Maternity Dresses Organic

From LoveToKnow Organic

When you are looking for maternity dresses, organic may be a perfect fit. There are some shops that carry clothing for moms to-be who are concerned about the environment and prefer organic items, but they can be hard to find.

Finding Maternity Dresses, Organic Maternity Clothing, and Nursing Items

Consumer demand for organic items has created many new venues for environmentally friendly products. While it is a growing trend, unfortunately there is still not much in the way of organic maternity clothing.

Locally, small boutiques in urban areas are most likely to carry organic clothing. Ask at places like Whole Foods Market, where people are more likely to know of places to get these items.

If you sew, you can easily make your own organic maternity dresses from organic cotton and other organic fabrics. If you don’t sew, perhaps you know someone who does and can trade babysitting or another activity for an organic maternity wardrobe. There are many seamstresses who advertise locally in the fabric stores and small newspapers as well.

Jessica Scott Ltd.

Jessica Scott is the brain-child of husband and wife team, Jessica Franz-Christensen and Scott Christensen. Jessica was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2004 and began researching the impact of toxins on health. As she became more concerned with choosing only organic products, she also became aware of the lack of fashionable organic clothing items. She chose to design maternity dresses, casual clothing, and organic baby bedding because she felt that babies developing systems were most at risk from environmental toxins.

The company donates 2.5% of their net profits to the Children's Health Environmental Coalition. This agency works to create a safer world for children by educating parents and others about the importance of organics and non-toxic alternatives to conventional items.

The dresses that she designs are available at boutiques around the country or you can purchase from the website.

Round Belly

Round Belly has just about anything anyone could want, including maternity clothing. Covering everyone from men and women to infants and children, Round Belly has the largest selection of organic clothing anywhere.

Maternity dresses, organic or not, can be so poorly designed that it is apparent that no woman who has ever been pregnant designed them. All Round Belly designs are created for comfort, keeping the proportions of a pregnant body in mind. Clothing is designed to be soft, roomy, and most of all, comfortable.

The dresses are colorful and there are several styles to choose from that would work for everything that life throws at you. There is more than just organic cotton to give your wardrobe style and versatility.

Maternitique

Maternitique carries almost anything you could want for a mom to-be from beauty products to clothing. The organic maternity dresses are from different designers and manufacturers but all are organic and ethically made. Many of the items are manufactured by Jessica Scott Ltd.

Other Resources

Not every shop specializes in organic maternity dresses, but many may carry one or two. Try doing an Internet search for what you are looking for, as well as checking large retailers like Amazon. Here are some resources that may be useful:

Consignment and Thrift Shops

While you might not find the organic cotton dress that you are looking for at the local thrift shop, buying used is still a great choice for the environment as well as your budget.

By purchasing used clothing, there is no need to utilize valuable resources to manufacture new products. Many of the toxins may all ready be out of the garment by the time you get it and you can get an entire wardrobe for the price of a couple of new items.

Look for used maternity dresses at:

Thrift shops
Garage sales
Consignment shops
Classified ads
Craigslist
Belly Bundles

For other great ideas about maternity wear, visit LoveToKnow Pregnancy.

Pregnancy is an exciting time in your life, but it can be difficult to feel as beautiful as you look. Purchasing clothing that you feel good about will make the next few months less frustrating and keep you feeling like yourself.

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