Pregnant after 35
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maternity clothes.. where to buy
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since this wil be our last baby I hate to dump a ton of money into clothes i will only wear for a short time. So, do any of you girls have secret places you buy nice inexpensive maternity clothes. I am comfortable wearing sweats around the house but I would like to have several nice outfits for church and when I have to the store or homeschool events.
We only have Target that sells maternity and that is only 4 racks of misc. stuff. ugghh
We only have Target that sells maternity and that is only 4 racks of misc. stuff. ugghh
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Re: maternity clothes.. where to buy
I got some nice clothes inexpensive at Kohl's, Old Navy, Motherhood Maternity, and Target. If you don't have them near you, you can order online.
Good Luck!!!
I have the same question - I'm interested in the range of options - from casual/inexpensive to a bit nicer since I have to dress more formally at work. In addition to what the PP noted - Pea in a Pod (online) looks like a good place as well as Rosie Pope - although that's on the pricier side. Still looking for more ideas
Also - and I'm sorry if this is a silly question - but are maternity clothes made to work no matter how far along you are? Like jeans - do the same pair fit at 4 months as they do at 8? How does that work?
I bought some things on sale at motherhood, but they were still more than I wanted to pay for clothing I would never wear again. My best deals came from kohls online clearance, consignment shops and goodwill type stores. Some of the tops - the non stretchy fabric, dressier blouse type tops - I bought for the beginning stopped fitting comfortably a couple months ago, so not everything lasted the whole pregnancy.
I will check out Kohls online...
I love thrift stores, we went to one this weekend but didnt find anything so I will check around our local Goodwill as well.
I have looked on ebay but so far it seems things get bit up to more than I want to spend... I want bargains darn it LOL
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Hi!
I bought a ton of clothing on www.madeleinematernity.com after reading about them in both A list mom and Lil Sugar. I found this coupon code ILOVEMM and it gave me a 50% discount on the whole order. I bought the striped t-shirt dress to wear on the weekends which has been great leading into fall. I also bough the peplum top since it's really cute looking at work paired with a forever 21 belt and a pair of slacks. I might go back and buy the Carolina blue t0shirt dress, since the top is so freaking comfy... Anyways gl. I hope you check them out.
I like to shop on the "flash sale" sites like Gilt Group (www.gilt.com) and Zulily (zulily.com). They often have designer maternity clothes at 40% or more off the retail price. The caveat is you have to check them often in order to grab the best deals. Also, Nordstrom's website sometimes has a decent selection of sale items.
With my last pregnancy I did get a few cute items from Motherhood as well, although their quality isn't as good, and the fabrics aren't the best. For the few months you wear them, it's OK though. I haven't been there yet for this pregnancy, but their Heidi Klum line was really cute last time I was pregnant. Not sure if they still have her stuff or not.
Melissa
I can't believe nobody's mentioned Craigslist! I've bought most of my maternity clothes there for practically nothing - like $5 for a pair of Old Navy maternity jeans or $3 for a Motherhood Maternity top. With that plus what my friends have given/loaned me, I've probably paid about $30 total for 9 months worth of maternity wear.
I still want to look cute w/o spending too much money so I've found a lot of bargains through these resources:
Craigslist, Old Navy, H&M, EBay (for cute designer jeans at cheap prices), Motherhood, Zulily, Goodwill...
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Some will fit and some will not. In stores like motherhood or pea in a pod, they have a fake bump that will show you how the clothes will fit later on. That has been a big help for me. Things that look good now just did not work with the fake bump.
I feel like Craigslist it totally hit or miss depending on your area. Metropolitan areas? Fantastic. Not so metropolitan? Kinda sucky, imo. And I fall into the second category.
I loved eBay for my first pregnancy. I'd bid on lots for 10-20 bucks and even if I ended up with just 2 or 3 pieces i liked out of a lot of 7-8 items, I made out.
Kohl's was great, too. Gap.
I'm going to check out Nordstroms & that Madeline Maternity PPs mentioned.