https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 12:58:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2348835 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:21:27 +0000 LuLu Mom 2348835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore dresses and bought 2 maternity pencil skirts that I wore with sweaters/cardigans/blazers (open) for my job. I wore with black tights through the winter. I didn't buy maternity just bought the biggest size I could find and they worked great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2348828 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:19:53 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2348828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: he he, I think so! I ordered two more dresses after I tried on the first one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2348807 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:13:53 +0000 MrsRcCar 2348807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved my maternity dress pants. Super comfy paired with any of my cute tops. As it got colder here I wore leggings with long tunics or sweaters with boots. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2348797 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:07:28 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2348797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TrailRunner: I saw quite a few maternity hose at Pea and Macy's and online at Motherhood Maternity. Our winters are usually not cold enough for stockings, but this year with a bump to support I'll pick up black tights. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2348793 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:05:41 +0000 looch 2348793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I bet you look great in it!</p> <p>I wore a lot of fitted tops, with ruching on the sides, rather than the swing type tops. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2348774 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:55:16 +0000 csross217 2348774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TrailRunner: I've been wearing leggings under dresses, and I just got a pair of maternity tights from Old Navy during their sale but I haven't tried them on yet.... the reviews said they were comfortable though!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2348727 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:27:38 +0000 TrailRunner 2348727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What do you all wear to cover your legs when wearing dresses in the winter? I have a pair of tights now that are sooo uncomfortable on my stomach, so I can't continue to wear them. Do they make comfortable maternity tights? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2348707 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:15:10 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2348707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first Isabella Oliver dress arrived this morning and I absolutely love it! The other dress is on back order. Over the weekend I visited my local Pea in the Pod and found a pair of great ankle grazing slacks for work. Pea also had several Isabella Oliver, but they only carry sizes 1-4. </p> <p>I'm a size 12 and find form fitting clothing that highlight my bump to be way more flattering than some of the A-line dresses or tops and dresses that are loose. Do you show off your bump alot?</p> <p>Here's the dress :heart:</p> <p>[attach=3033/15/nxjytc.438x600.512x700.fit.DR109-RNV-2_1.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2345228 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 10:26:27 +0000 Eko 2345228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I found her pants run true to size. I bought mine off of a Zulily deal. I'm curvier and her pants fit really well in my hip area and was a good length. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2345181 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:49:57 +0000 csross217 2345181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 14 weeks right now and so far I've been wearing maternity trousers (have a pair I love from Liz Lange), a flowy blouse and either an unbuttoned blazer or cardigan. I'm still wearing pumps at this point but my OB suggested switching to flats soon! I think I'll compromise though and get some wedges :wink: </p> <p>I've found that playing around with accessories really dresses up my outfits too. I love a plain blouse with a statement necklace! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2345153 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:32:38 +0000 Adira 2345153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: haha, yeah, I just wore my regular non-maternity blazer. I couldn't button it while pregnant, but it still helped dress up any shirt/blouse I was wearing to make me look more professional. It was good enough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2345133 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:26:30 +0000 Mamasig 2345133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say you can have a bit of a style pass. I mean I didn't dress sloppily but I didn't dress as cute non pregnant. I wore flats beginning 2nd trimester because I needed to! They are just more comfortable and towards the end I get so swollen I usually only have one pair of shoes that fit. Clothes wise I mainly wore dresses during the warmer months. I also had pants (Gap, destination maternity, loft) with nicer maternity tops. Definitely not as cute but I'm not one of those women who feels cute pregnant. I crave comfort while pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2345128 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:24:14 +0000 yoursilverlining 2345128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought the majority of my maternity professional wear from A Pea in the Pod and the quality varies – some of it is crap, but I bought some really nice professional dresses that I wore through my entire pregnancy and they held up spectacularly. </p> <p>My go-to (whether pregnant or not) is a dress, cardigan and heels. I wore more wrap dresses when pregnant than I do when not, but other than that, all the dresses all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2345116 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:19:50 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2345116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I was half joking! On the GAP maternity website alot of the models wore flats- that would be a style pass in my book. Alas, I am too short and fluffy to pull off flats I need a little lift. The great thing is I visit my customers every 2-3 months so I don't have to buy too many clothes since no one sees me everyday anyway.</p> <p>@Adira: lol, I'll have to get over the rule to buy blazers that can button and lay flat against the chest because otherwise that's just too much fabric!</p> <p>@Rockies11: cool I'll just stop by bothering with browsing Pea in the Pod altogether!</p> <p>@Eko: I saw a few of her casual tops at Macy's and they were super cute. I'll have to work a bit harder and check out the pants. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2345111 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:16:51 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2345111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My go to is Gap elastic-waist trousers, a solid-colored maternity tank top, and one of the million cardigans I already owned. Top it off with some fun jewelry and low heels in black. That's pretty much what I wear when not pregnant, I just have more colors of pants. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2345042 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 08:26:41 +0000 Rockies11 2345042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I find Pea in a Pod to be very expensive and extremely low quality. My best go-tos were Isabella Oliver, Gap elastic waist not roll top trousers, and the flowy shirts and blazers, or dresses and blazers. I just sized up in blazers so they would fit over my expanded back, and bought cheap ones for the pregnancy from Loft, Zara, or H and M. I wore black leather flats for shoes with everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2345034 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 08:24:02 +0000 looch 2345034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No style passes! Come on now, there are so many options out there. No one is expecting you to spend thousands, but a few good pieces go a long way.</p> <p>I think separates are your best friend. And statement jewlery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2345029 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 08:20:19 +0000 Adira 2345029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought Gap trouser pants.</p> <p><a href="http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1014426&#038;vid=1&#038;pid=761851002" rel="nofollow">http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1014426&#038;vid=1&#038;pid=761851002</a></p> <p>Then just wore a blouse or shirt on top with a regular blazer (that I couldn't button, but that didn't matter). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2345024 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 08:17:19 +0000 blackbird 2345024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: You're welcome! I've been happy with every single purchase I've made! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2345010 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 08:00:42 +0000 Eko 2345010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I bought a pair of Jessica Simpson maternity dress pants and loved them. They were thicker and had a lot more structured I wore those with Blazers or cardigans. At the end I was mostly wearing maternity dresses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2345005 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 07:54:33 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2345005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I'm in love...https://www.isabellaoliver.com/us/m TY.</p> <p>I had been looking at Pea in the Pod for work stuff, but I didn't wear those brands pre pregnancy and just not sure if they're worth it. Looks like Isabella Oliver can be my pregnancy Tahari. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2344999 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 07:49:05 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2344999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: oh my gosh if I worked at the home office I could get away with those comfy scoop neck solid tops and jeans! I have never ever paid so much attention in my life to my competitor counterparts to see how dressed up they are. One woman had on wedge open sandals. :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2344992 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 07:43:02 +0000 blackbird 2344992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore black maternity dress pants 75% of the time and switched to maxi dresses and skirts at the end (black and gray mostly). I wore a lot of solid colored shirts with cardigans in the spring (due in May). In the fall, i wore a lot of sweaters. I had a couple blazers that I wore for a bit but eventually they got too tight. My new favorite pair of shoes (i don't do heels) are Alegria black leather nursing shoes. I wear them a lot to work and WISH i had them while pregnant. They look dressy with black pants but are very comfy (after a length break-in period, that is) </p> <p>I had a pair of nice dress pants (the Garbo Trouser) from Isabella Oliver that had a cuff and a pleat in them and they stayed looking nice. A girlfriend gave me a pair of hers from RJ Maternity and they also had a strong pleat in them. I really liked Isabella Oliver for dressier/nicer work stuff. It was all really soft and stretchy, but held up great throughout both pregnancies. Way better than some less expensive stuff I wore. A lot of it I'm also still wearing PP because it's made for during/after pregnancy (without looking ridiculous) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2344991 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 07:42:25 +0000 regberadaisy 2344991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I'm sure it depends on your office but pregnant woman definitely get some leniency on dress codes. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2344977 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 07:32:05 +0000 lamariniere 2344977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: hee hee. Maybe you can find one that has a V cut that doesn't go too far down. I did a quick search of amazon and this one could look nice for business professional with a necklace and cardigan/jacket.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/PattyBoutik-Short-Sleeve-Maternity-Dress/dp/B009O8M04S/ref=sr_1_5?s=apparel&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1446726573&#038;sr=1-5&#038;nodeID=7141123011&#038;keywords=maternity+wrap+dress" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/PattyBoutik-Short-Sleeve-Maternity-Dress/dp/B009O8M04S/ref=sr_1_5?s=apparel&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1446726573&#038;sr=1-5&#038;nodeID=7141123011&#038;keywords=maternity+wrap+dress</a></p> <p>Depending on your work environment, I think pregnant women definitely get a style pass! Or you can wear the same 5 outfits every week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2344972 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 07:26:57 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2344972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: are you mat trousers available online in the US maybe? I bought some Motherhood Maternity ones, but they aren't staying pleated/ stiff and just look sloppy now.</p> <p>@lamariniere: oh a wrap dress would be oh so comfy yet can give me a "boobs on a platter" look even with a camisole underneath. Doesn't hurt to hunt one down &amp; try it out. </p> <p>Do pregnant women get a bit of a style pass? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2344960 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 07:17:18 +0000 Cherrybee 2344960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a couple of maternity dresses last time and wore with maternity tights. This time I've bought some black maternity trousers to wear with vest tops and cardigans. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2344949 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 06:59:20 +0000 lamariniere 2344949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can't go wrong with a wrap dress and you can wear some of them after baby is born for BF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/business-professional#post-2344938 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 06:30:32 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2344938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need of a dose of inspiration! Please post a pic of your business professional work wear!</p> <p>So far my go to outfit has been a pullover dress that hugs my belly and low heel pumps. It's easy, but getting old.</p> <p>Pre- pregnancy I wore pant suits, dresses with blazers, and 3/4 inch sheaths on more casual days. </p>