Lounge Wrap | |
 | $68.00 FINAL SALE! Sale items gladly exchanged for store credit only. Features include:
Made in USA Recommended care: Machine wash warm gentle cycle. Line dry for longevity. |
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Lounge Wrap
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Review & Giveaway from In The Know Mom:
Anytime Bralet for maternity and nursing {Bella Materna} Giveaway
When it comes to maternity and nursing apparel, there is no greater need than quality bras. More important than ever, a supportive, comfortable bra will be a best friend to you, one that is always there to pick you up when you are feeling down (ha). For a wire-free bra that doesn’t slouch on support, look to Bella Materna’s simple and sophisticated Anytime Bralet.
The Anytime T-Shirt Bralet is a stunning essential for every pregnant or nursing woman. This wireless must-have is an absolute dream to wear, beyond comfortable yet gives ample support during this transitional time. The achy, rapidly growing breasts that come along with pregnancy require new bras, bigger and softer bras with adequate support. And when nursing time arrives, you won’t want anything but the silkiest of fabrics and designs next to your sensitive areas. However you won’t want to lose out on functionality. These requirements can be met by the luxurious lines at Bella Materna.
Sold in bare and black, the Anytime Bralet is an essential item for nursing moms who don’t want to skimp on comfort. The seamless design wears well under clothing and comfortably through the night. I find myself reaching for this bra at bedtime, unlike me to do this, because it feels so darn nice. The Oeko-Tex fabric is so so soft, like a second skin. Thin, removable pads provide contour and nipple coverage without bulking you unnecessarily. Let’s face it, you could do without the thick pads and stuffing at the moment!
Keeping with the ease of comfort theme, the Anytime Bralet uncomplicates the nursing bra. There are no hooks, latches or hidden switches to transform this maternity bra into a nursing bra. The nature of the fabric and clever design allows you to simply pull the bralet aside to nurse. This is possible because there are no molded cups or underwire to inhibit the transformation. Sometimes simplicity is the ultimate sophistication (Da Vinci). If this sounds like your motto, then the Anytime Bralet is for you!
As you know, your size fluctuates during this time, sometimes quite a bit. Here is where the sizing of the Anytime Bralet really shines. The size goes mostly by your underbust circumference. This means your cup size can grow (and shrink) a couple sizes and the bralet will still fit like a dream. How great is that? Speaking of sizes, the bralet is also available in full cup, for those of you in cup sizes G-J. No woman left behind.
The Anytime Bralet is the flagship of the Anytime Collection by Bella Materna. Also in this collection is the Anytime Tank and Anytime Gown. If they fit anything like the bralet (and I’m betting they do) they will be staples of your wardrobe, ones you will not want to leave behind once nursing has come to an end.
Purchase the sophisticated Anytime Bralet at Bella Materna for $48, apparently that is the price for bra bliss… seems rather reasonable to me!
Friday, November 30, 2012
My good friend and customer today told me she can use the Anytime styles to Pump Hands free: after putting pump in place, she pulls the Anytime cup back over the back end of breast pump and that holds it in place! Nice!!
If anyone has other good experience/suggestions with using Bella Materna Maternity Lingerie and Nursing Bras to pump hands free - or any other added bonus, please feel free to comment and share with the Bella Materna community of mothers!
AND BY THE WAY - I am SO grateful to our wonderful customers - each and every one of you are such a gift! We live to serve you moms and what a pleasure it is!
-Anne
If anyone has other good experience/suggestions with using Bella Materna Maternity Lingerie and Nursing Bras to pump hands free - or any other added bonus, please feel free to comment and share with the Bella Materna community of mothers!
AND BY THE WAY - I am SO grateful to our wonderful customers - each and every one of you are such a gift! We live to serve you moms and what a pleasure it is!
-Anne
Friday, November 23, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! Hope you are having a wonderful time.
Today we put our Original Collection on sale - the beautiful Italian Microfiber items we launched many seasons ago. These quality goods are so great that they last through many babies! Take advantage of our year end clearance! All materials are certified Toxin Free for you and Baby. Perfect items made with you in mind!
The lounge wear is designed with your whole motherhood transformation in mind. From our experience, we know that budgets are tight with a new addition to your family (not like we get a raise when we have a baby!). However, so many moms we speak with, after buying the low price / low quality items - they commit to not suffering with those again. In the long run, you spend less when you get right quality, and these items on sales are the best deal of the year!
Feel free to call us with any questions!
Today we put our Original Collection on sale - the beautiful Italian Microfiber items we launched many seasons ago. These quality goods are so great that they last through many babies! Take advantage of our year end clearance! All materials are certified Toxin Free for you and Baby. Perfect items made with you in mind!
The lounge wear is designed with your whole motherhood transformation in mind. From our experience, we know that budgets are tight with a new addition to your family (not like we get a raise when we have a baby!). However, so many moms we speak with, after buying the low price / low quality items - they commit to not suffering with those again. In the long run, you spend less when you get right quality, and these items on sales are the best deal of the year!
Feel free to call us with any questions!
Lounge Wrap
Lounge Wrap | |
| $68.00 FINAL SALE! Sale items gladly exchanged for store credit only. Features include:
Made in USA Recommended care: Machine wash warm gentle cycle. Line dry for longevity. |
Friday, July 13, 2012
Baby Love Knowledge
Set of little reminders of what really makes people come alive...
'What does love mean?'
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The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined:
'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore... So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.' Rebecca- age 8
'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.' Terri - age 4
'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him , to make sure the taste is OK.' Danny - age 7
'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing , you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that.
They look gross when they kiss' Emily - age 8
'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents
and listen.' Bobby - age 7
A group of professional people posed this
question to a group of 4 to 8 year-old kids:
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'What does love mean?'
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The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined:
'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore... So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.' Rebecca- age 8
'When someone loves you , the way they say
your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.' Billy - age 4
'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.' Billy - age 4
'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
Karl - age 5
'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
Chrissy - age 6 'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.' Terri - age 4
'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him , to make sure the taste is OK.' Danny - age 7
'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing , you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that.
They look gross when they kiss' Emily - age 8
'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents
and listen.' Bobby - age 7
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It brightened my day I hope it does yours too!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Toxin Free Maternity Clothing --- what is Oeko-Tex?
Here at Bella Materna we are committed to the health of our customers and the environment in the creation of Maternity Clothing.
Our high quality materials cost a little more because of the steps taken to ensure this
level of saftety on all of our fabrics.
Oeko-Tex Standard 100 was introduced in 1992 to offer consumers the greatest possible assurance in
terms of health. For each certification process, tests are carried out on the following key issues
at one of the 14 authorized Oeko-Tex facilities.
- Substances which are prohibited by law, such as carcinogenic dye.
- Substances which are regulated by law, such as formaldehyde, softeners, heavy metals or pentachlorophenol.
- Harmful substances such as pesticides, allergy-inducing dye or tin compounds.
- Precautionary parameters such as colourfastness and skin-friendly PH value.
For additional information please go to their website: www.oeko-tex.com, thank you for treating yourself and your planet well.
Our high quality materials cost a little more because of the steps taken to ensure this
level of saftety on all of our fabrics.
Oeko-Tex Standard 100 was introduced in 1992 to offer consumers the greatest possible assurance in
terms of health. For each certification process, tests are carried out on the following key issues
at one of the 14 authorized Oeko-Tex facilities.
- Substances which are prohibited by law, such as carcinogenic dye.
- Substances which are regulated by law, such as formaldehyde, softeners, heavy metals or pentachlorophenol.
- Harmful substances such as pesticides, allergy-inducing dye or tin compounds.
- Precautionary parameters such as colourfastness and skin-friendly PH value.
For additional information please go to their website: www.oeko-tex.com, thank you for treating yourself and your planet well.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Bras 2 Moms
So glad we found this fantastic resource
Bras 2 Moms: http://bras2moms.wordpress.com/
As you know anyone who manufactures products, inevitably has some number of items that are not suited for sale, something happened to the poor little item along the way and the company does not want to sell it.
Well, we make our bras espcially good, so they last extra long (one of our early start-up commitments was to make quality products -- not something that would be short life span / landfill bound).
Therefore, if an item cannot be sold -- snag here --- stain there --- bra strap issue here - or unforseen thing there....we obviously don't sell it. It just kills me to think of it going in the landfill unused or short of its life potential even though it is not perfect! (One quick story; cousin Mindy - who, of course had a bra from our early years said just the other day- "you make these bras too good -- they last so long I can still wear this one and it is great!")
ANYHOW - back to Bras 2 Moms. So inevitably we have some items that cannot be sold. We box them up and send them off to Bras 2 Moms. There they clean them, repair them and give them to moms in need!
Today I recieved an email from Emily of Bras to Moms - here is a snippit:
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Thanks - Anne of Bella Materna
Bras 2 Moms: http://bras2moms.wordpress.com/
Bras2Moms exists so that no mom becomes discouraged with or stops breastfeeding because she cannot afford a nursing bra.
As you know anyone who manufactures products, inevitably has some number of items that are not suited for sale, something happened to the poor little item along the way and the company does not want to sell it.
Well, we make our bras espcially good, so they last extra long (one of our early start-up commitments was to make quality products -- not something that would be short life span / landfill bound).
Therefore, if an item cannot be sold -- snag here --- stain there --- bra strap issue here - or unforseen thing there....we obviously don't sell it. It just kills me to think of it going in the landfill unused or short of its life potential even though it is not perfect! (One quick story; cousin Mindy - who, of course had a bra from our early years said just the other day- "you make these bras too good -- they last so long I can still wear this one and it is great!")
ANYHOW - back to Bras 2 Moms. So inevitably we have some items that cannot be sold. We box them up and send them off to Bras 2 Moms. There they clean them, repair them and give them to moms in need!
Today I recieved an email from Emily of Bras to Moms - here is a snippit:
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Dear Anne!
Thank you so much, I picked up the bras that you mailed. They are wonderful! You really do make some of the most beautiful bras out there, and I would know, I see a lot of bras! A lot of these bras have padded cups which is the only request I ever get, moms like padded cups, so they will be extra appreciated.
One of the moms who came to tonight's fitting left saying "I can't wait to go home and breastfeed!". She was so excited to have nursing bras, she had been having to undress each time she nursed her baby and was so grateful for her new nursing bras!
Thank you for all of your support!
Emily
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With all this in mind; we have been discussing the possibilty of starting a donation program at Bella Materna. The idea is: our customers who have loved their bras, but they are done nursing, done having kiddos....can donate their loved Bella Materna bras and in exchange get $ off toward a new regular Bella Materna bra (without the nursing clips). We will need to find larger partner organizations and the best place to fill the need (Breastfeeding is still a foreign idea to millions of people!!!). If you know of any organizations please let me know -- or if you think this is a good idea please give us your input!
Thanks - Anne of Bella Materna
Friday, June 1, 2012
All Weather Blanket
All Weather Blanket | |
 | $58.00 The only thing softer than your baby’s skin is the velvety microfiber of the Woobee Plush made here in Seattle. Signature ribbon ties make it easy to attach the weatherproof Woobee to all of your baby gear, but this blanket is meant for so much more – like having a picnic, laying in the park and bundling up on a cold day. This blanket is velvety tangerine plush on one side and water resistant grey backing on the other. Coordinating striped grosgrain ribbon ties.
machine wash cold, line dry (machine dry was fine for mine - durable as a Filson!) |
All Weather Blanket
All Weather Blanket | |
| $58.00 The only thing softer than your baby’s skin is the velvety microfiber of the Woobee Plush made here in Seattle. Signature ribbon ties make it easy to attach the weatherproof Woobee to all of your baby gear, but this blanket is meant for so much more – like having a picnic, laying in the park and bundling up on a cold day. This blanket is velvety tangerine plush on one side and water resistant grey backing on the other. Coordinating striped grosgrain ribbon ties.
machine wash cold, line dry (machine dry was fine for mine - durable as a Filson!) |
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
RANTS FROM MOMMYLAND: What's Wrong with Mother's Day in Table Form
How is it that I have been working the mommy angle for more than 10 years now (started this business before kids....business 11 years old, oldest child 8 years old, 2nd child 4 years old) ? ANYhow - today I found this blog that is like the TV channel for life at the moment.
It helps that for whatever reason I can hear her - like i am sitting in the Paramount theater at a comedy show* *(sigh happy feeling) this graphic is funny but read the blog - well I will be reading some more: chuckle chuckle.
RANTS FROM MOMMYLAND: What's Wrong with Mother's Day in Table Form: Here is something else I don't want. I posted the graphic below last week when I introduced the Mother Pucker project , then people star...
It helps that for whatever reason I can hear her - like i am sitting in the Paramount theater at a comedy show* *(sigh happy feeling) this graphic is funny but read the blog - well I will be reading some more: chuckle chuckle.
RANTS FROM MOMMYLAND: What's Wrong with Mother's Day in Table Form: Here is something else I don't want. I posted the graphic below last week when I introduced the Mother Pucker project , then people star...
Bras are like jeans...fit is different depending on your shape and the brand.
Plush Wide bands are on our Smooth Cup Wire free, Mesh Plunge and all Full Cup Wire free styles.
Spread the word that we like to make the Maternity Bra Shopping experience a happy one!
Have you had THOSE jeans? the ones that could make your dierier look better than usual? I finally did and was like WOW no wonder they are worth the money!
Good bras are like that - right!? We aim for comfort -- great support and fab shape with every single maternity or nursing bra...(now i feel like some kind of superwoman - with those magical cuffs. I find your size...lift and separate!)
Today had a lovely new pregnant customer in the boutique who is 18 weeks along. She walked out looking marvelous in our Smooth Cup Wire Free Nursing bra 34H! Just right for half way through pregnancy --- with room to grow but great fit now, and again when breastfeeding. Our plush wide elastic evenly distributes the weight on the band, shifting for high rising pregnant bellies.
Plush Wide bands are on our Smooth Cup Wire free, Mesh Plunge and all Full Cup Wire free styles.
Spread the word that we like to make the Maternity Bra Shopping experience a happy one!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Had a wonderful customer today looking for a maternity bra, she is 13 weeks and already growing out of her bras. She loved the new Anytime Padded Bralet. Still has enough room to grow with her through pregnancy. We are proud to offer good quality compared to many other options in nursing bras out there. Jessica said some of the other less expensive bras have already fallen apart, it is worth it for a little better quality so it will last as needed!
Thanks Jessica! Great start to our day!
Anne
Thanks Jessica! Great start to our day!
Anne
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