https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:43:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-822094 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:49:11 +0000 prettylizy 822094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: worst part, there was another girl in my very small 10 person office who had the same due date as me and is also plus sized..... we almost had to conference daily to make sure we weren't wearing the exact same shirt and pants every day since we had the exact same wardrobe! lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-822085 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:45:41 +0000 Sophs Mama 822085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also! Asos has free worldwide shipping. FREE! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-822084 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:45:40 +0000 Lindsay05 822084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMini: I have worn my regular lulu's (pants) throughout pregnancy but it would be so nice to have some sweaters/tops to wear. Too bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-822079 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:43:02 +0000 avivoca 822079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septemberlove: No, but now I'll go out there to see! I've just been to the one at Oxmoor, and sales people are generally snootier in that mall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-822074 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:41:53 +0000 Sophs Mama 822074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: I ordered a few things off of Asos, and had pretty good luck with H&amp;M. H&amp;M keeps the maternity section right beside the baby clothes, which may be why you missed it? I've been in there lately, and the maternity section has exploded since I was pregnant. (of course)</p> <p>I hated Thyme maternity, except for their jeans. Two pairs of jeans for 70 bucks? Yes please. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-822061 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:36:50 +0000 Foodnerd81 822061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it makes you feel better, I'm in a major city in the US and there is practically nothing maternity wise actually in the city. There is a Pea in the Pod ($$$$) downtown, and Macy's apparently carries it, plus one mall right outside the city has a Motherhood (small and bad selection, I thought), Old Navy with a teeny mat section, and Gap Baby with a teenier mat selection. Our Target probably has 8 racks of mat clothes (outside the city, but close to my new apartment at least) and a similarly small mat section at the Old navy there. </p> <p>But, I'm lucky that I can just order Gap and Old Navy online with free shipping and returns, so I just act like it's my fitting room- order multiple sizes, colors, and return 3/4 of the order, by mail, for free. It's annoying but at least I have a decent selection. I feel like the suburbs have better offerings, but that might be a grass is always greener thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-822054 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:33:02 +0000 Bookish 822054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same in my US city! We don't have a Gap, the Old Navy doesn't carry maternity clothes, nor do ANY of the department stores at my mall. Literally my only options are Motherhood Maternity (pricey &amp; the staff is SO annoying) and Target (terrible selection). It's SO ANNOYING. I tried ordering stuff online, but that only worked like half the time.</p> <p>I haaaate it. Grrrr </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-822052 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:32:12 +0000 Rubies 822052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought my staples from Motherhood (summer capris for casual wear, dress pants for work). But for tops, I just bought a size up (mostly from Gap)...</p> <p>Mexx used to have maternity wear but they don't anymore, I don't think. Or, at least at Fairview Mall, they don't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-822050 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:31:46 +0000 lomom 822050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@evansjamie: have you been to the motherhood at J-Mall? They're so much friendlier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-822046 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:29:53 +0000 .twist. 822046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: Yep. My pregnancy wardrobe is mostly thyme. They have fine things, but I wish they had some variety in style and price... :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-822043 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:28:05 +0000 Grace 822043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in total agreement. Apparently, a few years ago Ricki's had maternity clothes. I've only found decent clothes at Thyme. Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821915 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:44:59 +0000 .twist. 821915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: HA. Actually, we make "snow babies" and then a "snow fairy" comes and poof, they turn into real live babies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821909 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:43:23 +0000 MamaMoose 821909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>WAIT... I thought Canadians just spontaneously produced babies out of thing air ; ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821881 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:32:58 +0000 Freckles 821881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: I got most of my maternity wear from this boutique, Yo Mama. Ughhh, i dislike Motherhood Maternity...it's worse than Thyme. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821866 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:26:52 +0000 .twist. 821866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: @sea_bass: Right!? and If it takes a week to get to you that's a week of being pregnant without much to wear. You're only pregnant for a short while and then you have to wait a week-ish for something to wear? Annoying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821861 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:25:47 +0000 avivoca 821861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not in Canada, but I definitely empathize on a lack of maternity wear. Old Navy: A very small section, with clothes for the tiny pregnant people, not the normal sized people. Gap: Nothing. Ross: A sad, sad rack with almost nothing on it. Motherhood: Okay, but the sales team is rude, so I don't want to shop there. The department stores aren't much better. I've been buying online here and there, but maternity clothes are expensive and I don't want to drop a ton of money on clothes I won't wear much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821858 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:25:29 +0000 MsMini 821858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lindsay05: Lululemon used to have maternity stuff, long long ago, but they phased it out sadly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821857 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:25:13 +0000 .twist. 821857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: OMG. I can imagine your frustration. I am at the end of my rope with the selection that I have in my closet and I am so thankful to only have 10 weeks of pregnancy left. :( </p> <p>I see all the cute stuff our American bee's where and I get so sad. </p> <p>I have my family baby shower on Sunday and I have nothing cute to wear... :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821854 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:24:46 +0000 Cherrybee 821854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, I second that the UK is terrible for maternity clothing - most stores have it as online only but pregnancy is when you most need to try stuff on! So annoying!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821853 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:24:45 +0000 sea_bass 821853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Yeah I would love to be able to try things on too. No such luck. I just check the returns policy, it all takes a lot of time though. You can't just pick something up to wear.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821850 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:24:14 +0000 MsMini 821850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my small city in Alberta there is NO maternity store at all currently, though some local girls are opening one soon. I go to Calgary for maternity shopping, and everything is super spread out, though there is an amazingly awesome boutique (but it is expensive) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821843 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:22:57 +0000 Lindsay05 821843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. I live a province that has even less than what you are saying. I've stuck with just buying plain clothes because of the fact that every other pregnant woman will probably have the same clothes. I have looked online and it seems S&amp;H is killer. I would love to see a sport/yoga maternity line come out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821841 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:22:29 +0000 prettylizy 821841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a plus size preggo, there was literally NOTHING in our area that fit me. I had to go across the border to the one and only Motherhood in the region that carried plus size clothing. By the end of my pregnancy I was so sick of rotating through those some 3 pairs of pants and 5 shirts I hope to NEVER wear them again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821840 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:22:12 +0000 .twist. 821840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sea_bass: Well, I'm sorry the UK is no better. That sucks. I have trouble buying online because I like to try things on. Why do they make it so difficult?</p> <p>@tysonja: haha I know the Gap would be a little on the expensive side, not crazy, but definitely no target prices, but I would SOOOO buy Gap Mat clothes too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821834 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:19:57 +0000 tysonja 821834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i hear you! and i live in a big city too (so i assume there are expensive boutiques downtown, but we also have motherhood, and i heard destination maternity is opening soon)--- what i would reeeeallly like is for GAP to carry their maternity line here. i think i would for sure buy a lot from there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821822 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:17:35 +0000 sea_bass 821822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Its the same in the UK. Barely any stores carry them and you just have to order online. I suppose its a small percentage of the population so they don't think it is worth stocking it physically in the stores. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821816 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:15:20 +0000 .twist. 821816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Springtime: I just googled it and apparently there is one in our city! Across the city from me. LOL. </p> <p>Maybe I am pouting for no reason and our city does have a normal selection, just spread out? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821809 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:13:58 +0000 Springtime 821809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Oh I know how frustrating it can be to find maternity clothes! Do you have a motherhood maternity? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821805 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:12:42 +0000 .twist. 821805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: I went to H&amp;M briefly one afternoon at lunch. I wandered through their store and if they did have a maternity section I couldn't find it. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/canadian-women-do-in-fact-get-pregnant-rant#post-821796 Fri, 31 May 2013 11:10:58 +0000 Freckles 821796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hear you. I'm surprised your city has so few boutiques. There is only ONE nice maternity boutique that carries a number of brands found in the US. Have you tried H&amp;M? They have a maternity section as well. </p>