How to dress when Breastfeeding

Bella Mama is featured in Bounty's How to Dress when Breastfeeding article - I am so thrilled! We are described as "an on-line breastfeeding boutique, which offers aspirational designs for chic and trendy mums." **blush!**

Bella Mama is the UK’s leading boutique for new mums specialising in Transitional Maternity and Nursing Wear. Our clothing is suitable for during and after pregnancy, all of the styles offer easy (but unnoticeable) nursing access and of course are ultra stylish, comfortable and flattering.

I love selecting transitional nursingwear which will ensure the transition from pregnant mama-to-be to breastfeeding new mama is as simple as possible. Choosing clothing which will seamlessly adapt to your changing figure through the full 9 months and beyond not only ensures your wardrobe choices are easy throughout pregnancy and your time as a new mummy, but also give you excellent value for money. 

Two of our best-selling transitional maternity/nursingwear tops are the fabulous Mia top from Mayreau (available in Black, Red, Grey, Midnight and a choice of long or 3/4 sleeve) and our very own Bella Mama Shirred Top available in classic Black and festive wine. Both tops are brilliantly flattering throughout pregnancy, and oh-so-simple to breastfeed in! 

Win Mother and Baby Tin from Bella Mama Breastfeeding Boutique

Win a fabulous Mother and Baby tin from Dough Dough! During November each purchase from the Bella Mama website, new Fan joining on Facebook and new comment added on our Facebook page, Facebook Discussion or Bella Mama's Blog will give you one entry to the draw. The winner will be drawn at random on 1st Dec. You can enter as many times as you like!

The Dough Dough tin is just delicious - I often send them to my new mummy friends and they are hugely appreciated!! The contain 2 x double chocolate muffins, 2 x brownies, 2 x chocolate chip shortbread, no nonsense jelly babies, and champagne truffles, and for baby a JELLYCAT cuddly toy. All contents come delicately swaddled in a stylish silver tin.
 
Bella Mama offers a fabulous range of breastfeeding clothing and accessories for new mums. Our online boutique ensures can shop conveniently and easily from home 24/7 at www.BellaMama.co.uk

We offer stylish nursing dresses, chic breastfeeding tops, pretty nursing bras, gorgeous baby bags and other accessories.

We stock a huge range of the best nursingwear designers, and offer many ranges not offered elsewhere in the UK. In our boutique you will find breastfeeding clothing from 1 in the Oven, Mayreau, Belabumbum, Dote, Annee Matthew, Milk, Blissful Babes, Milkdaze, Maternalove, Expressiva, Aimee Nursing Gowns, Mama Cocoon, Glamourmom, Melba Maternity, Moody Mamas, Peek-a-boo and of course our very own Bella Mama label.

We are constantly expanding our range to bring you the freshest and most stylish nursingwear available! 

Planning your perfect breastfeeding wardrobe – choosing breastfeeding clothes

Spending a little time planning your breastfeeding wardrobe will ensure that you don’t have a daily “nothing to wear” crisis! As a new mum there will be plenty of other demands on your time, so ensuring you have a few key pieces in your breastfeeding wardrobe will ease you through your post-partum period.

Begin with the basics
Choosing nursing vests in one or two staple colours will give you a great layering base. White, Black and Grey are classic choices and will allow you to mix and match your outfits flexibly. Look for vests with built-in bra support, these are indispensable in the first few weeks when your milk comes in and your boobs are swollen and tender. Longer length breastfeeding vests also layer well and give you a longer, leaner look whilst ensuring that your post-partum tummy is fully covered.

Casual loungewear
You will spend a lot of time in those early days breastfeeding your baby and generally recovering from the birth. Go easy on yourself and ensure that you have loose-fitting trousers and figure flattering tops to snuggle into during those magical first few weeks. Look for loungewear or nightwear with simple nursing access like easy drop cup access, or wrap access which is easy to move aside when you want to feed. Choose fabrics which are soft and cosy, and stretch easily so you are really comfy. They must also wash easily - a must when dealing with spit up or leaking milk!!

A fabulous breastfeeding Dress
Nursing dresses are wonderful and having one or two in your wardrobe will allow you to pull on something quickly and easily which guarantees that you will look pulled together and stylish with the minimum of effort. Classic black is slimming and can be mixed with different accessories allowing you to change your look by pairing with belts, scarves or jewellery. A good breastfeeding dress is also fabulous for special occasions such as your baby’s christening, weddings or family events letting your feed your little one quickly and easily.

Tops, tops, tops
When you have a baby you will find you spend a lot of time out of the house meeting up with other mums at coffee mornings, baby activity classes, playgroups and doctor’s appointments. A variety of well designed nursing tops will give you confidence to head out of the house knowing you can feed your baby where and when you choose, with the minimum of fuss. Choose different styles that will work flexibly to give you a casual or dressed up look as you choose. Many breastfeeding tops are also designed for wearing during your pregnancy which will give you great value for money.

Autumn is finally here... nursing clothing for the season!

The beautiful exceptionally late "Indian Summer" we've been enjoying has finally come to a close... our Halloween celebrations took us on a trail around a local NT property with friends and we all had a fabulous time searching for bats around the spooky mill! The blustery blowy swirling winds of November have finally kicked in and are shaking the leaves from the trees in the garden. Boooooooooooooo!  The rain is beating against my window, my snuggly Ugg boots are on (as ever!) and the logs I stacked into the log store at the weekend are being put to good use!! We are in the midst of redecorating our lounge (paint charts, masking tape, new brushes and dust sheets prevail) and I am trying very hard to persuade Himself that we need a wonderful new log basket that I have spotted in a magazine!!

At Bella Mama we have some wonderful nursingwear that will see you through these cold blustery days in style. In particular we have some captivating breastfeeding tops and dazzling nursing dresses from some fabulous new designers, as well as our very own glamorous Bella Mama label breastfeeding tops. The sumptuous shades of pumpkin, wine, plum, espresso, raspberry, chocolate and damson are positively mouth-watering at this time of the year as well as being incredibly flattering!

We have divine dresses on pre-order from Milk nursingwear (Exclusive to Bella Mama in the UK) as well as other desirable styles of breastfeeding dresses, nursing nightwear and breast feeding tops on their way from the USA, Israel, Australia and Europe! If you follow us on Facebook, you will find out first about all the latest new of our newest additions, great competitions, discounts, brilliant offers and be in line for road testing Bella Mama's newest styles!