Can't find maternity jeans because my legs are too fat!

tiffanyp · July 2010

Ugh, are all maternity jeans "skinny"? Where have you found relaxed fit jeans? At Gap and Old Navy, the larger sizes were too big for my butt/hips, but I still couldn't squeeze my fat thighs into them. It seems like they are all slim fit. I hated skinny jeans when I wasn't pregnant, so I sure as hell don't want to wear them now!

For other people built like me - where have you found good jeans?

MichelleL1118 · July 2010

I also have larger thighs, and found a pair of maternity jeans that actually fit well at H&M last week while in NY visiting DH's family. They were on sale for $20, too! Also, I've had good luck in general with the maternity lines at JCPenney & Kohl's, although I'm not sure how easy it would be for you to get to those if you're in the city... there's a JCP at Bay Plaza in the Bronx, and a Kohl's on Central Ave. in Yonkers.

jenvalet · July 2010

Story of my life! I found some stuff at Kohl's that fits me ok. I had to get large size so it fits over my thighs. (they run S, M, L instead of # sizes) Motherhood Maternity fits ok, but I actually hate stretchy jeans because they hug my thighs too much. GL!

t.bird · July 2010

what about MM? their jeans are stretchy & they have boot cut ones.

anniebugg · July 2010

Target's aren't too bad either, they're definitely roomier than Old Navy.

lzybeanie · July 2010

Have you tried the ones at the Gap with the adjustable back panel? They have this hidden elastic tab inside the back that has a million button holes so you can tighten the waist. They're the real waist under the belly kind. These are the ones I got:

https://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=31233&vid=1&pid=749768

ajchou · July 2010

I just bought a pair of uMaMe wide leg jeans, I love them! They sit just below my bump, but they aren't super low. It took me a while to find a wide leg jean!

GL!

tiffanyp · July 2010

MichelleL1118:
I also have larger thighs, and found a pair of maternity jeans that actually fit well at H&M last week while in NY visiting DH's family. They were on sale for $20, too! Also, I've had good luck in general with the maternity lines at JCPenney & Kohl's, although I'm not sure how easy it would be for you to get to those if you're in the city... there's a JCP at Bay Plaza in the Bronx, and a Kohl's on Central Ave. in Yonkers.

Thanks for the suggestion! Which H&M did you go to? I checked out the one near my office but they didn't have a maternity line there. I'll definitely go to another one if you found jeans that fit though!

tiffanyp · July 2010

lzybeanie:

Have you tried the ones at the Gap with the adjustable back panel? They have this hidden elastic tab inside the back that has a million button holes so you can tighten the waist. They're the real waist under the belly kind. These are the ones I got:

https://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=31233&vid=1&pid=749768

Those look great! When I went to the GAP, all they had in the maternity section were the bootcut and some other slim fitting style. I generally love the "essential collection" straight leg jeans from GAP, and I'm still wearing them (although they are getting too snug). I was hoping to find a maternity version of them but they didn't exist in the store. I may have to gamble and order these without trying them on. For $30 it's worth the risk!

mrsf123 · July 2010

I had the same problem at Gap and Old Navy.

Went to Macy's - to A Pea in the Pod.

Expensive, but worth it!

Kitiara5512 · July 2010

JCPenney, but I wear plus size anyway, so their stuff really fits well and its cheap.

tiffanyp · July 2010

mrsf123:

I had the same problem at Gap and Old Navy.

Went to Macy's - to A Pea in the Pod.

Expensive, but worth it!

Update - I went to A Pea in the Pod / Motherhood Maternity on my lunch break. The stretchy MM jeans fit, but they weren't terribly flattering. I had to go the designer route. All the designer jeans they were selling were skinny or boot cut (and expensive). Luckily, I found a PERFECT pair of straight leg jeans in the sale rack (apparently last season pregnant women were allowed to have thighs) marked down to $49 (originally $98). Score! The brand is Mavi. I love them so much that I may have to look into the brand after I have the baby.

Thanks everyone for your help!

jenvalet · July 2010

tiffanyp:
mrsf123:

I had the same problem at Gap and Old Navy.

Went to Macy's - to A Pea in the Pod.

Expensive, but worth it!

Update - I went to A Pea in the Pod / Motherhood Maternity on my lunch break. The stretchy MM jeans fit, but they weren't terribly flattering. I had to go the designer route. All the designer jeans they were selling were skinny or boot cut (and expensive). Luckily, I found a PERFECT pair of straight leg jeans in the sale rack (apparently last season pregnant women were allowed to have thighs) marked down to $49 (originally $98). Score! The brand is Mavi. I love them so much that I may have to look into the brand after I have the baby.

Thanks everyone for your help!

Mavi makes maternity?? I wish you hadn't said that. They are the only jeans I normally wear, but I never though to see if they had maternity. Their stuff works really well for ladies with bigger legs.

Off to find maternity Mavis....

tiffanyp · July 2010

jenvalet:

Mavi makes maternity?? I wish you hadn't said that. They are the only jeans I normally wear, but I never though to see if they had maternity. Their stuff works really well for ladies with bigger legs.

Off to find maternity Mavis....

Hehe... sorry! You have to check out A Pea in the Pod. They have a bunch of maternity versions of designer jeans. (7 for All Mankind, Lucky, Joe's, etc.) Maybe you'll get lucky on the sale rack too.

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