BTDT Moms- When did you wear Mat. Clothes?

Kathy4678 · May 2013

I know everyone is a bit different, but roughly when did you move into maternity clothes?

Just trying to do a little planning- I'm looking around for sales and things so I was just curious how far along you were.

moosebaby2011 · May 2013

It took me a while (well into 2nd tri) BUT I had the luxury of borrowing my sister's 2-size-bigger-than-mine dress pants, so that helped a lot.

OSUWifey09 · May 2013

With my first, I probably started wearing maternity clothes around 22 weeks, and that was just because my pants were finally getting tight. I was still in regular shirts until about 26 weeks.

Far cry from my second, when I was wearing maternity shirts at 9 weeks and pants at 13 weeks.

blondie10m · May 2013

Well, I have a short torso and am pretty thin normally. And I wear a lot of fitted tops to work. I started wearing maternity pants around 14 weeks and a mix of maternity tops/regular at the same time. I showed really early (13 weeks my coworkers could tell) so I'm scared what is going to happen this time. But I think I showed earlier than most. I did find maternity pants annoying because they didn't stay up on me (both the over the belly and under) until my bump got really big but you are already way out of regular clothes at that point.

katie-lynn3313 · May 2013

Last time I started wearing shirts about 13-14 weeks and pants about 14-15 weeks.

This time around I am guessing a lot earlier!!! The bloat is making me look pregnant all ready.

insertclevername · May 2013

I have at 9 weeks with both pregnancies. That is fairly early but the bloat kills me and with a Bella band I can keep the maternity pants up better than I can unbuttoned regular pants. It really depends on your frame. Some women don't switch to maternity clothes until well into the second trimester.

LexGator · May 2013

I know I was in maternity jeans at 20 weeks. It was the winter, so I was in a lot of dresses/leggings before then -- probably had outgrown normal jeans and pants but wasn't into full-on maternity until the 20ish-week mark.

leighkinpa · May 2013

Probably around 17 or 18 weeks with DD.

sugarland726 · May 2013

Pants were sooner than shirts. I gave up work pants with zippers around 8 weeks and went to stretchy but not maternity pants. Those came around 12-13 weeks.

KingLED · May 2013

NY Mama:
I have at 9 weeks with both pregnancies. That is fairly early but the bloat kills me and with a Bella band I can keep the maternity pants up better than I can unbuttoned regular pants. It really depends on your frame. Some women don't switch to maternity clothes until well into the second trimester.

This. I switched early last time mostly for comfort, but also I showed way earlier than most (likely because I'm super short). This time around the bloat is already really bad, but I'm holding off on actual maternity clothes a little longer. But I've switched to wearing nothing but stretchy cotton skirts and yoga pants already.

MountainRose12 · May 2013

I wore my first pair of maternity pants around 18 weeks. As soon as I put them on, I wished I would've busted them out sooner! Before then, I wore a lot of jersey-knit skirts and loose-fitting dresses.

Galaxy8227 · May 2013

I started wearing maternity pants at 9 weeks last time and shirts around 20 weeks. This time I'm starting shirts earlier since my usual summer shirts are already a little snug

runnergrl6675 · May 2013

Around 20 weeks or so. It probably wouldn't have been that soon, but I gained 25lbs by then so I needed clothes that fit. I gained a TON of weight.

Saltina11 · May 2013

20 weeks.

Stargirl1975 · May 2013

I started wearing maternity pants around 9 weeks last time and shirts maybe 12 weeks. This time pants at about 6 weeks one pair and stretchy waisted skirts. Shirts in a few weeks.

Seaaggie18 · May 2013

I think I lasted until 67 months for shirts and pants I bought some around month 4/5? Sears has a realllly inexpensive maternity section that's often on sale btw:

chelle_chelle5487@hotmail.com · May 2013

Around 13 weeks. I already have pulled out my maternity shorts and capris. I SAH so I can just wear yoga pants but when I go out I've done a mix of the bella band and maternity shorts. This time around the band just doesn't seem to hold up my pants like they should. I'll probably forgo that soon. Last time when I was pregnant, I didn't buy any maternity work clothes and quit around 17 weeks.

BuckeyeANG · May 2013

I started wearing maternity jeans at 10w. My skinny jeans were killing me. I was in maternity everything by like 17-20w I think.

salsamommy · May 2013

With DS I didn't have to wear Mat Clothes until much later ... I was still wearing regular yoga pants at the anatomy scan ... my mom gave me mat clothes for xmas ... and DS was born mid-March ... but with the second, apparently you start showing much sooner ... but even in the summer I wore a lot of maxi dresses etc!!!

shortstuff15 · May 2013

With my first I needed them at about 12ish weeks but with my second I was about 24 weeks before I fully moved into mat clothes. It was just the difference in the way I grew and gained. This time I'm already tighter in my pants, but still have plenty of room before I'll need to move to mat clothes.

mrsjenni · May 2013

11w with my 1st, 8w with my second, 7w with my third and pretty damn soon with this baby. Probably before 6w. I tend to show REALLY early though.

ach298 · May 2013

I was a nanny before DS so I stayed mostly in regular yoga pants for a majority of the pregnancy. I think I moved to maternity pants around 2930 weeks? Maternity tops, I started wearing around 1617 weeks.

Linz1233 · May 2013

With my first I was in maternity clothes at 7 months or so. With my second I was in maternity clothes right at 3 or 4 months. I am hoping I can wait until then for this one as well. It's not looking too well....

Mommasay0 · May 2013

For me it depended on the pregnancy. My first I didn't wear maternity until after 20 weeks, my second I was in full maternity about 3 days after I got bfp due to bloat and nausea. Maternity pant relieved a lot of pressure on my stomach. This pregnancy I've been wearing both maternity and non maternity, but I think my yoga pants are going to be my go to for awhile.

RingOfFire11 · May 2013

leighkinpa:
Probably around 17 or 18 weeks with DD.

This.

KatelynEA90 · May 2013

30 weeks. But my stomach consistently measured 5-6 weeks behind.

alliejoe · May 2013

I was in maternity pants by 12-14 weeks. The hairband was driving me crazy and my mom and I were out to dinner at a mall and my hitching up my pants was driving her crazy so she bought me 2 pairs. I never looked back.

Firefly9 · May 2013

I think I started using a BeBand at 14 or 15 weeks, and maternity pants a couple weeks after that.

Peepp79 · May 2013

I finally gave in at about 22 weeks last time. My pants were a little big on me to begin with because I had lost some weight. I'll probably wear them sooner this go around bc my regular pants are getting tight. We shall see. It will be interesting to get to wear pregnancy shorts bc I didn't get to last time. I'm prepared. I just bought some oversized shirts at kohls for the summer..$7 and $10. This is definitely the way to go and a lot cheaper. There's really no way around the pants unless you can wear yoga pants 24/7 I guess.

Piach · May 2013

I was in maternity clothes at about 18 weeks, but I had a good 2-3 weeks of dresses only before then.

rowanthefrog · May 2013

1st time around - not until 16-17 weeks.

2nd time - 9 weeks-ish. I probably didn't truly need them at that point, but I was more comfortable in them. I had an obvious bump by 14 weeks.

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Deblondie1 · May 2013

sugarland726:
Pants were sooner than shirts. I gave up work pants with zippers around 8 weeks and went to stretchy but not maternity pants. Those came around 12-13 weeks.

This for me also. Tops were much later since I was pregnant for winter and sweaters are stretchy lol But I was in maternity uniform pants (active duty AF) by 10 weeks. Those bad boys killed me lol Stupid button fly!

MiaMyPuggle · May 2013

I started wearing them around 16 weeks when I popped last time.

jldubb0626 · May 2013

I was about 15-16 weeks with DS when I started wearing maternity pants all the time. I'd occasionally throw a pair on before that when the bloat was bad. This time I already busted them out because I look about 4 months pregnant with my bloat.

Shirts were different for me. I pretty much wore regular shirts all through my pregnancy, but DS was small and so was my bump. If I needed a bigger shirt, I usually just bought up a size in regular clothing.

biblionerd · May 2013

With my first around 9 weeks. I am only 4'11" though with a short torso (well, I guess at 4'11" EVERYTHING is short). With my second I was never out of maternity clothes.

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