One of the hardest times for a woman to be modest is when she’s pregnant.  Her shape is changing, and by about four months is obvious to just about everyone that there’s a little one that will soon be making his or her appearance.

To compound the problem if you’re pregnant in summer you have the heat and the weight to deal with!

Our culture has started to look kindly on motherhood, and even embrace it.  They have decided that women can still look beautiful when they have a “baby on board” and some designers even go so far as to fashion maternity clothes that feature the belly.

Pregnancy is a wonderful time in a woman’s life, and she shouldn’t be stigmatized  for being pregnant—she should be praised.  But I think that it’s often the case that in the attempt to highlight this precious time some designers go overboard—with items that display the belly, or focus on other areas of the woman’s body that are changing as well.

That’s why it is important that no matter where you shop you take some time to look around.

Kiki’s Fashions is a good example.  If you follow the link above and look at their home page, they feature both the photo above and a photo of an outfit that shows off a pregnant woman’s belly.  I don’t know of many women that would want to go around with their pregnant belly hanging out.  Though I know that it’s rare for a male to be sexually attracted to a female with child, this is still over the top to me.

However, there are many cute and trendy maternity styles in this site.  Some of the tops that they have are quite cute, but they may be paired with bottoms that would not work.

So, besides checking for price—which this store has decent prices (and an extra 20% using the coupon code “blogfriends”), you’ll want to consider how the items will look on you and pair things together that will be both fashionable and modest!