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is it possible for me to go into early labor if im petite?

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
moeyyratlover asked:


i am abot 5foot 4inches and i have a small build. my sister-in-law is about my size and went into labor a month early. im afraid i will end up doing the same.

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Maternity Wear - New Fashions For Modern Moms

Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Abhishek Agarwal asked:


So you have discovered that you are pregnant! Like every other woman, your thoughts fly to appearance! “How am I going to stay comfortable as well as look good in my maternity wear during my period of pregnancy?”

True, both are important factors for consideration! But comfort has to take precedence over style in this case. The maternity wear purchased has to be loose fitting and comfortable since the abdomen is going to enlarge in size over the coming months. At the same time, the clothes should not be so loose that they seem to hang on your frame or keep falling off!

Maternity clothes are easily available at local shops as well as on online stores. Still, if you feel that deciding all by yourself is going to be a difficult task, ask a friend to help you choose styles that will look good on you and also suit your size. A second opinion always comes in handy!

Shopping for maternity wear can become quite an adventure, since there are clothes to suit all tastes. The range is vast—extremely simplistic dresses, casual wear for women who stay at home, tailored suits for working professionals, and the ultimate in fashion! Just ask for whatever you want and you will get it!

The advent of the Internet has made shopping for maternity wear a pleasure, since everything can be located from the comfort of your own home. Information about quality, fashions, and prices are easily available. All that you have to do is decide the patterns and colors that you want and place an order.

To make it even easier for you, here are some well-known names to look out for—Japanese Weekend, Nicole M. Maternity, and It’s a Miracle. They represent the best fashion designers where maternity wear is concerned, since they have a good understanding of what a mother-to-be requires during the different stages of pregnancy as her shape keeps changing. And if you wish to make a fashion statement with your swimwear, just visit Mamma Pavlova!

Putting out a display of fashionable maternity wear is the online company called Maternity Clothing Fashions. The clothes are meant for all sizes—petite, medium and large. Even swimsuits, special lingerie for the pregnant woman and evening wear can be found here. In fact, the company takes it as a challenge to be able to come up with maternity clothes in the latest fashionable styles!

With so many companies coming out with stylish maternity wear, can brand names be left far behind? One of them is Gap Maternity. Their options include—embroidered cargo pants, modern flare pants, knotted tunics, knit skirts, roll panel pocket jeans, empire waist tops, twill cargo skirts and boat neck T-shirts. Not content with these, they also offer what is known as “active wear” for those pregnant women who go to work and travel a lot.



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I look too young to be pregnant and I am afraid of judgements?

Friday, August 28th, 2009
Alejandra asked:


I am 24 and I am pregnant with my first child, but I look like I am 16 or 17.
I am small framed, 5 feet tall, round face, my nose, mouth and eyes are small. I am really petite, I have to wear petite clothes size small or x-small.
Well, the other day I went to the store and a woman looked at my belly and then shaked her head in disaprovement. I know I shouldn’t care what people think, but I really feel uncomfortable.

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Cool Maternity Clothes - 5 Famous Online Maternity Clothes Stores

Friday, August 7th, 2009
Abhishek Agarwal asked:


opping mall with vast variety of quality and style. However you would have to search for the best in class as there is so much competition on the World Wide Web. But it is not difficult to locate stylish maternity stores on the internet.

1. Have you heard of BabyStyle? BabyStyle is an nline maternity shop which is famous for its free shipping if you ship large orders and especially for reasonable prices it offers. The best feature of BabyStyle is that you can continue to wear these cool maternity clothes even after your baby is born.

2. Motherhood is an another cool place to search for maternity clothes online. It is known for its wide range of maternity clothes and that too at very reasonable prices. Many people are pleasantly surprised to find such funky maternity wear on its website.

3. The other name that is famous in the online community is that of Mom’s Maternity where you can shop cool maternity clothes for yourself or for your friends. Mom’s Maternity offers cute intimate apparel along with stylish outfits. You would be endeavored by the large range of sizes to fit your size along with tall, plus-sized and petite.

4. Mimi Maternity and A Pea in the Pod are the other two popular online stores that are famoust for their cool maternity clothes. You can easily find out fashionable lines of maternity wear. Although the price offered by these two stores is a bit expensive as compared to others but when it comes to quality they are priceless.

5. If you would prefer to go for physical shops then you can check out various cool maternity clothes in many of nation’s customary retailers. Gap has a large range of maternity jeans which can be worn easily throughout your pregnancy. Similarly, Target and Old Navy also offers various types of cute maternity outfits for a reasonable price.

For frugal purchasers, there are various types of second-hand cool maternity clothes available online. You can hop online and search various websites that do auction of such clothes to get the best deal. You may find designer maternity items at comparatively lower prices here on the internet.

For women who are just on the start period of their pregnancy are advised to do all such shopping now as there would be very less time left when you would have to make so many preparations. Moreover, after the delivery it would be difficult to go for shopping as you would have to nurse your little baby.



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Im very petite and im pregnant, but i cant find maternity pants that fit me?

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
andi asked:


all the pants i have tryed are way to big.i wear a size 24 or 0 or 1.What should i do?

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When small framed women have children with large framed men do they need to have cesarean births?

Thursday, April 16th, 2009
dive-pi.com asked:


My wife is of Asian decent. She’s petite, weighs 41 kilograms and wears size 6 clothing. I’m of Anglo-Saxon decent, I’m 180cm tall and I have a large frame. I suspect our baby will be ‘my size’. Does that mean my wife will need to have a cesarean birth?

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