Maternity Wardrobe Basics For Spring: Don’t Leave Home Without These 5 Staples!

February 21, 2014

With spring just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about spring wardrobes. For my fellow pregnant ladies out there, it’s time to make sure you have some maternity wardrobe basics. These are my five favorites:

What are your favorite maternity staple items? What’s on your shopping list for spring?

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Maternity Wardrobe Basics For Spring

A great pair of jeans

A great pair of jeans. J.Crew also has a new line of maternity jeans I'm really excited to try, but you can find a variety of jeans at different price points. I am currently wearing these and love them (they are great for early pregnancy, when you can't fit into regular jeans anymore but aren't big enough for full panel jeans). Try on several styles and see what works for you. And if you can pair them with heels, more power to you. (I'd be wearing them with flats myself!)
Floral print dresses

Floral print dresses. What is more "spring" than a floral print dress? Dress it up with your accessories or down with sandals and a denim jacket or cardigan.
Long drapey tees

Long drapey tees. Another spring staple is the long drapey T-shirt. Pair it with jeans or leggings and layer it with a cardigan or jacket. It works on every baby belly and is long enough to cover everything you want.
Maxi dresses

Maxi dresses. Maxi dresses are a pregnant woman's BFF. You can wear them with booties, flats, or sandals and layer a denim jacket on top when it gets chilly. They'll carry over into summer too. And they're just so comfy.
A light jacket or cardigan

A light jacket or cardigan. Invest in a cut cardigan or light jacket to layer over your other basics. Whether it's a maxi dress or jeans and a tank, you'll get lots of wear out of them.

Chandra is a mom of three boys (8, 4, and 3) and the founder of Oh Lovely Day, a lifestyle blog with a honest look at motherhood. She is trying to create more of an open dialogue with a no-judgement attitude about the struggles of mothers, mental health, postpartum depression, breastfeeding, baby wearing, and just doing the best we can and not being too hard on ourselves. In that vein, she started the hashtag #battlefieldmotherhood to encourage her fellow mothers to share on Instagram as well. She believes in dance parties, desserts during nap time, and a good hike can cure almost anything. And someday she hopes to sleep and date her husband again. You can also find Chandra on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook.