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Same old vent: Maternity clothes are just plain gross
I'm not willing to spend hundreds on temporary clothes so I stick with the lower cost stuff like Old Navy, Motherhood and Target. I don't understand why maternity clothes are so horrid. I don't wear flowers and prints outside of pregnancy, why would I want to do that now?
I'm trying to figure out ways to wear regular clothes with a bump and am loving the Bump it Up book and some videos I've found on You Tube.
Thanks for letting me vent! At least today, I'm in a semi acceptable outfit. Skinny jeans, a thermal and vest!
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Re: Same old vent: Maternity clothes are just plain gross
I've found a few cute things - but I hear what you are saying about some of the prints and patterns that are out there. Nice shoes and accessories seem to be what I spend the most $$ on now. I know I can use them after the pregnancy. And I can wear a nice white shirt (like this one - fabric is actually really nice), a dropfront cardigan and a pair of skinny jeans - then dress it up with a cool long necklace and heals.
David "BD" 2/8/07 Spencer 9/12/11Agreed! I took my DH out to help me shop a few weeks ago, and he commented on how they all looked like they were just 'frumpy old lady clothes' with 'extra room in the middle' lol! But he kind of has a point. I've been wearing the "long and lean' tank tops from Taget, because they're really stretchy and long, under open sweaters. I'm just hoping I can keep milking 'normal' clothes a bit longer.
I agree most of the stuff is just terrible & I can't afford to spend lots on a temporary wardrobe.
That said I did find a few nice plain Ts from Liz Lange at Target. So I stocked up! They can be dressed up or down depending on what you wear with them, accessorize etc. I have not had much luck with bottoms though & need to concentrate on finding those next.
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I started looking in the juniors XL section since they tend to have flowy, longer shirts. H&M does have some cute stuff but they seem to have a really small inventory and everything is either way too small or large!
I'm going to try my luck again this weekend. Accessories are definitely key. Thanks ladies!
This is my strategy also - dresses. HOping it is warm enough in New England in May to start wearing them. Otherwise I've been buying regular shirts but have invested in a couple maternity cardigans and a few pairs of pants. Since regular shirts tend to be long on me I just stopped buy the petite size and hope the little extra length will work for a while.