clothes and pregnancy- tight or baggy

[melbel]

I have bought some great shelf bra long tank tops from target in the normal section (They are soo stretchy) and have been layering with a drapey open shirt/top/cardi look over the top. that way I can show off my hard sought after bump but not look too trashy like I think some people can tend to go.

[mummato1]

Fitted for me! I loved showing off my bump, and I was so proud of my preggie body : )

I found wearing baggy clothes made me look and feel fat, not pregnant!

[New Dawn]

I always wore thing that showed off my bump, you only have such a short time to show it off so why not... but whenever I was just at home I would be a dag in BHL clothes

[Butterfly Child]

Congragulations on your pregnancy babe, I say wear what you feel good in and whats comftable . but I always wore things that showed off my belly, well you couldnt really hide it anyway lol but i use to wear lots of flowy dresses and long hippy skirts with a singlets etc
i loved being pregnant and felt amazing and really at peace with my body i loved it i hope you enjoy your pregnancy beautiful

[Laranna]

Definitely show off my bump Although I do have some looser fitting clothes which still sit nice and close over my belly. When I'm not pregnant, I like to wear those flowy babydoll style tops to hide my post baby jelly belly lol

I find most tops are quite easy to find, even just the Miss Shop ones from Myer do the trick as they are stretchy. Jeans and pants are the ones to go all out on. I swear a good pair of maternity jeans is soooo comfy than trying to squeeze into your ordinary pair.

[didispunk]

I wore more baggy clothes when pregnant with DS but with DD i was wearing more stretch fitted.. I felt a lot more attractive and better about myself.

Soon maternity have some really nice things!! In beautiful comfy fabrics.

[Spring Angel]

I tend to go tighter on top and loose on the bottom.

I am a classic pear shape so I am smaller on top to begin with.

I second the layering, I pretty much always have a singlet underneath that way I can wear my normal clothes and have a bit more length.

A really good investment is a belly band, those things are worth their weight in gold. I feel so much better knowing that if my top rides up I have that coverage.

HTH
Spring

[~Kim~]

It's funny, with my first preg I was a bit paranoid about my shape and always uncomfortable in everything. I tended to go for much looser stuff. More practical and comfortable stuff. With the little guy, I dunno it was like I was finally comfortable in my skin and felt like I could wear stuff that was fitted. Though it was a thousand degrees at the end of his preg, so looser stuff was more comfy at home, I wore non maternity tops the whole way through.

[Glamourcide]

Fitted all the way here! I managed to stay in size 10 jeans all the way through my first pg, and size 12 through the second one (I hadn't lost the baby weight from #1 before we got #2 on board) and would just team them with Supre singlets (with tees over the top, the singlet was more to cover the bump because all my tees kept riding up) or babydoll tops etc. If you're more of a pear shape (I'm a triangle, which is AWFUL) then maybe try peasant skirts/boyfriend jeans paired with more fitted tops to show off the bump? I always found that wearing baggy stuff all over just made me look ridiculously fat and not pregnant.

[CrazyLady]

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED showing off my belly but didn't like feeling restricted so I wore a lot of maxi dresses with a touch of stretch in them so they draped nice. They'd skim my belly nicely and I didn't have to worry about upsizing clothes as my bump grew. I still wear the dresses now too as they aren't actually maternity wear and are very comfortable.

I also managed to stay a size 12 in pants so mine fit fine