Maternity Clothes
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So far I'm doing okay. I can still button my dress pants but there's no way I'm getting into my low rise jeans. I've gotten my appetite back in the last week or so and I'm expecting big changes as soon as being able to eat catches up to me. I do wear one pair of maternity skinny jeans only because they are SO skinny that I don't think I'll be able to wear them by the end of the second trimester.0
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Thank you for this thread.
Being pregnant has seriously messed with any body image issues I have. I am still wearing my regular clothes, but things are starting to get uncomfortable. (Most of my bras feel like torture devices. I bought one nursing bra a few weeks ago and it is the most comfortable thing in the world.) I imagine that for the next few weeks I will get by with some baggy sweaters and my maternity BeBand I bought at Target. Most of my clothing fit issues have to do with my chest and not my tummy--yet. 0 -
I am afraid it may already be new bra shopping time for me
They are getting tight and uncomfortable now, but I dont want to buy new ones, bras are expensive and I am going to be really mad if they only fit while I am pregnant and never fit again.
Do you think sports bras are a good idea?0 -
I need to buy some new bras too. Sure bras are expensive, but if you only buy one or two they will probably only last you through your pregnancy and a little while beyond that anyway.
I'm only putting it off because my bra size is next to impossible to find anywhere... I'm a 34DD typically so I'm dreading trying to find a cup size up while keeping the band the same size...0 -
I know the feeling. I am a 34F -usually - don't even want to know where they'd measure me now!0
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I finally treked out to one of the second-hand stores on Saturday and found pants!! I found two pairs of maternity dress pants that are suitable for my work in a law firm for $9 each! I will have to take them in to get hemmed, at an additional $9 each, that still makes each pair just $18 - and they fit!! They are extra-large sized from Thyme, but I am guessing the previous owner must have put in the dryer or something, because I did not have the issue with swimming in material like I did with the pants in the maternity stores!
For my Canadian friends: the Thyme website finally seems to be up and running again and they are running a promotion of $25 off when you spend $100 or more + free shipping! And the nice thing about Thyme is that you can return or exchange in store!
So far I have spent $125 on maternity clothes - 2 pairs of pants and 4 shirts ... now let's hope the shirts fit great when they arrive in the mail at the end of the week!
Finally! I am fast running out of clothes that fit me! LOL!0 -
I think I might just head over to the Thyme website then....
I've spent about $250 on maternity clothes. I have 2 nice tanks, 2 layering tanks, 3 shirts, 2 pairs of jeans, 2 skirts, 1 yoga pants, 1 work pants, 1 sweater, 1 dress, 1 BellaBand, and 2 pairs of shorts. No luck with a bra yet. I tried on one in my size and it was almost comical. I found out I'd have to go to a 34F at least too. Where oh where can I find that?
I'm hoping that that will do for now until I (possibly) grow out of them and need clothes for the last couple months. I am 100% in maternity clothes now. Even my regular yoga pants don't fit quite right anymore.0 -
oh yes! $30 for the bellaband ... which is saving my pre-pregnancy dress pants (but not for much longer!) so a total of $155 on maternity clothes to date.
Winter lasts forever here in Calgary, so I think I can make this batch of clothes work (need to buy a few cardigans) until late April or early May before having to pick up a skirt or two and a few shirts to make it to the end. Will likely have to buy some jeans soon too ... but thankfully I haven't even needed the bellaband (yet) on the jeans - and the second hand store I went to last week had multiple pairs of maternity jeans that I'll consider when I get to that stage.
I really don't care that I am wearing the same clothes to work every week, I am not all that interested in buying a huge maternity wardrobe. I hate shopping at the best of time - I'm just a plain jeans and tee-shirt kind of girl when I can get away with it, maternity shopping is even less interesting to me! hahhahaha! (I think I chose the wrong career - but thankfully we don't have to wear full suits to work every day LOL!)0 -
Oh my god! My sports bras are all so tiny now! I was jogging at the gym today and I thought I was going to have a serious problem! Also, before I got pregnant I bought a few regular bras that were a little too big for me. They fit perfectly now. I tried on a bra from before that shopping trip and that was a joke! I can't believe how much my boobs have grown! Definitely need to go bra shopping.0
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At around 11 weeks (i'm 12+3 today) I started visably showing in my stomach. My mom had bought me a few pair of maternity jeans, but sadly they are too big, and i'm not sure that i'll ever fit them. I have worn a maternity shirt already and it was awesome. Didn't feel fat, and actually felt like people would be able to tell i'm pregnant!0
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I found out I'd have to go to a 34F at least too. Where oh where can I find that?
The only place I have had any luck is Las Vegas0 -
Oh man! Last week my mom went to Motherhood and bought me two pair of maternity jeans (that fit!!) and they are the best things ever. Not sure how much longer i'm going to be able to go without buying Mat. pants for work knowing how comfy the jeans are~0
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I found out I'd have to go to a 34F at least too. Where oh where can I find that?
The only place I have had any luck is Las Vegas
Hmmm... road trip?0 -
Sure! Meet you there? Or you come this far and I will drive the rest? lol
... Considering I actually have no clue where you even are
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So, I was so frustrated this morning. I went to put on my pants and they wouldn't button up. So, I tried on another pair, and again they won't button up. After the 5th pair, I gave up and pulled out my old box of maternity clothes. Too big... too big ... too big ... went through the whole box old to find one shirt and 2 pairs of shorts were all that fit out of the whole box and it is too cold for shorts.
I am glad my maternity clothes don't fit yet, in a way, because I only started buying them in my 7th month of pregnancy last time and I would have been sad if they fit. But, this in between phase is frustrating, my pajama pants are the only things reliable and I dont have the money for a new wardrobe right now.0 -
With regards to bras, I only ever had consistently good luck with fitting at Nordstrom's. They're expensive but they last and they look great. I used to be a 32DD/F, and am currently probably a 34F/G. Not looking forward to $60 bras, but l like not having pinched nerves from ill fitting bras either.0
