I'm still in SMALL pants, but I swear to GOD, my belly is so huge that even LARGE maternity shirts don't fit. I'm only having ONE baby, by the way.
To be perfectly honest, I'm getting damn depressed, because I'm only 5'2", and I look like a bowling ball. I still have to work, and I'm down to about TWO shirts, and even THOSE don't look right!
Does anyone have any suggestions? I don't wanna have to spend too much more on maternity clothes!
2007-05-02 01:18:03 · 15 answers · asked by <3 The Pest <3 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
try buying 2-3 shirts from a plus size store it's cheaper than materny clothes. outlets are great too!
2007-05-02 02:11:59 · answer #1 · answered by nelly78 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy some plus sized shirts or steal your hubby's/boyfriend's shirts. I also loved the big button down shirts. They also work great for breastfeeding once the baby is here. I bought a mens xxl and it was so comfortable, I still wear it sometimes to sleep in. Try a second hand store, a cheap clothing store (target, fashion bug, dots), or shop the clearance racks. Good luck and congrats on the baby!! Don't worry it will be over soon and you'll be wishing you could put the baby back in so you can get just one night of sleep.
2007-05-02 02:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by Libby L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am 38 weeks and you do start growing out of your shirts at the end... especially once the baby drops. Since I've outgrew mine I've been wearing my husbands Tshirts ect. so that I didn't have to spend the money on new clothes that i'll only wear for 4 weeks!! If you did wanna buy some though I would go to goodwill or a second hand store of some sort or something like that (they have alot and they're very reasonable!) Good Luck and Best Wishes!!
2007-05-02 03:29:08 · answer #3 · answered by texasmom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are at a rough point in your pregnancy i believe i would go to walmart or somewhere like that and look for sales on regular shirts sometimes you can find them for as little as 5 to 10 dollars and just buy a few x-large or2x-large in size depending on which is most compfortable instead of investing any more in maternity shirts they make some plus size shirts that look just like maternity shirts any way i just saw some a couple of days ago and they were only around 12 dollars good luck and let us know when the little 1 arrives
2007-05-02 01:57:51 · answer #4 · answered by Ronni 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I went from 97lbs to 178lbs by the end of my pregnancy. I gave birth to a 8lb 15oz baby. My maternity clothes did not fit. What I did was I wore my mom's clothes (she is a plus size woman that wears a 18). If I bought clothes it was plus size instead of maternity. They were much more comfortable and my mom could wear them when I was finish. So if you have someone that is plus size in your family, wear some of their clothes. You can also buy cheap plus size clothes at discount stores as well. Don't get depressed, alot of women have experienced the same thing. Once you hold that baby in your hands, it will all be worth it. Good luck.
2007-05-02 01:24:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am 35.5 weeks pregnant and i know EXACTLY how you feel. I almost fainted when i tried on my maternity shirts (SIZE LARGE) and they kept coming up. I have to wear the same 3 color shirts to work 5 day a week (annoying). I would just suck it up and try to stick it out as you only have a couple more weeks to go. Hey if you really want u can go to JCPENNEY and get some maternity clothes...save the reciept and then after you deliver return them and exhange them for baby clothes. But hang in there...we're almost there!
2007-05-02 01:55:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are almost to the end, go to a second hand shop or maternity clothes, some of them had second hand. I noticed maternity clothes are small, try beach clothes, they are loose and you will be able to wear after (I did that). I had a 9 pound baby (4 kgs).
2007-05-02 01:24:25 · answer #7 · answered by Lyz A【★】 α∂єℓαι∂α【★】 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy button up shirts that you can open from the bust line down. With a simple solid undershirt, and a flowy top, leaving the top unbuttoned leaves you room to breath, and still can look business casual. Go to walmart and splurge on a few tank tops with built in bras, of different colors, a white, yellow, and blue, in maybe pastel shades, will look fine under black work shirts, and leaving the bottom open instead of the top will let you show your colors, and downplay the baby 'bump'. try and make sure not to use bright undershirts because they will make you look bigger, and try to line the edge of your open shirt to the part of your belly where it peaks.
2007-05-02 01:27:50 · answer #8 · answered by peace.ofmind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had maternity clothes from Old Navy and find they shrink in the wash, but then horribly stretch out as you wear them during the day. The same is true for my regular Old Navy clothes too.
2007-05-02 01:25:17 · answer #9 · answered by lillilou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heehee! i am 32 weeks and also look like i have a bowling ball under my shirt!!! have you thought of looking at clearance items in maternity. you are so close aren't you? but still, sometimes you can get a shirt for $6 or so. old navy, motherhood, target, they have cheap stuff!
2007-05-02 03:11:52 · answer #10 · answered by bb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋