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I didn't really spend much... say about 200 and actually that was a gift from my parents. Majority were pants... shirts you could go with regular (its cheaper and still does the job)

I probably spent upwards of $500. I wore normal clothes with belly bands all the way until like 7-8 months but then needed tops and a few pairs of pants. I had some pants from H&M, but I ordered a ton from asos.com and from gilt. I had A pair of Seven jeans, but it was so damn hot i didnt wear them a ton. But I live right next to Rosie Pope Maternity, so I had a lot of stuff from there, which wasn't cheap.

Navy_mommy-I LIVED in leggings when I wasn't at work (and occasionally while I was working lol). I keep saying I need to buy some non pregnancy ones for now. I had a pair of target ones and they were A-FREAKING-MAZING

i'll have to answer this when i get bigger, but so far, $0 - my cousins/SIL gave me some clothes that i'm wearing right now.

So far.... about $45-50? I have:

-2 pair of secret belly maternity pants from Motherhood (bought used for $4/pair)
-1 pair of underbelly jeans from Old Navy (also $4)
-2 t-shirts from Target (on sale, I think about $15 for both)
-2 black dresses (1 was free, the other I bought for about $15)
-1 long-sleeved shirt (also on sale, I think about $10)

The rest of what I have been wearing it still my regular clothes. I have a friend who just got out of her maternity clothes giving me a skirt and a few shirts and I know my mom has bought me a couple long-sleeved t-shirts, which I will pick up when I go home next month. I will buy a few more shirts and sweaters probably, but not much. I don't want to spend a bunch of money on it.

I'm going to have to buy used, because I was looking at some maternity clothes on Amazon yesterday and they can get really pricey! I mean, I guess they will be worth it since I plan on having several kids and therefore will spend two or three years pregnant and in those clothes, but still.

I think I spent about a total of $50. The majority of my maternity clothes were shared between myself and my cousins, so that truly saves us all money! Others were gifts from my mother. And I actually wore a lot of non-maternity clothes throughout the entire pregnancy. Maxi dresses worked out great (some I couldn't continue to wear due to my breasts getting too big, but the majority worked), and empire waist dresses or shirts were great.

I'm 34 weeks, and still wear a lot of my pre-pregnancy clothes. But my sister loaned me a TON of stuff, mostly things that she had been given or bought used. I bought two sweaters and a pair of skinny jeans (I love showing off my boots!) at gap for $70, and that's all I've spent. I also work in operating rooms and wear scrubs every day so work clothes are not an issue for me at all. I would say to look at craigslist a lot - I have seen many people selling bundles of maternity clothes, most of the stuff is relatively new-looking since you only wear it for a few months, maybe through a few pregnancies but still good condition. Don't forget to check when they delivered so you don't get a ton of summer stuff

I have spent a lot $1000+ BUT I work in a law firm where I cannot get away with dressing down. No jeans, no leggings, no t-shirts, etc. So, I have had no choice but to buy nice work outfits. In addition, I stopped fitting in my pre-pregnancy clothing around 14 weeks. I stupidly bought maternity clothing that fit around then, but now at 30 weeks, a lot of what I previously bought is too small (i'm also up over 30 pounds).

Probably about $500-$600. I inherited/borrowed a lot of stuff, but very little of it was work-appropriate, and there was no wintery stuff, so I ended up spending my money on stuff like 3 nice pairs of pants and a couple skirts/dresses, as well as a maternity coat and a few sweaters. I didn't go crazy- my pants were all from Gap, and almost all my tops were from Target, so it's not like I was going all designer- if I hadn't needed work clothes, I probably could have gotten away with spending $150 or so.
I switched to maternity pants around 16 weeks, and wore mainly non-maternity tops till about 28 weeks, but then it just wasn't feasible anymore. I didn't gain so much (23 lbs total), but even loose-fitting non-maternity stuff wouldn't cover my belly anymore.

I just got three shirts and a dress from Motherhood for $80. But they are all appropriate for non pregnancy.

@winniebee Have you checked out any maternity consignment shops? I had some good luck with used maternity clothes from a nice store in a fancy part of town.

My aunt just gave me a giant box of maternity clothes---so happy! It has been passed from friend to friend and she said that she doesn't want to see it back. I'm just to add my additions and pass it on to my next pregnant friend. Now I am ready for the bump to arrive!!!

@winniebee: I had a friend who worked in Investment Banking with a strict dress code, and she relaxed the rules a lot, especially towards the end. She said in the first 2 trimesters, she wore a lot of her regular suit jackets, just not buttoned and used a lot of those jersey tops, the ones with the dropped waists. Gap has a ton of those right now, in the regular womens section.

You might also need new shoes, so keep that in mind, and if your ankles get swollen, you might not be in the mood to wear skirts, if you know what I mean, so I'd look for more pants.

Best of luck!