Formal Maternity Dresses For Your Holiday Party When You Are Pregnant Or Nursing
/Formal Maternity Dresses For Your Holiday Party When You Are Pregnant Or Nursing
Formal Maternity Dresses
I am taking a break from the more serious medical blog posts to bring you something a bit more lighthearted. Pretty formal maternity dresses! As the holidays approach you may be looking down at your bump and wondering what you will cover it with for the next event or party. Yes, you likely have something in your closet you could add a fancy necklace to and call it a day but sometimes, if you are able, its nice to have something special or new. I recently came across the brand Seraphine for maternity clothing and they have many great options that I want to share with you.
Seraphine makes clothing for maternity and nursing wear and much more for babies and self care and honestly everything is so pretty. The clothing is also smart which as a pregnant person and especially as a nursing mother is very important. Often we know that while pregnant the clothes we buy will not be worn forever, so a goal of maternity clothes shopping becomes versatility. We want the clothes that we buy to serve multiple purposes and many of these dresses do just that. Many of these dresses can be worn for both maternity and nursing and in a variety of settings. Not the sequins of course, but I could imagine many of these dresses being worn to the office as well as an evening happy hour or holiday party.
Maternity Coats Too!
At the risk of getting off topic, if you need a coat for your pregnancy they have really cute ones as well. They come with a zip in insert for when you are pregnant and/or wearing a baby that can be removed when you do not have a baby on or in your body. Below are two of the coats that I like…
The Challenges of Shopping While Pregnant
There are challenges with getting dressed while pregnant and nursing. While pregnant clothing choices are often about fit and comfort most women are also shopping based on the versatility of their clothes. Many pregnant women are trying to create a capsule collection wardrobe that will last for the entire pregnancy. When you are breastfeeding and or pumping, clothing choices become about access to your breasts in a way that makes sense and feels comfortable to the mother. Women are having to navigate a tricky world of working and pumping breastmilk balancing their duties at work with the demands of their body and family, so figuring out what to wear needs to be simple. Often women are pumping in inadequate conditions so consider how what you wear may either limit or expand your ease of pumping.
If you are wearing a dress and pumping at work you likely will have to lift your entire dress up to pump leaving you sitting naked in your office. Just imagine if you have a shared work space or are pumping in a bathroom/closet etc… awkward, right? Depending on where you work it can be difficult however to take all of your work dresses out of your wardrobe rotation for a year after birth and not feel like you are wearing the same things every day. Many of the below dresses are for nursing as well as maternity so a great option and I can imagine wearing them regularly in a variety of settings. Knowing that a purchase will serve you longer than a few months feels smart financially and for ease of use.
Lastly, in person shopping for maternity clothes is a challenge as in store options are limited. As a result online shopping for maternity clothes is what most women are doing. As a result, I want to share with you some really pretty dress options from Seraphine for a variety of occasions below:
First Up … Fancy
If you are looking for something super formal I love these two sparkly numbers. The short one comes in black as well.
More Than The Office But Less Than New Years Sparkles
If you are looking for something a bit more muted but still elevated this pink/red floral dress is pretty as well. If you are looking for a true red for your next holiday party or Christmas celebration, there is a great red dress below as well.
Sometimes It’s Hard To Get The Formality Level Just Right
It doesn’t have to sparkle to be fancy - sometimes the fabric or details are what make a dress elevated. These next two dresses are a good example of that concept.
A few more dressy but not super formal options I like are below. The pink dress comes in navy as well
Little Black Dress Options
If you don’t have anything like it in your maternity wardrobe you definitely need a classic black dress. Try jazzing it up with accessories. I promise you would get a ton more use out of it than you think.
Daytime Event Dresses
For a daytime event I love these dresses made of a sweater top with a floral skirt combo. I honestly would wear this right now and I am not even pregnant… best part is I could because they all double as nursing dresses as well.
Not A Dress Person
I know many women who are just not dress people. Pants and a top is more comfortable. If so check out this top. With jeans or black pants it would look great. I would also not be scared to treat it as a neutral and pair it with really ANY color pant!
Need a pair of pants to match? Check out these:
Plus Sized Maternity
Seraphine also makes any of their dresses in plus sizes too!
When you go into a clothing store there is often no maternity section to browse and if there is it is usually so small that you are not able to find what you need. As a result, online options are becoming more common. Seraphine LTD is just one company but they provide a really festive option. Happy shopping !
