https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:52:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-1529286 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 07:30:15 +0000 anne 1529286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes you did make me look!! No advice from me though, being in Australia! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413627 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:57:31 +0000 Kari 413627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kind of off topic, but one of my friends (who recently had her first baby) wrote when she first started having to wear maternity clothes about how ridiculously comfortable she found maternity jeans with the stretchy panel (she was pretty small at that point.) She raved about how they totally eliminated any spillover/muffin top. I was half thinking "gee, that sounds like an excellent solution for my ridiculously short waist/high rise issue!" Somehow I don't think I could bring myself to purchase maternity jeans when I'm nowhere near pregnant, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413613 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:40:08 +0000 goldenpig 413613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I pretty much lived in Japanese Weekend for my pregnancies. A lot of the tops/dresses have hidden openings for nursing so they're useful for post-pregnancy. In fact (where's the bag over head smiley) I still wore several nice tops in between my two pregnancies and afterward, even though I haven't been pregnant in a year and a half. I may have to post a poll on those because I still want to wear them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413610 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:32:32 +0000 Aziraphale 413610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Holy crap, Brenda, FIVE kids? You must be supermom. :-)</p> <p>OK, so I've done the maternity thing a mere two times, but the first time around there was an element of novelty to it, so I sort of enjoyed dressing my weirdly shaped body (once I'd got past the stage where my head was down the toilet all the time, that is). The formula that worked for me was to get three pairs of high-quality, not-cheap maternity jeans, a couple of stretchy skirts, and then a bunch of inexpensive tops from places like Old Navy. I had two pricier tops, too, for evenings out (one of which showcased my temporarily inflated boobs, which isn't my favourite look, but what the hell are you supposed to do with them when they're that big??). </p> <p>After the pregnancy, it was sweat pants and milk-stained tee shirts for three months -- FRUMP CITY -- so I have no good advice there. Then I got a few pairs of pants a size up from my usual, which lasted me until the last of the baby belly went away, a full year after I had given birth.</p> <p>I wore mostly the same clothes with my second pregnancy, along with some yoga pants that had a roll-down waistband. By the end, I wanted to set all my pregnancy clothes on fire. </p> <p>I read a post on maternity clothes recently on the Smoking Lily blog. It's a clothing store based in Victoria, BC, and I love their stuff:</p> <p><a href="http://smokinglily.blogspot.com/2011/08/lily-inspiration-maternity-fashion-and.html" rel="nofollow">http://smokinglily.blogspot.co.....n-and.html</a></p> <p>I don't know where your friend lives, but maybe they can ship there. </p> <p>The only other maternity/nursing garments I can think of are Bravado bras and nursing tanks. They're super-comfy and supportive. I wore them all the time. You can get them online. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413598 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:02:45 +0000 Sara L. 413598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I got a lot of my maternity clothes from Target, Old Navy and Ross Dress for Less. My mom made me dress slacks for work since I had problems finding those at a price I was willing to pay. I hadn't discovered the joys of thrift shops when I was last pregnant, but it seems like you might be able to find a lot of good stuff if you thrifted - either actual maternity clothes or just stuff in larger sizes that could act as maternity clothes. I was never willing to pay much for maternity clothes since I knew I wasn't going to wear them very long. My other advice is to try to get items that will mix and match so you get the most mileage out of your wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413588 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:34:17 +0000 qfbrenda 413588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL Sarah, if it was me it would be number SIX which we would love actually, but my body doesn't do pregnancy well anymore. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413544 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:03:08 +0000 sarah 413544@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, good grief - you had me. I thought you were preggers with number FIVE. Holy cow.</p> <p>Anyway, I'd check out Old Navy Maternity, Gap Maternity sales and Target. I did NOT want to spend a lot of money on maternity clothes, and I was able to get some decent ones at very low prices at these three. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413445 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:39:30 +0000 Jjsloane 413445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My favorites were Gap, Japanese Weekend (Must have at least one item with their fabulous OK waistband), Ann Taylor Loft (online mostly I think) and if she needs suits for work try ebay - lots of "boutique" items available. A few others that are no longer in business (babystyle). I loathed Motherhood for their draconian policies of no returns.<br /> A few good online sources: picklesandicecream.com (might also have some B&amp;M), Nordstrom, japaneseweekend.com, BODEN (wasn't around when I was pregnant), polarnopyretusa.com (only on sale)<br /> Oh yes also alice &amp; olivia are popular with the celebs </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413443 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:31:38 +0000 Jenava 413443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry, I have no idea. I just opened this thread 'cause I thought maybe you were pregnant! LOL.. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413422 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:08:31 +0000 catgirl 413422@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, did you EVER make me look!</p> <p>Wish I could help but there's nothing good around here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413415 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:53:01 +0000 April 413415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gap maternity (which didn't exist yet when I was pregnant, darn it) </p> <p><a href="http://www.gap.com/browse/division.do?cid=5997" rel="nofollow">http://www.gap.com/browse/division.do?cid=5997</a></p> <p>ETA: A Pea in the Pod <a href="http://www.apeainthepod.com/maternity/designer-brands.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.apeainthepod.com/ma.....brands.asp</a> which has premium denim in maternity styles, as well as a wide variety of designers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413394 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:55:20 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 413394@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've heard good things about Target, and also about Old Navy/Gap and Ann Taylor - although I think those latter are online only. Boden also just started carrying maternity stuff. The gal who blogs at <a href="http://www.narrowly-tailored.com/">Narrowly Tailored</a> is 8-9 mo right now, and has had a lot of posts about maternity dressing; she seems to have gotten a lot of stuff second-hand via ebay, which seems to be very common with maternity clothes since they don't usually get worn out the first go-around. I have heard Japanese Weekend is a good brand. <a href="http://www.alreadypretty.com/">Already Pretty</a> just posted about postpartum style, but there are lots of links there that would be informative for the pregnancy period too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413389 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:38:09 +0000 qfbrenda 413389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, those links are great! </p> <p>Anyone else know of any place I should look? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413122 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:51:20 +0000 Kari 413122@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, first of all, for inspiration I would point your friend towards this guest post written by Patience:<br /> <a href="http://youlookfab.com/2009/11/17/maternity-style-at-8-months-pregnant/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2009/11/.....-pregnant/</a></p> <p>As well as posts by some of the bloggers on Academichic who are or have been pregnant, even though the site is no longer updated: <a href="http://www.academichic.com/category/pregnancy-in-academia-2/" rel="nofollow">http://www.academichic.com/cat.....cademia-2/</a></p> <p>Allie from Wardrobe Oxygen has some great posts and tips on maternity style: <a href="http://www.wardrobeoxygen.com/search/label/maternity" rel="nofollow">http://www.wardrobeoxygen.com/...../maternity</a></p> <p>I've never been pregnant myself, but if I ever am (hopefully not for a LONG time), you bet that I'd make a beeline for these threads! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fasionable-maternity-clothes#post-413119 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:45:56 +0000 qfbrenda 413119@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! Made ya look. No, I'm not pregnant. A friend asked me to help her dress well during her pregnancy and I don't know where to take her shopping. Are there any great stores we should look for, or websites to look at for tips? Thanks! </p>