Maternity clothing - Melb

[bridee]

Just wondering if anyone can tell me where there are any maternity clothing factory outlets/discount stores in Melbourne? I know in Geelong there is Maternal Instincts which on Saturdays has a discount store open (good discounts).

Thanks

[Mother Goose]

Hi Bridee,

I think Pea in a Pod have one at Collingwood (Johnston Street). Have you got a copy of the Nappy Bag book? I think there are some listed in there. My copy is currently in the boot of the car - which is with DH! But I will have a look when he picks me up in a few hours and get back to you. From memory there are some out Dandenong way?

It's going to be a bit of a hike if you live Geelong way but I found Maternity Mode at Preston to be really good. They have a wide range of brands and are relatively cheap - I got a pair of jeans there that were cheaper than if I had gone to the brand shop...

HTH

MG

[Melbo]

I can second both those places MG mentioned. I loved them both.

Pea in a Pod factory has great stuff. One of the things I got from there was a belly band which is just a piece of lycra. They come in all different colours. I bought a lavender one which matches most of my wardrobe and I wore it and wore it and wore it ... it covers the area between your shirt and your pants. A real lifesaver both before and after pg.

Also, not sure what size you wear but if you fit into the sample size, you can get them really cheap. I bought some things for $10.00 each or something ridiculous.

Maternity Mode was great. Bought some really nice shirts there that I'll keep for next pg. They are on Plenty Road at Reservoir, just before Target.

[Pandora]

there is also belly basics which is mail order, omline & sold in some maternity shops (sorry all the ones I know are in toorak as its walking distance from my work)

ebay is also good.

ETA: I just checked out the belly basics website and they have a lot of stuff on sale at the moment...

[Yael]

There is also a good factory on North Rd, Ormond.. will have to look up the details. They have good stuff, but they get new stock like every week, so its a bit of hit and miss there

I liked a lot of the stuff i got from ebay also

[Pandora]

I thought that that one closed down last year? Not sure - they don't advertise in the heraldsun anymore.

[Yael]

they were there a few weeks ago when i drove past

[Pandora]

thats great! I loved that shop too!

[Beach Mama]

Ive been to both in Ormond recently - both are good - one is better than the other but i cant remember which one- i think its the bigger one!
Ive also jsut bought 4 tops for work from Temt - not maternity and ALOT is a not appropriate but many of the tops are empire style with great stretchy fabric. I just bought one size bigger than my normal size -plus they are super cheap. I went to the one at Knox. Hope it helps!

[Mother Goose]

I'm back with my Nappy Bag book!
There is a place listed called Motherhood Maternity Warehouse at 487 North Road Ormond (Ph 9578 0589)

Belly Button Maternity has a clearance centre at 340 High Street Northcote

That's all that is listed for warehouses in the book - sorry.

HTH

MG

[Melbo]

Belly Button have a clearance centre? Hmmm. They moved from Northcote last year I thought and went to Fairfield.

I'll have to check.

[Mother Goose]

Possibly Melbo, I got the info out of the 7th ed of the Nappy Bag Book which is the latest one (to my knowledge).

[Melbo]

Thanks MG.

[{sarah}]

The new nappy bag book is due out next month

[Feathertop]

I was at Mother2Be in Church St Richmond last sunday and they had a $20 rack - managed to get 3 items that fit me and looked really great from that rack. Which is pretty hard to do as I'm a 6 - so they would have had more stuff in the normal sizes. Even their full price stuff was good value, cheaper than I've seen up here.

[HotI]

Bump, Belly & Beyond on Keilor Rd, Niddrie has some good prices for maternity clothes. They have an on-line store too if you want to see some of their stuff first.