Maternity clothes

[Mum2Romone]

I'm starting to think of things I will need to make the next six months still reasonably stylish!

with DS I wore normal clothes til 17 weeks and then I just wore floaty dresses with tights.... That was 2008

I'm not sure ...what I will need....I have lots of dresses....

What are your must have maternity clothes, what do you love to wear?
staples in your wardrobe....
Help get me started on a list.....

Love shopping.... And since i don't need any baby stuff lol

[ladybird11]

I am really loving Jeans West slim leg maternity jeans - they have the black band that comes up over the belly which suits my growing belly just fine .

Other than that I am constantly looking for shirts (home and work) that cover my belly, seems i buy a shirt one week and out grow it in a fortnight!

I'm stalking ur thread!

[kristi14]

I have lots of pumpkin patch maternity clothes from previous pregnancies so am wearing them (they dont seem to have very nice current season stuff).

Ive bought some of KMarts bub2b shirts and shorts this pregnancy that i have found really good, excellent price and nice and long.

[Mrs P]

Second vote for Kmarts stuff - got two great tunic-style tops that I wore over leggings and they were so comfy. The bonus was they had access to the boobies so I could wear them afterwards to BF but they weren't super-baggy so were fine to wear in the early post-preg time. Also they are very reasonably priced!
I have some Seraphine maternity leggings which were fantastic - over-bump style ones but you could also roll them down if you wanted. They were a bit pricey, from memory around $60 I think, but excellent quality, washed really well and I know I'll wear them with my next pregnancy.
A friend gave me the Belly Belt kit too - that was very handy, especially in the early days. I never bothered with the material bits just used the belts themselves. Also good for wearing non-preg clothes after bub - when you can *just* squeeze into those jeans but not do them up, ha ha.

Have fun shopping!

[*LittleMissSummer*]

I agree Kmarts line of maternity clothes are pretty good. I still wear maternity clothes now as it covers my mummy tummy really well.

[Pandora]

I had lots of kmart maternity stuff with ds2 it had improved 100% on what was available with DS1

PP outlet stores (incl. Online) are good too

[MrsBexie]

Insets maternity stuff is great!! Really cheap and not frumpy... Target just bought out Katriona rowtree (or whatever her name is) maternity clothes which are colorful an kinda pretty! The rest of the target stuff is pretty crap cause in the whole time I was pg, the only bought out 3-4 new things!! The rest were the same the whole way through... And ALL black or grey!!! I used to get so angry, I was pregnant not mourning! Lol...

Also pumpkin patch's 3/4 tights were AWESOME!!!! And got then on sale so only like $15. They don't have an elastic waist like most other leggings n were super comfy! I wore then almost everyday! Lol...

With shorts b skirts, look in the normal sections of kmart abd target cause I've seen heaps of styles n waistbands good for pg! Good luck!!

[sconeonamission]

I shopped at kmart and pumpkin patch outlets. Also, try smaller independent maternity stores, I got my work skirt for $15 (basically a blue skirt) at one as I couldn't find one anywhere else!

[Melbournemumma]

Second the jeanswest maternity jeans. They are pretty good. Also Kmart shirts. They've got some shirts for $10 at the moment. For dressier stuff I like Ripe maternity and I also like ninth moon and pea in a pod but they mostly come from online stores GL finding something you like!

[TaRhLi.]

I live in stretchy pants and leggins with long shirts over the top. I also got some maxi dresses for the hot weather, when choosing I would get some Maternity Stuff (same from K-Mart) but I would also look in the normal clothes as well and get something a couple of sizes bigger that is a bit more "floaty" around the belly or is made of stretchy material. I probably have about 80% of my maternity wardrobe as stuff I can wear after the babies are born.

I found with DD that this really worked after she was born as well to cover my mummy tummy and big boobies for a little while as well. Have fun shopping.

[OceanPrincess]

Second the jeanswest maternity jeans. They are pretty good. Also Kmart shirts. They've got some shirts for $10 at the moment. For dressier stuff I like Ripe maternity and I also like ninth moon and pea in a pod but they mostly come from online stores GL finding something you like!

:yeahthat: to all of the above! Another one who loves JW jeans, kmart, ripe, ninth moon! Ripe and ninth moon I only bought on sale, kmart stuff is surprisingly good!

[Mum2Romone]

Thanks ladies I'll check it out

[happymumof2]

Hi everyone,
I found I had to buy maternity clothes alot earlier for my 2nd one too - noticed my belly at 5 weeks! Pretty sure my stomach muscles must be non-existent as a result of my first one.
Anyway, I got most of my maternity clothes online at maternitysale since I find it impossible to go out shopping (which I love) with my first one in tow. Found they had some pretty cute maternity dresses which were actually quite affordable for a change.
Happy shopping!