July 2020 Moms
JessDG
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Maternity Clothes
JessDG
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I know we have discussed this randomly in other threads, but thought it might be nice to have a dedicated space! This is also brought to you by my new over the belly jeans falling down today. 
What do you have that you love? Looking for something in particular?
What do you have that you love? Looking for something in particular?
Re: Maternity Clothes
Also did a large Destination Maternity online haul and got some decent leggings but many of the things I bought are for later in the process :-)
Edited for negation and clarity.
I'm a small/medium up top but a large/xl on my lower half so the larger/flowy size up top plus my larger lower half ends up making me look bigger. whomp whomp... BUT, I do love a good swing dress and they have tons! Totally going to check this out for when I'm not pregnant. I bet they'd be really good summer PP wear. Something that looks non-maternity but hides the belly a little. OOOH.... also probably good for fall pics after the babies come b/c of the long sleeve ones! Thanks for the rec!
For the office, I bought a few nicer tops and sweaters. I’m still growing into most of them, but they look okay overall with a skinny pant (full panel!). I’ve had good luck with the Gap Maternity pant with Bi-Stretch for the office, and the Pixie pant from ON
I still need to pick up a few pairs of shorts and tshirts/tanks, and I have my eye on a pair of overalls and jeans from H&M, but I need to give my bank account a break! 🙈
for some reason, I felt like splurging on everything for this second kid, with DS I had borrowed a bunch of stuff.
Also really excited to hear the maternity jeans reviews...is anyone here on the taller side that has recommendations? Not like I'm super tall, I'm 5'9, but have trouble finding jeans that are long enough anyway (longs are typically TOO long for me...I guess my legs are a dumb length) so I assume I'll have the same issues for maternity stuff.
I got these leggings from Motherhood Maternity. They're having a sale right now and they are only $12!!!!!! Super comfy and lots of room to grow. https://www.motherhood.com/plus-size-basic-secret-fit-belly-maternity-leggings/006-90057-40-3X.html
I got these dress pants from Motherhood Maternity as well, and they're on sale too for $20! They're a little long on me but they fit great otherwise. https://www.motherhood.com/plus-size-secret-fit-belly-rayon-skinny-leg-maternity-ankle-pants/006-95815-68-3X.html
I've heard tons of great things about Torrid maternity pants but they are often out of stock because they sell so fast. Well you're in luck, cause they are back in stock! I ordered some and am waiting for them to get in. https://www.torrid.com/product/maternity-premium-legging---black/11573497.html
As far as tops, I usually wear very flowy tops to begin with, so I'm not gonna worry about buying maternity tops until later in my pregnancy, so I don't have a lot of recommendations there! But Torrid has a lot of tops that would work with a bump, as well as Old Navy and even some Amazon brands.
dx: PCOS, hypothroidism
Second TTGP: started meds for first cycle of tx on 10/13/21
they have tons of dresses that are bump friendly! and you can wear them when you arent pregnant too and its not obvious that they are "maternity". i have the ones below that i have been wearing for years and they definitely have room in them for a bump when the time comes. the only downside is sometimes it takes a while for them to ship, so i would order sooner rather than later.
https://taralynnsboutique.com/collections/maternity/products/making-my-rounds-maxi
https://taralynnsboutique.com/collections/maternity/products/the-sienna-floral-maxi-mint
dx: PCOS, hypothroidism
Second TTGP: started meds for first cycle of tx on 10/13/21
I need to get some stuff for layering. I got a BellaBand but am not super impressed so far. I don't so much want something to hold my pants up, mostly just to function as a fake layer. I think because it's so tight it wants to flip or ride up or otherwise move somewhere else on my body than where I put it. Maybe I'll get the hang of it, though. Otherwise some cheap camis might be on the chopping block.
I also ordered 4 maternity shirts. One of the biggest issues I have with maternity shirts is that they end up too short, and it can be hard to guess on what's long enough to start with when I can't try stuff on in person. If I remember from before, my Old Navy shirts I had to size up in for 3rd tri or wear a very long tank top underneath. They were maybe less stretchy? Liz Lange were fine but I only had 1 or 2 and they were *really* long and stretchy. Motherhood seemed like my normal size worked the whole time.
I've had to put away some of my regular jeans, but I'm still in my sized up postpartum jeans and a pair that I already added stretchy panels to the sides. I had some Old Navy low panel ones last time that I wore A LOT but the darn panel always flipped down and I hated it. The over-belly always seem to slide down on me, and the less fabric to mess with in summer the better. I'm excited about the pants I ordered and really hoping I like them. I got a pair of J Brand and a pair of Isabel Maternity that both have side panels. The style seems to be very hit or miss with people. I'm guessing it can't be worse than what I had before, which was tolerable but not great. I also got a pair of stretchy waisted linen pants that I'm hoping will be good for summer worn low under my belly.
Expecting again -- EDD 7/27/20
I never needed a belly support band or anything like that for my first, but I'm already feeling like I need extra support this time around. I know it's not technically maternity clothes, but wondering whether anyone has experience and whether they help or not. Also wondering if it's worth investing in one of those Blanqi support tanks or something similar (and cheaper) since it will be warm weather when we are huge.
ETA also part of the smaller boob club, and @mayisch my boobs never got bigger with pregnancy either! So lame lol. Although when my milk came in I remember being like wow so this is what it's like to have cleavage lol
i got some nicer dresses and tops that I can wear out to eat and to parties. It’s nice to have options other than athelisure.
Natural MC 10/01/14