I'd like to ask a little help from your readers if I could.
Yesterday, I tried to take my sister, who is 5 months pregnant, out to buy some new clothes to fit her burgeoning waistline. She's passed the point of fitting into the "extra large hoodie" trick, so we went in search of some actual maternity clothes. The choices are abysmal! We live in North Buffalo so we tried to hit the standard Target and Kohl's on Delaware Avenue to check out their selection, and sadly, their maternity sections are about 5 racks each. We tried the Old Navy on Niagara Falls Blvd, where an employee informed us only the Galleria and McKinley (I think she said McKinley) mall carry their maternity line. The maternity store that was located inside the Boulevard Mall is even closed. Neither my sister nor my mother could think of a freestanding maternity store in the area except for Destination Motherhood out by the Galleria. Plenty of places to dress the baby, barely anything for the mama!
Does anyone
know of any maternity stores in the actual city that we're just missing,
or is this one more item we should add to the list of what the city
needs?
Thanks,
Nicole
Congratulations -- what a joyful problem to have!
Thrift stores thrift stores thrift stores! Call around first instead of wasting the gas. The good secondhand stores (one in Elmwood Village and one in Williamsville) should have a nice selection of high quality maternity clothes.
Don't forget a huge variety of nice coats at Salvation Army, Goodwill and AmVets. Look for a cut that will accommodate a pregnant belly without lifting up in the front as you and the baby grow. They also have some maternity clothes (usually good brands) but that requires patience and searching for.
Grab your basics brand new -- just one or two boring dark colored maternity slax or jeans at the department stores. You'll get tired of them but it's only for a short time. And closer to the "blessed event" -- treat yourself to nice new nursing bras and tops designed to nurse in easily.
Last but not least, go shopping on the Internet for good new basics. Better to pay a little more for the things you really need to buy new -- get fewer but better quality items. By shopping on the Internet, you'll also learn the better quality brandnames for when you do your secondhand and thrift store shopping.
Good luck and congratulations!