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| - I just had a baby in August and was in the market for some convenient and comfortable (yet stylish) nursing wear. Evymama appears to be the only store (to my knowledge thus far) to carry nursing wear specifically. I visited on a recommendation by a friend, who's currently expecting.
For those of you who are nursing, you know how annoying button-down shirts are to undo and do with one hand (so many tasks are done one-handed these days) when your baby is fussing and hungry or sleepy and you need to put her down ASAP. You may also loathe stretching out your v-neck top to the max in order to get your boob out. Nursing wear is designed for you to pull your boob out quickly and discreetly so that you and baby can nurse comfortably and with as little hassle as possible. Well, imagine how excited I was to hear that there was a store that carried a whole selection of nursing wear!
Like the previous poster, I initially balked at the prices as well. Sifting through the rack of new arrivals, I couldn't help think that I should just buy some tops from Value Village and slice them in the middle for a similar effect, but much less the cost! Being a boutique, you don't feel like you're saving even at these sale prices. I ended up only buying items marked down on sale, and walked away with four items for about $150. Ouch. But I will tell you this: It's been one week with my new nursing wear and I can't believe I've gone so long without it! And I also can't believe how few companies have honed in on this market. What a missed opportunity! Which translates, of course, to higher prices for the consumer.
As for the customer service: top notch! The service was attentive, patient, not pushy at all. They offer you water (nice touch) and are ready and willing to pull out any extra sizes/colours/styles from the back/downstairs. At the end of my fitting session, I had actually ended up with about 8 items. I knew I couldn't afford it all, so the sales rep offered to calculate the total so that I could adjust what I wanted to keep and didn't want to keep according to my budget. You'd be hard pressed to find another store that would allow you to do that, especially when they have other customers milling about. Even so, I didn't feel neglected when they were helping other customers. Each customer received an equal amount of attentiveness.
A couple of last points to add: there's a bathroom available! Amazing for everyone involved. And for the nursing moms: there's a well-lit area in the back of the store with a change table and a couple of comfy seats where you're welcome to stay and nurse as long as necessary. They've thought that out very well. I ended up staying for nearly an hour after I was done shopping to nurse my baby without feeling embarrassed or an inconvenience. The sales rep even came by a couple of times to see if I needed more water and if I wanted to have the air conditioning turned down. I'm writing this in the summer, of course, but imagine how nice it would be not to have to worry about a warm shelter to nurse your baby in during the winter months?
All said, I will definitely be returning for the items I left behind :)
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