When did you start wearing maternity clothes?

cs1007 · November 2011

With DS I started wearing maternity jeans around 17/18 weeks...but I think I may be switching sooner this time to be comfortable. Belly starts out flat-ish in the AM, but gets MUCH bigger with bloat through the day

amos2006 · November 2011

with DD 16/17 wks, this time around 12/13.

Middlesnpoddles · November 2011

12wks.. And this is my first

railroadmommy · November 2011

I started at 12 weeks. This is my first baby.

ADub09 · November 2011

11/12 weeks this is my first baby, I was 115 lbs pre-pregnancy and this baby is all belly so far ~ well and ass.

beanie101 · November 2011

railroadmommy:
I started at 12 weeks. This is my first baby.

Me too! I have big boobs to begin with so between them growing over a whole size and the uncomfortable bloat, maternity clothes have become my go to items.

tbmadeamistake · November 2011

12/13 weeks. I've always been tiny, so to suddenly have a belly meant none of my pants fit, and I found the belly bands uncomfortable. Sooo nice to have clothes that fit me well, and I figure these will last a good few months, if not the entire pregnancy ( the bands are huge on these pants!).

OurJellybean · November 2011

Around 18 weeks. I still wear my prepregnancy shirts

ateal2490 · November 2011

I bought pregnancy jeans at around 15 weeks...and I own 2 maternity camis, but other than that, I think I won't be buying maternity shirts for a while.

Flowing empire waists are in style, so I've been shopping at forever 21.

saturdaysuiteheart · November 2011

9wks this is my 3rd

Christina_Diane · November 2011

Around 13 weeks all of my size 2s no longer fit and my size 4s that were a bit larger to begin with fit perfectly. Around 15 weeks or so I started to make the transition into some maternity pants. My hips widened early on

I can only wear maternity pants now...or leave the buttons undone.

Ruby412 · November 2011

I started at 12 weeks, and this is my first. I had only gained 1 pound at that point, but none of my pants were fitting comfortably. Now, I'm only in maternity pants and mostly maternity tops or flowy tops.

livinreality · November 2011

16 weeks and contemplating buying some, but no need yet... but with my first I was in them at 12 weeks.

Tanya287 · November 2011

11 weeks I broke out the maternity jeans because I was uncomfortable in my regular jeans. Im still wearing regular shirts because most of my shirts are not form fitting. This is my second child.

Brenna9481 · November 2011

I didn't start wearing them until around week 22 (probably could have started a couple weeks earlier though).

klynn86 · November 2011

railroadmommy:
I started at 12 weeks. This is my first baby.

Same here....I didn't gain much weight at all (I actually lost in 1st tri and just almost reaching my pre-pregnancy weight now), but my jeans definitely weren't fitting anymore!

WildcatPrincess · November 2011

16 weeks the first time, 19/20 weeks this time.

bride2005!! · November 2011

12 weeks and LO is my first

Ivana_Stolichnaya · November 2011

I had a lot of bloat this time around, so I was in maternity jeans at 7 weeks. Shirts weren't necessary until 13-14 weeks.

huahualove · November 2011

I started wearing the pants about 12ish weeks but I'm still not wearing maternity shirts yet. A lot of normal clothes these day are made to hide guts so I'm just bought some of those that I wear.

devious1031 · November 2011

I'm 19w 6d with pregnancy 4 and I just bought maternity clothes on Wed for the first time ever!

wildermom · November 2011

I'll be 22 weeks on Monday and haven't bought any maternity clothes yet. Baby is alllll belly so the only issue I have is not being able to button my pants (use a hair tie and sometimes a belly band to cover that up) and I just wear my longer shirts and sweaters that will cover over the whole bump.

vanvoorhis-101 · November 2011

Yeah I started wearing maternity clothes around 12 weeks because they were more comfortable. I had problems with bloating too and maternity pants are soo much more comfy!

Sara1373 · November 2011

This is my first and I'm still in my pre-preg clothes, even though I have a pronounced bump now. I use a bella band with my jeans and will stay in these size 2's for as long as humanly possible!! My sweaters are getting a bit shorter since I tend to wear fitted clothes, so I think that may be the first thing I buy in maternity within the next few weeks.

blushingbride_08 · November 2011

20 weeks for jeans. I can still wear pre-pregnancy pants unbuttoned and pre-pregnancy shirts.

sunnystaysunny · November 2011

WildcatPrincess:
16 weeks the first time, 19/20 weeks this time.

same here.

laurack · November 2011

I bought a pair of jeans about a month ago as I couldn't get any of my jeans up and was sick of wearing sweat pants all weekend! I now have two pairs of maternity jeans and two pairs of maternity work pants. Some skirts and some of my larger pants are still ok for a little while.

No need for maternity shirts yet, everyone knows I'm pregnant now so I don't need to hide it, I just wear my regular stuff. I'm sure shirts will start getting too short soon.

i'm hoping to not have to buy a ton of stuff, seems like such a waste of $.

bethj516 · November 2011

I just ordered a pair of maternity jeans but they aren't here yet. I've been wearing my regular pants with a bella band but I hate the feeling of the bella band pushing on my stomach so I'm hoping the maternity pants are more comfortable.

rubber_chicken · November 2011

I had to stop buttoning my pants at 8 weeks. I had to switch to maternity pants at 12 weeks. Still wearing my regular shirts and dresses though.

I had a spare tire to begin with, but I've actually lost weight since getting pregnant. I just seem to carry in my stomach.

SafetyBunny · November 2011

This is my first baby and I started wearing maternity pants around 8-9 weeks! We had several rounds of "Are you sure there is JUST one??" with the doctor. But, anything tight around my middle hurt my belly. Im only about 5"1' and weighed around 125 when i got pregnant, so my belly went out fast!

stephchris0321 · November 2011

I started wearing maternity clothes at 26 weeks. My weight gain has been fairly minimal so far.

Vuja_de · November 2011

with DS it was right around 16 weeks, with this one I am still in regular shirts and I still fit in my regular jeans but I wear maternity jeans with a bella band because it is just way more comfy.

T&BMay142005 · November 2011

With DD - 20 weeks

With this one - I haven't yet

ItsSupaFly2U · November 2011

Well...I just bought my first maternity pants today. I got a new job and had to buy khakis. I figured I better get them now cuz if I buy regular pants they are only gonna fit for maybe another month. I only have like 3 pairs of pants that even fit anymore, so it was time anyways. *sigh*

haveyousetadate · November 2011

rubber_chicken:
I had to stop buttoning my pants at 8 weeks. I had to switch to maternity pants at 12 weeks. Still wearing my regular shirts and dresses though.

I had a spare tire to begin with, but I've actually lost weight since getting pregnant. I just seem to carry in my stomach.

This is a relief to read! It's my first baby and I'm only 4 weeks along, but like another person mentioned, close to flat in the morning but SO MUCH BLOAT throughout the day. I can see myself being in maternity pants by next month.

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