Weekly Question 9/10

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saralee797-2

Anyone tried Stitch Fix for maternity clothes? 

sparklingdiamond

saralee797-2 said:

Anyone tried Stitch Fix for maternity clothes? 

I am curious about this too. I use them for regular clothes all the time and was considering getting a few maternity things. 

pghren

sparklingdiamond said:

saralee797-2 said:

Anyone tried Stitch Fix for maternity clothes? 

I am curious about this too. I use them for regular clothes all the time and was considering getting a few maternity things. 

Indeed buying a whole new wardrobe of even just basics is expensive. 

danjoly

If it's your first, I would wait. I got a few pairs of pants with my first but didn't need much tops. Most of my Pre pregnancy tops fit until like 8 months in.

fishsticks-n-custard

I got lucky with my first: I got by with leggings and the hair-band trick for my old pants/shorts plus one pair of maternity jeans. I got a lot of tops used for dirty cheap at resale stores. 

I have an incredibly important, life altering question: does anyone from Texas know of a service that delivers whataburger? Because mamma is stuck at work and needs some onion rings stat. 

Edit: I opened the edit to change "dirty cheap" to "dirt cheap" then realized the typo was more entertaining so left it. 

pghren

@fishsticks-n-custard what type of resale shops were you able to find tops at? 

lindsye

fishsticks-n-custard said:

I got lucky with my first: I got by with leggings and the hair-band trick for my old pants/shorts plus one pair of maternity jeans. I got a lot of tops used for dirty cheap at resale stores. 

I have an incredibly important, life altering question: does anyone from Texas know of a service that delivers whataburger? Because mamma is stuck at work and needs some onion rings stat. 

Edit: I opened the edit to change "dirty cheap" to "dirt cheap" then realized the typo was more entertaining so left it. 

@fishsticks-n-custard DoorDash delivers it to lots of locations in Houston area. Have you tried that one? And thanks: now I really want some Whataburger.   

fishsticks-n-custard

@allowachick We have a store here called "Once Upon a Child". I think it's a chain but not sure how wide spread it is. It carries used children/baby stuff but also has a small maternity section. I also ordered from a website, but I think they may have changed their name. thredup.com looks to have a similar set up though. 

My mom is also a big salvation army and goodwill shopper. She found me a few tops too. 

ngolimento

Anyone who wants cheap maternity clothes should hit up Old Navy.  I'm always basically their walking advert when I am KU. It's a good price, and they cut the shirts long, which is life-saving for me since I have a long torso to begin with.

fishsticks-n-custard

@lindsye Drat. they do not deliver Whataburger up here. 

But my sweet tech took pity on me and agreed to run over and pick some up. If he wasn't a married man with kids, I would kiss him right now. 

pghren

@fishsticks-n-custard we have once upon a child here too! I'm not sure if ours has maternity

pghren

@ngolimento does old navy usually carry maternity in stores or online only? 

lindsye

In terms of buying cheap maternity clothes, you can always search "maternity lot (your size)" on eBay. It's just lots of women trying to get rid of their maternity stuff and make a little money off of it. But I really love eBay: it feels to me like online thrift store shopping and as long as the seller has plenty of good reviews, I feel comfortable buying from them.

fishsticks-n-custard

@allowachick Our Old Navy used to carry maternity in stores, but when I went back to look recently, they said they only carried it online now. I don't know if that's everywhere or just around here. 

ngolimento

allowachick said:

@ngolimento does old navy usually carry maternity in stores or online only? 

They did carry in stores until this year .  Now it's online only.  Their sizes run pretty true though.

pghren

@ngolimento @fishsticks-n-custard well drat! Their free shipping limit is high

fishsticks-n-custard

@allowachick Look around for online coupons. I usually can find good ones for Old Navy.

https://www.retailmenot.com/view/oldnavy.com?c=9096838

kmalls

Old Navy almost always has great sales. I never buy anything less than 40% off. If it's not 40% just wait a few days and it will be! 

g_amoss

Has anyone had to buy new bras yet? I'm overflowing but feel 9w6d is really early.

mcg920

FTM question--I was told by my u/s tech last week that I have a tilted uterus. She was nonchalant about it and said it wasn't a big deal but it might be more difficult to find the heartbeat from the outside. Any of you have this issue too? Did it cause any problems at any point? 

sparklingdiamond

mcg920 said:

FTM question--I was told by my u/s tech last week that I have a tilted uterus. She was nonchalant about it and said it wasn't a big deal but it might be more difficult to find the heartbeat from the outside. Any of you have this issue too? Did it cause any problems at any point? 

I have one too and I don't remember it ever causing a problem.

fishsticks-n-custard

mcg920 said:

FTM question--I was told by my u/s tech last week that I have a tilted uterus. She was nonchalant about it and said it wasn't a big deal but it might be more difficult to find the heartbeat from the outside. Any of you have this issue too? Did it cause any problems at any point? 

I assume she meant a retroverted uterus, in which case, I also have one. Didn't cause any problems last pregnancy.

saralee797-2

I bought some things at Old Navy and I agree they are great and cheap!! Definitely look for the 40% off sales. If I see one, I'll post it. The side panel pixie is great for work. Unfortunately, most of my old tops don't really fit   I was just interested in Stitch Fix as a treat really - didn't know if anyone else had used them before. 

rklinge0

I agree with @danjoly I had a limited selection of maternity shirts,  I mainly bought a set of shirts that were one size bigger than I would wear or tunic shirts that were long enough to cover the bump. I needed the pants but had trouble with jeans; they never fit me right. 

hedgepig

If you're shopping online at Old Navy you can also keep an eye out for sales at the Gap, since the websites are linked you use the combined cart total for your free shipping minimum. Normally Gap would be way out of my price range, but I got a few things on clearance, like 70% off. Also, I have gotten some stuff off Zulily - while the price is right, the quality can be a bit dicey.

danjoly

@mcg920 around 16 weeks when you uterus will expand its gonna "flip" in the right position so it's not gonna cause any problems. It's a little harder to get a heartbeat with an outside Doppler until then because your ute is deeper into your pelvic. a well trained OB will find the heartbeat anyways. Don't freak out if it takes a little longer! 

frenchiekinplusone

@g_amoss I need new bras SO bad. I'm 11 weeks but really a few weeks overdue for maternity bras - I'm basically spending my life stuffing my boobs back into my bra cups, or trying to get away with wearing the one super comfy sports bra I have! Will probably be my mission this week to find one I can wear now and hopefully keep for "4th" tri. Gonna start at Target first because.... Target. 

@mcg920 I also have a retroverted uterus so I was expecting to be disappointed at my 8 week and not be able to hear the heartbeat... took a while to find it but we did!!! I guess once your uterus pops out of your pelvic cavity (so technical rn) it tilts up to a regular position, and might even settle to an upright position post-partum. My doc said there's nothing wrong and it's just a random thing, like being left handed vs right. 

saralee797-2

@hedgepig I actually bought a pair of maternity jeans on zulilly and they were cute but they really don't fit. They are tight in the legs but somehow keep sliding down. I hope its just the brand and not a function of all maternity pants. 

sparklingdiamond

I bought a lot of my maternity stuff from Kohls and Old Navy last time.  I still have most of my tops, but have to get some new pants unfortunately.

whatabout2ndbreakfast

I tried Old Navy maternity pants last time but they were really tight in the thighs.

angiek1

fishsticks-n-custard said:

@allowachick Our Old Navy used to carry maternity in stores, but when I went back to look recently, they said they only carried it online now. I don't know if that's everywhere or just around here. 

This is how it is in my state too. I was totally bummed. I really like Target's maternity section. 

fishsticks-n-custard

Hey guys, just floating an idea, and let me know if this is already active, but my last BMB had a "Deals and Sales" Thread that people would update. Have we done this already or are you guys interested in starting one?

hedgepig

@fishsticks-n-custard I like that idea too! There's a "PSA: warnings, recalls, etc" thread that I thought could also include deals and sales, but I'm also fine with it being a separate thread. I say go for it!

kmalls

@fishsticks-n-custard YES I love that thread! We had one called "coupons, deals, sales and steals." It was my favorite thread. 

sparklingdiamond

@fishsticks-n-custard  I love that idea!  Also, I laugh at your SN every time.

frenchiekinplusone

So I'm planning to tell my bosses at work this week. Thoughts on whether to tell HR first, or boss first? Does it matter? I don't anticipate any crazy legal issues or problems but wondering if it's smarter to do one or the other first. I'll never get them all in the same room together so all at once is out. 

Follow-up question, am I way over-thinking this? Gonna go with probs. 

pghren

@frenchiekinplusone I would play it safe and tell HR first

ekendall09

@frenchiekinplusone i'm planning to tell my boss first around 12 weeks.  Mostly because I don't know what I really need to do HR wise and i'm hoping he can help me navigate.

frenchiekinplusone

@allowachick @ekendall09 thanks!! I was thinking HR first would be the thing to do but wasn't sure. My bosses would have no clue what to do HR wise (they are clueless) so unfortunately won't be relying on them for that!

saralee797-2

Oh hmm I am new to the corporate world and didn't realize telling HR was a thing.