Maternity shirts sucks!

Bunniehug

I bought a few maternity shirts and have some from a friend, just mainly tshirts, and I really noticed they aren't as long as my regular shirts. I really feel like I would get more use out of my LuLuLemon tank tops and some other tshirts I have then some actual maternity shirts. I think it will be a long, long time until I feel I actually need maternity shirts...

katie4253

Really?   The ones I gotten are super long. 

Bunniehug

katie4253:

Really?   The ones I gotten are super long. 

Yeah? These are motherhood ones and a couple thyme ones (a Canadian maternity store).

lansingteacherbride

My problem is finding maternity shirts that make me look pregnant and not just fat.

DMBfan41

I bought a tank from Gap Maternity and I thought that, too!  Most of my other strictly maternity tops are pretty long, though.  I went to the outlets and scored a bunch of regular tops in a tunic style or just regular longer style and love them.   I love the idea of being able to wear the tops when k/u and not.

fromthismoment08

lansingteacherbride:

My problem is finding maternity shirts that make me look pregnant and not just fat.

 

I have the same problem.  I bought some that were babydoll or empire waist and those seem to show my bump and hide some of the fat, lol.

LnR70707

I have a bunch of loaned maternity shirts and the only ones I've noticed that were a little on the short side were Gap.  They work now, but they certainly won't cover everything when I'm bigger.

krissymac

That's interesting, I feel like all of the mat shirts I have are longer, but I haven't worn too many of them yet, so maybe that's not the case? I figure we'll all be buying clothes in stages - some regular shirts will work for awhile, then we'll graduate to maternity shirts, and then we'll be shopping in the tent & awning section at our local stores!

ksevin

I'm just not a fan of a lot of the maternity shirts I've found so I'm just wearing a long tank top under my regular shirts for as long as I can.

mbritto4

I found motherhood tshirts from Kohls are horrible, mine all shrunk up.  Their ribbed tank tops don't seem to have that issue.  ON tshirts I have from last pg held up well, as did their ribbed tanks.  Both are long enough on me.

kmw325i

My favorite tank right now is from Target, I like that it's not too long, but it's got a ton of stretch, and it maintains its shape well. My ON ribbed tanks all seem to stretch out and get floppy.

As for other shirts, I've mostly been shopping in the non-KU sections, just going a size up and finding materials with a lot of stretch to last me awhile, and empire tops.

I find that a lot of maternity shirts have details that I think are hideous, like the weird middle-of-the-cleavage knots and twists, or they're overly gathered on the sides.

aligator423uf

krissymac:

That's interesting, I feel like all of the mat shirts I have are longer, but I haven't worn too many of them yet, so maybe that's not the case? I figure we'll all be buying clothes in stages - some regular shirts will work for awhile, then we'll graduate to maternity shirts, and then we'll be shopping in the tent & awning section at our local stores!

LOL! 

So far all my maternity stuff from Motherhood and JCPenny's has been really long. I'm not impressed with the quality of my Motherhood tops. I feel like my Penny's stuff is better and they were less than 1/2 the price.