Hello all! Let's discuss some essentials like maternity clothes and maternity pillows to help us sleep as our bodies and bellies grow. I know we discussed a bit last week but we can go more in depth here.
Brands you love? Shopping hacks? Tips for strategizing different outfit coordinations? Questions about timing your maternity clothes purchases? How about questions or advice to accommodate different body types? Work-wear vs. formal-wear vs. workout clothes? As for pillows, J-shaped vs. U-shaped? Tips on avoiding maternity pillow purchase and instead constructing elaborate forts with regular pillows? Please share!
Prior and upcoming product spotlights
Re: Product Spotlight 11/2: Maternity Clothes and Pillows
Maternity clothes: Not many places around here sell maternity clothes in store, so I mainly shop Ross and Target. I got a lot of Old Navy clothes with my first pregnancy and none of them lasted, so I don't buy that brand any more. Motherhood Maternity is very durable, but you do have to buy online as most of their stores closed last year.
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As for maternity clothes, I live in leggings while pregnant. I WFH right now due to the pandemic but my office attire is casual so leggings and jeans are acceptable. Old Navy and Target have great maternity wear at cheap prices but mostly I just size up what I normally wear.
Waited a long time, tried a lot of stuff, science made me a mom.
- underwear: you don’t need special underwear but I loved these under the bump ones. I hate anything touching my blump/bump. Especially being all gassy 🥴
https://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Portal-Maternity-Pregnancy-Underwear/dp/B072B8X4G2/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=under+the+belly+panties&qid=1604356054&sr=8-5
- leggings: Obvi my Align Lululemon, but I also live in these. They’re so soft and so cheap.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07G8WHS4S?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B087H216DT?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
- and def grab some comfy maternity bras. My boobs got HUGE really fast.
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BFP 2/2014 - DS - 10/2014
My SILs are the same size so we tend to share some of our more expensive pieces, like dresses and nicer jeans. We were all pregnant in the winter though so summer maternity clothes will be new to me!
I was SWEATING in December/January last time, so I can just imagine the puddle of sweat I am going to be lol
I loved Old Navy mat tank tops and skirts my first pregnancy - it was my uniform. I had some nicer tops that I got from motherhood maternity and seraphina when I had to go to an office everyday. After the new year I'm going to go through my bin in storage of all my maternity clothes and I'm looking forward to that.
I had a pair of 7s jeans that I really liked but I may try Jessica Simpson this time around. Late in my pregnancy when the bump was at it prime I didn't like how the elastic would slip down. Plus it was August so I was mostly wearing skirts and dresses.
I found a lot of cute stuff on Thred Up which is great for online consignment.
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I have a ton of maternity tank tops from ON and Gap. I have a few super soft ones from Gap I can't wait to wear again. I always layered them with cardigans (previous oct and Jan babies) so glad to have them now for June.
https://www.pinkblushmaternity.com/ Coupon code: NEWOOTD
I have a pair of gap maternity jeans that I’ve used in all my pregnancies and love them. I have to have the large over the belly band to feel comfortable. But I mainly live in leggings. I also love pretty much anything from motherhood. Target was hit or miss for me in my last couple pregnancies, but those were in 2015 and 2016/7, and their stuff looks a bit better now!
💙 DS1- 12/2011
CP - March 2014
MMC - Sept 2014
💙DS2 - 10/2015
💙DS3 - 5/2017
💖DD due June 6, 2021
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@ramzlau I feel you on hating buying clothes online. I'm different sizes in different brands and how do I know how it fits? Sending things back is a pain if they don't fit.
My maternity wardrobe is a joke. Last pregnancy I literally wore my husband's clothes (do not recommend). I'm WFH for the extended future, so hoping I can get away with some stretchy things. I love buying used (see above) but have not had great success finding maternity things at thrift stores. There is a secondhand kid retail shop Kid to Kid in my area that sells Maternity Clothes, maybe I'll try that to see if I can get a variety of brands to try.
**TW Living Child**
BFP 2/2014 - DS - 10/2014
https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=397313012&rrec=true&mlink=5050,12413545,onproduct2_rr_2&clink=12413545#pdp-page-content
💙 DS1- 12/2011
CP - March 2014
MMC - Sept 2014
💙DS2 - 10/2015
💙DS3 - 5/2017
💖DD due June 6, 2021
**TW Living Child**
BFP 2/2014 - DS - 10/2014
Pillows: I have the Boppy wedge, it’s ok.
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BFP- 11/7/17, M/C- 11/18/17 @ 4w6d
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