Self-Love When You’re Expecting Pregnancy is an incredible journey filled with anticipation, joy, and yes, physical changes, too. Your body is undergoing a massive project (creating a whole baby!) and it’s completely normal to experience a range of emotions about these changes. From stretch marks to swollen ankles, acne, and sweat, every new pregnancy brings […]
Stylish and Affordable Choices at Maternity Traders Being a mom-to-be is an exciting journey, and as your body goes through changes, so does your wardrobe. No need to worry, though, because building a stylish maternity capsule wardrobe on a budget is not only possible but also empowering. One fantastic way to achieve this is by […]
Pregnancy, no matter how beautiful, is rough on a woman’s body! During those nine long months you are sharing your body and bringing a human to life, it’s important to take care of yourself! There can be endless ways to pamper yourself during pregnancy, but here at Maternity Traders we are all about saving you […]
With baby number 2 on the way, I’ve been going through blogs and registry suggestions to see what the newborn must haves are. Some of the lists are endless. I remember feeling so overwhelmed as a first time mama with all these lists of things I “needed” for my baby to survive. With the first […]
Congratulations on your spring baby! What a wonderful time to be on maternity leave! I get the working mom guilt and I know it can set in early, so take advantage of this time!! Even on a budget, there are plenty of spring maternity leave activities. Go to the zoo: I love the zoo and […]
Shortly before Maternity Traders was born, my wife and I used to drive around for hours looking for garage sales to find used maternity clothes. She was pregnant and we couldn’t afford brand new maternity clothes so we thought we could save a ton of money by finding them at garage sales. Well…. Unfortunately it […]
5 Things to Do with Your Pregnant Wife My wife is a very active lady. There are a lot of times it’s hard for me to keep up with her! But when she got pregnant, it was up to me to keep the activities alive. We were trying to save money with the baby […]
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: I LOVE SLOW COOKER MEALS. Seriously. They can be so simple, don’t require a ton of work, and you end up with a hot and healthy meal all ready for your family at the end of the day. I loved putting together some recipes for ground beef slow cooker meals, and they’ve […]
Doing things on a budget is what we do here at Maternity Traders. It’s the whole reason Maternity Traders even exists! While I was trying to put together a maternity wardrobe on a minimal budget early in my pregnancy, I was also trying to put together a nursery. Here’s how I created Sam’s hodge podge, […]