The thrift store gods have been looking down on me favorably. I found a set of Reader’s Digest Health Encyclopedias for the picking at Cat’s Meow in Essexville, Michigan.
Dollar Bag of Books Central
One book focused on pregnancy. All women deserve a Lamaze partner like this. Confession: My first attempt at spelling Lamaze was llamas. Naaaay Baaaaah
At some point after this series was published (1992), women revolted against the matronly “fashion” options they were given by maternity designers.
Pregnant and stylish are not mutually exclusive.
Poor gal seems to be saying this dorky frock was the best she could find.
This seatbelt safety model is in the same boat. She is driving around shopping looking for some sexy maternity clothes that do not look like hospital gowns. No luck!
P.U.
These maternity clothes are the pits!
Luckily, things have changed. We don’t have to feel like sexless birthing appliances any longer. Free to be you and me.
“I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.”
She looks so cute. This was before the pink explosion that permeated little girl culture. My little sister wore Oshkosh, too. There were more flowery choices in later years to be more accommodating to all tastes.
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My personal favorites are the dark materials with flower print. My sister had black corduroy overalls with little posies on them.
Probably a popular google search…They did not have google then, so they had to rely on things like books from the Reader’s Digest library.
Don’t be afraid to ask your doctor anything you want to.
This picture was part of a checklist of things you may want to bring to the hospital when you go into labor. Um, those headphones are not going to work if you can’t plug them in.
Where did she shop at? She looks jazzy compared to the other women and also, her kid matches. Probably at Younkers.
We had one of these for a minute. It is an alternative to a glass thermometer. They must have been trendy. They sort of died out. Maybe they were easy to lose. Maybe they were inaccurate. I am leaning toward easy to lose because I am sure we lost ours.
I dig how he has tucked his sweatpants into his socks.
I love sweatsuits.
These yuppies don’t look happy.
All you need is love.
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