Maternity & Breastfeeding Clothes, But Made Beautiful

Clothing, sleepwear, swimwear, and lingerie, designed in NZ to help you feel like you

Maternity & Breastfeeding Clothes, But Make It Beautiful

Hey mama - we're so happy you're here! We hope you enjoy browsing our range of breastfeeding and maternity clothing, bras, swimwear and pyjamas. Stylish, refined, and youthful, our pieces are designed to help you feel like yourself. We combine effortless essentials, with stand-out statement pieces. Our range is thoughtfully designed to be understated, chic and stylish. We want to make it super easy for you to get dressed and feel instantly put togther.

Breastfeeding & Maternity Clothes You'll Want to Wear Forever

We believe it's so important to feel like yourself as a mama, and to wear pieces that you'd want to wear even if you weren't pregnant or breastfeeding. Our range is timeless and understated. We create pieces that we know will be firm favourites in your wardrobe, for many years to come.

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Who We Are

Behind the scenes at NZ based brand Close to the Heart are two mamas, Alex and Michele (who are also sisters in law!) With four boys and two baby girls between them, Alex and Michele were inspired by their own journeys into motherhood, and their challenges finding breastfeeding friendly clothes that really "felt like us." A few years on, Close to the Heart was created.

Now, Alex and Michele love nothing more than helping other mamas feel like themselves with super stylish, refined and effortlessly cool nursing clothes, bras and pyjamas.

Michele and Alex are always on the lookout for what's next and how they can continue to shake up the status quo when it comes to maternity and nursing clothing in NZ.

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