How many maternity outfits to buy?

prothumia

I've got only one pair of jeans and two pairs of work pants. How much are you buying for the duration?

KristenRizz

i have 2 jeans and a pair of black pants and tons of shirt. I have a feeling i will be getting of few things from DH's family for xmas tho. Most of the time im in spandex and a sweat shirt when i can be so i am not spending to much.

KelXoXo

I'll probably just buy as needed rather than try to plan it out.  When I got down to two pairs of regular jeans, I bought a maternity pair, etc.

Last week, I took everything out of my closet that doesn't fit now, and will keep doing that as I get bigger, so I have a realistic view of my wardrobe, especially for work clothes. 

bt3701

I'm not sure, but probably 2 pairs of jeans (I can't wear them to work). Work pants.... I would say at least 3 pairs, and maybe a work skirt or 2? I think I would get tired of wearing the same 2 pairs of pants over and over each week. I'm also planning to get a be band, so maybe that will cut down on the number of maternity pants. I've heard mixed reviews on them, though. 

Pockety

I have one pair of jeans and one pair of work pants (some of my work pants and 1 pair of regular jeans still fit); my goal is to get by with 2 pairs of work pants, one pair of maternity jeans, and one pair of jean/leggings with an elastic waist that I already have.  

I plan to wear a lot of dress/long top  w/ leggings combos.   

cvl105

I have two pairs of jeans, 3 pairs of work pants (black, gray, brown), and some leggings.  And then I have a bunch of shirts so far. I will likely need a few more shirts...and will probably buy one more pair of pants (khakis).

tarmar81

So far I have 3 pairs of jeans (can only wear them to work on Fridays, but I live in jeans on the weekends), 1 pair of black leggings, 1 black maternity sweater dress that can be dressed up or down, 1 pair of black work pants (need a pair in gray and a pair khaki to rotate), about 6 different sweaters, and 2 long-sleeved t-shirts.  This should last me for a couple more months at least and then I'll see where I need to fill in.  In the Spring I know I'll want a maternity skirt or two and a few more lighter weight tops.

I've also been wearing long, open sweaters from Express paired with their yoga pants, because those both fit little baby bumps pretty darn comfortably!

 

chyrstol06

I have 2 pair of jeans, 3 pair of work pants (might get one more) and 4 new maternity tops. I'll be able to wear some of my empire, tunic tops for a while. Goodwill is a great place to go for inexpensive maternity clothes. I assume as it gets closer to spring and starts to warm up, I'll be wearing more dresses.

Pretzel80

Currently I'm still in my pre-pregnancy clothes but I've bought 2 pairs of maternity cords, a pair of skinny jeans, black leggings, and a couple maternity shirts if I see them on sale or really like them.  After Christmas I plan to get another 1-2 pairs of jeans.

As PP said, I have a lot of long cardigan sweaters that I'm wearing and when I get home from work I'm LOVING my Lululemon yoga pants (I loved them before but even more now!!) so I'll probably pick up another pair of them soon. 

klv

So far I have bought 2 pairs of cords and 4-5 tops. None of them actually look like maternity clothes, which I like.  I will likely need a few more tops and some capris when it starts getting hotter, but those can wait a bit.  I can still fit into some of my non-maternity shirts so i should be ok for a while.

gymnst1013

I have 3 pairs of jeans, a pair of black cords and a pair of dark green cords.  I have a bunch of shirts, but I need a few more.  Some I won't fit into for a few months.

LauraOTR

So far, I have 5 pairs of work pants (1 pair of cords, 1 grey pant, 1 brown pant, 1 pair of khakis and 1 pair of dark blue pants), and 3 pairs of jeans. I did get half of those on ebay for super cheap, though. I think I'm probably set for awhiel, although I'm tempted to get a pair of black pants from Motherhood (same as my brown ones, which feel like pajamas). It might be overkill, but I like variety.

As for shirts, I probably have 10-ish shirts. I have just been buying stuff as it's on sale, and probably haven't spent more than $10 per shirt. I'm a bargain hunter, so have a hard time passing up a good deal, even if I don't need it yet.