Did You "Dress Up" to Give Birth?

on March 21, 2009 at 9:47 AM

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I've heard of women packing something comfy to wear after they've given birth, but I never knew that some moms-to-be might want a special little something to wear while they're giving birth.

Momlogic is giving one lucky winner a Dar-a-luz ("to give birth" in Spanish) birthing dress (shown here). They say "the fluorescent lighting of a hospital isn't the most flattering, so why not wear something to make you feel cute while performing the most important duty of your life?"

Forgetting about the $98 price tag for a minute, I'm not so sure anything could have made me feel or look "cute" while I was having my baby. Bad fluorescent lighting and what I was wearing were the last things on my mind.

How about you? Did you want to "feel cute" while you were in labor and delivery? Did you wear a special outfit? If you're having more kids, would you get one for next time?

About the author Suzanne Murray

is the Parenting & Political editor at The Stir/Moms Matter 2012.

SAHMomOf3

on Mar 21, 2009 at 10:23 AM

Nope. The fact of the matter is, I hated being pregnant. The quicker you could get that baby out of me, the better. I could care less what I looked like, just as long as I wasn't going to be pregnant anymore. Now, I bought cute outfits to wear home from the hospital (I always had babies on weekends so when I got released we always went to my grandparents' house for dinner), but while I was in the hospital? Who cares.

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epoh

on Mar 21, 2009 at 10:39 AM

Wow. That is absolutely ridiculous. No. I wore what I was wearing when I went into labour. All my clothes ended up being taken off anyways, not to mention the *fun* of bodily fluids, so I definitely wouldn't go buy a special dress to wear during labour. Thta's just ludicrous.

3rdtymsthecharm

on Mar 21, 2009 at 10:48 AM

stupid but i did get a pedicure so i'de have something nice to look at durring pushing

TuMaiidiiTa.

on Mar 21, 2009 at 10:52 AM

This is ridiculous! LMAOOO

beachmamaof2

on Mar 21, 2009 at 10:56 AM

I went to the hospital in my PJ's LMAO...sweats and a comfy shirt - they're lucky I wore a bra! As the pp said I just had to take it all off and put a gown on anyway!

BaisMom

on Mar 21, 2009 at 10:59 AM

Completely stupid, especially for almost $100 dollars.

TessaBianca

on Mar 21, 2009 at 11:02 AM

If I had known that many people would be standing around taking pictures to share with everyone in the world for all eternity, I would not have chosen the haircolor I did. Every time I see it, I think I look like a swollen snow-white.

ThaMCE

on Mar 21, 2009 at 11:06 AM

I did look nice when I gave birth to DD2, makeup and all...I looked like crap afterward, so it doesn't make a difference. I also brought my makeup, but the almost $100 dress? Out of the question. I could use that $100 on nursing supplies or cloth diapers!

mmmommy0207

on Mar 21, 2009 at 11:15 AM

The hospital gown looks pretty "standard" when you're getting pics taken of you in labor, so who really cares? I think it's important to have someone who will brush your hair, though. Your hair can just get all over the place for some reason. I put my neice's hair up in loose, low pigtails while she was in labor, and she managed to look great! (then again, she's a cute girl!)

I can't believe there are women out there that might actually pay that much money for a dress that's gonna end up covered in amniotic fluid and placenta! Giving birth is a beautiful miracle because you're bringing a new person into this world, but let's be honest ladies, IT'S GROSS!!!

EternalChild86

on Mar 21, 2009 at 11:22 AM

While I did spend the majority of my hospital stay in the pretty nursing gown my mother gave me, I wore the standard hospital gown during the birth itself.