Friday, December 20, 2013

Maternity Favorites

I've tried a lot of new things over the last 6 months, so I thought I'd do a quick review of what I have liked and what I haven't.  I'm really looking forward to having more options shopping for clothes in a few months!  I was looking online at some of my favorite stores this week, I guess just to tease myself.  I have preferred shopping online during my pregnancy.  It's so much easier to see all the options and there are usually a lot more things to pick from online than in the store. I also like reading reviews to find out if something was uncomfortable or runs big/small. 

Clothes
Old Navy:
-good selection
-good prices
-sales all the time
-promo codes for 20-35% off entire order often (listed on the website)
-free shipping on orders $50+
-free returns
-sizes 1-18, XS-XXL
-good selection of lounge wear
-unfortunately the jeans didn't fit well (I think it is the band that goes over the belly that doesn't have enough stretch to it to fit well)
-I didn't find any work out bottoms I like (still wearing pre-pregnancy pants, but they are getting awfully tight)

Motherhood Maternity:
-more expensive
-frequent sales (usually buy 3 get 1 free)
-better quality
-sizes XS-3X
-I love the jeans/pants (started wearing them early in my second trimester and folded the belly band in half, still fitting well now with ginormo belly)
-good selection of bras
-good bathing suits
-often has offers for free shipping
-no free returns for online orders (pay for shipping for full refund, take into store for merchandise credit)

Target:
I bought one dress from Target for my brother-in-law's wedding.  Target seems to have a pretty good selection and decent prices, but the only thing I have tried are dresses.

Registries
Target:
-good selection
-good prices
-not as many items in store
-not as personal
-still waiting on our registry welcome kit... (we have been in the store 4 times since registering and they are always out)
-annoying kiosk to create/print your registry

Babies R Us:
-good selection
-more expensive/higher quality items
-better selection in store
-great customer service so far (when you create your registry, they have someone meet with you, you sit down while they give you information and start your registry, they give pregnant ladies a bottle of water, then the manager comes and finds you while you are adding items to your registry to welcome you and give you a coupon)
-registry kit with good samples and coupons

Other Stuff
-XyloBurst gum: aspartame free (lots of aspartame is a no-no while pregnant, and I like gum!), made with xylitol (good for your teeth), best tasting aspartame free gum I've tried, ordered on Amazon
-Palmer's Cocoa Butter: I haven't tried any others, but I like this one.  I bought mine at Motherhood Maternity
-BellaBand: allows me to wear my old jeans, kept my Old Navy maternity jeans from falling off until I got my new jeans from Motherhood Maternity, not as comfortable as just having a good pair of maternity jeans
-websites: thebump.com, everydayfamily.com, whattoexpect.com (I use them all, all the time)

Anything you mamas have loved that I haven't tried yet?

~Kaylee

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