Being pregnant in winter....

really sucks. :rolleyes:
I hate it... I wish I could just throw on a loose skirt, singlet, thongs and necklace and be done with my outfit for the day, like I could with Izzy and not worry about how comfortable I am because I AM comfortable.... So easy to look nice in summer.

My pg jeans are harry high pants ones that roll down when I'm sitting and after a few hours kill my c/s scar area.
My cargos are not pg ones and still fit but sit low on my scar and hurt...
My skirts are all flowy summery ones that would look terrible with tights and ballet slippers...
My work pants are work pants
My MOST comfy pants right now are my Bonds black trackies - mmmmm great look.... and I really am one of those people who feel cr@p if I am dressed like cr@p!

Anyone else find this?????

Methinks I will go shopping today and buy SOMETHING nice but casual to wear.

I havent been able to find any pg clothes that fit, that dont cost $200 for a pair of pants (cause Im so small). The pg stuff I have got doesnt fit properly (all too big). And its all too thin & Im always cold coz its the middle of winter & the jumpers are made out of t-shirt material.
Im pretty much living in trackies, and not going anywhere! It makes me feel better if I put some make-up on though, even if Im just hanging around the house.
So Im glad I only have a couple of weeks to go!

Its different up here cos its still warmish during the day, and I get away with wearing DH's shorts (he is a pretty big bloke) and they are very comfy!!!!
But I'm happy to go around the house in my trackies. For appointments I have found really good maternity pants that slip on and go over your bump (yes the entire bit) and while it looks very unfash until you put a shirt on, they are super super comfy... I think I got them from Big W or Target?? I have two pairs.. lifesavers they are... you can dress them up or down...

yep i would so rather be pregnant in summer.. clothes are just way too uncomfy. I said to DP the other day "why the hell cant i just walk around naked" he said "well its too cold and it illegal!" too cold!! im hating them words. Its not my fault its too cold. Im soooo over having the flu aswell!! Im over having to go out and "rug up" coz more than likely its too hot in certain shops so i spend all day getting hot then cold!! Not only that.. the stupid rain!!!! i have never slipped over soooo many times this winter :(

SOrry but i have alot to rant about this winter! bring on that warm weather!!!!

I noticed some really pretty things in Target this week. I got brilliant mat pants from there and its cheap enough you will be able to get a few pieces.

Hope you find something that makes you feel beautiful :hug:.

I know what you mean, I went shopping for my first maternity clothes last weekend and they were either really expensive or really frumpy!
Maybe a bit late for you Tanstar, but what I've just done is taken my fave old lowrise skinny jeans into the alterations shop and got them to sew in a triangle of stretchy navy blue material into the seams at the waist (Im sure it can be done easily at home but I dont have a sewing machine). Now I still have nice fashionable jeans that are still comfy, and only cost me $20!
Luckily for me my babies not due til end of Dec so at least I'll get a bit of summer to show off my belly, im gonna wear short tops n paint flowers on it! ;)

All the winter preg clothes are so matronly!

I am 27 and pregnant, not 55 you stoooopid clothing designers! (oh silly me, you can get funkee stuff if you are willing to fork out $$$$$ for things you are only going to wear for a few months).

I nearly broke down crying in target the other day looking at stuff, its just so "blah" :(

i bought a pair of mat jeans and i have lived in them ever since - but they just arent cool, my honey says they look like eminem pants cos they have the "undies" built in :rolleyes: ya, thanks baby, feel realllllll sexy now! grrrrr

I had to laugh at the bond trackies i lived in mine when pg last winter. I even swapped my black work pants for them and wore them to work with my blouse- noone ever noticed. I agree with LuLu try target or even Kmart you only need 1-2 items that are versatile and you will be right .I also found that i could wear my normal pre pg pants undone with a belly belt or boob toob over the top and then a nice top and still felt decent.
Dorry you are feeling a bit glum go and spend some money it will make you feel better- it always does me.
Hoody

aww....:hug: You are all beautiful!!!! At least you have made me feel better, i was thinking being preg in summer will be the worst because of being too hot. Well, it probably still will be here in QLD.

I have two pairs of really low slung pants (normal ones) with like a roll-top which goes under the bump..... and an elastic-top skirt but I haven't worn it for a while because the only shoes I could fit on my enormously swollen feet were sneakers! I got another pair the other day so I could probably wear it again. I am not a big fan of the Target maternity stuff (frump city - so true we are pregnant not fifty!) BUT I actually really like the K-mart maternity stuff - it's plain but stylish and not expensive - at the moment I am living in bub2b tops - I think the first one was $24 and then I got three on sale - two for $7 each and one for $13, all different colours. I think they will be good for BF'ing too.
Of course as soon as I get home for the day the trackies come on..... they're the comfiest :)
I haven't bothered with coats really as I haven't been that cold..... so I don't mind it. I think summer would be worse, I would hate to have to show my ankles!

Thanks ladies!!

Summer is soooo easy - yep you get swollen and hot BUT a singlet from Kmart in a few sizes bigger, a funky necklace, and a roll down soft waisted long flowy skirt, thongs and off you go!!!!!!!!!!!

Well I took back the jeans I had originally bought from Kmart and went to Myer and Target mmmmmm some of the basic stuff at Target is nice but some of those blouses are eeeekkkkk... anyhoo - tops are \n't a problem thank goodness but I didn't find any pants or jeans, so on the way home I went back to Kmart thinking I would buy a belly belt that I never got when pg with Izzy and use that with what I have and saw some other jeans that were different to the pair I took back! :cheer: and they were $10 cheaper so I got the belly belt too! Whoo hoo!

I agree - so much of the really nice stuff is sooo expensive and excuse me but I don't spend $100 on a top when I'm not pg let alone when I know I will only wear it for a few more months! Bring on summer! I'm going to live in dresses this year while my body morphs back to normal!

Thanks for all the advice ladies! :)

Funny, I loved being prg in winter! I did have great basic black pants (both pairs from Target), a black skirt, a charcoal grey skirt and good jeans (essential at any time of the year) and just brought cheap baby doll type tops and a great pair of flat black knee high boots (from Big W!). Sorted!

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I would hate to have to show my ankles!

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LOL! This is me for sure, especially this time because I got really bad spider veins in one of my ankles :(

Tan, i just got a great pair of mat jeans at Pumkin Patch. They are stylish aswell, look just like my Lee jeans. I paid about $70, while i was at it, i picked up a pair of dress pants on sale for $30 which will be good for going out in winter if i dont want to wear jeans. I hope you find something nice that makes you feel as beautiful as you are :)

Maybe you girls should try looking at stuff that's not necessarily maternity. Pants aren't aesy, but alot of the tops at Supre & Fashion Fare these days would suit a pregnant belly anyway.& the tights that everyone is wearing might be comfy.
You can buy those bits of material to stretch between your button & button hole on your fave pants from Big W from what I remember. They might help.

Coats!! Where do you find a decent warm coat?? They're non-existent in maternity wear. My really good winter coats don't come near buttoning up anymore. I've been wearing them anyway, but I do find I'm getting a cold tummy. I looked at larger sizes but then you have the too long sleeve problem. I don't really care if I look like a Womble but I'd like to have something warm to wear. And warm trousers?? Are there any? I'm living in Target yoga pants and some thin black pants from Ripe. I do have some black elastane pants from Target and Kmart but they roll down and I'm forever hitching them up and it drives me insane!! I just keep telling myself that it's not long to go. Only five more weeks of work... :rolleyes:

I have the problem that I am a size 18 and most of the maternity stuff I have seen and liked only goes to size 16. I have been lucky that I have only had to buy pants so far but am slowly rolling out the bottom of most of my tops. I only have 2 months to go and am not sure if I want to spend money on stuff I won't get much wear out of.

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Maybe you girls should try looking at stuff that's not necessarily maternity. Pants aren't aesy, but alot of the tops at Supre & Fashion Fare these days would suit a pregnant belly anyway.& the tights that everyone is wearing might be comfy.
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The tights are too tight around you hips/waist & if they go any lower they fall off :( Then the next size up looks funny coz although it fits your hips/waist the legs are baggy. (its even worse when you're a size 6)
I ended up cutting out the elastic on them & putting a drawstring in them, but they're not very warm. Even with long tops/dresses & legwarmers.
All my tops I got from there though, but they are really thin too. oh well...19 days to go then I wont have to worry about it.

kbowman not sure if this will help you because I don't know if you have these stores where you are, but SES have lots of cheap woolly (acrylic really) jackets and long jumpers this season - very cheap, mostly around $30. I bought one of the long jumpers and considered the jackets many times but in the end decided I didn't really need them. my only complaint would be that a lot of them had short sleeves - hello? why would i be wearing a coat or jacket if it was short sleeve weather? But there were some long sleeve ones.
indie, not sure but i think k-mart does over size 16? I know target does but I'm not a fan of their maternity clothes...

Yeah I havea pair of Supre leggings but I find that my a$$ hangs out because they are sooo low. My Target ones are way more comfy. Tops are pretty easy I find, just anything that I would normally wear in a size bigger plus there are lots of empire style tops out there too. As far as coats go I have a wooly cardy type jacket that I wear clipped near the boobys and the rest hangs free but yeah tummy does get a bit cold. Scarves are great.

I was just whinging to DH tonight that I much preferred being pg in summer, I'm not a winter girl at the best of times and can't stand layers of clothes, which are even more uncomfy when you can't find clothes to fit properly. I too am living in my trackies at home and for the 'outside' have one pair of black and a pair of blue jeans from kmart (I think they're bub2be) but I still wouldn't say they're comfy, I just can't bring myself to wear my trackpants and ugg boots out of the house! I may be pregnant, but I still like to try and look nice! Bring on summer!!!

A little while ago i bought 3 dresses woolen to see me through winter - not maternity but baby doll kinda style so they would do. Thought i'd just get some maternity tights to go with them.
Only problem is - its so damn hard to find any tights! I found some stockings - two pairs left at myer. Supposed to give you Tummy support.

Well, bullocks to that! By the time i get down the bottom of my street the front is sitting UNDER my belly and the back has ridden half way down my a$$.

I cant wait till it warms up just a bit - long flowey dresses and a pair of mat cargo pants with some normal baby doll tops should see me through! I just HATE that i spent good money on "maternity" tights that cant even support my a$$, let alone my belly!

Gosh...i had 2 pregnancies in winter and one in summer and i HATED the summer pregnancy. 40 deg days and carrying an extra 20kgs - no thanks. I loved being pregnant in winter - throw on a big loose jumper, with some leggings and your done.

I must admit, i did like the fashion aspect of being pregnant in summer. Wearing tight singlets and t-shirts - i think looks gorgeous on a pregnant belly. But sleeping at night, the heat, getting comfortable. No thanks, i would much prefer a winter pregnancy....

mbear - I know what you mean hun, definately more comfortable in winter as far as sleeping and moving about goes, but sometimes a girl has to sacrifice comfort for fashion and feeling pretty and right now I'd have my play-doh swollen feet back for some 28 degree days :rofl:

Target yoga pants are sooo comfy & don't look too bad with the right top :)

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fashion and feeling pretty and right now I'd have my play-doh swollen feet back for some 28 degree days

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ohhhh your funny. I know, i know, nothing like having a red toe nail painted pedicure and wearing a loose flowly skirt even if you are 36 weeks pregnant.....you might get a few weeks of skirts in during your last few weeks....;)

I brought so many trackies.. luckily I love trackies. ATM im wearing DH jumpers as all mine (even the bigger ones I brought) dont fit so im have to freeze when i go out next cause im not wearing one of his to the shops.

ooh I'm loving winter PG (but have never had summer PG :rolleyes:). I wear DH's tops on the weekend. Plus I just live in FOUR light stretchy pea in a pod LS coloured tops from the factory outlet that(they keep the draft away from my belly where DH's tops gape a bit), plus a coupla pairs maternity pants (used to fold 'em down) now I leave 'em up over the belly. I have no chance of fitting into previous pants (belly seems waay too low for that).. but most of my trackies are still doable. Jackets (the biggest ones I had) I just wear open with scarves.

Agree that Target stuff is a bit... meh. I went to the Ormond maternity stores and got some good basics there. I've found trying to buy "normal" clothes mostly doesn't work for me, cos if they fit my BB's, they swim everywhere else!! I have two pairs maternity stockings (1 pair opaques) but i tend to boil in 'em. And I haven't found ANY jeans (maternity or otherwise) that I remotely like, so I'm just having a denim-free 6 mths!

I was pg during winter both times and thought it was better physically than summer, but I agree with the fashion side of things! I HATE maternity pants and would have loved to live in a comfy skirt.

Tanstar - Did you know there is a maternity factory outlet in Ormond called Motherhood Maternity? I went there for both of my pregnancies and picked up some great bargains. They have a huge range of jeans and things. They have the brands you find in other maternity stores, but for a fraction of the cost. :)

I have been pregnant over summer for most of my babies and I hated it. I hate the heat at the best of times but being pregnant in it sucks. The only thing with this pregnancy is that all the jeans and pants are under the belly and they forever roll off :( I spend so much time hitching the buggers back up that I now refuse to wear them. I have a couple of stretch pants that still kind of fit over the belly so am wearing them alot. Would love to find a pair of jeans that go alllllll the way over the belly.

I loved being preg in winter - i bought some basics and mixed abd matched them - a goodpair of black pants, good denim skirt, good pair of jeans - all of these I spent $$ on but i figured i can wear them next preg as well.. thern i got lots of things from metallicus - which is so perfect for preg (and after you just wash in warm water and they go back to shape and i wear them now - perfect as you get back to 'normal')... I wore heaps of scarves, bpught a few little cardis that didnt do up and went from there... i really feel the cold but felt good last winter!
i always thought summer would be the worst - but i dont know as i havent been through it (though i can see the fashions would be better ha ha ha!!)

Sorry I have to disagree.

Being pregnant in winter rocked.

I was pregnant though summer and although it was in the early part it nearly killed me. I was soooooo hot and I could not get comfortable no matter what I wore (all clothes made me feel ridiculously hot). Could not imagine how bad it would be to be in the third tri and having to deal with the heat.

Different story for winter. I lived in maternity jeans from Kmart & Big W. I had two pairs - both were comfy as. I had a couple of long sleeved mat T's, two belly bands and a couple of short sleeved mat tops & mixed and matched them with all my stretchy non mat tops. I was able to wear the mat jeans right up until the day before I went into labour. I'm still wearing them even though I don't need to - just so comfy.

My only issue with clothing through winter was when I got into my last tri and my feet got swollen. I had to stop wearing socks as all my socks became too tight and left huge ridges in my legs. Very uncomfortable. I ended up buying thick stretchy socks like you wear to bed but couldn't wear them when I wore shoes. Basically I had to go sockless and ended up with only two pairs of shoes I could wear - one pair of enclosed shoes and one slip on. In the last month I could only wear the slip ons.

One of the great pleasures after giving birth was being able to wear ordinary socks and and being able to wear all my shoes again, but I had to wait a whole two weeks to do this as it took that long for the swelling to go down.

Being preg in summer s&cks :( It was the most uncomfy thing EVER...

We are planning bub no.2 so that im preg in winter! im not doing that again.....