What I wore Wednesday: Blooming in breton

I think I've had about a week of this pregnancy where I could honestly say I felt I was blooming. Unless you could the 29 other weeks where I've felt 'blooming' awful that is?

After my first, tentative foray into WIWW I've fallen foul of the trap of Wednesdays either being a work from home day - and so leggings and a camp t-shirt, or having no way of taking pictures of myself. So I'm cheating a bit... shh don't tell!

I think I've found my feet (although as you can see from the picture below they're close to being lost under the bump) a bit with maternity clothes - despite being very definitely pregnant now, my over the bump jeans from Next and some tops from Mothercare are seeing me through my casual days, and the same tops with cropped trousers (either black or pink) through work days.

Here I'm wearing an adored breton stripe t-shirt that layers up with an integral vest for breast feeding (future planning there), a wildly elderly pink cardigan from Bravissimo, and said jeans.

However, most excitingly I'm wearing the best ever pink ballet flats with what look like Smarties! on the toes. These were from the Clarks outlet in Swindon, they were my post ceremony wedding shoes and I love them. All of this was paired with a Cath Kidston handbag that my lovely brother got me for Christmas and some Dotted Poppy earrings.

What I wore Wednesday: attempt the first

I thought with the impending nuptials, house renovation and, of course, the bump I'd start to include a smattering of what I can only categorise as 'Lifestyle' posts. A good (and relatively easy) way into those being the blog hop/ linky post that provides you with a themed post.

It being a Wednesday, Transatlantic Blonde's What I wore Wednesday seemed a good and logical place to start. I always read Mostly Yummy Mummy's Wednesday post - mainly to lust after her shoes (I'm still obsessing over turquoise Saltwaters nearly a year after her post on the sunshine yellow ones). So I looked at what I was wearing, and the realisty of participating sank out of sight - much like my feet have done of late.

I'm 23 weeks pregnant. A significant weight loss in my first trimester has meant that despite a bump I'm not long out of my pre pregnancy clothes. But can I find anything I genuinely like as a day to day alternative? Can I hell! Today I'm sporting a pair of navy joggers (that annoyingly I managed to get paint on when carefully crawling along the skirting) a white modesty top and an oversized stripy sweater from Joules. Prior to pregnancy my tops and dresses as a rule were Pepperberry's finest and skirts and bottoms could come from wherever. Now, the focus has turned upside down - pretty much all maternity tops fit me and the rack of doom (shamelessly borrowed from Lilli) but can I find bottoms? Not a chance.

I have done some maternity shopping - a Boden sale threw up some leggings, a pretty mint Henley tunic top and a purple stripy top, a pair of maternity jeans and work trousers came from Next. But that's it. No really. Everything else is either being eeked out, stretched slightly or ignored.

So this is my call to arms really - if you're pregnant (or have been) and have an idea where one might buy some reasonably priced basics - coloured jeans, breton tops with a wide neck, comfy chinos - please let me know otherwise I'm going to scare off the baby by giving birth in a Guiding hoodie and pj bottoms. No, really.