Emily Evans Mother Stretch Mark Cream

Much like the rest of me at the moment, my ever-expanding bump is is in dire need of pampering, so I was excited to try out the extremely luxe-looking Super-Stretch Mark Cream from Emily Evans, the lady behind stylish maternity boutique 9London. At £38 it’s by no means cheap, but the texture is silky smooth and a [...]

Isabella Oliver Spring/Summer Collection

Isabella Oliver has long been a goto for luxe maternity wear that’s ideal for work and going out. They’re infamous wrap and ruche pieces are effortlessly flattering. New buys include very flattering maxi dresses that will certainly see you through a special occasion or few and relaxed every day pieces that can be dressed up [...]

The Great Autumn Winter Maternity Coat Hunt

Baby it’s cold outside and with a hard Winter predicted this is not the year to forgo the maternity coat. We have scoured the shops to find the hottest maternity coats and jackets. We are very excited to see some bright colours this season and the stand out trends seem to be double-breasted, duffel and [...]

Lillipops

Lillipops are little ice pops made from spring water and natural flavours designed to ease nausea, heatburn and dry mouth in pregnancy. There are five flavours: ginger, grapefruit & tangerine, lime & vanilla, camomile & orange and lemon & mint and they come in multi-boxes of 20. When we heard about these iced soothies we [...]

Super Hot: Moleskine Baby Journal

I know a lot of Moleskine addicts so I think the baby journal from their ‘passions’ collection of notebooks designed for documenting the loves of your life, is bound to be hugely popular. From pregnancy through to the first two years of baby’s life, this subtle yet super stylish 240 page notebook with embossed cover, [...]

Maternity wear by Vanessa Knox

I have a theory when it comes to maternity wear, which is that second or third time around, mums-to-be do it better. With a first pregnancy, you might read about the impending changes to your body, but somehow you don’t quite believe the extent of them, not until you find you can’t get by with [...]

Getting Ready for a Planned C-Section

Now the countdown for baby #3 has gone from months to mere weeks I’m starting to get ready for what’s to come. After two C-sections (one emergency, one planned) I have a until a certain date for this baby to arrive under its own steam before we start talking about a third caesarean. Having been [...]

Preparing Children for a New Baby

Milla & Monty 2009 strict copyright Kat. With the arrival of February I am suddenly aware that we are expecting a new member of the family to join us next month. While I may still need to dig the baby grows and nappies out of the loft to be washed let alone the rest of [...]

New from Olli Ella: The Go-go

Last week Natalie went to the official Olli Ella launch party where the newest nursing chair in the Olli Ella stable was unveiled. The Go-go glider is as chic and desirable as its predecessors the Mo-ma and Da-da. What sets it apart is that it is designed to be made to a shorter lead time [...]

Boden Maternity

Ever since I saw preview photos of the collection on M is for Make I have been eagerly awaiting the day Boden released its first maternity collection and today it has arrived. The collection is made up of 11 key styles each of which is available in several colourways or prints. From white jeans to [...]

Colour block maternity dress

Maternity dresses are great for this time of year, they instantly glam you up and are one of the easiest pregnancy garments to wear. When I spotted this colour block maternity dress from Tiffany Rose I loved it instantly. It walks the line between smart day wear and smart casual evening wear perfectly. It has [...]

Maternity Pyjamas

I am slowly realising that I need to get ready for a hospital stay when this baby arrives and top of my to buy list are some maternity pyjamas. With my first two children I had a maternity nightdress which is possibly the most revealing thing I have worn in public (why are they so [...]

Isabella Oliver Maternity Sale

Isabella Oliver are well known as designers of maternity wear oozing timeless sartorial elegance whom the glitterati turn to when sporting a bump. Their clothes are said to wear well and cared for properly can see you through several pregnancies, which goes some way to justifying the price tag.  Their Winter sale is open and [...]

ASOS Maternity Sale

If you want to pep up your maternity wardrobe without spending a fortune then the ASOS Maternity sale is hotter than hot. A fabulous array of on trend maternity wear with discounts from around 30% to 60% from what I can tell. Their already well priced own brand gear is joined by French Connection, Mama.licious, [...]

Just Maternity Jeans

Every once in a while, a store comes along and you think ‘Finally! Someone out there has read my mind!’ Meet Just Maternity Jeans, a store dedicated to denim threads for mamas and their bumps. As anyone who has experienced the head wreck that is finding the pair of maternity jeans that doesn’t cut your [...]

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