Kickin’

I love this place. They have great quality clothes that actually make you look pretty while you’re pregnant. I drive up to Kickin’ from River North because their selection is just that much better than any store I could find downtown. Plus they have great sales every once in a while! I also meet at Kickin’ for my prenatal exercise class, which the owner told me about.
They are so nice and helpful that they make buying maternity clothing so much more enjoyable!

Really not impressed.
– Website says opens at 11am. We stood outside in the freezing cold waiting for the store to open at 11am.
– What maternity store doesn’t have mirrors IN the dressing room? So now you have to walk out of your dressing room to view each item? No way.

I’m not even pregnant and I shop here!!! Their clothes are so comfortable and they stay put when I need them to. Trudy is always so helpful helping me pick out the right clothes for my body type and if there is something I love, but it’s not in my size, she always looks into ordering it for me. For work I need to move around and not feel restricted which is why I love all the clothes here. There is nothing worse than clothes that make you feel uncomfortable or that you constantly have to pull down. Their long stretchy tank tops in every color are a staple in my closet! I buy the non-​maternity clothes and yes, some maternity as well, and I know I will be set when my first one comes along. If you are looking for gifts, this is also the perfect place. I’m obsessed with the necklaces they have here with engraved names and initials!

I wanted to share with everyone my shopping experience with Trudy at Kickin. I’m pregnant with my 3^rd and really am not looking to spend a lot on money on maternity pieces but looking for pieces that would be versatile, comfortable, and stylish. Trudy did just that, she made recommendations based on my needs, budget and body style. She was beyond helpful and I appreciates that. I’ve been to some maternity boutiques in the city where I don’t even get a hello or am asked can I help you. I highly recommend Kickin!

Very cute boutique! I found a few great pieces here for my girlfriend who just had a baby. Also bought a book for her husband for fathers day written by a local author.

Good selection of very cute maternity clothes. Definitely way expensive. But the thing that will keep me from coming here is the extremely pushy owner that will do anything to upsell, cross sell, sell anything. I stopped going to the shoe store across the street for this same reason (same owner). I just can’t feel good about supporting a locally owned business when I feel like they aren’t doing anything but pressuring me. I’d rather spend my dollars elsewhere.

Cute stuff, but holy pushy salesperson, batman!!!
Went in to poke around, made it very clear that I was just looking around, and I continuously got the hard sell. Sales woman was between me and another woman and was just SELL SELL SELL.
I did find a dress that I decided to get, and was informed AFTER the transaction that it was a «final sale.» Granted, it was a sale item and I didn’t intend on returning it, but seriously? How about you tell customers that before your run the credit card?
My whole experience left a bad taste in my mouth. I won’t be back.

The clothes are very cute and well made (unlike a lot of maternity clothes). It is expensive, but I didn’t mind this part. What I do mind is HOW PUSHY the owner is. Whether I would go in there to browse or just shop for 1 item the owner would regularly trap me in the fitting room and keep talking me into trying on tons and tons of stuff. Of course I could have left at any point, but the owner really doesn’t make this easy.
The biggest problem for me was when I was shopping at around 12 weeks pregnant. I was trying on a bunch of clothes which fit me for being 12 weeks but I really wanted at least some stuff that could last through most of or all of my pregnancy. Well the owner kept telling me «it will grow with you.» Of course I was suspicious that this was BS, but I did believe her and I bought the sizes she recommended. Well… guess what? I could not wear this stuff past the middle of my 2^nd trimester. And I have gained an average amount of pregnancy weight. Now I realize she told me this in order to have me come back a few months later to buy bigger clothes.
And yes… their return policy is unreasonable.

I stopped in Kickin today to check out the City Mini double stroller. I shopped here during both my pregnancies and Kickin was, by far, my favorite maternity store.
I got so many compliments on pieces I purchased here, that I began to carry around their business cards to pass on to other mamas in search of some pregnancy couture!
I have found the staff helpful, but not pushy and I appreciate the wide range of prices and active wear. You will find maternity favorites like, Olian, Maternal America and the versatile Pouch dress, as well as a great selection of jeans.
Dare I say, while I was in there today with my 2 children under 2, I saw so many adorable styles I almost wanted to be pregnant for the third summer in a row!

I am on my second pregnancy and I have HAD it with the clothing options in the Lakeview area. It is Target or Motherhood or shopping online. I was mostly sick of buying horrible jeans that I had to constantly pull up. So I talked myself into splurging on a pair of designer maternity jeans. I never buy designer, but I decided to go for it.
I went into Kickin on a Sunday afternoon and Jami took care of me. She was by herself and was able to manage all the customers in the store very well.
What I loved most is what contradicts MOST of these posts! I am a size 12 and I felt totally comfortable there! They have a lot of size options (even too big for me) and I felt no pressure to buy anything but the jeans I came in for.
I also love the fact that they buy the jeans from the actual designer and then send them to alterations to be turned into maternity jeans.
The only reason I give this a 4 instead of a 5 is because it is pricey. There is no way I could shop here for much more than a few special pieces.

while the stuff in here is adorable, it is EXPENSIVE, i saw very few items under $ 100. i popped in a few weeks ago and bought a pair of designer jeans and a pair of $ 65 leggings (yes i know i got ripped off!). the owner was working and was super helpful and sweet but i did feel a bit of pressure to buy MORE. I would come back here for another pair of jeans but i cannot justify spending $ 100 on a shirt to wear for 4 more months.

I have very mixed feeling about this place. I am certainly not someone who can get her whole maternity wardrobe here, but I think it’s great for special occasion items. I felt OK with $ 89 pants, but not $ 69 PJ’s. I’m just that kind of girl.
I thought the sales clerk who helped me was adorable and so incredibly helpful. I felt she picked out some great items for me that I needed for my event. The selection there is lovely — some really great items and things on sale, too!
I was enojying the whole process of trying on dresses that actually looked beautiful and not just «OK» as you might expect from other maternity stores… The owner then wanted to shower me in clothes I did not come in for, and then repeatedly mentioned the shoe store she owns down the street. This put a bad taste in my mouth — I already dropped a good amout of money and that’s not enough — I must go buy your shoes, too! As I was paying, a gentleman (owner’s husband?) asked the sales associate if she told me about the store down the street… What store? Is it a shoe store? How did I guess?

Visited Kickin on the advice of a friend who actually lives in the building Kickin is located in. Really cute selection of maternity clothes and mom-​to-​be gift type of merchandise (onesies, lotions, necklaces etc.) The prices were reasonable and a nice mix of styles and price points as well as several sale racks. Service was helpful without being pushy or intrusive to my friend & my lively conversation. Style and selection wise on par with Bellydance on Damen, but MUCH friendlier vibe and attitude — but this is a different review ;). A great place to go for a little something special when your pregnant-​self needs a little something more stylish to supplement your boring maternity chain-​store wardrobe!

Rude and snobby. My wife mistakenly bought the wrong size and decided she did not want the 160.00 dress she had purchased on a whim. While I respect that boutiques need to have policies in order to stay afloat, I went in 4 hours later to return the item for her and was rudely provided with a store credit. Fine, I get it but it was 4 hours, not even a day.
Upon returning, we were rudely greeted again (actually not greeted at all). The clerk was not interested in helping us and was very doting on the other customers in the store. Perhaps a Roscoe Village baby store doesnt need more customers as it caters to the stroller central crowd, not sure.
Now we are unfortunatley stuck with their «store credit» where we can find the same brands at cheaper maternity stores in bucktown/​wicker. Dont go…

DON’T please dear heavens DON’T even think about this store if you’re looking to wear your baby. I NEVER got measured for my sling, the owner gave me one I later found out was WAY too big which they only had in a crappy brown color because it was the super big one. She hardly knew how to show me to wear my daughter in it and it NEVER fit. Not only was it uncomfortable, but it was completely unsafe. I later learned that the big thing about that type of sling is it has to be fitted really well or else the baby can fall out so easily. Really scary news to me.
After reading the review a bit beneath me about how the owner kind’ve called the customer fat, I’m wondering if she has some MEGA body issues as she obviously pegged me as way large to force me into a super big sling!
Save your baby’s life, don’t trust their slings!

If you are pregnant, feel fat and ugly and are looking for a cute outfit to make you feel better about your growing and changing body, cross your fingers that this store’s owner isn’t in that day! I am 12 weeks pregnant (and showing) and recently went into the store for a special occasion dress. Prior to pregnancy, I was a size 8. I’ve been working out daily — some days with a trainer — so that my weight does not balloon like it did with my first child. Anyway, while helping me, the owner passed up a lot of dresses before I could even look saying, «no, that one only comes in a large and it’ll be too small» — without even a phony qualifier like, «it runs small.» After several comments like this, she must of seen the look of horror on my face and said not to worry, a large is really only a 12. Not quite a vote of assurance. I went home (empty handed) feeling fat and terrible about myself. They charge too much money to make you feel so crappy about yourself when you’re already in a fragile state of mind. Clearly, this woman has never been pregnant. I won’t go back.
P. S. If you’re thinking I must really be huge an quit complaining — I’m really not!

Adorable maternity clothes, cute accessories and things for the baby, great advice from the people who work there. The one drawback — which isn’t a drawback so much as a warning — is that this is a *boutique*. That means if you usually shop the Target maternity section, be ready for sticker shock. I bought a few shirts from Kickin’ when I was pregnant and needed something that looked really good, but most of the clothes were entirely out of my price range.

Great maternity store. Also great for baby items. Cute Ts for kids up to 2. Great body products. I love the Erbaviva Organic Lip and Cheek Balm as well as the Baby Cream :) Trudy and Jamie rock too!

«Adorable Local Maternity Shop» — This place is great.
OK, I am biased– this shop is owned by a good friend of mine. Nonetheless, my sister is pregnant again and new maternity clothes is a perfect gift for the holidays.
Trudy, the owner, was very helpful in helping me find something for my sister as I am obviously clueless in the subject matter.
Since there are no reviews on here, I felt the need to add one– Google maps shows several reviews, all positive, all 5 stars.