Clothes...Need some recommendations

[mrsred09]

Hey ladies! While struggling to button my pants over my super bloat this morning, I realized that I am going to need some new work clothes very soon. With my 1st I didn't need bigger/maternity clothes until close to 15 weeks, but with the 2nd I started wearing maternity clothes around 7 weeks because they were much more comfortable. After our loss I couldn't stand to keep those clothes as a memory that I wasn't pregnant anymore and donated all of my maternity clothes. I didn't really love any of them, so its not the end of the world that I will be starting over, but want some recommendations. Last time most of my clothes were from Target and Old Navy with a few pairs of jeans from Gap. I had a bellaband thing and hated it, so I will not be replacing that at all.

Do any of the 2nd+ moms have any recommendations for maternity clothes that they loved while they were pregnant? I'm not buying anything right now, but need to make a budget for when I will need them in a few weeks. 

Thanks!

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

I mostly used Target, Old Navy, and Motherhood Maternity last time. Zulily can sometimes be a good source as well.

[bee]

I loved old navy. I also got the best maternity jeans from Kohl's. They were my absolute favorite.

[chocolate]

Somebody please flame me...I'm hanging my head in shame over this...

I bought 3 pairs of maternity pants the other day.

With DS I bought all my maternity pants/jeans at Gap. I randomly decided to roam their website and they were having a 40% off sale. While jeans are pretty much always excluded, I learned that jeans that are "on sale" don't end up in the jean category anymore so the promotions work on them!

Long story short, I got 3 pairs of maternity jeans/pants for $44. I couldn't help myself. That's a steal! Especially when they are all $70 regular price.

So if anyone is interested, they had several pairs on sale for $22-25 and if they have any promotions on any given day you can apply that percentage off as well.

[EatsRitz]

I mainly have Old Navy and Target, with some jeans from Motherhood Maternity. I have friends that love Asos, but I personally never bought anything from there because I like being able to try things on first. If you're trying to save money, check out some baby consignment stores or sales. I've been able to find some really quality things for a fraction of the price.

[morwen]

Consignment shops are a great idea. I'm seeing how long I can get away with skirts and dresses with this bloat but I too forsea maternity pants in my near future

[kelle017]

I got a lot of my stuff at Burlington. Old Navy was pretty good also.

[lilqt3929]

Kohl's is a good option too. I was there today just browsing through and they have 60-90% off racks with a lot of fall/winter items. I realize it's still early but if you like to save money it may be worthwhile.

[pbandj714]

Jun 4, 2015 10:44:21 GMT -5 chocolate said:

Somebody please flame me...I'm hanging my head in shame over this...

I bought 3 pairs of maternity pants the other day.

With DS I bought all my maternity pants/jeans at Gap. I randomly decided to roam their website and they were having a 40% off sale. While jeans are pretty much always excluded, I learned that jeans that are "on sale" don't end up in the jean category anymore so the promotions work on them!

Long story short, I got 3 pairs of maternity jeans/pants for $44. I couldn't help myself. That's a steal! Especially when they are all $70 regular price.

So if anyone is interested, they had several pairs on sale for $22-25 and if they have any promotions on any given day you can apply that percentage off as well.

Thanks for the heads up! I just ordered 2 pairs. I ordered down a size because most of the reviews said that they run quite big. So hopefully that does the trick. I've heard that Gap maternity jeans are far better than Old Navy. For $22, I couldn't pass it up.

[lemoncupcake]

I can't bring myself to buy new clothes yet, but I've been exclusively wearing jersey dresses in public for the last two weeks. They're much more comfortable than my tight jeans!

[chocolate]

Jun 4, 2015 12:44:38 GMT -5 pbandj714 said:

Jun 4, 2015 10:44:21 GMT -5 chocolate said:

Somebody please flame me...I'm hanging my head in shame over this...

I bought 3 pairs of maternity pants the other day.

With DS I bought all my maternity pants/jeans at Gap. I randomly decided to roam their website and they were having a 40% off sale. While jeans are pretty much always excluded, I learned that jeans that are "on sale" don't end up in the jean category anymore so the promotions work on them!

Long story short, I got 3 pairs of maternity jeans/pants for $44. I couldn't help myself. That's a steal! Especially when they are all $70 regular price.

So if anyone is interested, they had several pairs on sale for $22-25 and if they have any promotions on any given day you can apply that percentage off as well.

Thanks for the heads up! I just ordered 2 pairs. I ordered down a size because most of the reviews said that they run quite big. So hopefully that does the trick. I've heard that Gap maternity jeans are far better than Old Navy. For $22, I couldn't pass it up.

Good, I'm glad I'm not the only one! It was just the price I couldn't pass up. I definitely felt weird buying them and almost like I was pressing my luck, but later on when I would need pants and they'd all be full price I'd be kicking myself.

[chocolate]

Jun 4, 2015 12:53:26 GMT -5 lemoncupcake said:

I can't bring myself to buy new clothes yet, but I've been exclusively wearing jersey dresses in public for the last two weeks. They're much more comfortable than my tight jeans!

I bought a loose fitting dress yesterday online I'm excited to get! With summer I'm hoping to get by with dresses and legging capris so that when I'm bloated I don't need to deal with jeans digging in.

With DS I think I was well over 20-25 weeks before I even used maternity shirts. But I had to bust out the pants at by 13 weeks.

[mrsred09]

Jun 4, 2015 12:53:26 GMT -5 lemoncupcake said:

I can't bring myself to buy new clothes yet, but I've been exclusively wearing jersey dresses in public for the last two weeks. They're much more comfortable than my tight jeans!

I wish I could do this everyday, but I work in a very professional office and have to dress up daily

[pbandj714]

Jun 4, 2015 13:53:29 GMT -5 chocolate said:

Jun 4, 2015 12:44:38 GMT -5 pbandj714 said:

Thanks for the heads up! I just ordered 2 pairs. I ordered down a size because most of the reviews said that they run quite big. So hopefully that does the trick. I've heard that Gap maternity jeans are far better than Old Navy. For $22, I couldn't pass it up.

Good, I'm glad I'm not the only one! It was just the price I couldn't pass up. I definitely felt weird buying them and almost like I was pressing my luck, but later on when I would need pants and they'd all be full price I'd be kicking myself.

I had the same thought! But I wear jeans to work, so having multiple pairs will be important by the time I do need them. This way I won't have to break the bank!

[bee]

I'll have to check them out! With DS I was in maternity pants mostly by 6 weeks because I had ridiculous bloat and absolutely no regular jeans after 14 weeks. I think this time will be the same.

[redhead610]

Most of my stuff was from old navy, kohls, and motherhood. All my shirts from Motherhood shrunk after a few washings.

I placed an order from old Navy on Monday. All my shorts from ds were for when I was 9 months pregnant. Due to bloat and my hips expanding, I was no longer fitting in my regular pants by 8 weeks last time. They were having a good sale, so I figured I would try a couple things.

I also have a couple non-maternity skirts that have elastic waists that should fit for awhile. Same with some maxi dresses with an empire waist.

[MissSally]

I just got two pairs of shorts today at Macy's. They have a "Pea in the Pod" maternity section, and the shorts were buy one get one half off! I love them because you can't tell they're maternity, they just look like stylish shorts and they're sooooooooo comfy!! This is my 3rd pregnancy (hopefully second sticky baby) and I cannot believe the bloat. All of my button shorts and pants are too uncomfortable right now.

[Winolicious]

This is my first pregnancy but with IVF I packed on some pounds and bloat from all of the medications I was on. I literally have no shorts that fit from last year. I went ahead and bought 4 pairs of maternity shorts at a Motherhood Maternity outlet. They were just as expensive as normal clothes, ridiculously comfortable and I liked that the panel smooths out the love handle area unlike if I tried to shove my ass in low rise regular shorts. I figured that way regardless of how big I got at the end of summer they fit.

[mrsred09]

Jun 4, 2015 16:06:02 GMT -5 MissSally said:

I just got two pairs of shorts today at Macy's. They have a "Pea in the Pod" maternity section, and the shorts were buy one get one half off! I love them because you can't tell they're maternity, they just look like stylish shorts and they're sooooooooo comfy!! This is my 3rd pregnancy (hopefully second sticky baby) and I cannot believe the bloat. All of my button shorts and pants are too uncomfortable right now.

This is me too...3rd pregnancy and hopefully 2nd sticky baby and this bloat is out of control! I'm only 4 weeks and can barely button my pants! I may or may not have had to unbutton my pants after lunch at the office today

[letal316]

I only bought two pairs of maternity pants (for work) (I think they were from Thyme maternity) and otherwise I just bought larger sizes in 'regular clothes'. I found that a lot of my dress shirts and dresses could get me through until the end.

[MissSally]

Jun 4, 2015 16:39:02 GMT -5 mrsred09 said:

Jun 4, 2015 16:06:02 GMT -5 MissSally said:

I just got two pairs of shorts today at Macy's. They have a "Pea in the Pod" maternity section, and the shorts were buy one get one half off! I love them because you can't tell they're maternity, they just look like stylish shorts and they're sooooooooo comfy!! This is my 3rd pregnancy (hopefully second sticky baby) and I cannot believe the bloat. All of my button shorts and pants are too uncomfortable right now.

This is me too...3rd pregnancy and hopefully 2nd sticky baby and this bloat is out of control! I'm only 4 weeks and can barely button my pants! I may or may not have had to unbutton my pants after lunch at the office today

I'm already wearing maternity pants.. no unbuttoning for meee! Hahaha. I have no shame though. They're SO comfy.

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

I'm already wearing maternity pants, and have been for some time. I've been on Lovenox injections since we started TTC, and because of that my lower stomach all around my belly button in covered in bruises and hematomas. DNW the waistband of regular pants touching those bruises.

[alpies]

Luckily I get to wear glorified pajamas to work and live in yoga pants at home, because IVF has had me bloated and disgusting for like a month now. I'm hoping to get through the summer in comfy dresses but I'm very excited to do some maternity shopping! I just can't bring myself to do it yet. Still too nervous I might jinx something.

[lilrubberduckie]

Target just closed all their stores in Canada. so just before easter when they were in their last few days of clearance dh and i went crazy and bought alot of new clothes. The majority of clothes i picked were maternity. I am talking 2 dollar shirts and 5 dollar pants. I was extremely lucky. We put them in a bin but looks like we will have to get them from storage we weren't expecting things to happen so quickly.

Also a have picked up a few old navy items. I am all about comfort level and saving money.... as for work i wear scrubs everyday. So i shouldn't have to buy anything new for a while.

[musicalsilver]

I had a hard time stomaching buying a whole new wardrobe for maternity wear, so I bought a few things from Gap that I loved, but hit up the consignment stores hardcore. I'll be doing the same this time around, since I'll need much more winter maternity wear!

I also loved my bella band. Convenient for PP too.

[ang32]

Target, Old Navy, and if you really wanna shell out the dough, Mothernood Maternity!