I am currently about 9 weeks along, and on May 25th, I will be a bridesmaid in my sister's wedding...so I'll be 22 weeks on the big day. I need to order a dress, but have no idea what to do for sizing since I don't know how big I'll be. My pre-pregnancy size was about an 8/10, so if I gain weight at an "average rate," can anyone tell me about what size I might be at 22 weeks?? I'd rather order too big and have it taken in than too small and have it let out...but I'd like to get it as close as possible!
Thanks!
Re: 22 week size?
What height/weight were you PP? I was also an 8 PP but Im a shorty- your stats would be helpful.
My signature picture isnt much bigger than I was at 22 weeks. I would guess a size 14? (Remember that dresses run differently too)
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This is me at 22 weeks, however, that's me. There are several girls on here that are bigger than me at this point and several that are smaller. It's dependant on your body alone how and when you get bigger...I would def. order a size up from what you are thinking and have it tailored a couple weeks before hand....
I was about 5'8" and 155 lbs, size 8/10. It would be a maternity dress...I haven't had to buy any maternity clothes yet so I don't know how the maternity sizing chart differs from the normal.
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It is going to be hard to guess how big you will be since everyone is different. If you look at all of the different pics of the bumps on here no two are alike. I am going to a wedding in 3 weeks (I will be 22ish weeks) and have NO idea what I am wearing. I might be able to slip into one of my little black dresses that has an empire waist but I don't want to think about it until next week.
Did your sister pick out a dress for everyone or do you get to pick your own? It will also be hard to guess a size since all companies and syles run different. Ask a person who works at the store where your sister picked out the dress and see what they think. Odds are they have had to deal with this before.
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My SIL had this problem for our wedding. What she did was order her dress about 3 or 4 sizes too big and then bought an extra yard of fabric from the dress company. Then she used her own alterations person and they were able to take in and let out in all the right places. It worked out really well, and she felt good.
I would recommend doing that
I am 23 weeks and still in my regular clothes. Usually I am 140 lbs, size 6-8. Do you know what the dress will look like? Can you convince her to do an empire waist with a sort of flowy bottom? I think you might be able to get it in your size or one size up. It depends on the person and the style of dress though.
This is me at almost 22 weeks. I normally wear an 8/10 in BM dresses, and at this point I'd probably wear a 12. I'd order a 14 just to be safe!