Plus-sized Maternity Clothes? Need ideas.

kristin172429 · July 2011

Any other plus-sized ladies out there looking for maternity clothes and getting frustrated? I just want to get some bottoms! Gap doesn't carry all of their sizes in Maternity (WTF, Gap?). Old Navy has very few options. Motherhood/Destination Maternity have a few options, but not much. I can't find this supposed plus-size section on the Target website. Everything else I seem to find is sooo frumpy! Anyone finding any good stores to shop in? Trying not to get down about this, but I just want some pants/shorts/jeans that aren't tight and I can't wear stretchy, yoga pants every day.

vcukoko82 · July 2011

I'm in your shoes! I figure that I will get clothes between Old Navy, Motherhood Maternity, and JCPenny. Thats all I could find! Let me know if you find more.

SeaBlue73 · July 2011

I recently lost weight, but I feel your pain as you search to find some cute clothes. I did a quick online search & here's what I found. I haven't tried any of these sites, but hopefully they give you some good leads.

https://www.bellydancematernity.com/plus-size.php *This looks like a great site with more upscale stuff at fairly reasonable prices.

https://www.plusmommaternity.com/

https://www.plus-size-heaven.com/maternity-Plus_Size_Maternity_Clothes.html

https://www.womanwithin.com/Department.aspx?DeptId=9300

Good luck!

Millis mom · July 2011

I'm right there with you!!!! I went into a Lane Bryant store and was complaining that no one carries plus size maternity clothes. The sales lady said that she has 6 kids and she's a plus size woman too. She said that she hated wearing maternity clothes and suggested that I just buy larger size clothes.

I have also found that the only way I can get maternity clothes from JC Penney was to order them online. I don't know if all of the stores have a large maternity section but my local one carries only regular size maternity clothes.

Good luck ladies!!!

Melgor78 · July 2011

I understand, I'm having a hard time finding anything. I'm just wearing larger sized and elastic waisted clothes right now. I don't understand why someone won't make a decent selection of plus size clothes.

Shawnee11507 · July 2011

Someone at work today told me to try Sears, said that is where they got all theirs when they were pregnant. I haven't looked there yet.

greengirl0909 · July 2011

Millis mom:

I'm right there with you!!!! I went into a Lane Bryant store and was complaining that no one carries plus size maternity clothes. The sales lady said that she has 6 kids and she's a plus size woman too. She said that she hated wearing maternity clothes and suggested that I just buy larger size clothes.

I have also found that the only way I can get maternity clothes from JC Penney was to order them online. I don't know if all of the stores have a large maternity section but my local one carries only regular size maternity clothes.

Good luck ladies!!!

I hear this suggestion a lot, but for a pear shaped girl, buying larger stuff doesn't help, because then it's falling off in my shoulders! I've only had luck at JCP, Old Navy, and Motherhood. The Motherhood stuff is so expensive and I'm always disappointed. If you are "regular" size there are lots of choices, but if you're plus sized it's like, okay here are 2 pairs of pants and 4 shirts, you should be good to go. Sad!

Kriz_b · July 2011

I refused to pay $60 for a pair of maternity jeans last pregnancy so I just made my own. I bought $24 pants from walmart, bought a bunch of mat band material (I think a stretch cotton jersey) and away I went.

I cut at the side seams and cut about half way down the zipper. I ended up removing the zipper and sewing the flap shut. I figured out the shape and width for the jersey material, added an elastic at the top and sewed it all together. It by no means looked like store professional but all my tops were long enough that you couldn't see my sewing job. Comfiest pants ever.