing to wear after I have the baby. I am feeling a little dowdy and yuk - and I would so like to look like glowing mama when the baby arrives. I love dresses but just cannot find any smaller size ones. Has anyone got a source for smaller size nursing dresses etc - I am usually a 2P - am only 5ft 2"
Thanks for any help. I think Spring is in the air as I feel like I need a makeover!!
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Marilyn, Nursing Mamas carries great dresses, I own quite a few (I purchased them over the course of a year.) The smalls run pretty small. I usually wear a small in Motherwear (or XS when they carried it!) and I prefer the Nursing Mamas dresses in medium.
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expressiva has rather fashionable nursing clothes. My nursing clothes are usually more stylish than my regular wardrobe. I don't know about petites, but a lot of their stuff is a little more snug-fitting and so might work. I love their nursing openings, too. Very discreet. Their shirts come in 3 different lengths. I don't know about the dresses, though.
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If you don't mind buying from overseas companiesMoms in Mind and Mothers en Vogue are both out of Singapore and so their sizing is considerably smaller than that of US companies.
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I was thinking there must two kinds of nursing moms: those that use nursing clothes and those that don't. I've never owned any nursing tops or dresses. I just find easy access or two piece outfits and then use cover-ups like Bebe-au-lait or a blanket.
But then I have friends and family that swear by the nursing clothes.
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Jenn, I agree with you - to an extent! :) The only reason I do nursing clothes is for dresses. Two pieces make me look 'clunky' post partum, dresses drape me much better, and they feel better on - no tightness around my waist.
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I am going to check them out this week.
I have very few nursing clothes - just two expressiva tops that I mix and match with my skirts or capris. I just so miss wearing dresses - that's why I am looking. Also I am out so much more than I was with the older kids and those nursing tops at soccer/baseball games or music lessons are lifesavers.
Lisa - what is the length like on the nursing mamas dresses? Which specific ones do you have? I think you and I are similar sizes.
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