2nd Trimester

Clothing reality check

I normally work from home and don't have to get dressed in work clothes so it was quite a shocker when I went to find something wear to a board meeting last night.  I tried on about five of my non-pregnant dress shirts and each looked ridiculous.  I started to panic thinking, "I can't give a presentation looking like a chubby girl with a midriff shirt." I finally found something that would work but had to dig into the bag of maternity clothes.  LOL...I knew I looked pregnant but I didn't realize HOW pregnant until I was forced out of my comfy clothes and the one pair of maternity jeans that I've grudgingly pulled out.

Re: Clothing reality check

  • I also work from home but around 13 weeks I had to go to our home office for some meetings and had the same issue.  There are so many non-maternity shirts I thought I'd be able to wear in early pg but I guess I forgot about how the bigger boobs can alter how a shirt looks.
  • I had a similar experience. I was still wearing all of my pre-pregnancy jeans a few weeks ago, and then had to find a pair of dress pants for a meeting. NONE of my dress pants would button. I was scrambling at the last minute to make something work!
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  • No pity here.  I have to look business appropriate daily since I work in an office.  I don't want to buy a ton of maternity clothes, but I can't keep waering the same few things.  Ahhh!

    DD1 born 5/24/10.

    Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.

    DD2 born 5/14/13.

    Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.

    Expecting someone new 4/17/17.
  • Same thing happened to me the other night when we had DH's office holiday dinner.  I've been wearing sweats and loose jeans for weeks on end, and insisting to everyone that I don't have any sign of a bump yet (I really thought I didn't!)  Once I put on a pencil skirt and cute tight top, I realized that I definitely do.  
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