Help! Maternity Work Clothes

Re: Help! Maternity Work Clothes

• trackchik6 member

  March 2010

  I got a lot of my maternity clothes last summer from Destination Maternity.  I found it hard to look "professional" in maternity clothes, so I often wore a suit jacket (black or gray, from suits I had from pre-pregnancy) unbuttoned over the shirt and that made me feel a little more professional.  I had a few dresses too - I usually wore cardigans over them.  

    

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• EvelynDeBelle member

  March 2010

  Thank you! I have noticed that some of the stuff does look a bit unprofessional, so the jacket idea sounds great.  Thanks again!
  

  

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• akl0506 member

  March 2010

  Gap.  They have lots of basics - trousers & woven tops.  No blazers...but you can find some good cardigans, etc.

  GL!

  

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• kyfirewife member

  March 2010

  Motherhood Maternity had some cute things.
  
  Depending on what size you are, you can try Lane Bryant. A lot of their clothing tends to be cut larger thru the belly. I just tried on a dress there last week and thought "looks horrible on me now, would look awesome as a maternity dress".

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• sherthebear

  March 2010

  I second the Gap. All my work maternity clothes were from the Gap. It was great for me since they had petite length for pants.
  

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• mysticporter

  March 2010

  trackchik6:

  I got a lot of my maternity clothes last summer from Destination Maternity.  I found it hard to look "professional" in maternity clothes, so I often wore a suit jacket (black or gray, from suits I had from pre-pregnancy) unbuttoned over the shirt and that made me feel a little more professional.  I had a few dresses too - I usually wore cardigans over them.  

    

  When I need to look professional that's my strategy, too...pants suits with a suit jacket over a maternity blouse.  I found my clothes at Motherhood Maternity, it was a couple of years ago (first baby) but at the time they had a decent selection of basic suits and solid colored maternity blouses that were easy to mix and match.
  

  
  

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• shouldbworkin

  March 2010

  I swear by Motherhood's miracle pants, but it doesn't look like they make them anymore.  I loved them b/c there was no panel in front, just on the sides and you could open it up as your belly grew.  I loved not having a panel b/c my shirts never looked "short" (i.e. you couldn't see the panel).  I wore those pants and jersey knit shirts every day.  I had a couple sweaters and jackets I could throw over a shirt, too. 

  DS1 age 7, DD age 5 and DS2 born 4/3/12

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• Lotte134

  March 2010

  I shopped quite a bit at Gap as well.  I had 2 very professional looking skirts that I found there.  Paired with a nice blouse or sweater they worked well.  I also had some flowy black maternity pants (from Kohls of all places) that got a ton of wear.
  

  

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• newlywed26

  March 2010

  Oldnavy.com.....cheap, cute, constant deals.

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• Mini_Mariah

  March 2010

  I got a lot of my clothing at Target when I was pregnant with DD.  I mostly made my non-maternity clothes work till it was warm enough to wear dresses, but I had a few pairs of maternity pants I wore with flowy tops and a cardigan.  I had a bunch of dresses I wore with a cardigan and flats.

  

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