Anybody else still wearing regular clothes?

simplein06

I see a lot about maternity clothes. I haven't gone shopping yet.  I bought mainly stretchy/ loose clothes for the summer so I'm still wearing my regular clothes. 

I'm hoping to hold off until sept so I only have to buy warmer clothes

bearkatjen

I'm still in all my regular clothes. I wear a Bella band with my smallest jeans, so they're more comfortable, but I can still zip them and button them.

ungraceful13

I am still in my regular clothes for the most part. I had to wear maternity dress pants one day last week.

littlemaybaby

Definitely regular clothes here too!

themrsbird

I'm wearing a combination of both-most of my non maternity clothes still fit, but they can be a bit uncomfortable. I have been trying to buy maternity that (should) work through to the end of the pregnancy (ie slacks, work-appropriate shirts, ets)

sbevmc09

I am.  I actually spend a lot of time in yoga pants and whatnot which I'll be able to wear the whole pregnancy, but when I do actually get dressed I usually wear a pair of stretchy capris that were actually a touch big so they still fit fine.  I can still zip them, but I've been wearing a bella band because if I do zip them it doesn't flatter what little bumpage I have.  I definitely still feel like I'm in the "pregnant or fat?" zone so I really don't need the waistband of my pants making it look like it's just chub

But regular tops are totally fine.

I might switch to mat pants soon just because I think I have enough of a bump to properly wear them and the bella band is kind of annoying.  I actually need to dig out my mat clothes and see if they're too big or not.  I lost some weight recently and I'm thinking they might be the wrong size.

megamegan60

I could still wear some of my normal pants, and I do every once in a while, but they are just so tight its uncomfortable.  I am still in all of my normal shirts, so I kind of do half and half. 

MadeOfAwesome

I have maternity pants.  And I wear maternity shirts, just because they look cuter with my bump.  I can still fit into most of my old clothes though.  I wear all of my regular dresses still.  When I went shopping this past weekend, I actually bought a bunch of junior sized maxi dresses because they still have room for growth.

judygrove

I am still in my regular clothes, but I think today I will give in and go buy some maternity pants. It has been a long uncomfortable day at work with what I have on.

jenn248

I'm still in regular clothes.  I wear dresses to work in the summer, so I've been able to get by with those; some of my more form-fitting dresses are out though.  I also have one pair of regular jeans that were a little big and very stretchy to begin with, and those still fit for now.  

amjung2103

I'm still in normal clothes for the most part - a friend gave me all of her materinty cloths and I have worn some on occasion but more because I was excited to wear new clothes than being "uncomfortable" in my normal clothes.

Allison546

Still 100% regular clothes.. wore the bella band once just for fun.

JennV514

I have one pair of maternity jeans, everything else I wear are non-maternity.

goocran7

I'm still in regular clothes and have no bump what so ever! It's strange because I want a bump, but on the other hand, I don't want to have to spend money on a new wardrobe either!

 

 

Kie310

Shirts yes, bottoms, no. Well, not jeans anymore. They hurt. But I don't HAVE to wear Maternity stuff all the time, it's just way more comfortable.

LaurelBee

I'm still in my regular clothes, but I've been living in one particular pair of elastic waisted shorts. They are SO comfy

nycitygirl1

Sort of. I can still fit into some pairs of regular pants and all of my dresses and tops. But the pants are getting...t-i-g-h-t.

I also bought a few cute (non-maternity looking) dresses that ARE maternity from Old Navy that are stretchy and work great. I am holding out as long as I can!

carteramariec

I can technically fit into a few pairs of my jeans, but they definitely won't button and I didn't find the belly band comfy at all. I have to wear suits for work so my high waisted dress pants and pencil skirts got too small pretty quick. I wear maternity bottoms, but can still wear all of my non-button up shirts. I have to admit, my maternity wardrobe is so small that I get sick of having to wear the same thing every. single. day. But I am waiting to get more stuff until fall. I miss my wardrobe!

laurapacheco

I'm sort of in transition now (i.e. the "pregnant or fat" stage). Many of my normal pants are kind of tight, except for the ones that were big on me before I got pregnant. But most of the maternity clothes I got are still a little too big, particularly the ones with the belly panels.... but a couple of pairs are the kind that just have the elastic waist, and this week I've been wearing those a lot. Still fitting into my dresses & most of my tops since they are more forgiving.

LilyyPanda

I can't really fit into my jeans much anymore, but a lot of my bigger shirts and stretchy shorts still fit just fine. It's the shirts that were more tight fitting that wont work for me now. lol

I just went to a few yard sales today and got a good amount of maternity clothes because I really don't want to spend a lot on them. lol But I have a feeling I'll have to once the cold weather hits =

 

 

cmed24

still in regular clothes here. although my work pants only get one hook and no inside button these days.

 i had to buy all new shirts since my boobs are huge.  i was a small shirt, now im a large! ridiculous!

bandwife

I can still fit into regular clothes but I moved into maternity stuff two weeks ago.

Last time around I wore a lot of regular clothing until the final weeks. I was so proud of myself that I could actually fit into some of them. 

Well... I couldn't really fit into them and stretched the sh#@t out of them. Had to donate a bunch of regular clothing post-pregnancy because I had done a number on the waist bands and body of things. T-shirts were all stretched out and empire-waisted. My yoga pants kept falling off. What a waste

 

hellojenny531

Still in my regular clothes but wear the Bella Band with my jeans.

MikeF&SarahC

I'm still in some of my regular clothes. Only a few pairs of pants still zipper (but not button). And most sundresses work. My mom arrives for a visit in a week with 2 Bella bands!! Can't wait I have a friend who in both her pregnancies wore her own pant the whole time with a bella band, I'm hoping to be able to the same.

Starfish+77

Yep, still in all regular clothes.  Now to be clear, a couple pairs of dress pants no longer fit but they were my 'smaller' pants anyhow. 

Like someone else said, i'm hoping to delay buying maternity clothes until Fall so that only sweaters, pants are needed for work.

Quick vent...I mentioned to my MIL about needing maternity clothes soon.  She replied that my SIL never even needed maternity clothes.  I really had to bite my lip... my SIL wasn't working so she was able to wear t-shirts and yoga pants everyday!  Not exactly a good comparison MIL, but thanks for the input.

82Sonia

I'm still in my regular clothes.  I do wear a bella band with my dress slacks for work.  I can button my jeans but it's really uncomfortable.  I bought a pair of full panel maternity jeans the other day and I've got to say, they're pretty awesome.

clariknittist

I'm still in my regular clothes, although some pants I have to wear the bella band.  I won't say my regular clothes look too great though - I kind of just look like I ate too much over the summer in them...I did go shopping and get 2 pairs of maternity pants, and I will say, they actually fit my bump better and I look more pregnant, less chubby.

Smwainscott

themrsbird:

I'm wearing a combination of both-most of my non maternity clothes still fit, but they can be a bit uncomfortable. I have been trying to buy maternity that (should) work through to the end of the pregnancy (ie slacks, work-appropriate shirts, ets)

 Same here, things still fit, but I broke down and bought items I need for work now that I have been put on light duty for the rest of my pregancy.  I have been using the belly band for a week now, but not a huge fan of it.  Ready for some maternity work pants just so I can lose the belly band while I am at work. 

letitbe3

I'm still wearing all my regular pants (although not buttoned because it's super uncomfortable) sometimes with a belly band, and sometimes with a hair tie and long tank top... I wear mostly regular tops, but occasionally some maternity ones, mostly becasue they're cute and new and exciting. My girlfriend gave me all her maternity clothes which are mostly fall/winter (she had the exact same due date last year!) so, I'm ready for fall!

MelissaRae1525

I'm still wearing regular clothes but I went shopping for jeans today and literally no store at the mall had them. Not Old Navy, Belk, Dillards, or Penney. Target had a section smaller than my bedroom with ONE!!!!!! style of pants and only three pairs! Where the hell am I going to find any clothes!

SWOG31

I'm almost 19wks and still 100% in my regular clothes.  I wear mostly dresses in the summer, and all of them have alot of extra room.  Hoping to only have to buy one season of maternity wear.

runlong3

I'm still hanging out in my regular clothes so far (although I'm still a couple weeks behind most of you). All of my shirts still fit, although some aren't overly flattering as I definitely just look like I pigged out for a while. I'm slowly starting to outgrow my regular shorts and jeans though -- but nothing a rubber band can't fix for now.

cluebee

I'm still wearing my regular clothes, too. I have had to put away some of my shirts that were getting a little tight. I also purchased some maternity pants, but they start to fall down (HAHAHA!) if I wear them for too long. Naturally, I bought them for when I get a little bigger

KingRay09

I mostly wear maternity clothes, however I'm wearing regular clothes today (yoga pants and a tee).

this decaf life

I bought maternity pants in the end of my 18th week. I can still get in my pants but it's super uncomfortable. Other than my 1 pair of pants everything else is still regular.

Chocodoxies

bandwife:

Last time around I wore a lot of regular clothing until the final weeks. I was so proud of myself that I could actually fit into some of them. 

Well... I couldn't really fit into them and stretched the sh#@t out of them. Had to donate a bunch of regular clothing post-pregnancy because I had done a number on the waist bands and body of things. T-shirts were all stretched out and empire-waisted. My yoga pants kept falling off. What a waste

 

This! This is why I moved to maternity clothes like a month ago. I mean, sure I can still technically put on my non-maternity clothes, but they just aren't as comfortable. I bought one pair of jeans, a few shirts and two pairs of stretch pants so that I am comfy at home (SAHM) until Fall, my favorite season, when I will buy the majority of my maternity wardrobe.  

bstengler

I'm still in normal cloths accept I can't button my jeans. So I am just doing the old pony tail loop to button deal lol!! Shirts are getting pretty tight though 

eb1113

I'm still in most of my regular clothes.  When I wear jeans, I have to use my belly band.  I can zip them almost all the way, but I can't button them.  I do the rubberband trick and sometimes use my belly band.

My capris are already elastic waist, but my maternity capris are much more comfortable.  I"m not having to constantly pull them up.

I need to go look at the clearance racks in maternity sections/stores to see what they have.  Last time at the time I found a dress on sale and a pair of capris.  I am hoping I can be that lucky again!

brittandjp

I'm still in my regular clothes. I wear my belly band with most pants/shorts that have zippers and buttons. I have worn a handful of my maternity shirts, simply because I like them, not necessarily because I need them. I can still fit in all my other tops, dresses, etc. However, I swear I'm growing by the second, so I don't think any of the above will last much longer!

mest1215

im still 100% in my regular clothes. My bump is deff there, but its not huge or laying low...yet lol. So my pants still fit great (i wear mostly low rise) and my shirts are just starting to get snug, but hey, why not show off my bump?! Most of my matrnity shirts are still too big, after being used through two pregnancies, the belly part of them are pretty streched out and look waaayyyy too big on me at this point in my pregnancy. in another 10weeks im sure i'll be getting my use out of them!

Isarma

Some of my old clothes I can still wear, some not.  Usually it's because my chest has outgrown them, and/or they're getting shorter b/c of all my curves, and I hate that!  lol  Lovin' my bellyband for my work scrubs so I don't get that gap of skin between the shirt and the pants when I sit down.  Friends gave me old maternity clothes very early on, and some of them fit great even when not pregnant, so still wearing those.

Just bought a maternity swim suit though (previous two-pieces are now positively indecent up top!)  and it wasn't nearly as painful of an experience as I thought!