I don't think White is really the appropriate color

I would not wear any of these.

LOL @ Allie. Methinks maybe people should just try to get married first... =/

I think that people shouldn't pass judgment on others who do things out of order; sometimes things just don't go as planned.

Anyway, I am in love with this concept. It's about time that somebody steps up and designs wedding gowns for expectant mothers. Bravo to them! BTW, the criss-cross dress looks amazing.

Judging is natural... everything you do, you do it realizing that it will be judged. In any case, are you really going to argue that couples SHOULDN'T try to get married before having children?

Loving and committed is the environment a couple should strive for before having a child. Marriage doesn't make that.

And, as far as the white dress comment, I get the symbolism, but in today's world, it is increasingly rare that the bride and groom haven't done the deed, both with each other and previous partners - and, pregnant or not, a lie is a lie.

I understand that the ACTUAL marriage shouldn't matter as much as love and commitment, but socially it certainly appears to make a huge difference for some reason. Couldn't hurt, and why NOT marry if you're devoted to your partner?

i wish i knew about these like 7 months ago

I love the middle one, it looks gorgeous

Does anyone really care about how their relationship and how they are living their life look socially? Honestly, I would be more concerned with if I would be bringing a, bastard, gasp(!), child into a loving relationship or healthy environment than if I were married or not.

Why marry at all? There isn't a law that states one must get married to be considered 100% devoted and to have children.

I will not argue for people who are for or against marriage, to each their own really. However, if it so happens that they got pregnant before they walked down the aisle, I am not going to look down on them because they went out of order. And I will not praise somebody because they got married before having children.

I just don't understand how a story about wedding dresses, albeit maternity wedding dresses, turned into people talking about judging mothers who get pregnant before they get married.

I'm a mom. Not married. But I can take care of my son as well as I could if I was married.

Some of these comments slightly offended me.

But then again, my hormones are still all out of wack - I'm blaming it on the breastfeeding!

it is funny how the comments quickly turned from beautiful maternity wedding gowns to judging unwed parents. I am a proud mother of 2 and I am unmarried. let's all just get over it!

anyways..great idea! the one in the middle is really pretty and the price makes it perfect for an expecting couple cuz getting ready for baby is expensive!!

Well, be offended if you want... the statistics don't lie. *insert "Freakonomics" plug here.

I don't care about statistics...

I care about my son, that's my number one concern - not if I'm married or not.

Anyways - I forgot to say this earlier, but the dress in the middle is cute. I really like that one.

Duh. No one is saying unwed parents don't love their kids... of course they do. I'm just saying it's common sense that the ideal situation is to be married beforehand. You're all being a little sensitive I think, I'm not necessarily passing judgement, I'm just pointing out a social truth.

What evidence backs up this so-called social truth? What difference does 'married' really make?

I'm not sure anyone is being overly sensitive so much as mostly fed up with ignorant opinions from the peanut gallery.

You are right, that would be an ideal situation... But unfortunately I don't live in an ideal world.

And I am probably being sensitive about the subject - I'm still getting used to being a single mom, my son was just born this past October. Plus, like I said earlier, my hormones are still all out of wack, lol

I love Isabella Oliver! Great idea for them to come up with preggie wedding gowns. I really love the Audray one (the 3rd), it think it's gorgeous!

As far as the debate... I don't see a problem with having a child out of wedlock, sometimes things happen. But I do think that if two people are truly in love and committed to each other they should get married sooner or later.

I don't think there's any shame in having a child without being married first, though - why should there be? People fall in love, people have sex... Choosing to have a child is brave and commendable. And let's not forget that weddings can get pretty expensive, not everyone can just whip one up.

The last gown looks wonderful and all this judgmental comments towards single mothers is nonsense. Like just because somebody gets married the children are born in a good environment. Britney Spears anybody?

Being married will not make you a better parent or a better partner. Period.

I like the first dress.

It won't make you a better person either.

I like the third dress.

Angelina Jolie is an unmarried mother. Britney Spears was married when she had her kids.

Who is a better mother to her children?

Married vs. unmarried has nothing to do with parenting ability. What's important is love and responsibility, not a legal document saying that you are somebody's wife.

Oh, Shi already brought up Brit-brit. Sorry.

The middle one is the prettiest I think!

Who cares if your married or not, single, or a gay couple who are not allowed to get married The only thing that matters is raising the child in a loving, responsible environment.

Oh and just to clarify the eye roll is for the fact they are not allowed to get married, not because they want to get married.

Oops... gay couple who is not allowed

Melodrama central! It's just a fact that children who come from a household with married parents do better in society. So stop trying to kill the messenger, so to speak. I already cited a source, "Freakonomics," but I'm sure if you just googled the subject you'd find more. OBVIOUSLY raising a child in a loving environment is the most important thing, and OBVIOUSLY not all married couples are good parents... none of you are saying anything of value in this subject, you're just giving well established facts that I'm not even trying to dispute.

Wait a minute!

So you are telling me that my son is not going to do well in society because I'm not married????

Show me the fact. Give me the web address that says that fact plain and simple.

I'm out here busting my butt to make sure that my son is going to do well in ALL aspects of life, including society. And for someone to tell me that its a fact that he won't do well in society really pisses me off.

It's almost as if you're just throwing away what I'm writing and making up something completely different in your head.
No, your son is not doomed to be a deadbeat dad someday. On average, however, children from married parents tend to do better, as I said before. A lot of this is probably because unmarried parents, much of the time, equals teen parents- which is an entirely new world of problems on it own. Honestly, if you're incapable of discussing this without taking extreme offense to things I haven't even said, there's really no point to it all.

I just copied this from your comment earlier...

"It's just a fact that children who come from a household with married parents do better in society."

So how am I taking your words out of context?

'X does better than Y' does NOT equal 'X does good and Y doesn't'... Not to mention I was speaking in generalities.

judge, jury, expert

"He is not Judge Judy the executioner."

I am with stina829 on this one. Nobody it taking anything out of context or going to the extremes. I read it the same way as stina, because she is a single parent her child isn't going to succeed in life, and if she were married her child would succeed.

And with your last comment foxie, what is better than better? Nothing really; you will not do better than the child who grew up in a two-parent household simply because you grew up in single-parent household.

I am with everyone else on this, esp. stina829 because she said it best: "You are right, that would be an ideal situation... But unfortunately I don't live in an ideal world."

Debate aside, these dresses are absolutely beautiful. Pregnant women are so lovely anyway, and these dresses look like they would highlight it so well.

Hey, I love that quote from stina too, especially since it basically concedes to my entire point. It's ideal.

I love those! i wish i had that option myself, we had 1 1/2 years to plan the wedding and we couldn't wait to start our family!

My personal beliefs are that marriage should happen first but I'm not going to say that anyone who has a kid out of wedlock is a horrible person or their kid will turn out awful.

More power to you Linz. I Jackson!

Val, you always have the funniest comments.

FYI: I don't think this debate would've happened if you (foxie) had come out and made your last comment first before anything else instead of how you did structure your argument.

I really do wish I lived in an ideal world.

But unfortunately my son's father (who I have known for almost 10 years) decided to get a stick up his tail and left when I was 6 months pregnant. He hasn't even called to check on his son in over a month. This is not the life I wanted for my son. But I'll do everything I can to ensure that my sons wants and needs are met -just like I would have done if his father and I were still together.

What about the kids who's fathers may have passed away? What about the mothers who just decided to have a child on their own?

I know I'm probably going off on another tangent, but this debate really made me think of these situations. What about those children? Do those children have a lower chance of succeeding as well???

We need a "whatever" and a "get of your high horse smiley". Stats, schmats - whatever. A child in loving environment is all that matters. I read Freakonomics - it was good but I don't believe everything I read.....
oh, and I vote dress #1.

Oops, it should be get off your high horse

Stina, your efforts are admirable, but you yourself already admitted that to be married beforehand is ideal. It's a given that you're working doubly (if not more) hard to give your son a good life. However, you have to admit that his father's pathetic actions will have a negative effect on your son. That's not your fault, it's his father's. At least your son is lucky enough to have ONE parent who cares enough to pick up the slack, but many other single mothers simply don't or can't make up for the lack of a father.

Girl- maybe you SHOULD start believing some things you read. Oh, and you're also wrong about the dresses... dress number two is by far the prettiest.

I'm not going to admit that at all. You can think what you want and I will do the same. Honestly, and I hate to say this, right at this moment my son is better off because his father is not around due to unfortunate circumstances that I will not mention here.

My son has plenty of male role models in his life, and yes, they won't be his father, but at least he will have someone he can always turn to.

Ok, I'm seriously over this subject. I just realized that I don't need to prove to anyone that I, being a SINGLE mom, am a good mother and that my son has just has much chance as any other child to succeed in his life.

Once again foxie - it's all about opinions (dresses or marriage). Because you believe something something doesn't make it right or true and same for me. Freakonomics was entertaining but not to be held up as "The Truth".

All of the dresses are beautiful! Ideal or not, there is no reason to not celebrate two people coming together and also celebrate that soon they will be three!

I know plenty of people with both of their parents that did not turn out the best. Also, wonderful people raised by a single parent or their grandparents. What is important is the child is loved and cared for.

Glad to see such a great discussion and please be sure to keep it friendly!

thanks
team

GirlC is WRONG about the dresses because she has a different opinion than you? That is both insane and hilarious.

Girls, don't waste your time arguing with this person.

Whiplash, it was a joke.
You're all taking what SHOULD be a mature discussion and turning it into a catty spitfight. I'm citing social trends, you're all citing personal stories. I'm being fair, you're all taking things out of context. So since this is getting so sensationalistic, I'm outta here, spin doctors!