Bodycon dresses are a sexy and confident choice that accentuates your curves and causes heads to turn. But what about bodycon dresses for pregnant mothers: Can you style them the same way?
How does a form-fitting design even fit over your growing baby bump? And is it really worth it to invest in a bodycon dress while you’re pregnant?
Read on for answers to all these questions and more in this complete buyer’s guide to maternity bodycon dresses. Plus, we’ll dish on the best bodycon choices to up your style (and comfort) game — before and after your pregnancy.
Rock Your Pregnancy With Bodycon Dresses
You’re the star of the show, but you also want your co-star to shine. You look absolutely stunning in the dress, no doubt about it, and your baby is right there sharing the spotlight.
Regardless of how far along you are, how subtle, or how large and in charge your belly might be, the baby is going to be front and center. Like, literally right there front and center, all day every day, bodycon dress or not. And that’s awesome!
Maternity bodycon dresses are for pregnant mothers who love this and want to own every moment of their pregnancy. Wearing a maternity bodycon dress is as much about showing off the bump as it is your other assets, but you will still feel smoking hot as you do. Can you say “Perfect Maternity Photoshoot” or what?
Sexy on You, Secure on the Baby
Maternity bodycon dresses show off your baby while at the same time looking and feeling undeniably sexy. But there’s another appeal that might not be the first thing that comes to mind. This feature compliments the look with a slick functionality that delivers exactly where you need it most: your baby bump.
The form-fitting silhouette of maternity bodycon dresses will provide just a bit of extra support to your baby bump. The soft and stretchy material will hug your belly and help you feel stable, secure, and supported no matter where you’re headed.
Take, for example, this flowy and floral Cosette Dress from the HATCH Collection. It has a fully smocked bodice that brings style for you and support for the baby.
It also has adorable tiered flutter sleeves, which don’t add extra support for your bump but have to be mentioned because they’re to die for. The Cosette Dress is perfect for garden parties, tea parties, and chilling-alone-while-reading-in-your-backyard parties.
Grow With You Designs
One thing you might want to look for when shopping for maternity bodycon dresses is the extent to which they will grow with you. Depending on how far along you are, you could have quite a bit of pregnancy growth ahead of you. Beautiful! That’s why you’d want a dress that looks stunning now and later.
One determining factor in whether a dress will allow room for growth is the material. Stretchy fabrics will allow more room for growth, of course, because they have give and will expand as needed. A fantastic example of how stretchy fabric can add a fantastic ability to a maternity bodycon dress is a sleek body tank number.
The Body Tank Dress is a unique blend of 80% bamboo and 20% spandex. Bamboo is one of the most eco-friendly fabrics on planet Earth. It’s softer than silk, has antibacterial properties, and has insulating properties that help keep you cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Another factor to consider is the design itself. This dazzling dress features a pretty tie at the waist that you can wear either in front or back. The tie-up waist not only looks gorgeous, but it allows you to adjust the waist of your dress as needed. As your belly grows, tie the tie, showing off your glow.
What’s the Advantage of Grow-With-You Dresses?
You get to wear them again and again, and they will be the perfect fit every single time. It would be silly to buy a dress you’re really only going to fit into for a brief window of time; you might as well choose one you can wear throughout the pregnancy. Perhaps afterwards, as well.
And, as an adorable bonus, you’ll be able to track your progress as your baby grows by taking pics of your bump at different stages… all in the same dress. Make sure to end the series with one final photo of you in the dress, holding your dear newborn baby.
Where Are the Top Places To Wear Bodycon Dresses?
Bodycon dresses are sexy, 100%. Yet, they’re also tasteful and surprisingly versatile, especially maternity versions of the style. There are several ways you can wear a bodycon dress and even more occasions where they are the perfect outfit of choice.
A few examples have been provided below, but you might also check out these bodycon outfit ideas for additional inspiration.
Maternity Dresses For Dinner Dates
Get your date nights in while you can! Go out with the girl gang every spare weekend. Once the baby comes… yada yada yada, you already know where your time is going.
A bodycon dress is a dashing look to wear on a night out. This is how to do it right:
Wear, for example, The Long Body Tank Dress. It features a low, banded neckline and elegant length. The carefully-planned Rayon and Spandex mix allows for a shape-hugging fit every time.
The Long Body Tank Dress is just the right combination of delicate and sexy to wear on a dinner date with boo or a night with the girls. You’ll look stunning, and everyone will shower you with compliments, and who can blame them?
Once you’re all dolled up, head to a restaurant that serves your deepest pregnancy cravings and have yourself a night. Go all out for the celebration of the present moment and the new life that you hold inside your tummy. Cheers to you and your mocktail, mama!
Maternity Dresses for the Holidays
You simply must have at least one bodycon dress in your maternity wardrobe if you’re going to be pregnant over the holidays. Fun fact: Most people will be pregnant over the holidays. It’s just those who conceive in January or February who might miss it.
Why for the holidays? Well, just think about how many opportunities you’ll have to wear your electrifying Ezra Bodycon Dress.
Holiday parties, family gatherings, that wedding that people always choose to have on the first of the year — the holidays will go by, and you won’t even have to wonder what you’re going to wear.
Maternity Dresses for the Workplace
Dare you wear a maternity bodycon dress to work? We say, go for it.
To style your dress to work, choose something like The Eliza Dress. The ribbed crew neck cut, demi length, and fitted sleeves make it a super versatile option.
You could wear it with some heels, but you don’t have to. Swollen pregnancy feet are a real thing, so we say wear whatever footwear works best for you. Some white leather sneakers will work just fine with this versatile dress.
Throw a blazer cardigan over it and BAM. It’s game over. You’re rocking the bodycon to work, and you should feel great about it.
Long-Sleeved Maternity Bodycon Dresses
Looking for an option with long sleeves? We’ve got you covered (literally).
A long sleeve dress somehow manages to add elegance and a casual element at the same time.
The Skylar Dress is a mock neck silhouette made from a soft ribbed jersey. It’s great for those days that are sunny but still cool out.
A classic midi length lends to versatility so that you’ll be able to wear it on a number of occasions. Wear it with some sandals or flats for an easygoing but put-together look that never misses. You can crush it in the office, be the hot pregnant lady picking up her kids from school, and be effortlessly stunning at a get-together with some friends.
For a long-sleeved maternity bodycon dress that you can wear throughout the winter and into the spring, look no further than The Karinna Sweater Dress. It’s a cute and cozy option made from a luxurious, 100% cotton knit.
Dress Up Your Pregnancy with Bodycon Dresses
There’s an argument that pregnancy might actually be the best time to wear a bodycon dress. It’s possibly the best outfit for showing off your baby bump; they’re easy to style, versatile to wear, and totally fun and sexy.
The only downside? Choosing which one to wear.
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