August 2nd, 2010 | Beauty and Exercise, Events, Health, Maternity Wear, Preferred Vendors | No Comments |
Set your calendars mamas-to-be! On August 17th, the La Jolla maternity store, Modish Maternity, will be co-hosting a mixer at their store on August 17, 2010. Bliss Nine’s preferred vendor – personal trainer for mommies pre/post partum – Connie Marshall will be there to demonstrate prenatal exercises. There will be food and shopping! (cost: $10 per person) See below regarding the details of the event and RSVP soon!
Please join Connie Marshall, Certified Pre/Post Exercise Specialist and Owner of LifeFitness4Me and Tammy Layson, Owner of Modish
Maternity, San Diego’s BEST designer maternity store for their Mama-2-Be Mixer event!
When: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 from 5:00PM-6:30PM
Where: Modish Maternity
1000 Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 551-1800
Admission: $10.00 per person
RSVP: Email connie@LifeFitness4Me.com for RSVP Link (RSVP Deadline: Saturday, August 14, 2010) – SPACE IS LIMITED
Guests can…
• Shop the racks of Modish Maternity for some of the hot designer maternity clothes;
• Sample delicious foods prepared by Julie Barber, Personal Chef and Owner of Bellyful Meals;
• Learn some great prenatal exercises demonstrated by Connie Marshall, Certified Pre/Post Natal Exercise Specialist and Owner of
LifeFitness4Me;
• Mingle and make friends with other mamas-2-be;
• And more…
http://www.LifeFitness4Me.com ~ http://www.modishmaternity.com ~ http://www.bellyfulmeals.com
February 11th, 2010 | Maternity Wear | 1 Comment |
We were so sad to hear that our favorite maternity store, Dress for the Nines, was closing. Though they closed on February 5th, they still have their website up to be a resource for events and a blog will continue to run. Style Child, which is right across the street from the old location of Dress for the Nines, will have remaining maternity merchandise at their store.
Co-owner, Allison Andrews gave us a message for their customers, “I loved creating more than a retail store, but a community for mothers. It was a very special experience for me that I will ever hold dear in my heart. So many of the customers became my friends and I enjoyed being a part of the pregnancy. I learned a lot from my customers and appreciate the wisdom, advice, and encouragement they gave. I will miss being in the store and seeing all my moms. BUT thank god for the internet and staying connected by email, our website and our facebook. I know my partner and myself look forward to in the future being able to bring back the store. Until then take care and we wish you and your family, health, happiness and fun.”
We cannot emphasize enough the importance of supporting your local stores. Some of our favorite children’s stores in San Diego include Magical Child, Thinker Things, Style Child, Babies-In-Bloom, Geppetto’s, and The Happy Heinys Store. They all carry fun and unique toys, have helpful and friendly staff, and have a collection of eco-friendly toys and products.
July 28th, 2009 | Events, Feeding, Maternity Wear | No Comments |
Photo courtesy of Hot Mama Gowns
In our second class in a series of three classes, Bliss Nine is pleased to be partnering with Babies-in-Bloom boutique owner and certified child birth educator and lactation consultant Rochelle Mclean to talk about the basics of breastfeeding and answering questions you may have in preparing for it. Rochelle was my birthing class instructor and she was so informative and helpful! Come meet us both! And if you’re in the North County area, check out Rochelle’s super cute boutique in Vista/Oceanside.
This class will be held at the eco-chic maternity clothing store Dress for the Nines at 1220 Cleveland Avenue, San Diego, at noon, this coming Saturday, August 1, 2009.
July 22nd, 2009 | Eco-friendly, Gifts, Giveaways, Maternity Wear, products | 18 Comments |
Bliss Nine is so excited to do a giveaway of the Hot Mama Gown! On April 7th, I blogged about the Hot Mama Gown, the awesomely organic alternative to the generic hospital gown. Since then, I’ve become an ardent supporter and fan of Deidrea, the creator of this gorgeous gown. We first met on Twitter and then face to face at the Baby Celebration in Los Angeles, where I saw Deidrea’s attention to detail from her gorgeous box to her matching stamps with her logo on them!
I truly wish (and I’ve heard so many mamas who have since discovered HMG say the same thing) that I had the Hot Mama Gown during my labor and delivery. While learning and starting breastfeeding, I had to take off half the top of the generic gown to give the baby access. I also had a serious episiotomy – so while walking to the bathroom (shuffling in pain), my gown would inevitably be untied in the back, leaving my whole backside exposed – not pretty. The Hot Mama Gowns are created with the same attention to detail and love Deidrea gives to everything else. These gowns are made with organic cotton in varying beautiful prints. I love how the snaps down the back keep the backside covered! And the nursing panels are ingenious. These are perfect gifts for baby showers and just to make a mama feel good when she may not feel like she looks good after giving birth. A mommy can wear them after birthing to provide easy access for nursing and healing. Believe me, pregnant ladies, you will wish you had one or two or three during those first couple of weeks!
Bliss Nine is giving away the colorful Shalon gown, size small (fits size 6-8 pre-pregnancy size), which is one of the newest prints from the Hot Mama Gown collection. Don’t worry too much about the size, as it is roomy with ribbon tied panels to accommodate the larger bellies. Its beautiful bright colors will brighten any hospital room and provide a matrix of colors for the baby to look at while cuddling and nursing the newborn. Retailing at $149, it also comes in the gorgeous box we all keep talking about – yes, it is that gorgeous. So feel free to gift it and the lucky mama will feel splurged on! Visit Hot Mama Gowns for more prints and great model pics of the gowns.
To win you can either one or both of the following:
1) If you don’t already, follow @blissnine and @hotmamagowns on twitter, and tweet this giveaway with hashtag #HotMamaGownBlissNine – I know it’s long (each tweet with hashtag is an entry)
and/or
2) Visit the Hot Mama Gown site and comment on your favorite Hot Mama Gown print or your favorite feature of the gown (comments count as 2 entries)
The most entries will win. Deadline to enter is July 29, 2009, 9:00 a.m. PST.
UPDATE: Erica Hennings won with her persistent tweeting of the giveaway. Enjoy!
April 16th, 2009 | Events, Maternity Wear | 1 Comment |
A new maternity boutique, Dress For The Nines has opened at 1220 Cleveland Avenue in Hillcrest. It’s located in the Trader Joe’s/Ralph’s shopping center off of Tenth and University. Owned by Allison and Kyle, who see the benefits in providing affordable and stylish clothing to pregnant women, the clothes there are fun and beautiful for any expectant mom. Bliss Nine is thrilled that such a store has opened and we are excited to participate in giving a gift give-away for the Grand Opening on April 25th. Visit the store between 12 and 2pm and partake in good food from Terra Restaurant, models showing off the newest styles offered by Dress For The Nines and meet some great people.
Shop hours are Mon-Sat 10-6 and Sun. 10-4
