Pregnancy
Hiding a Pregnancy Until You’re Ready to Tell
Get ready for three months of subterfuge and puking.
Life & Style
Building a Breastfeeding Wardrobe
When you want sun, style and…easy access to le boobs.
Pregnancy
Safe Way to Treat Pregnancy Pimples?
Don’t fear all the zit creams, expecting mamas. We tell you what you need to know.
Life & Style
Where to Shop for Long-Waisted Tops
Whether you’re trying to hide a baby bulge, an ill-advised tattoo or just a really long torso, the hunt for the perfect t-shirt goes on.
Pregnancy
How To Build a Maternity Wardrobe
5 easy-to-remember tips on building your maternity wardrobe without breaking the bank!
Pregnancy
The Etiquette of Maternity Hand-Me-Downs
I lent all my maternity clothes to a friend, and now…well, you see where this is going.
Pregnancy
Is It Safe To Color My Hair While Pregnant?
Roots vs. Embryo: Can you take care of both?
Baby
How to Buy Nursing Bras Before You Give Birth
Do you use crystal boob-size ball, or something?
Life & Style
Fall Fashion Plans! (I’m all giddy just thinking about it!)
Guest author Heather B presents the Smackdown’s Fall Shopping Guide: the must-haves, the must-avoids, plus how to be trendy AND thrifty.
Pregnancy
Maternity Clothes for the Tall, Tailored Girl
Leah of agirlandaboy fame joins the Smackdown Virtual Village and steps in. Boy-oh-boy did she find a cool blazer.
Life & Style
Casual Mary-Janes & the Sock Dilemma
Look, this is IMPORTANT stuff here. You don’t want to wear the wrong kind of socks and look like a DORK, or something, do you?
Life & Style
What to Wear: Formal Business Attire & the White House
Amy helps out a reader headed to the WHITE HOUSE to accept an award.
Pregnancy
MacGuyver Maternity: Five Steps to Extending Your Non-Maternity Wardrobe Throughout Your Pregnancy
Wait, what’s that peestick say? You’re pregnant? Well, congratulations! And welcome to first trimester hell. Dun dun dun. You don’t need maternity clothing yet. You don’t want to tell everybody — or maybe even anybody — yet. And yet… Your waistband is cinching and your…
Pregnancy
The No-Bump Pregnancy Blues
An expectant mom was excited about her baby bump, but she’s five months pregnant and not showing at all — and she’s a little disappointed.
Pregnancy
When Should I Buy Nursing and Maternity Bras?
Congratulations, you’re pregnant! And now your bras don’t fit anymore. Here’s what you need to do.
Pregnancy
Shopping Mission Impossible: Maternity Dresses for the Big-Busted
Shopping for maternity dresses can be extra hard when you have a big bust. But there are pretty and stylish maternity wear options out there. We promise.
Pregnancy
The Everything Maternity Wear List
Eight maternity wardrobe staples to carry you through your pregnancy in style.
Life & Style
Because I Am Ready For My Close-Up, Mr. DeMille
Don’t forget, we’re spreading out the questiony goodness this week, so each question will be its very! own! entry! Yesterday’s question can be found here, while tomorrow’s question only exists IN THE FUTURE, like, whoa, man. WHOA. Dear Amalah, First of all, the baby of…
Pregnancy
Because…Leggings? Seriously?
Dearest Amalah, Oh True Knower of Fashion Trends, This morning on The Today Show they had an awful segment on the return of LEGGINGS as a fashion hit. (Look, I’ll even provide a link with pictures!) I was especially horrified at the thought of leggings…
Pregnancy
Because Baby Snot Isn’t Good for Your Decolletage
Hello! I am not qualified to give advice of any kind, at all. Yet I do it anyway. So there.