I didnt end up buying much in the way of maternity clothes at all.....mainly because I couldnt find anything locally that didnt look old fashioned, that actually fit, or that came in colours other than white or black.....so I just bought up afew sizes of regular clothes.
But of the few things I did try on or buy.....I much prefered the under-bump pants, otherwise I felt like I was being cut in half. One big problem with fitting I had was my boobs never got huge, and most of the tops that would fit the rest of me had excess fabric where I should have boobs lol not a good look at all!!