Just when I thought I had it all figured out...

Happily Overwhelmed

Anyone else feel screwed in the maternity clothes department?

I thought I was being wise by getting the next size larger in winter clothes. I only wanted to purchase a few pieces. Now I feel like I'm down to one pair of jeans, 2 long sleeve tee shirts, and one sweatshirt. I'm FREEZING and don't want to buy a winter coat either. I'm constantly washing these pieces and I'm really fearing they aren't going to last me. I'm going to be so aggrivated if I have to buy clothes for just a few weeks. It's like LO dropped/got lower and nothing fits anymore! I can't get away with wearing pajamas ALL the time!

I bought a dress for Thanksgiving and it doesn't even fit anymore!

Grrrr!!!

buggywhips

I have 1 pair of mat jeans that I bought a little loose and figured I would be good.  The seams on them are SCREAMING when I squeeze my ass into them.  I am debating buying 1 more pair a size larger...I hate buying something I will only wear for a few more weeks but I know I will appreciate the extra room come Thanksgiving or (God forbid) Christmas dinner.  

Other than that, I am perfectly content in frumpy sweaters and sweat pants  

kylayton

I'm still wearing my short sleeved maternity clothes and have just added my non-maternity cardigans.  I can't button them up, but they still look cute.  I'm also wearing my non-maternity coats and jackets just not done up.  I add a scarf to make it not look so obvious that it won't zip or button. 

chankins14

I am lucky that I don't live in cold weather because I am getting down to only a few things that fit, too.  I do a lot of laundry.....

Happily Overwhelmed

buggywhips:

I have 1 pair of mat jeans that I bought a little loose and figured I would be good.  The seams on them are SCREAMING when I squeeze my ass into them.  I am debating buying 1 more pair a size larger...I hate buying something I will only wear for a few more weeks but I know I will appreciate the extra room come Thanksgiving or (God forbid) Christmas dinner.  

Other than that, I am perfectly content in frumpy sweaters and sweat pants  

GASP! Oh shoot...holiday food! Maybe another pair of jeans was meant to be....

Happily Overwhelmed

kylayton:

I'm still wearing my short sleeved maternity clothes and have just added my non-maternity cardigans.  I can't button them up, but they still look cute.  I'm also wearing my non-maternity coats and jackets just not done up.  I add a scarf to make it not look so obvious that it won't zip or button. 

That's a great idea! Unfortunantly most of my summer tops are getting too short :S.

juepnunes

I guess I am also lucky I don't live up north. It's 80F here in FL today! I also got tons of maternity clothes on Ebay when I first got pregnant and they all still fit. I would not buy anything at this point.

jmd22

Ya, yesterday I went to put on a pair of maternity jeans that just a few weeks ago were pretty loose....and they were really tight So sad. I really don't want to have to buy anything else at this point, so I'm just gonna try and work with what I have. Since we're in CA, it's not too cold here yet, so I may resort to leggings with a tunic or loose dress, with a sweater and Uggs or something--at least for Thanksgiving- gonna need the extra room!  

xxmiyaxx

I'm DYING to buy a maternity coat because I can't zip any of my jackets up anymore....but I can't bring myself to spend so much money on a coat that I'll only need for about a month!!!

So....I've resorted to stealing my hubby's hoodies and layering it up under my regular winter jacket...that way I can at least zip one of the coats LOL
If only I lived in a warmer state...

I told DH that his daughter was cold and is going to be stealing his jackets from now on.

emd2887

I've resorted to stealing DH's clothes and coat. Sure, they're too big, but I refuse to buy more clothes for a couple of weeks (I'm mainly hanging out at home though). When I have to go out in public, I layer a cardigan and scarf over my maternity tops so you can't tell too much that they're a bit too short and tight. 

KatieMcClure86

Happily Overwhelmed:

kylayton:

I'm still wearing my short sleeved maternity clothes and have just added my non-maternity cardigans.  I can't button them up, but they still look cute.  I'm also wearing my non-maternity coats and jackets just not done up.  I add a scarf to make it not look so obvious that it won't zip or button. 

That's a great idea! Unfortunantly most of my summer tops are getting too short :S.

I stocked up on mat. cami's so I have been layering a cami under a too short shirt and it looks fine for me

wintersnight20

Now keep in mind ya'll you may be wearing maternity clothes for a couple weeks after the baby comes too...It's just now started getting cool out here in Texas but luckily I can make due with an unzipped hoodie and a long sleeved shirts. I also wear my non maternity cardigans with everything since they don't necessarily have to be closed. My biggest issue now is even with a maternity cami my maternity shirts are too short. I remember buying my first one thinking "geez this thing is like a dress on me" and now I'm constantly tugging on it! Can't wait to squeeze back into my American Eagle clothes *sob* I had just bought new jeans/tops when I got my BFP and now they hang in my closet taunting me.

*had to see how much bigger maternity pants were so I laid a pair of my original pants over them. Don't do it. It wasn't pretty. It was like a before and after shot from a diet pill commercial lmao!

brookie9

kylayton:

I'm still wearing my short sleeved maternity clothes and have just added my non-maternity cardigans.  I can't button them up, but they still look cute.  I'm also wearing my non-maternity coats and jackets just not done up.  I add a scarf to make it not look so obvious that it won't zip or button. 

This exactly! I'm pretty much living in cardigans and scarves right now! I refuse to buy a maternity jacket! Living in 2 pairs of jeans and doing laundry frequently to make this work for the last remaining weeks.

alber2am

I am glad to hear I'm not the only one running out of options, 2 of my 4 maternity jeans no longer fit and some of the shirts are getting too short.  I wear hospital scrubs a few days a week for work so that has saved me a lot in the clothing dept.  I did get a winter coat for $15 at walmart this fall and it is working out great.  I have had to start stealing DH's t-shirts and sweatshirts because mine are all too short.  I am still wearing my pre pregnancy cardigans and just not buttoning them which is working out ok as well.  A lot of my shoes are getting too tight, I am hoping it is just from swelling and I can go back to my regular shoes after delivery.

VMichonski

I hardly ever leave the house b/c of this lol  When at home I lounge around in maternity underwear and t-shirts that aren't even long enough to cover my bump.  I have a few pair of pants but hardly any tops.  I just wear my summer ones with a cardigan or zip up hoodie, they don't close but w/e I'm not buying anything else.  I can't wait for this LO to come and to lose some of this weight...I'm burning my maternity clothes.