Pregnant in Boden's Must Have Tunic

By far the most clutch dress of this pregnancy has been my small arsenal of Boden's Must Have Tunics in every color way available. I bought them in 1-2 sizes up from my usual and in long length. And deep into my third trimester, I am still rotating these dresses. Here, I am wearing one of them in the middle of the second trimester and the other on the cusp of the third trimester.

I love the comfort and softness of the fabric. I also love that these dresses are offered in prints and colors that are pretty fun/cute. But I think the simple, classic cut of the dress keeps things from feeling overly precious, hence my belief that the Must Have Tunic can actually be a work-friendly non-maternity maternity option. I've even begun wearing them with cropped leggings on warmer days. Per usual for this time of year, I'm not ready to be bare-legged just yet.

Details:
Boden Must-Have Tunic (now on clearance!)
Banana Republic Factory cardigan above and random Piperlime (rip) cardigan below
Spanx high waisted tights (on sale!)
Tory Burch Revas (on sale!) above and Salvatore Ferragamo My Joys below

Old Maternity Favorite OOTD

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I received this Olian dress from a boutique. It got many compliments then and now. I have tried to wear it as much as possible knowing this will likely be my last chance. Here, I wore it later into my second trimester.

Details:
Olin dress
Spanx high waisted tights
Marc by Marc Jacobs flats

Pregnant in Boden: Early Second Trimester

Like many second timers, my body has shown pregnancy earlier than it did with Emilia. Even so, when I look back on these photos from the end of my first trimester and the beginning of my second, I don't really look pregnant. I look fuller but it was also right after the holiday break when I am usually fuller in general. If you follow me on instagram, you already know that I am showing a lot more than these photos indicate. That is because they were taken a while back.

I've been delighted with how the regular, non-maternity Boden in my wardrobe has transitioned throughout this pregnancy. I think this dress is called the "easy pocket dress" or something similar. I found it on Ebay. It isn't stretchy but it is shaped in a forgiving silhouette. Even among pieces made from non-stretchy fabrics, I have found that Boden's dresses are designed to accommodate a midsection fluid in size. Even my unforgiving pieces have pleats, darts, and shaping that enable the room for a bump. This makes it less of a bummer that Boden isn't doing any maternity specific pieces at the moment.

Details:
Boden easy pocket dress
Spanx high waisted tights (also non maternity but they come up high enough that they function as a makeshift belly band)
Tory Burch Reva flats 

Pregnant in Boden Glenda Dress

My pregnancy with my daughter occurred during a time when I was in the thick of an ongoing retail fascination with all things Anthropologie. As a result, I documented my attempts to try to make Anthropologie pieces work throughout my pregnancy. You can read through my "pregnant in Anthropologie" series by clicking here.

Over the last few seasons, Anthropologie's style and mine seemed to head in different directions so I bought less and less from them. Even my old favorites sort of feel different from my place in life at this point. I should probably do a big eBay purge eventually.

This time around, I am wearing a lot of non-maternity Boden pieces. Boden actually used to have a maternity line, though they don't seem to carry anything maternity-specific at the moment. Still, they offer plenty of stretchy dresses that bridge my changing body shape and my style nicely. As a result, as I've settled into the second trimester, I've been rotating through a lot of Boden pieces. I've only broken out my maternity dresses here and there. Since I'm just over halfway through this pregnancy, I'm sure I'll be needing actual maternity clothes more and more and I'm glad I waited so that what I have doesn't get as much of a chance to bore me.

Outfit details:
Boden Glenda dress (still available and on clearance! Plus it will work for nursing!)
Spanx tights (Which I'm still wearing because they come up very high and feel nice and supportive on my belly. But I'm guessing they won't do much to hold in said belly after getting all stretched out from being worn during pregnancy... Oh well!)
Sam Edelman Petty booties