https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:32:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975416 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:59:38 +0000 chanzi 975416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got full-panel pants since they had the best and most comfortable fit, but I folded the panel down for a long time. Now I have to wear it up for my pants to stay on though! I got jeans and a jean skirt from Motherhood Maternity, two jersey skirts from Old Navy, and the rest of my maternity clothing is either regular stuff or thrift store finds (maternity and non). Regular t-shirts and tanks are still working well for me at 37 weeks as long as they are long ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975389 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:53:39 +0000 mrs. wagon 975389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard that Gap is phasing out maternity! so if you can find it, grab it!!</p> <p>Anything other than full panel would roll down and press directly into my bladder. Considering baby was already doing that from the top, that was not an option for me. So full-panel for me!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975377 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:49:41 +0000 JoJoGirl 975377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I'm in the minority that i HATED full panel maternity pants. They never stayed up right and always gave me this bizarre line under my shirts that fell at a weird place. The ones that rode under my belly were so much more comfortable and looked better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975373 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:48:35 +0000 Alivoo01 975373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full panels hands down - super comfy. The under belly was nice in the beginning, but as your belly gets bigger, the under belly panels start to dig in and aren't comfy. Plus, with full panels, you can always fold them down to make them half panels or under belly panels if you want.</p> <p>I bought work pants from Gap and jeans from Motherhood Maternity. I'm short so their short petite was perfect for me that didn't cost me $$$$. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975363 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:46:23 +0000 Corduroy 975363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Under belly the whole time and 3 months postpartum. I'd still be wearing them but I passed them on to a pregnant friend.</p> <p>I borrowed most of my clothes and supplemented at Old Navy and Ross. Selection at both stores varies a lot by location. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975308 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:34:35 +0000 Dandelion 975308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The full panel stayed up better for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975226 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:14:54 +0000 prettylizy 975226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm on team full panel, but the way my body is built under belly always felt like they were going to fall off. I got pretty much everything from Motherhood Maternity because the selection for Plus Size maternity is seriously limited. Boooo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975195 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:03:55 +0000 delight 975195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh pretty much done of my pants fit me now that I'm at 38 weeks. I loved under belly ones at the beginning, then full panel later on. Now I just wear the same pair of shorts with an elastic waistband every day :)</p> <p>As for stores, H&amp;M was my fav. I also bought at target, Old Navy and Thyme. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975171 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:57:33 +0000 MapleMoose 975171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was all about the full panel in the second trimester because the under belly just wouldn't stay up. Now it's summer and I'm in the third trimester and the under belly is a lot more comfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975152 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:51:20 +0000 abbylyn 975152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've gotten most of my maternity clothes from GAP (on sale, never full price!) and Old Navy. I have some pieces from Target and Motherhood as well. The GAP clearance rack has been my best friend for maternity and baby clothes! I've gotten two pair of jeans each for under $20.</p> <p>The full panel belly is nice sometimes, but it's also really warm - that's a whole extra layer of fabric tight across your belly! I have one under belly pair of pants, and at almost 30 weeks I'm rocking them very comfortably. I also wear a good amount of pre-preg pants with a belly band over top, and if it's warm I just fold the belly band over. That's starting to get more uncomfortable though, since the belly band is getting tighter, it's pushing the zipper/buttons into my skin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975121 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:43:01 +0000 avivoca 975121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have one pair of pants with the demi-panel, and they are uncomfortable. They maybe weren't uncomfortable for around five minutes, and now that I'm bigger I can't stand to have the underbelly band because my pants always feel like they are going to fall off. Full panel all the way! You can fold it down if you want, you can pull it up, and it's always comfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975086 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:34:52 +0000 daniellemybelle 975086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>FULL PANEL. That's all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975082 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:33:27 +0000 dolphin 975082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All my maternity clothes were from Gap and Old Navy. Get the maternity legging from Gap. They are so comfy! I wore them almost every day when I was pregnant and I still wear them now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975079 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:31:48 +0000 JessKas 975079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For pants I was only comfortable in the full panel. The under belly pants squeezed me in weird ways. I have a couple pairs of leggings that are underbelly and those are super comfortable. </p> <p>I found good maternity stuff at old navy, gap, h&amp;m, and asos. My favorite maternity pants are h&amp;m. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975069 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:29:08 +0000 regberadaisy 975069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I HATED full panel pants. They were so uncomfortable and made me feel like I was suffocating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975065 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:27:43 +0000 Chillybear 975065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For pants I have motherhood leggings with a full panel, Target jeans with the underbelly waist, target shorts with the full panel (hate this and fold it down... its way too hot for this ish!) and 3 pairs of reg size old navy fold waist linen pants that i wear a little lower in front. For tops my mom picked me up a few maternity tops by motherhood. at 30 weeks i'm just now finding my t-shirts to not be long enough. I LOVE the Old Navy Tami tanks. they come in a ton of colors are cheap and have great stretch and return. As for dresses, I've been mostly picking up sundresses at target, either maternity or reg size just a size up (look for empire waist or shift that you can add a belt to.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975035 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:19:11 +0000 singingbee 975035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full panel!!! I love the tanks at Target that I wear under all my shirts. They are fantastic. I think they are nursing tanks, so they will work when baby comes. </p> <p>I like old navy for my maternity clothes. Most of mine are old navy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975015 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:15:38 +0000 MrsKoala 975015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a pair of demi panel skinny jeans from Gap that I bought when my pants were getting too uncomfortable and I love them. They are perfect. I also have a couple skirts from ASOS and a dress from Topshop. The Topshop dress can be worn now without much of a bump and I love it so much. I get tons of compliments on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-975000 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:13:37 +0000 MrsH 975000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I buy my jeans at gap normally but I have gotten all my maternity jeans at kohls so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-974999 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:13:28 +0000 regberadaisy 974999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wahine08: oh boo. Discontinued: <a href="http://www.babble.com/baby/forever-21-discontinues-maternity-line/" rel="nofollow">http://www.babble.com/baby/forever-21-discontinues-maternity-line/</a><br /> That's ridiculous. I'm 31 and still shop at F21! haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-974993 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:12:21 +0000 Mrs. Pen 974993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: I was the other way around! I loved full panel for second trimester because my pants wouldn't fall down and it kind of shaped my tummy in a nice way.</p> <p>But third tri I hate the panel on my skin- so uncomfortable. I usually wound up folding it over. I wanted under belly pants! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-974971 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:06:39 +0000 mrsjyw 974971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i loved gap &amp; target! :) </p> <p>and mostly bought reg clothes in larger sizes!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-974961 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:04:29 +0000 regberadaisy 974961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wahine08: it's under Love21? They did when I was pregnant a year ago! But not all the stores have them; mine only had a small selection too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-974955 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:02:40 +0000 ElbieKay 974955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsCB: Stupid Gap online doesn't have the jeans I want! There is a Maternity Gap in my town though, so I might walk over there today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-974951 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:01:35 +0000 ShootingStar 974951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried the under-belly pants and they just fall off me. They fit fine in the legs, but there's just nothing holding them on. But then I have a pretty flat butt, so that probably isn't helping the issue. The full panel is annoying too though, especially because most come with blue panels and it shows under clothes unless I wear a cami. My holy grail of maternity clothes are bottoms with beige panels.</p> <p>I mostly buy stuff at Old Navy and Motherhood. Your best bet will probably be online though. Every ON seems to have a pitiful maternity section. And Motherhood tends to run out of sizes of things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-974948 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:59:47 +0000 wahine08 974948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Does Forever21 still have maternity?? I can't find it online! My sister loved it a few years ago. I LOVED all her Mat clothes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-974946 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:59:27 +0000 looch 974946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I liked the full panel the best, they're the best option in terms of how high you want to wear the panel...you could fold it in half if you want!</p> <p>I bought my jeans at Gap and wore them into the ground. I wore the long and leans and they luckily had them in maternity as well, so I got them in my regular size and wore them a lot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-974941 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:57:48 +0000 ElbieKay 974941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@edelweiss: I added the half panel option to the poll. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-974940 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:57:39 +0000 regberadaisy 974940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: I liked Forever 21 and H&amp;M for their prices. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-places-to-buy-maternity-clothes#post-974939 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:57:37 +0000 wahine08 974939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got a pair of under the belly band shorts for the summer, but even at 16 weeks they dig in my hips and make a strange muffin top (I don't normally get muffin top) I got a pair of full panel skinny jeans to take me through the winter and those are much more comfortable and flattering. I know some say the full panel gets hot though.</p> <p>The shorts were only $15 at Old Navy though, so it wasn't a huge investment. </p> <p>Gap is having a 35% off sale off regular priced items and 40% off sale right now. I am still wearing my be band with my jeans right now but I know that won't last much longer! </p>