I am not willing to spend a lot of $ on it though. Maybe $50 tops. I haven't decided if I want a dressier coat or more informal. We only wear coats here for 2ish months and even then it is off and on. Not abnormal to have a day in the 70s in January.
Re: Help me find a cute maternity coat
If I didn't live in freezing Boston, I wouldn't bother with a maternity coat. I can't find one that is cute, definitely not for $50. Old Navy has a swing coat that *might* be cute, hard to tell.
Could you get away with just a sweater coat (non maternity)? Or even a non maternity swing style coat? I'd try that before shelling out the $$ in your case. Sorry, this was not that helpful. I've been on the hunt, too, with limited success.
Here's the ON one, but it is $88:
https://www.oldnavy.com/browse/product.do?cid=43061&pid=616670&scid=616670002
What about Liz Lange at Target? Maybe they have one.
Check out this site. Lots of cute coats for under $60.
https://www.motherhood.com/motherhoodsearch.asp
I'm not sure if you can wait until Thanksgiving, but I got one at Old Navy last year for $38 during the Black Friday sale.