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Maternity clothes question...
For you moms and almost-moms.... Did the size of maternity clothes you needed to buy change throughout your pregnancy? I bought a few maternity shirts, some jeans, and a couple pair of work pants that I love, can wear now, but still have some room to grow a bigger belly into.
I'm wondering if I need to buy a size up, or I'll be able to get away with the same clothes for the whole thing. If you had to switch sizes mid-stream, when did that point happen for you? Thanks!!
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Re: Maternity clothes question...
updated 10.03.12
I was able to wear almost all of my regular clothes (pants with the Bella Band) until just a few weeks ago. The maternity jeans/pants I bought in my pre-preg size are still huge on me and most of the shirts are too. My Motherhood tees fit the best because of the ruching on the sides. I have 2-3 mat. dresses and those still fit well. They didnt start looking right until just recently though. My baby belly came late though.
I'd buy as you go if I were you.
I think it really depends on the individual. For me, I outgrew my pre-preg jeans by 9 weeks (embarassing). I bought maternity jeans at that point but they no longer fit me by the time I was 20-some weeks (embarassing again!).
I've just been trying to buy as I need things...that way I know they'll fit when I want to wear them.
Tops are easier for me. All of the ones I've bought so far still fit. I can even get away with some non-maternity tops if they are long enough. I think overall, tops are a safer bet than pants...at least that's been my experience.
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Oh, Rach, don't feel bad. Even though I've only gained 2 or 3 pounds, I couldn't button most of my pre-preg jeans at 12 weeks. I got a couple of the Liz Lange Target jeans that I can wear now. They get a little stretched out after I take them up and down a couple times and I definitely have room to grow.... but I see what you mean about bottoms being more difficult.
Thanks guys!
You just made me feel so much better. I've been wearing maternity pants (fortunately given to me by a friend) for the last 2 weeks after my normal jeans won't zip AT ALL and my "fat jeans" I bought when I was pregnant last time won't zip more than 1/4 of the way up, making a belly band useless. I've been feeling really self-conscious about the way my body looks since it seems like all of my weight is redistributing itself so that my pants don't fit anymore, and I feel like it's "too early" to wear maternity pants based on what other people tell me about their pregnancies.
So, embarrassing or not, I cannot tell you how much I appreciate knowing that I'm not the only one who had to break out the maternity pants really early.
Congrats to both my TTC buddies, Amberley18 and sb2006 on their beautiful babies!
Like Rach said, it's different for everyone. I was in maternity pants almost right away, then again, it could have been b/c of the meds. I started in a size 10 of Liz Lange and needed to wear 12's right around the time I entered the 2nd Tri (hadn't even gained 5 lbs at that point but the weight had re-dispursed to my @ss) . I am just now feeling like those 12's are too tight but I'm going to just try to ride it out. As for tops, 99% have fit the whole way through. Since they all have a tie in the back, it's been easy to tighten/let out as needed.
Don't listen to people telling you what is/is not too early. It's all about YOUR comfort.
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I was the same way- the belly just sat too low. I bought clothes about 18 weeks and kept most of them all the way through. I did have to repurchase jeans since I ripped them from yanking them up all the time and a few shirts for warmer weather but overall I was able to make it through.