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Maternity Clothes
I'm so happy this week is going by so much faster than last week! Anyway....
I think i will be shopping for maternity clothes soon. Where do you ladies shop? What kind of pants do you like more (below belly, or with the support)?
Thanks!
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Re: Maternity Clothes
Ugh, I hated maternity pants. In the beginning of my pregnancy I was able to wear the pants that just had the thick elastic band around the waist, which are the most comfortable IMO. As I got further along those pants were too tight, especially when I sat down and I had to buy pants with the full belly panel. Those were great when I was sitting, but they sucked for walking around/standing up. I felt like I was CONSTANTLY pulling up my pants because they would start to slip down.
As for where I bought my pants? I really hated Motherhood, but I did have a few pair of jeans from there that I wore regularly. I also got a bunch for Target but they didn't have a huge selection. I actually got most of my pants are Ross especially at the end of my pregnancy when I refused to spend high dollar on any more maternity clothes that made me feel like a fat whale. I got about 6 pairs from Ross for about $8.99
Also, I wanted to mention maternity shirts, I had a few from maternity stores but most of mine were tunics from non-maternity stores. They were great because they were long and covered my belly. Plus they were so much more stylish than maternity clothes and CHEAPER!!
Baby Macy is here!
12/09 - Macy (daughter) | 4/10 - Began TTC Baby #2 | 12/10 - Chemical Pregnancy | 1/12 - Miscarriage at 14 weeks | DX - PCOS & Hyperthyroidism
Since you will be carrying the baby through the summer, under the belly is the way to go. Also, I wore a crapton of dresses. You don't realize how hot your crotch can get until you have your pregnancy belly plopped on top of your thighs. By month 7 or 8, pants were totally out of the question for me. It was dresses, skirts and shorts all the way.
I picked up a lot of great stuff at Old Navy and Gap. Gap even has a maternity section in the Orlando International mall. I found a LOT of cheap stuff at Sears, surprisingly - I picked up a lot of great work button-downs for $2-3/each. Sometimes, Kohl's has some cute maternity stuff, too.
ETA: Ann Taylor has maternity now, as well. They carried maternity before, quit carrying when I was pregnant and have started again. Totally pissed me off.
I am a plus sized mama, so I shopped Old Navy Online for some staples (a black dress that I can dress up or down according to occasion, flip flops, some yoga shorts, and a longer pair of yoga pants) Everything else I have came from the Goodwill store - most of name brand and maybe worn once.
I did check out the Motherhood Maternity store at Wiregrass, but the plus-size selection in store in pathetic and I was not about to pay $50 for a pair of jeans. No way, no how.
I can't fit into anything top or bottom wise at Kohls, but the stuff there is kind of cute...just try to buy it sale.
I like the below to belly stuff while I was just a little bigger, but now I am all about the full panel - esp. since I sit at a desk for most of the day. Also, remember that as you get bigger and you "pop" the baby will change positions and it will make your clothes fit differently.
I do wish I had more bermuda length shorts, more short sleeve ones (my mom bought a ton of winter clothes because she thought with twins I would be huge while it was cold out.), and MORE SKIRTS/DRESSES
And get a bathing suit, too, if you can find a good price. Old Navy ran out of the clearance one I was going to buy, so I just wear the aforementioned yoga shorts and my old tankini top, when I go swimming.
I used to point my car air vents up my dress/skirt on my way home from work.
Good tip
Oh, speaking for my experience, I bought a ton of capris and knee length dresses to wear early on in my pregnancy. Not that I think this will happen to you but after I hit the 6th month mark I couldn't wear anything that showed my ankles. I swelled like a biitch, more than I have even seen another person swell. I was not about to show my ankles out in public so all those clothes I bought hoping I could wear later in my pregnancy ended up staying in my closet. What a waste
I just thought I would mention my experience. My advice would be to buy the least amount of clothes as possible because it was shocking how quickly my body changed......and not in a good way.
Check out this link to see my ankles. They were gross!
http://bloominbabies.blogspot.com/2011/02/pregnancy-was-not-kind-to-me.html
Baby Macy is here!
12/09 - Macy (daughter) | 4/10 - Began TTC Baby #2 | 12/10 - Chemical Pregnancy | 1/12 - Miscarriage at 14 weeks | DX - PCOS & Hyperthyroidism
Please don't take this the wrong way but HOLY CRAP!!! You poor thing you must have been miserable. Thanks for sharing....I think
Ditto. Although I was still able to wear some of the pants with the thick elastic band toward the end, they just sat lower under my bump. I had a lot of luck at consignment sales/stores and Burlington Coat Factory. I bought a lot of stuff on oldnavy.com (and have heard great things about gap.com), but my ON purchases would have been a lot more useful if I could have tried them on in advance. From what I've heard, they've phased out their in-store maternity options. And in terms of being pregnant through the heat of the summer (DD was born 7/31/10), I was fine because the A/C at work is ice cold, and when I was home I was in some form of sweat pants at almost all times
If I went out I wore skirts or some maternity shorts.
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