Pea in the Pod/ Motherhood Maternity

mrskimm09

I went to a new store that combines both of these stores. It was like day and night with the prices. Pea in the Pod wanted $70 for a materinty shirt. Motherhood maternity was about $25-$30 for pants. I guess Im just super cheap. I might stick to Old Navy.

michelle142

Target actually has some cute, cheap clothes too!

I might check out MM for pants though, ON clothes fit me weird now, I can't imagine how they'll fit when I have a belly.

Xtine22

mrskimm09:

I went to a new store that combines both of these stores. It was like day and night with the prices. Pea in the Pod wanted $70 for a materinty shirt. Motherhood maternity was about $25-$30 for pants. I guess Im just super cheap. I might stick to Old Navy.

I'm with you! I don't like spending alot of money on clothes to begin with. I will not be spending tons on materinty clothes that I will only be wearing for a couple months.

nekillo

Some may flame for this, but since I gained weight after m/c and haven't lost it yet, and I know things aren't getting better, I just went to goodwill and spent $50 and got 1 pair of "work pants" (so I now have 2 that fit me) and about 7 tops that can hide the pudge/bloat.  There is a maternity consignment shop about 30 min from here and I am going to check there next.  I just can't justify spending more than I spend on my normal attire for clothes that are for a transient weight gain!

lageorgiapaperie

I always see maternity clothes in the Target clearance section! That's what I'll be hitting up first for sure

SiannaBees

I have a friend that bought clothes from motherhood maternity and she said those clothes started to fall apart long before her maternity clothes from target did so I will be heading to target.

Xtine22

nekillo:

Some may flame for this, but since I gained weight after m/c and haven't lost it yet, and I know things aren't getting better, I just went to goodwill and spent $50 and got 1 pair of "work pants" (so I now have 2 that fit me) and about 7 tops that can hide the pudge/bloat.  There is a maternity consignment shop about 30 min from here and I am going to check there next.  I just can't justify spending more than I spend on my normal attire for clothes that are for a transient weight gain!

I don't judge I thank you for the idea and will have to see if there is one near me. Which I think there may be:)

KYmama9286

I've gotten some good maternity clothes from Once Upon a Child too-- I dont know if every store has a maternity section but its definitely worth looking into since its consignment everything is super cheap! I also would say that Motherhood Maternity is great for jeans ( I couldnt find long length maternity jeans anywhere else without spending an arm and a leg) but their shirts are a rip off. Especially the ones w/ the side ruching. I thought they were super cute and my grandma bought me 1 last time I was pregnant, a week later I saw the exact same style shirts at Target for half the price and it held up just as well. I plan on buying more summer stuff at OUAC, Target and some yard sales/consignment sales.

Wannalitter

nekillo:

Some may flame for this, but since I gained weight after m/c and haven't lost it yet, and I know things aren't getting better, I just went to goodwill and spent $50 and got 1 pair of "work pants" (so I now have 2 that fit me) and about 7 tops that can hide the pudge/bloat.  There is a maternity consignment shop about 30 min from here and I am going to check there next.  I just can't justify spending more than I spend on my normal attire for clothes that are for a transient weight gain!

Why would you get flamed for this? You're a genius and now I just might stop at our Goodwill after work. Thanks for the idea.

mandarod

I am very frugal and wouldn't spend $70 on a regular top! With my dd, I bought most of my maternity clothes from the Gap clearance rack. Got some great quality items that were marked way down, and I loved everything from there. I bet they have all their sweaters/winter clothes on clearance now, so this would be a great time to buy those. I also was surprised to find several decent pairs of jeans (and I have to buy longs) at Ross for only about $10 each.

Belichick

Normally I love clothes shopping, but I can not spend a lot on stuff I know I will only wear for a few months.

The Once Upon A Child near me is great.  They're really picky about only accepting things that are in great shape and current styles, so that will be my go-to store for this pregnancy.  I've already bought a few things

Leap08

I found that MM clothes fall apart pretty easily. I got most of my maternity clothes from ON and Gap (online), and a few things from Target. Almost all of them still look great, which is kind of surprising considering how much I wore them.

Xtine22

Belichick:

Normally I love clothes shopping, but I can not spend a lot on stuff I know I will only wear for a few months.

The Once Upon A Child near me is great.  They're really picky about only accepting things that are in great shape and current styles, so that will be my go-to store for this pregnancy.  I've already bought a few things

Ohh where in Florida so you live? I think I remember seeing you on West Coast board on TN.. So is it near Tampa? and if so where is the OUAC store?

Belichick

Xtine22:

Belichick:

Normally I love clothes shopping, but I can not spend a lot on stuff I know I will only wear for a few months.

The Once Upon A Child near me is great.  They're really picky about only accepting things that are in great shape and current styles, so that will be my go-to store for this pregnancy.  I've already bought a few things

Ohh where in Florida so you live? I think I remember seeing you on West Coast board on TN.. So is it near Tampa? and if so where is the OUAC store?

I'm in Brevard County, on the east coast.  I mostly hang out on TIP & Family Matters on TN, I've never been on a local board there.

Sorry I can't help with a specific store there, but I think it's absolutely worth the time to check them out.  You may want to call ahead though, only certain stores carry maternity clothes.

Muffin0

I'm from the Brandon area (well was - we moved to TX recently)

There is a Once upon a Child in Brandon for sure, but I'm 95% sure there are more in Tampa, I'm sure their website will have more info.

I know there is also a store called "Lil' Sprouts" (which is basically the same thing, but consignment) I know the girl who owns it, but I'm not sure if they carry maternity clothes.. (if you would like me to ask her I will) They're right across the street from the Brandon OUAC. (Lumsden and Kings Ave)

With DD - I only got MM/Target and ON stuff. but nothing seemed to fit correctly so I always felt frumpy. With this one, since I gave everything away I plan on buying better clothes. Gap and AT loft has a bunch of cute stuff, without spending an arm and a leg (they always have sales too)

I'm also requiring that I buy at least one pair if nice jeans this time around, I had a pair of MM, that I had diaper butt for the entire pregnancy (well the time I wore them) It sucked. 

Xtine22

Belichick:

Xtine22:

Belichick:

Normally I love clothes shopping, but I can not spend a lot on stuff I know I will only wear for a few months.

The Once Upon A Child near me is great.  They're really picky about only accepting things that are in great shape and current styles, so that will be my go-to store for this pregnancy.  I've already bought a few things

Ohh where in Florida so you live? I think I remember seeing you on West Coast board on TN.. So is it near Tampa? and if so where is the OUAC store?

I'm in Brevard County, on the east coast.  I mostly hang out on TIP & Family Matters on TN, I've never been on a local board there.

Sorry I can't help with a specific store there, but I think it's absolutely worth the time to check them out.  You may want to call ahead though, only certain stores carry maternity clothes.

I just remember Pat Patriot and assumed since it said you were from FL that it was that board. It must be from my lurking on other boards.

elviebird

I'm all about Goodwill and consignment stores.  Same things for baby clothes!  You can find tons of stuff that still has tags on it. 

AmandaLeeBest

I bought a couple of pairs of jeans from MM and they are awesome! I bought them online on sale, so they weren't too bad. I also want to point out since I am a bigger size, its hard to find maternity jeans in my size. MM was one of the only places that had my size and higher.

I also bought some really nice sleep bras there (they were pricy). I wouldn't go there for anything else though, as others have said the other stuff is too expensive or some of the shirts fall apart.

I bought my tops and skirts at old navy.

GoldenPeaches

I honestly don't intend to buy very many, if any at all maternity clothes new. I'm planning on checking out thrift stores and consignment shops.