I wish I had known about Eva Lillian last summer. We were off to a wedding and I was so excited to wear the stylish little dress that had been hanging with tags in my closet (purchased just before discovering I was pregnant) that I completely neglected how nursing un-friendly the dress was.

The wedding was at the home of the parents of the bride (who I didn’t know well at the time); there was no hotel room to retreat to and I didn’t feel comfortable asking to use the upstairs quarters. So I hunkered down in the living room in a wing chair and tried my best to be discreet while essentially sitting their topless, stylish dress aflutter. The babe, who was having a grand old time at the party, wasn’t the most cooperative partner. She kept pulling off and looking around, completely leaving me hanging.

Eva Lillian, a maternity and nursing boutique, offers the Sexy & Sophisticated Nursing Dress ($89; shown in teal), a nursing dress that creates a shapely silhouette while hiding the parts of your shape you’d rather leave private. In black or teal up to size 18 and machine washable, the comfy factor of this dress also makes it suitable for pregnancy and transition.