Maternity Clothes - When did you start wearing them?

ktkoala · June 2014

After a few days of eating a lot of junk carbs, I just sat down and didn't realize how tight my pants were until I unbuttoned them! I am sure this is just bloat, but I'm curious, when did you start wearing maternity clothes. Since this is my first, I am mainly curious about when people started wearing them on the first pregnancy, but curious to know about later pregnancy in the comments.

LadyXaverian · June 2014

12-14 with DD. Figuring it will be about the same this time.

Samiantha101 · June 2014

I was close to twenty weeks. I didn't start showing for the longest time.

KJsbabe · June 2014

16w with DD. I think I might get the belly bands out a few weeks earlier this time.

caitlindenise · June 2014

I was at least 24 weeks before I started with my fist. Not sure how this second one will go.

MNgirl326 · June 2014

I was desperate to be in maternity clothes pretty early on so I could say I was showing. I think I started wearing a bella band around 8 weeks and was in maternity clothes by 14 weeks.

Now, I am in now rush. I will be 10 weeks tomorrow and still in normal cltothes.

Lanatir · June 2014

I started wearing maternity clothes shortly after my 20 week a/s with DD.

AggieMom0809 · June 2014

About 20 weeks with my first, but I was wearing my "fat pants" at 16w. With my second it was just over 18 weeks. The first time it was poor diet that made me bloat and gain too much weight too early.

polevaultRN · June 2014

I didn't. I just lived in sweats and flow-y tops with DS. I wear scrubs at work so I didn't have to worry about clothes for work.

liladelphia215 · June 2014

Whoops.. Didn't read your post all the way through and voted for this time. With DD I really started with all maternity around 15 weeks. I really popped around 17. This time I am already in maternity pants. I have a low tolerance for being uncomfortable and by the end of the day I was uncomfortable so I am wearing either things with stretchy waistbands or maternity now. I started a couple weeks ago with the bloat. Why not? I already had the stuff.

YaMrWhite · June 2014

16-18 weeks even though I still wasn't really showing. I was still in regular tops my I couldn't button my work pants and it was winter so I didn't really want to freeze in dresses every day. 11 + 3 now and still in all my regular clothes woohoo!

LuckyPenny1231 · June 2014

I was in maternity pants by the start of 2nd tri because of the bloat. My regular pants were too uncomfortable. However I didn't start showing enough to need maternity shirts until way later.

Pips09 · June 2014

Whoops, I messed up your poll and answered for this pregnancy. With my first, I started wearing them around week 16. This time, I'm holding out until 12 weeks, and then I'll switch over.

ktkoala · June 2014

I think I am going to give in and order a few flowy dresses online. Target has a couple cute maternity dresses that I am hoping I could wear now to just make the heat and bloat a little more bearable.

kursem · June 2014

i don't think i started wearing maternity pants or even a bella band until i was at least 12 or 14 weeks with DD. This time I have already started, but partially just because I have them already and partially because my work pants were feeling uncomfy

thumper7912 · June 2014

With DD I was the biggest in the hotter months so I wore a lot of maxi dresses! The only maternity I did buy with her was tank to wear under cardigans that I already had

With this pregnancy landing in winter, we'll see how long I can go without buying more than just tanks

ImJessesGirl · June 2014

I was between 12 and 14 weeks with DD. This time, I am already wearing the belly band with most of my shorts, or just wearing dresses. I have one pair of shorts that were baggy before that I can still wear without the belly band.

mikeANDjen448 · June 2014

At about 12 weeks w/DD. This time the bloat is so bad and yes the carbs too that I pulled out my mat clothes around 6.5 weeks. I probably didn't NEED to but they are much more comfortable!

firespirit717 · June 2014

I made it to after my anatomy scan with DS, I think I was around 23 weeks. I'm 11 weeks currently and wore maternity shorts yesterday (I inky have 2 or 3 regular shorts that fit). I can probably make it another few weeks before making the full switch to maternity bottoms and dresses.

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