https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 14:03:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-work-clothes-after-baby#post-2248164 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:59:42 +0000 blackbird 2248164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought pants one size up. Sometimes I wore a pair of maternity pants--the demi ones I wore in early pregnancy. Great for things like khakis and dress pants. It tided me over, basically. I go back to work in the summers, and I wear a lot of dresses and skirts to bridge the gap until I can wear my regular clothes again </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-work-clothes-after-baby#post-2248161 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:57:06 +0000 rachiecakes 2248161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went back at 7 weeks and needed some in-between clothes, too.<br /> I bought some dress pants that came in S, M, L from NY&amp;Co., and skirts with the same sizing. I also relied on dresses because they were more forgiving of a few extra pounds and nursing boobs. I purchased a few wrap dresses and shirt-dresses.</p> <p>ETA: these pants were amazing for those first weeks back at work<br /> <a href="http://www.nyandcompany.com/nyco/prod/new/suits/7th-avenue-pant-signature-fit-bootcut-pull-on/A-prod4550058/#.VbffBPlVhBc" rel="nofollow">http://www.nyandcompany.com/nyco/prod/new/suits/7th-avenue-pant-signature-fit-bootcut-pull-on/A-prod4550058/#.VbffBPlVhBc</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-work-clothes-after-baby#post-2248125 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:28:57 +0000 looch 2248125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Buy clothes in your new size to fit your new shape. There's nothing worse than those mornings where you are trying to squeeze into stuff that pulls in all the wrong places.</p> <p>I bought pants at a discount department store. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-work-clothes-after-baby#post-2248084 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:52:29 +0000 Anya 2248084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wrap dress! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-work-clothes-after-baby#post-2248076 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:42:01 +0000 MtnBiker 2248076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dresses have been my go to for work. They are more forgiving and have lasted longer during my postpartum weight fluctuation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-work-clothes-after-baby#post-2248044 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:19:54 +0000 Alivoo01 2248044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore my preggo pants until I gave in and bought my pants 1 size bigger. I lost all the weight, but they just didn't fit the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-work-clothes-after-baby#post-2248037 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:15:54 +0000 ms.line 2248037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What did you wear late in your first tri? Can you re-purpose those pieces now? I'm 10 weeks and heavily relying on stretchy skirts at the moment! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-work-clothes-after-baby#post-2248033 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:13:03 +0000 Mamaof2 2248033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you like dresses? They worked great for me for that in between stage </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-work-clothes-after-baby#post-2248029 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:10:28 +0000 avivoca 2248029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought (and still am buying) 1-2 sizes up from my pre-preg size. Things fit very differently than they did before even though I am close to my old size.</p> <p>I bought new shirts and tend to keep my bottoms basic. I have a pencil skirt, ankle pants, and a few other skirts that I rotate during this season. I also bought things I felt good in, but they didn't cost a lot, especially in the in-between stage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-work-clothes-after-baby#post-2248018 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:02:49 +0000 glitterboots 2248018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am returning to work in a few weeks when I'll be 12 weeks postpartum. My pre pregnancy clothes (especially pants) don't fit my hips yet. I still am hanging onto the last 5 pounds. I need a few pieces to buy to go back to work. What should I look for? I don't want to buy a lot because I anticipate losing the weight but I need enough to get me through the week </p>