5 Things Every Pregnant Woman Should Have in Her Closet

September 18, 2015

I’ve been very pregnant this summer (my daughter is due soon!), but staying home in the air conditioning hasn’t been an option. I’ve been busy shooting the eighth season of “Royal Pains!” So, I’ve come to rely on a few key items in my closet that are comfortable and stylish for work. They’re total must-haves for moms with bumps. And, since I’m a bargain hunter, none of my go-tos cost very much money.

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5 Things Every Pregnant Woman Should Have in Her Closet

Stretchy Black Skirt

This skirt matches everything. Pair it with a tank top to show off your bump and a straw hat for the perfect outfit.

Photo: Gap
Reef Flip Flops

I love these flip flops. At first I thought, ‘Why would I spend $50 on flip flops?!’ But, I wear them everywhere I go. They’re so comfortable it’s like walking on a cushion.

Photo: Reef
Maxi Dress (or Three)

Maxi dresses are so easy. They look pretty and you feel pretty in them, too. A total must.

Photo: Destination Maternity
Straw Hat

I love a great straw hat; it’s the perfect way to look pulled together on those days when you haven’t washed or styled your hair. You just put your hat on and you look cute!

Photo: Greenpacha
Stretch Mark Cream

Cream could go in my closet, right? I’ve been putting both Organic Belly Balm from Honest Company and Mother's Special Blend Skin Toning Oil on my belly and my boobs and my back to stop stretch marks. So far, so good!

Photo: Honest Company

Reshma Shetty currently stars as Divya Katdare on USA Network’s "Royal Pains." Additionally, she has appeared on Showtime's "HAPPYish," Bravo's "Odd Mom Out", “30 Rock,” and CBS's "CSI Miami,” as well as the movies Steam, Delivering the Goods, Allegiance, and Hated.
The British-American actress, who is a graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, played Priya in A.R. Rahman’s / Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bombay Dreams; her Off-Broadway debut in Ayub Khan-Din’s Rafta Rafta at the New Group, was another theatrical success.
She currently resides in New York City, with her husband, Indian-American actor Deep Katdare. The couple is expecting their first baby, a girl, at the end of September.