It is so hot today and looking at maternity tops with slogans printed on them today reminded me of how much hotter I felt during pregnancy. Normally, a sweater or light wrap would be called for at 60 degrees but when pregnant all bets are off as to whether sleeves would be too much in the dead of winter.
My Summer Birth Announcement
At our yearly family reunion picnic, after the last slice of watermelon but before the fireworks display I finally got to remove my jacket and let my Labor Day maternity shirt make our birth announcement.
on them make it easy to share the news of your pregnancy with your friends and loved ones.
I adore the style of this top but I love the picture in my mind of the happy grandparents' faces when they realize that a baby is coming soon.
Don't leave Unique Baby Gear Ideas until you take a peek at our list of funny maternity sayings for tees and tops. There are enough to cover a shirt for your gender reveal as well as your announcement!
I have a friend, currently pregnant, who told me that she would prefer to wear a billboard with "YES, I'M PREGNANT" printed on the front than have confirm to one well-meaning person after the other that she is expecting a baby.
What is your preferred method of making your announcement? A card? By email? By text? Please share your favorite way to announce your pregnancy with others using the form below that has been provided by Unique Baby Gear Ideas.
I think that the Mission Accomplished Maternity Shirt would suit me perfectly as far as cut and color and the saying would fit the circumstances of my pregnancy very well because the baby that I am carrying is something of a personal mission that I was determined to carry out.
I am acting as a surrogate to give good friends of mine the baby that they have always dreamed of. My surrogacy has been a rich and rewarding experience and it is literally a mission accomplished.
From the Webmaster: It takes a very special person to carry out such a giving and selfless act. Your friends are very lucky. And I hope that you are very lucky and win a free Mission Accomplished Maternity Shirt.
Bashful Bump's Unique Maternity Bodysuit keeps your tummy and back covered and your shirt tucked in your jeans!
If you're pregnant and having trouble keeping your back and tummy covered, the Bashful Bump Maternity Top Giveaway will introduce you to a nifty product that may be just what you are looking for. One of the challenges of having a "bump" is keeping it under wraps. Managing the situation often requires a constant pulling and tugging of both your maternity top and/or pants.
Ladies, tug no more! Amy Naylor has come to your rescue by designing and offering for sale the product that will eliminate the need for all that mindful watching and fidgeting to keep your clothing in place, the Bashful Bump bodysuit.
The unique design of this product provides those of us with longer torsos or shall we say, profound (read: large) pregnant tummy with a solution for keeping covered. Amy, a mom who felt the need herself, decided to do something about the situation and came up with the product that I'm reviewing in the Bashful Bump Maternity Top Giveaway.
FIRST IMPRESSION of the Bashful Bump Body Suit I'm not pregnant at the moment, but residual tummy pudge makes me more than qualified to review the Bashful Bump Bodysuit. And pregnant or not, quality fabric is easy to recognize.
This bodysuit is made from a breathable, soft fabric that offers full coverage in every way; not thin and "see-through".
Trying It on for Size The design of the top is very figure flattering (and who doesn't need that?) with an attractive ruching on the sides that gives the illusion of a waist even as your baby belly expands during pregnancy and to keep the bosom looking its best, there is a shelf bra built-in to provide a little extra support.
HOW DOES IT WORK? I found that the body suit that I received to review for the Bashful Bump Maternity top Giveaway operates just like non-maternity bodysuits using snaps. The difference between this one and others that may be in your wardrobe already is that the snaps on the maternity version are positioned towards the front to make for easier snapping. This is such a simple thing yet I found it makes all the difference in the world in dressing and undressing AND the added bonus is that you never have to worry about it riding up and exposing any skin.
The Bottom Line The Bashful Bump bodysuit just feels good when you wear it. It works wonderfully well alone with jeans, under jumpers, with a vest or a jacket. It's one of those basic items that you will wear over and over and you will find yourself wishing between wears that your favorite was not in the wash so buy more than one.
You can choose different styles including regular full or thong style seat, various sleeve lengths from cap to three-quarter length sleeves to no sleeves at all.
PRICES and COLORS Bashful Bump bodysuits are available in black or white. The price of the camisole and tank tops is $44 and the cap sleeve and three-quarter length sleeves sell for $48.
THE BABY BUMP MATERNITY TOP GIVEAWAY You can enter for a chance to win your very own Bashful Bump bodysuit of your choice by taking one or more of the following actions; just be sure to leave your email address and a separate comment for each action that you take to enter.
A winner will be drawn via random.org, on April 21st. The winner will have 48 hours after the email notification is sent to respond before a new winner is chosen.
This giveaway is open to 18+, US and Canada residents only. Good luck everyone!
HOW TO ENTER
MANDATORY ENTRY
Leave a comment stating what you find attractive about Bashful Bump Bodysuits.
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Tweet about the free maternity clothes giveaway including a link back; you can tweet daily to earn extra entries. Be sure to provide url of tweet.
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Disclosure: I was sent one Bashful Bump bodysuit for the purpose of the review but the opinions on the product that I have expressed on Unique Nursery Decorating Ideas are solely my own.
Of all the Christmas maternity shirts I have seen, I have to say that the one that has the saying "Santa called & he wants his belly back!" is my absolute, all time favorite.
The mental image of a bowl full of jelly just tickles me! This shirt made me giggle and if I saw a pregnant woman wearing it on the street I just know that I would for sure hug her out of happiness.
Some people might consider Christmas maternity shirts to be an unnecessary expense since you only wear them during the holidays. But I agree with you; they just tickle me and the fun alone may make them worth buying. For what it's worth, you can usually find some really cute used ones in excellent condition for a really cheap price because they aren't worn for a long period of time!
The "Watch Love Grow" maternity tee is my favorite because of the beautiful graphic of the tree representing life and it also describes the love that I already feel for my daughter as she grows inside of me.
I also thought that the "Still Brewing" tee was cute. This is probably because I have definitely missed drinking coffee regularly throughtout my day as I did before I became pregnant. It reflects how much I love coffee but it's also a cute metaphor for my growing baby.
I'm shopping for Christmas maternity clothes and I found your contest offering a chance to win free baby stuff and maternity clothes!
My favorite is the tee with the front that is decorated with red and white candy canes and the saying "Santa called and he wants his belly back!" printed on the front in silver print. just too cute! I think the top is cute as it is funny and it would be perfect to wear to family get togethers or anywhere that we are invited (like baby showers?) during the holiday season. And by that time, I will be needing some cute, new maternity clothes for sure!
I just thought this maternity tee saying was too funny! There are quite a few others that made me laugh like the one that said Mission Accomplished and the cute one that says "Still Brewing" but I keep going back to Love Makes the Belly Grow Round so I have to say that the one I chose in the first place was my most favorite and I'll stick with that choice.
The "Rock The Cradle of Love Maternity Top Saying" is tailor made for my expectant friends who are both musicians. It caught my eye because it would be the perfect shirt for her as she plays in a rock band and I believe that I have even heard her say these very words for some reason or another on a particular occasion.
The top is so cute and sassy with the picture of a Fender guitar on the front that it's just perfect for pregnant rockers. It obviously was designed by a graphics artist with a love for music, plus it includes Apple and Eve's trademarked phrase, Baby Under Mommy's Protection and the cute little baby footprints on a slightly softer more maternal note.
From the Webmaster: My husband plays guitar so this shirt caught my eye, too. Aisling, you neglected to leave your contact information. I know that you had your heart set on winning the Rock The Cradle of Love Maternity Top so if you drop back by Baby Nursery Themes, Decorating Ideas and Decor could you please leave your email address in time for the drawing?
Free Milk Nursingwear Baby Nursing Tops Gift Card Giveaway and Review
by Jan
Lightweight Blue and White Sleeveless Nursing Top
Chic Crossover Nursing Top
Cute Summery Dress that Functions Like a Nursing Top
Flirty Halter Dress
Whether this is your first pregnancy or, you will want to participate in the Free Milk Nursingwear Baby Nursing Tops Gift Card Giveaway and Review. I don‘t know about you but when I got pregnant, I didn’t have a clue about where to find cute, affordable clothes or what size I should order much less how one went about nursing discreetly.
WON’T A LOOSE SHIRT WORK JUST AS WELL? Many moms wrestle with bulky t-shirts or even give making their own nursing clothes a try with less than desirable results and believe me when I tell you that good fabric isn‘t cheap. PLUS, there are much better ways to spend your time with a newborn in the house than sewing especially when Milk Nursingwear has plenty of attractive and affordable tops.
WHY DO I NEED SPECIAL NURSING TOPS AND DRESSES? Most of us found that regular clothes were bunchy and uncomfortable and something had to give! The problem that faces most of us is that we don’t have a lot of money to spend and even you are lucky enough to have deep pockets, who wants to buy a complete wardrobe of expensive nursing dresses and tops that will only be worn for a few months? The bottom line is that we want to take care of the business of feeding our babies as nature intended, do so without exposing our boobs and look great while we’re doing it. And Milk’s specially designed tops have all areas covered..no pun intended.
These tops and dresses have built-in coverage that keeps everything under wraps. The “flashing” that takes place with a regular shirt that buttons or (Heaven forbid) with the hiking up of a cotton t-shirt is a thing of the past! All your lady parts are discretely covered during breastfeeding.
I DON’T WHAT SIZE NURSING TOP TO ORDER FYI, just order your pre-pregnancy size. The clothes are designed to be comfortable and flattering, which is very important to a post-partum mom who perhaps has a little baby weight left to lose. And if you don’t, I would appreciate it ever so much if you would kindly keep that information to yourself..thank you.
Milk Nursingwear’s clothing has a classic yet contemporary look that doesn’t shout NURSING TOP! From outward appearance they are just shirts and dresses that a lady would wear anytime. How wonderful is it that you can wear them without feeling that everybody that walks by will look at you and think "there goes a breastfeeding mom". That’s a title most of us wear proudly but who wants strangers to know you business?
One thing that I looked for was soft fabric that would not irritate the baby’s sensitive skin. I was pleased to note that even the gathered ruching was pleasing to the touch.
DISCOUNTS And one more interesting fact about Milk that is good news for your budget, is that they have a program called Milk Money Rewards where you get points for each item you buy that you can use to get discounts on future purchases. This will be very helpful in keeping your nursing wardrobe interested and mommy feeling fresh and pretty!
Now that you have completed the mini-tutorial and you have a good idea about the best tops to wear while breastfeeding, would you like to win some free clothes?
The prize is a gift card good for $50 that you can spend on a cute nursing top at Milk!
Instructions: Post one comment per entry action taken and all entries MUST include your email address or be deleted!
Mandatory Entry: Visit Milk Nursingwear and leave a comment indicating which of their nursery clothes would suit you and your baby!
Bonus Entries:
1 entry- Follow msbaby on Twitter 5 entries - Like Unique Baby Nursery Decorating Ideas fan page on Facebook 1 entry- Like Milk Nursingwear on Facebook and tell them Unique Baby Gear Ideas sent you! 1 entry- Share this contest on your Facebook page - leave link 1 entry- Enter another Unique Baby Gear and Nursery Decorating Ideas giveaway (one comment per giveaway entered and be sure to tell me which promotion that you chose to enter) 1 entry- Tweet this post on Twitter - this can be done once daily and please leave a link. 1 entry- Post about this giveaway (with a link to the contest) on Facebook and leave a link. You can post it daily, 5 entries- Buy an item from Milk and leave a comment with a corresponding order number for what you bought! 10 entries- Blog about the Milk giveaway and leave a link to the post in your comment. 10 entries - Add my lovely button to your sidebar using the following code and don‘t bury it so deep that nobody will find it on some obscure page (and yes I will check)!
The last day to enter the Free Milk Nursingwear Baby Nursing Tops Gift Card Giveaway and Review is May 25 at 11:59pm.
I will choose one winner for the Milk Nursingwear Giveaway and Review via random.org. This lucky person will be allowed 48 hours to reply to the email, if no reply is received in that time frame the winner will forfeit the prize and another winner will be drawn. To avoid missing the notification email please make a point to check your spam folder!
In order to complete the review I received one nursing top from Milk. I received no monetary compensation for this post and the opinions on their tops are entirely my own. You may or may not have the same experience as I did with Milk but I can‘t imagine why you wouldn't love their clothes.
I would love to know how to get some maternity clothes for free. I'm a mommy to be but I don't have any clothing that is actually manufactured for pregnant ladies. I just don't make enough money on my job to buy clothing that I will only wear a few months so for now I'm just wearing bigger size sweat pants with lots of stretch in the waist.
I would love to have some maternity shirts or pants that would fit better, be more comfortable and be more attractive during my last few months. Thank you.
From the Webmaster:
I'm very sorry that Unique Baby Nursery Themes, Gear and Decorating Ideas does not have a giveaway for free maternity clothes going on right now. There may be some moms who see your post that would be willing to send you some of their maternity clothes for free if you would please leave your email address where they can reach you.
The Still Brewing Saying Maternity Top is very funny and made me smile. I'm sure that anyone else who read this tee whilst I was wearing it would get a kick out of it, too. I love it!
The long Sleeve v-neck maternity shirt was my favorite tee that is made by a designer called Motherhood Maternity, at least I think that's what the store is called.
I like the style because it has a casual look and yet I can see where I could dress it up for more formal occasions. I have to have tops that are warm and this one looks like it would be very cozy and very comfortable.
Another thing that I like about this Long Sleeve V-neck Maternity Shirt it is that it is gray and that is a great color to both show off my growing baby bump and it's a great color for my complexion and hair color and right now I want something that will look great on me!
Read on for how to win the Smart & Sexy Lingerie giveaway and review opportunity PLUS get the details on how to enter for a chance to win a $100 gift card that you can use to get a free swimsuit or sexy lingerie..it's your choice!
As a modern mom, I want to look good AND be attractive so wearing pretty things under my business clothes is important to me. Plus, after doing a poll of what kind of free stuff moms who visit my site want to win, I got comments that you ladies might like to win some free lingerie.
When the topic of bras, panties, swimsuits and sexy sleepwear comes up, there is usually one store that is mentioned. After you take a look at the product line at Smart & Sexy has to offer and their very affordable prices I expect they will be on your list of “go to” places to shop for intimate apparel.
Their prices are almost too good to be true, if you know what I mean. When you see a bra online for only $15, you might figure that it’s going to fall apart the first trip through the wash, right? Worry no more, ladies! The bra and panty set and the bikini swimsuit that I got to review is holding up very nicely.
You’re crazy if you think I’m going to model them for you, but the bras as well as the panties fit perfectly! I took my measurements and ordered using their size chart and everything ran very true to size. The items are well constructed and keeps all my lady parts in the right place.
I love the way the cups are designed in the black bra they gave me to review. They are slightly lined with a little extra at the bottom to give some extra lift. And who couldn’t use a little extra anti-gravity assistance? With a few tweaks of the adjustable straps and the back closure it looks like I had it custom made just for me and the fabric and color is amazing. Even after washing, the black fabric and elastic has held its shape and color nicely.
They asked me to keep an open mind about the bikini swimsuit bottoms that had "little boy legs" and I did. To be honest, I still prefer a high cut leg but the boy legs would be cute as can be on a girl with the right figure. The swimsuit top is halter style which I really liked and it has the same quality construction as the bra. This was right up my alley since I don’t like soft bikini swimsuit tops that leave room for too much “bounce”. Nobody wants to feel unsupported in public on the beach.
ABOUT THE COMPANY Smart & Sexy® was created by one of the most sizeable privately held lingerie companies in the United States, Ariela-Alpha International, who sells over 60 million garments a year under various national brand names and has done so for over a decade.
PURCHASE: You can buy the same bra and panties that I reviewed from Smart n Sexy for $15.00 each. The swimsuit top and bottom that I reviewed are also available for $18 each. Or would you like to win a $50 Prize Package from Smart & Sexy?
Here is how one lucky Unique Baby Gear Ideas reader can enter the Smart & Sexy Lingerie giveaway to win a prize package including some cute sleepwear, a new swimsuit and/or some lingerie with a $50 retail value. PLUS, if you would like a chance to win a $100 gift card at Smart & Sexy Lingerie, go to their page to fill out the entry form.
For this giveaway it's MANDATORY that you visit Smart & Sexy and come back to Unique Baby Gear Ideas and comment on what you would buy with a $50 gift card.
This is mandatory but you can also pick up some
BONUS ENTRIES: 1. Like Smart & Sexy Lingerie on facebook (do leave your fb name in comment) 2. Like Unique Baby Nursery Decorating Ideas on Facebook for 10 entries. 3. Share the Smart & Sexy giveaway on your personal (or business?) Facebook page (comment with url –share button at end of post) 4. Blog about the Smart & Sexy Lingerie giveaway and link it back to here (comment 5 times including url) 5. Follow Smart & Sexy on Twitter (don’t forget to leave your twitter user name in your comment) 6. Tweet about the Smart & Sexy Lingerie giveaway this (can be done 3x daily but the tweets must be spaced at least 60 minutes apart) 7. Join the Smart & Sexy Social Club 8. Enter additional Unique Baby Gear Ideas giveaways to win free baby stuff (must be a current one listed under the "Free Stuff" nav bar button – 1x)
The Smart & Sexy Giveaway ends May 31st, 2011 5/31/2011 at 11:59pm Central. The contest is open to US residents over 18 years of age.
I would like to disclose that I received some lingerie from Smart & Sexy for the purpose of review but the opinions and writing seen here are my own. The winners of the Unique Baby Gear Ideas’ Smart & Sexy giveaway will be selected by random.org, notified by email and will have 48 hours to reply back before a new winner is selected
I would choose the Apple of My Eye Maternity Top because the saying describes exactly the way I already feel about my baby in just a few words.
It's cute the way they printed the quote directly over the baby bump and how the bright, red apple is positioned to the side. And I really like the black, white and red color layout of the maternity top, too.
It was hard to choose between the "Eve Was Framed" t-shirt and the Apple of My Eye Maternity Top but I decided that a sentimental saying was preferable to a funny saying. And if I win the free maternity clothes giveaway contest, I can have both!
I like the OMGIMPRGNANT maternity top because it has a sense of humor about it and who couldn't use a laugh on those days when your ankles are swollen and nine months seems like a lifetime?
My texting friends would think it was hilarious if they saw me with this shirt on because I'm always commenting on how they can't communicate any more other than using a cell phone touchpad and this would get the message across!
The LOVE CHILD maternity t-shirt is my favorite because thats what my child will be a child of love. My baby was made completely out of love. And that is one thing that people need to understand. Just because I'm just 16 does not mean that my child will not be loved.
Best Maternity Top Saying is Love Makes the Belly Grow Round
by Gianna
(USA)
In my opinion the best maternity top saying is Love Makes the Belly Grow Round because for one thing it is oh so true (and I have the pictures to prove it) and the top that it is displayed on that I saw on the Apple & Eve website is oh so cute :)
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From the Webmaster: Gianna, this is one of my favorite pregnancy or maternity sayings, too! My friends and I have had a lot of laughs over it and lamented that we wish that our bellies were the only thing that got rounder when we were expecting.
by Ashley Holcomb
(New haven, Indiana, United States)
I want a maternity shirt saying that "I'M PREGNANT" right there on the front. Maybe if I'm wearing a top saying that I am pregnant that will stop people from constantly coming up to me and asking if I am pregnant all the time.
I hate to keep smiling and saying yes when it's like, Yeah, I am (duh).
I want a funny maternity shirt saying I'm Pregnant because I think this saying would be really cute and stylish and it will get the message across if you know what I mean.
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