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Stitch Fix: Maternity

Posted on by maggiebettner

Uh, looks like I haven’t posted anything in 5 months. Whoops.

Between having a toddler and having a rougher pregnancy than the first with Baby #2, I just haven’t been able to get it together to write anything. But now, Sam has started a Mothers’ Day Out program, and I just got my first Stitch Fix maternity shipment, and the universe is aligning for me to write this post.

Verdict: Worth It. 

These are the maternity basics I’ve been longing for.

Loveappella Maternity Keils Lace Detail Maternity Top

This was the first thing I tried on in my order and I love it. It is so soft, I’m a sucker for stripes, and I love the lace detailing. Will keep.

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LA Made Maternity Halloway Cotton Maternity Knit Shirt

Not much to say about this navy shirt except that its comfortable, long enough to wear through the whole rest of my pregnancy, and navy is one of my go-to colors. Will keep.

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LA Made Maternity Catina Maternity Cap Sleeve Dress

This dress! This is one of the most comfortable dresses I’ve ever put on, and so versatile. And it’s a nursing dress! I will wear this dress forever. (If only it had pockets!)

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Mavi Kera Maternity Skinny Jean

First of all, I’m pretty sure Mavi was a brand I used to buy for super cheap from Marshall’s when I was in middle school – I’m assuming this is a different brand. As I was putting these on I almost said a big “Nope!” because I don’t have time to mess around with tight jeans when I’m pregnant. But holy cow they are stretchy, and they fit under the belly which I love. Will keep.

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Renee C Alondra Maternity Ruched Pencil Skirt

This is not something that I would have picked for myself, but it’s super stretchy, can be styled a ton of different ways, would be more money to return due to their keep everything discount, and David loves it when I wear skirts, so it stays.

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I hope this was helpful to any future mamas considering Stich Fix’s maternity service. Do it!

(Disclosure: not a paid post, as I am lazy and will never blog regularly enough to seek compensation. I just really love Stitch Fix and have been using them on and off for 4 years.)

Product Review: Oeuf Sparrow Crib

Posted on by maggiebettner

I never really got excited about “designing” a nursery for Sam. I absolutely had (and still have) an extensive Pinterest board that ran the gamut of things I like, but I could never really get excited about “airplanes! that is the thing!” or “woodland creatures! the entire room will be thematically centered around woodland creatures!”

My nesting was mostly confined to organizing my kitchen and committing things to my mind palace so I could direct people to where things were in my house while bedridden. Sam’s room was mostly a hodge podge of items we already had, but since we didn’t have a crib I turned to Craigslist. I knew I probably wanted something from Oeuf due to their good design and eco-friendly practices, and the first day I checked Craigslist there was a white Oeuf Sparrow crib that had never been used [because the parents ended up continuing to co-sleep with their then-four-year-old – another story] for sale with the organic mattress for half of retail, so we jumped on it.

This crib was great! It was sturdy and matched any decor and was definitely not a death trap! My friend Shannon emailed me about a recall notice, but I checked the crib and it didn’t look like the recall issue was affecting our crib, so I never contacted the company. Then we moved, and when the movers assembled it at the new house part of the side panel was falling down a little bit. We hammered it back into place a couple of different times, but it still didn’t seem like a complete safety hazard, so we still didn’t contact the company. [Also we assumed it had been assembled incorrectly and was therefore our/the movers’ fault]

Last week, I went to pick up Sam in the morning and the panel on one end of the crib was falling out at a 30 degree angle. Whoops. I called customer service, got an immediate answer from headquarters in Brooklyn, and told them I thought it fell under the safety recall. After I emailed them pictures they replied asking for my shipping address because they were sending a new crib. Just like that. We received it a couple of days ago, and finally got it assembled on Saturday after an hour long fight with my own stubbornness and refusal to carefully read instructions.

The brand is pricey, but their company policies are admirable and their customer service is unmatched.