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7 Maternity Fall Looks from Isabella Oliver to Rock This Season

Posted on November 5, 2018

Fall season is all about holiday dresses, sweaters and jackets. For the fashionable mom-to-be who sometimes get overheated, these cooler weather clothing season may spell trouble. The key is to layer, and wear clothing made of breathable fabric. In my opinion, you cannot go wrong with Isabella Oliver.

I’ve loved the brand since I was first starting my family. The price point is moderate and the majority of the clothing is made with ruching on the side so you can grow with it and wear the brand all 40 weeks and well into the 4th trimester as you deal with life with a new baby.  It is a style that is well known and liked by several of the celebrity moms featured on this blog.

Style may be the last thing on your mind so having a few quality IO pieces in the solid colors the brand is known for like greys, black, and navy, and you can do no wrong. I curated 7 looks based on Fashion bloggers and Instagrammers that have rocked IO well while pregnant and after.  Here is the rundown:

Blogger Clarissa Alvarado does HBIC chic excellent. This Isabella Oliver Layering Tank for $37 (down from $74) is long so you can layer it under sweaters and jackets. It comes with an internal shelf bra for extra support and can be worn during pregnant and after. It’s made of soft premium jersey material. You can get the boohoo Maternity Waterfall Belted Jacket for $28.  Carissa is wearing Top Shop’s Side Pipe Joggers ($60) which is sold out but can be substituted for Duo Maternity’s  Overbelly Straight-Leg Trouser Pants ($23). Not sure what quilted bag she’s carrying but I’d go with Michael Kors Whitney Mini Leather Satchel  for $142 and I think Tom Ford shades would work.

I love London-based Beatriz’s look. She rocked a cropped leather jacket. Andrew Marc Bowne Faux Leather Moto Jacket ($89) would work. Isabella Oliver’s Caia Maternity Strip shirt ($63)  I’d connect the look with a black polka dot scarf from Tie Bar ($10). J Brand skinny maternity jeans are tops. ($198). Hoof it in a pair of black Chuck Taylor ($55) high top tennis shoes. I’m digging her quilted Chanel Caviar Classic Jumbo Double Flap Bag. ($4K)

It’s fall but you could still wear Isabella Oliver’s Brunswick Maternity dress for any Holiday party this season! Love it and it is just $149! Fashion Blogger Shay Sweeney rocket it when she was expecting with gladiator sandals and a box bag for the day look. While Megan Christine worked it as an evening look with a black clutch. I’d go with Sole Society‘s faux leather clutch ($45)

It’s officially sweater weather so I’m loving Aubrey Ballard in Isabella Oliver Annora Maternity Intarsia Knit sweater.  Her Pumas ($50) are red hot too!

Postpartum moms can do no wrong by sticking with wrap dresses, A-line dresses and dresses with empire waist tops after baby like Vintage and Grace blogger did in this Isabella Oliver Elisha Maternity Dress ($168) that she paired with black pumps.

Just because you’re preggers doesn’t mean you cannot rock skinny jeans either. Several brands sell the style to accommodate expecting women like Good American’s Honeymoon low rise jeans ($149) or Asos’s brand for much less at $23. I love how expecting Australian blogger Sharday Engel looks in this post from her Instagram.

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Say What? Meghan Markle Is Really This Far Along in Pregnancy?

Posted on October 20, 2018

Say what? Duchess Meghan is actually further along in her pregnancy than reported? That’s what one Australian news outlet and a few others are speculating.

It all stems from an afternoon reception on Tuesday that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended at Admiralty House. The former Miss Markle was photographed doting over British singer Missy Higgins‘ 9-week old baby Luna. Afterwards, Higgins posted the photo with a caption suggesting the Duchess is 20 weeks along, not 12 weeks as reported this week.

“What an honour to meet the beautiful Duchess today! She was such a sweetheart,” Higgins captioned the meeting. “I said I felt sorry for her having to do all these meet-and-greets while 4 months pregnant! What a trooper. Prince Harry was gorgeous too, a real charmer. He squeezed Luna’s legs and said “who’s this little cutie?” Looking forward to telling Luna she slept through it all one day.”

The newlyweds are on their first Diplomatic and Royal tour together this week in Australia.

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The Perfect Reactions to Serena Williams’ Post-Pregnancy Blood Clot Compression French Open CatSuit Ban

Posted on August 25, 2018

The outfit Tennis champ Serena Williams wore to compete in the 2018 French Open last May triggered the competition to ban her from donning that “Wakanda”-inspired black super hero cat suit for future competitions.

“I believe we have sometimes gone too far. Serena’s outfit this year, for example, would no longer be accepted,” French Tennis Federation president Bernard Giudicelli said in an interview with Tennis Magazine, adding it won’t adapt as strict a clothing code as Wimbledon, which requires players to wear all white, but will have its limits. He added that the FFT will be looking to view collections ahead of next year’s tournament.

The 23-time Grand Slam champ designed the suit with her sponsors at Nike with special compression material and technology to aid with blood clots she has and developed dangerously after delivering her first child, daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr. with her husband Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

“I feel like a warrior in it, like a warrior princess,” Williams said during a press conference, adding that she felt like a queen from Wakanda, the fictional nation in the movie “Black Panther.”

“I’ve always wanted to be a superhero,” Williams said. “It’s kind of my way of being a superhero.”

Besides making her feel amazing, Williams’ said the outfit choice was also meant to inspire other new moms, especially ones who have also suffered post-pregnancy health issues. “For all the moms out there who had a tough recovery from pregnancy — here you go. If I can do it, so can you!” she wrote on Instagram at the time. She had been in bed for weeks after delivering because of the clots.

“I’ve been wearing pants in general a lot when I play so I can keep the blood circulation going,” Williams told reporters. “So it’s a fun suit but it’s also functional, so I can be able to play without any problems.”

This is yet another bump in her road after motherhood.  Not only did she lose her rank when she had a baby last September, but she also suffered postpartum blood clot related near-death experience, postpartum blues too.

Nike had the perfect response to the catsuit ban:

“You can take the superhero out of her costume, but you can never take away her superpowers.

I loved April on Twitter’s response which was supported by another Tennis Legend, Chris Evert!

 

And others not so subtdly pointed out that Serena was not the first to wear a catsuit though the first to be banned for it.

 

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Peep Cardi B and Offset’s Daughter’s $4500 Crib

Posted on July 20, 2018



For a few years early in this blog’s life, I published an annual list of the most expensive strollers, cribs, baby and children’s clothes and maternity wear which I eventually compiled in a book called Bellyitch 100 (you can get it HERE!).

The most expensive crib on that list was made by Art for Kids and cost $4,400.

Cardi B‘s custom made crib for her and husband Offset‘s daughter Kulture surpasses that one. The rapper took to Instagram to show off the crib which according to Vogue’s research cost $4,500, retail.

“I didn’t want to set the crib up until we moved but Offset set it up while I was in the hospital,” she said. “It’s just so gorgeous.”

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The crib’s designers, Kapesh Designs, said on Instagram that this exact one was custom made, but the fact Vogue could find a similar product in stock on their website proves that claim may not be entirely accurate.however, they had a similar product still in stock.

This little Princess’ crib adds to the crib’s of kids from other famous celebrities like Kim Kardashian West‘s  $4,500 Vetro Lucite crib for her brood (Beyoncé and Jay Z are also allegedly fans of the minimalist baby furniture), while Serena Williams posted a picture of her daughter’s rose gold crib by Incy Interiors to her Instagram story.

h/t Vogue

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Pippa Middleton says Serena Williams is Her Fit Pregnancy Inspo

Posted on July 3, 2018

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Pippa Middleton is skipping her sis Kate Middleton and looking across the pond for her pregnancy spirit animal: Serena Williams.

The sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, who announced her pregnancy early in the year, wrote in her regular column for Waitrose Kitchen, the monthly magazine for the Waitrose chain of British supermarkets, Waitrose that she sees Meghan Markle‘s buddy Williams as exemplifying what she would like to do whilst preggers and afterwords.

“I’ve been a tennis fan since childhood, as a player and spectator, and have been keen to continue playing safely throughout my pregnancy,” she wrote. “Take Serena Williams. She famously proved that women can play a high level of tennis from two months (when she won the 2017 Australian Open) up to eight months.”

She also pointed out Williams’ perseverance as a source for inspiration.

“Few of us can relate to this elite excellence,” she stated. “But if you’re a healthy, well-trained player with an uncomplicated pregnancy there’s no reason why you can’t continue a good level of tennis.”

No lies told here, Pippa!

Daily Mail recently reported that Pippa has decided to continue playing tennis while pregnant. Well we know where she got that idea from…. (smile)

Williams returned to Grand Slam and passed the first round.

h/t Pure Wow

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DWTS’s Kym Johnson and Her Old Partner Turned Hubby ‘Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec Welcome Twins

Posted on May 4, 2018

Another Dancing With the Stars professional dancer is a first time mom and has joined the celebrity Twin birth club.

Kym Johnson and her husband Shark Tank shark Robert Herjavec welcomed daughter Haven Mae and son Hudson Robert.

“I never thought my heart could feel so full. We’re so in love with our little angels. Born at 7:44 am and 7:45 am 4/23/18,” the 41-year old Australian captioned an Instagram photo of Herjavec holding both babies in each arm.

The couple met on the set of DWTS season 20 when the two were paired for the dancing competition and eventually started dating and married in July 2016 in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles.

These are her first set of kids while he is dad to three children from a previous marriage.

Congrats!

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Serena Williams’ Unseeding Shows What Happens to Women who Offramp to Have a Baby

Posted on March 22, 2018

Serena Williams left tennis at the top. She was the No. 1 player in the world when she took her maternity leave more than a year ago, coming off of an Australian Open win. She missed 13 months, and now she’s back. The problem? She’s unranked, and she’s entering this week’s Miami Open as an unseeded player against Naomi Osaka, who won at Indian Wells, where Williams just played her first event in over a year.

Miami Open tournament director James Blake — once ranked as high as No. 4 in the world — doesn’t think it’s fair to punish Williams so severely for taking time off tennis to become a mother, and he’s making it clear as Williams prepares for Wednesday’s match.

“It makes sense to protect someone who goes on maternity leave,” Blake said, via BBC. “The rules should help her get the benefit of an easier draw and a better path. These kind of things shouldn’t happen. She has won this title so many times that she needs protection. It’s not as if she left because of injury and lost her passion for the game. She had a kid, which we should all be celebrating, so when she comes back there should be a grace period where she can still be seeded.”

“It’s a kind of punishment, which is tough,” Blake continued, per the Washington Post. “I hope they revisit those talks, although it will be too late for her unless she decides to have another child.”

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International Women’s Day: New Sheros and Inspiring Women’s Dolls From Mattel

Posted on March 8, 2018

Just in time for today’s International Women’s Day, Mattel has announced that it will soon release a series of brand new Barbie dolls bearing the likeness of women pioneers like artist Frida Kahlo, aviator Amelia Earhart and mathematician Katherine Johnson. 

The three women made herstory in different industries: Earhart was the first female aviator to fly across the Atlantic Ocean; Mexican artist Kahlo was known for her unique painting style and feminist activism; and Johnson, who was highlighted in the 2016 film Hidden Figures, broke boundaries for black women in mathematics and calculated dozens of trajectories for NASA, including the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the moon, an article in HuffPost on this news summarized.

The dolls are part of Mattel’s new series called “Inspiring Women,”  and will be mass produced and sold in stores.

No exact date was announced. The toy company did say that when released, each doll will come with educational information about the woman who inspired it.

“As a brand that inspires the limitless potential in girls, Barbie will be honoring its largest line up of role models timed to International Women’s Day, because we know that you can’t be what you can’t see,” Lisa McKnight, the senior vice president and general manager of Barbie, said Tuesday in a press release. “Girls have always been able to play out different roles and careers with Barbie and we are thrilled to shine a light on real life role models to remind them that they can be anything.”

Also in honor of International Women’s Day, on Thursday, Mattel is presenting again its popular Barbie’s “Shero” line  honoring 14 modern-day role models from around the world.

These dolls are not for sale though a few have wound up on store shelves, HuffPo adds.

The 14 new women Barbie is celebrating with its Shero line includes Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim, “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins and Australian wildlife conservationist Bindi Irwin. The line already honors women including director Ava DuVernay, actress Emmy Rossum, ballerina Misty Copeland and Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas. 

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Celeb Baby Bumps Making Red Carpet Rounds This Award Season

Posted on January 29, 2018

Last Night, Chrissy Teigen looked stunning in silver sequins while attending the 60th annual Grammy Awards in New York city with her husband John Legend. She isn’t the only expecting celebrity or (celeb partner) who stunned during this year’s Award Season.

Miranda Kerr was fab in black while  at a Golden Globes After Party.  So was Orange Is the New Black star Yael Stone at the SAG Awards but not in black but sunny yellow! Yael and her husband Australian actor Dan Spielman are expecting their first child, Daily Mail reports.

Kerr and her husband, Snapchat founder Evan Speigel are expecting their first child together. She and ex-hubby Orlando Bloom share a son named Flynn.

Fuller House star John Stamos kissed the bump on his Model fiance Caitlin McHugh while walking the SAG Awards red carpet. This will be the first child for them both.

 

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So, Yeah, This InstaFamous Fitness Instructor Has a Six Pack 9-Days PostPartum

Posted on October 4, 2017

Australian fitness instructor and Instagram influencer Chontel Duncan showed off a photo of her six pack taken only 9 days after giving birth to her second child, son Swayde, this past September 20.

In the caption to the September 29 Instagram post, the former Miss Universe finalist anticipates that she would get mad backlash and hate for posting such an image which is unrealistic for we would guess 90% of the women who give birth.

“Now before anyone jumps down my throat saying anything negative, think before you type,” the Australian starts in a photo of herself in a bra and panty with a super trim tummy exposed. “Everyone is unique and different in their own special way. There is no ‘one journey’ or one way, this is my ‘normal.’”

The statuesque new mom-to-two catapulted to viral stardom back in November 2015 when she posted a bump-to-bump photo of herself and a training partner who was as far along in her pregnancy as Duncan at the time. She was pregnant with her now 18-month old son Jeremiah at the time.

“Each woman carries differently and this most certainly doesn’t mean one is doing something wrong or not healthy,” she wrote in her November 2015 post. “We both have healthy growing babies & we both have had incredible pregnancies so far, feeling amazing & full of energy.”

 

Swayde came into the world via C-section and the 28-year-old added to her caption that she was “blessed” with an easy pregnancy free of morning sickness.

Must be nice!

 

h/t US Weekly

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