Poll: when did you start..

Julia-Henry

..wearing maternity clothes? And what # baby is this for you?

I'm nowhere near maternity clothes yet, but for some reason my underwear is bugging me - I need big granny panties or my stomach feels weird. I have no idea why. This is baby #2.

Last time, I started wearing maternity around month #7  or 8 - before that, I could get into my regular (bigger/looser) stuff.

robynlesley

I started wearing larger jeans and my cousin's maternity jeans (small sizes) at around 12 weeks or so. I didn't have morning sickness and gained about 7 lbs my first trimester. I wasn't fully into maternity clothes until about 20 weeks. 

And while I'd been wearing maternity jeans and some shirts by then, most people didn't realize I was pregnant until around 24 weeks. I guess that was my 6th month?

Edit: This is baby #1.

serrill2

Only maternity clothes fit me now, except I can wear my shorts and pants with a belly band.

3rd pregnancy, so I guess it was to be expected, not to mention the fact I gained 15 lbs in the first 3 months because eating was the only thing that stopped the M/S.  Okay, also because I had little self control and no carbohydrate was safe in my presence.

First pregnancy I didnt wear maternity clothes until well into the 6th month.

coquina

I'm still in my same pants but bought maternity shirts.  I'm barely showing at 18 weeks but the shirts are soooo comfortable and I figure I can grow into them. This is baby #1.

carladillon

We conceived two weeks after our wedding - and I had gained a lot of weight from the wedding so it's hard for me to know initially what was baby weight/bloating and what was wedding weight.  I started wearing a few things around 11 weeks or so....I think after 15 weeks I had just a few "regular" clothes that I was able to wear..

Moiselle

I had baby #1 last Sunday.

I started wearing marternity jeans at abasout month 5.  My hips just couldnt fit.  I bought Old Navy jeans...they do the job, but be careful when you pull the elastic part as it will rip

 I bought a lot of loose tops at Forever 21 and primarily had no maternity tops at all.That way I stayed somewhat in fashionable and hip.  Also, tube tops are a very good purchase as your belly grows, so stock up now before the stores stop selling them when the summer is over.

 

 

violetblue72

This is pregnancy #2.  With DS I think I started wearing some maternity clothes by maybe 3-4 months?  I hate feeling anything tight around my stomache so the sooner the better for me.  But some of those clothes fit me almost until 8 months... not that I didn't gain almost 40 lbs or anything, I guess it's just the way they fit and how I carried DS.

Peppernut

12 weeks-ish, and this is number 2.  The first one was 24 years ago, though.  I swapped out my pants and skirts as soon as I could, it was just uncomfortable, but the tops lasted until about 16 weeks.

amoureux

I still don't have any maternity clothing.

I did buy a couple pairs of capris at wal-mart for $7-9 each that are a size up from my regular clothing.

leffe1

15-16 weeks

heatherlane

My advice: don't go with granny panties...go with low rise. You may not even need a size larger yet, but if you are bloating they may be more comfy. Boy shorts are comfy, too.

 I started buying around 18 weeks, and used a Bella Band from about 16-28 weeks. I really didn't need full-on maternity until 24-28 weeks. Even now, I have a few things that are just cut long or empire waist that I can pretty much wear up until delivery.

It's my first baby, but I was overweight to start with. I really didn't show at all until after 18 weeks or so.

redheadedgirl

heatherlane:

My advice: don't go with granny panties...go with low rise. You may not even need a size larger yet, but if you are bloating they may be more comfy. Boy shorts are comfy, too.

 

I second this.  Victoria's Secret has some cute ones (ultra low-rise and boy shorts) in the 5 for $25 section and I plan to wear them the rest of the time.  It's my first pregnancy and I needed to use a belly band or rubber band by 8 weeks.  I had not gained weight by the 16 week appointment (Oh this will change at my weigh-in next week!), but my pants were all too tight.  Then by 10-12 weeks I switched to maternity jeans and pants.  With shirts it depends on the style.

stever

Probably around 15-16 weeks. Before that I managed to get by with the bigger stuff in my wardrobe.

Skyler&Paisley

6 months + before I wore maternity pants and blouses.  Loose fitting blouses worked just fine for quite a while.  All for baby #1. 

This time, I tried maternity pants on again, but they are WAY too loose to stay up.  So, that is probably a good thing.  I weigh within 5 pounds of what I weighed when PG with #1 [6 feet tall and not a tiny person], so all is well.  Although, I will say that I was at pre-PG weight on the 6 week post-partum visit, but the shape change was dramatic!  A "belly and thicker waist" for starters...

BrideBuddies

I'm already a plus sized person, but I haven't really gained any weight until just a pound or two back and forth.  That's starting to change a little now, since I think I'm up about five or so.

But I went out and bought some Women's sized capris and shirts at Kohls right around 4-5 months and that's working out well.  Need to find some dress pants, tho.

And as for low rise panties vs. granny panties... GO GRANNY!  I normally wore the VS high leg briefs and they're like tourniquets now.  So I just broke down and bought some Fruit of the Loom briefs and high leg briefs in the biggest size I could get my hands on!  They totally float on me, but I don't care!  SO COMFY!

Sassystace

This is baby #2 and I am 17 wks and just started wearing some maternity pants last week (so week 16). I think this is maybe a few weeks ahead of my last pregnancy. Some regular pants still fit but barely. Shirts will probably be a okay for 3 to 4 more weeks (I hope).

Julia-Henry

heatherlane:

My advice: don't go with granny panties...go with low rise. You may not even need a size larger yet, but if you are bloating they may be more comfy. Boy shorts are comfy, too.

Oh, I understand. It's not about the size, it's about needing my stomach covered in something nice and soft.. There's no change/gain form before,but I just feel like I need a nice big pair of granny panties to feel comfy these days

Diannadiva

My only Maternity clothes are 2 pair of Capri's and a pair of jeans (couldn't resist getting Maternity 7's!) I started wearing them around 5-6 months.

 I have lived in sundresses from Forever 21, Macys - anywhere that works! They have been so comfortable and cool.