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I'm pregnant with my first and at 12 weeks, am certainly no pro, but I'm in love with the basics bundle from Storq. The fabric is super soft, but still chic looking. It's comfy now, but looks good layered with my non-maternity cardigans and jackets. It's sized more like Nordstrom brands than the Gap.

I got a lot of stuff from Motherhood at Macys.

Oh and I second shopping the motherhood section at Macy's. It wasn't nearly so jam packed and I found they often had buy one get one half off instead of the buy three get one free promo that motherhood seems to frequently run. Ultimately it works out about the same as far as the discount but I didn't feel pressured to find four things I liked at once.

I liked Old Navy shirts in the "slub" material - really soft and thin and I've been wearing them the entire pregnancy. I liked maternity leggings, yoga pants, and anything jersey from Old Navy. I have a long foldover maxi skirt from the Gap that I got after someone raved about it on the boards and I agree its been wonderful. I liked my side panel jeans and low-panel black khakis for work from Old Navy. The maternity tanks from Liz Lange at Target (the ones with no shirring) are SO soft and cozy - I have them in every color. I actually got a few work appropriate dressy tops from the clearance rack at Target (all Liz Lange). My maternity swimsuits are also Liz Lange.

As for non-maternity things I've worn, I wear a lot of thin, long, open-front cardigans that are like the wrap you posted above. Great for layering. I also wear those tank tops they sell at Costco in the 2-pack. They are long and comfy and smooth your belly in clothing. Some of have shelf bras, some do not, and I wear them both. I wore Coobie bras until a few weeks ago when I couldn't stand anything on my ribs, so now I wear the shelf tanks with cutlets inside.

I am loving this flare skater dress I got from Motherhood. I've only bought clothes from them but I'm thinking H&M might have a few good options. LOVE that wrap. I need something like it.

My staples were leggings, I had 3 pairs of the Motherhood Maternity brand. Then I found some really great pcs from Old Navy and I would buy larger size tops/dresses at H&M, and then trusty Target. I had a few pcs from a local boutique too.

If I worked from home, I would have stayed in leggings all the time when I was pregnant. I loved the ones from the gap (I preferred the under the belly type). I paired those (or jeans) with maternity tees from the gap or old navy and then wore regular hoodies or cardigans open.

i bought a lot of my clothes from maternity motherhood for casual clothes, pea in a pod for work clothes and from gilt groupe's maternity section, which has great deals on brands like maternal america which has cute and comfy dresses. i posted on a different thread that i got a pair of maternal america skinny jeans for $35, and they are super comfy.

as for my favorite pieces, maternity shorts are THE BEST. do not resist them! i'm only 14 weeks with #2 and not really showing yet, but i've already worn them.

also re: bras, buy a couple regular ones for now...you have no idea how much your boobs will grow throughout pregnancy. i didn't buy any new ones until around 20 weeks. for nursing bras, you can wait until after the baby is born but a lot of women on here like the bravado seamless silk ones. i liked those a lot. they aren't specific with cup sizes, but aren't horrible in terms of shape and are very comfy.

Loved loft!!

This is random, but I completely swear by these dresses a friend pointed me to on Amazon. The material is really nice, held up well throughout my pregnancy, very flattering, great for work and only $35 bucks. Read the reviews, this is like a great hidden maternity clothes secret!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009O8M6QA/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_M3T1_ST1_dp_1

I shopped at Loft, Gap, Target and Old Navy. I would recommend getting a normal bra in your new size. You won't know how much bigger you'll get when your milk comes in and the nursing bras are so much more expensive.

I liked the Be band from Target in order to keep wearing my jeans. I hated my maternity jeans. The panel was so itchy and they gave me butt sag 5 min after putting them on!

I ordered a bunch of nursing bras that were buy one get one free from Target early on, but I've found two non-nursing non-underwire ones I like way more (that they never have in stock online! grrr) - the non underwires have way more give in them as your sizing shifts.

If I worked from home, I'd seriously just wear my maternity bathrobe all the time. I have a jersey knit shortie robe from Motherhood that was only $25 and it's pretty cute and soooo comfy.

I love my yoga pants from old navy - I'm less wild about the pair of leggings I got from them.

Mostly though, I have had really good luck buying from Motherhood Maternity. There is an outlet near my inlaws so they have pretty good deals, and right now they are doing a BOGO Redlines sale online, so their stuff is pretty reasonable. I feel like since all they do is make maternity clothes, they don't have the same issues as Old Navy and Gap do where some of the clothes feel like somebody just attached a belly band to a regular pair of jeans. I had to get much more professional stuff, since I have to wear suits, so I didn't even bother with Old Navy or Ann Taylor Loft for everyday because they are too casual and I need to have stuff that will do double duty for casual and nice.

I did just size up in shirts originally and that carried me to about 24 weeks - I was mostly swimming in maternity tops before now. You should be able to still get some good deals on clearance winter stuff before all the fall stuff comes out again, so it's smart to look now.

That is a really cute wrap, I would totally get that if I were pregnant now!

I had several jersey maxi dresses from JCrew, they are way long on me normally, but with a bump, they were the right length. I loved that they were wash and wear.

I also wore a Rachel Palley tunic top to death, with skinny jeans. I also had an H&M cowl neck sweater knit of acrylic that wasn't super warm, which looked good over a pair of riding leggings I bought at Zara (I sized up).

Also, Rosie Pope has some pretty dresses.