Hi all! I am a teacher due December 17th, yay! I do not need to dress formally in suits but I do need some nice outfits for orientation day, 1st day of school, Picture Day, Back to School Night etc. I would usually wear dresses or nice skirts but obviously none of those from last year fit!
Any suggestions on where to buy reasonably priced maternity dresses/clothes?
I did get 2 dresses from Motherhood on sale but does anyone have anywhere else they recommend?
Thanks!
Re: Need maternity clothes for work (teacher)!
JC Penny's actually has a pretty decent "teaching appropriate" selection of maternity clothes. They're not super trendy or sexy...but they're professional looking and reasonably priced.
I'm a teacher and I plan on getting some things from there. Old Navy has some cute work appropriate stuff too.
Believe it or not I got some REALLY cute stuff off of craigslist. Maternity clothes are SO expensive, so I decided I wouldn't buy new unless I had to. The girl worked at a dentists office so she had to be business casual. I would DEF check on there before shelling out these crazy prices!
I'm also a teacher due December 17! How funny that there are three of us!
I can't recommend anything because, as a plus sized momma, I have very limited options- Motherhood, JC Penney, and Old Navy are about it for me. I got some cute stuff at JC Penney that I like.
Also, I'm starting to think about shoes. All of mine from last year are pretty beat up, and some aren't so comfortable because my feet are already swelling some. I got so frustrated at Kohl's yesterday because I couldn't find even one pair of shoes that even fit me, never mind shoes that fit and were comfortable.
I'm due in November and just finished 3 weeks of summer school. Man was I surprised on my third day of teaching to realize that I only had 1 pair of work appropriate maternity pants!
I actually found that the majority of my dresses still fit, and look really cute with my bump. I will be wearing those a lot for the first month when it is still warm.
JCPenney has been great for capris so far, but I am still trying to find pants - I am plus sized and tall.
Target has some great skirts in the regualr section with elastice waists that I have been buying up a size and I think they will continue to fit for a while.
Kohls. They sell Motherhood brand. If you catch them on a sale, the prices are good.