Fionnuala Moran
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It is and we're in peak wedding season now as well.
So this is a fascinating one.
Rental dresses obviously popped off the last few years.
Really fantastic thing to do here in Ireland because occasion wear, it's expensive.
You're generally not going to be wearing those things a few times.
Beauty and the Bump is the largest luxury maternity dress rental company we have here in Ireland.
There's also Tia, so that's a peer-to-peer rental site with lots of maternity options on there.
And then Happy Days is a great one out in Lepristown if you do want to go in in person and try things on.
Because as I say, it's a tricky time.
You're expanding in all sorts of directions.
So just to know that the size that you've gone for is actually going to fit you, that's a fun one.
This is it.
And the main advice that everyone has given me is don't buy stuff until you know you need it.
Because it can be funny, like I've pals who are due the same time we are and they're like, we've bought everything.
And they've done that in the first trimester.
And I was like, sure, half the products you've bought now are going to be gone off by the time the baby actually arrives, like the creams and different things.
We've been really lucky to lean into community.
So one of our gorgeous neighbours dropped in a big sturdy changing table.
Her little boys have just grown out of that.
And my sister-in-law has come through with all the baby clothes from the nieces.