Plus size maternity clothes?

gundy21

I don't need them yet, but I am a planner.

Luckily, I can wear jeans to work most days, but will need a few pants, too.  Dresses and skirts are not an option (I work at a manufacturing plant).

I usually live in Old Navy jeans (cheap and I don't care if I get gunk on them at work).  However, I wear a 20 regular there and they stop maternity sizes at 18.  Grr....

Any thoughts / suggestions?  And to make things more challenging, I need a 32+ inch inseam (the joys of being 5'10").....

Jumpin4joy

I'm only 4'4 so not sure on the inseam but Motherhood makes plus sized maternity clothes. I don't know how they correspond but they go 1,2,3,4.  Good luck mama!

Animeg2+1

You can also look at getting an extender which should allow for growth and still let you wear your usual clothing. And... tummy sleeves, which Motherhood Maternity also makes in a plus size.

 

benniferbaby

All the maternity clothes I have, I bought from Motherhood. It is the only store I found where the plus-sized clothes are there in the store (albeit an exceptionally small selection compared to the rest of the store - uncool). I am notorious for buying stuff online, trying it on, finding it doesn't fit properly, then never sending it back. What a giant waste of money. So, Motherhood was it for me, because everything else (that I could find) was online-only.

JC Penney seems to have some decent stuff, but I never got around to ordering and I guess that's just as well. I was lucky enough to have a crapload of fat(ter) clothes that have kept me going pretty much throughout pregnancy, supplemented by just 2 pairs of mat pants (one work, one cas) and a couple of tops. I am petite, and the pants that I bought had to be taken up about a thousand inches, so you should be good on the inseams ...

Oh and the belly band is a huge hassle, but it does help when the old rubber-band-in-the-buttonhole thing starts to get old. I have used mine probably less than a dozen times in the past 4 months, because I find that it rides up on the butt side (I am extra blessed back there) and also I find it annoying that I can't get to my pockets.

 Happy shopping!

CougFan

Hmmm...we might be body twins! I am not looking forward to maternity clothes this time around. I never lost all the weight from #2 so I am nervous that those maternity clothes won't last very long.
I do sew so I am thinking of trying the tutorials I have seen where you cut off the top of your jeans and add the stretchy panel.

I had good luck a JCP last time around, but the inseam was just over 32" so I could never put them in the dryer. Have you tried Sears?  

mama2many

I wear an 18/20 and am fairly tall. After trying on a few styles, I can wear the Motherhood maternity pants and JCPenny (only buy them on sale at JCP) fairly comfortably. But, honestly, what I'd do if I was looking at jeans that will get gunky, I'd cut out the front and add a maternity panel to work jeans (or have a sewist friend/relative do it), and then buy one pair of nice ones new.

MelleTX

I am plus size and short (5'2") so I have a similar but opposite problem. I love the Old Navy shirts I buy 2x and they work well, but they are more "summery" and thin quality. Thankfully I work from home so I don't need a full wardrobe.

I love the plus-sized jeans from Motherhood as they do come in Petite and hardlu anyone makes plus pants in petite. 

You might try the Tall jeans at Motherhood in an XL. I think that is more of a 16-18 size, but I have found I really need a smaller size in maternity pants since the stretchy panel takes care of my already fat belly! I normally wear a 22 in pants and the regular XL jeans at Motherhood are only a tiny bit too snug in the thighs.  

Boot cut might might work well for you  

edmundsmom

I had great luck at motherhood maternity.  if you have a prime outlets outlet around you, see if they have a motherhood outlet.  I got great deals there

jennypasadena

I was a plus size 18 before pregnancy, and Old Navy's XXL maternity stuff fits me fine - sometimes roomily.  I have a few pairs of shorts from Motherhood (size 1X works there and sometimes 2X depending on cut) and a couple of shirts.  But mostly, I've been making it through in "normal" clothes.  I have a lot of empire waist dresses, maxi dresses, halters, strapless - they all still work fine - even at 31+ weeks pregnant.  I really recommend Rachel Pally as a designer.  You can wear her stuff pregnant or not - and it looks great both ways.

I'm just not into owning cheap clothes, so I've tried to keep my maternity clothes-only buying to a minimum.  I have 3 dresses from Old Navy, and I think 3 pairs of shorts from Motherhood, and 2 shirts from Motherhood.  It's plenty.  My regular wardrobe actually looks better in most cases.   

hidges

Check out old navy online maybe. Someone gave me a few of their maternity 2x clothes and they fit me well. I'm 5'10 and a 22w before pg. I've also just bought a few maxi dresses, wrap style dresses, and peasant style skirts with elastic waists and those are working fine. I've also bought a few pants and shorts  from destination maternity. They were a little pricey $~40 -45. But they are sooooo comfortable and I think will last me for awhile after the baby as I've heard things can take awhile to shrink back down . Good luck