https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:31:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-975710 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:11:32 +0000 lavender 975710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister gave me all her maternity clothes, I lucked out and spent less than $100 on additional clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-973282 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 15:09:12 +0000 Dandelion 973282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was pregnant with DS, I borrowed from my (now ex) SIL. I gave them back, and since she's an ex-SIL that wasn't an option for S. So, last year when I was pregnant, I knew I'd be pregnant in the fall/winter, so I went to the clearance section of Kohl's and Targets maternity section and stocked up on winter preggo clothes. I'll be doing that again in a few weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-973266 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 15:05:01 +0000 autumnlove 973266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought everything! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-973240 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:59:18 +0000 JessKas 973240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought it all, but a lot of what I've worn is not maternity. I got a few pairs of pants for super cheap at h&amp;m, and I wear a lot of size M or L maxi dresses from forever21. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972904 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:32:07 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 972904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll probably buy most of it. My friend offered (she doesn't even know I'm pregnant) but I don't think we have similar style, so not sure how much of her stuff I will want to wear.</p> <p>My cousin has cute stuff, but I haven't told her I'm pregnant yet. If she offered I'd probably want to borrow some of her nice jeans and stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972889 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:25:36 +0000 Smurfette 972889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A friend lent me a bunch of tops, but I bought all the bottoms and dresses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972867 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:17:25 +0000 Apex 972867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saw this site a while ago, and I saved it for when I get KU. Its like a rent the runway, but just for maternity clothing.<br /> <a href="http://www.minefornine.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.minefornine.com</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972851 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:13:44 +0000 MrsKoala 972851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll have to buy everything! I wish I could borrow but my one friend who is closest in size/height is due in November so the timing is off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972850 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:13:27 +0000 oliviaoblivia 972850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought everything. All of the people I would have borrowed from were pregnant too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972845 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:12:27 +0000 littlek 972845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought all mine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972839 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:11:10 +0000 dolphin 972839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought everything at Old Navy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972835 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:09:56 +0000 avivoca 972835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I borrowed a bunch, but I have also bought some pieces. A lot of my clothes I have to give back, and one friend lent some things that I can keep, but they aren't really my style so I'm not sure what I'll do with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972832 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:09:15 +0000 BananaPancakes 972832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both. I bought a large portion of it, but I did borrow quite a few tops from a friend. Unfortunately, my legs are much longer than hers and I couldn't borrow her pants. I saved my clothes, but my husband's cousin is actually borrowing them now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972829 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:08:14 +0000 regberadaisy 972829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lived on 5-6 articles of actual maternity clothing. The rest was empire waist dresses paired with leggings and boots. I lived in that through winter! And I had a winter coat that was big on me so I was able to zip up even in a 3rd tri bump! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972828 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:07:59 +0000 LuLu Mom 972828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have to dress very business professional, so I had to buy all my work clothes, casual clothes I borrowed from my sister who was pregnant a year before me. It worked out nice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972825 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:06:38 +0000 sslm 972825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A little bit of both, my sister lent me a bunch but I bought lots too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972818 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:05:38 +0000 looch 972818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought everything (my SILs and I are not the same size/height) and none of my friends were recently pregnant.</p> <p>As a result, I bought stuff I would be okay either lending or donating. I didn't invest in any high end stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972816 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:05:13 +0000 edelweiss 972816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm very short so it was hard for me to borrow any clothes--i spent a lot more than i wanted to on maternity clothes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972814 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:05:10 +0000 Bao 972814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister gave me some to wear but I mostly just wore my regular clothes, with a belly band. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972797 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:02:07 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 972797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought them all &amp; saved them all for #2. Id only ever loan them to my sister. My best friend is bigger than me so I doubt they'd work for her anyway, but if it did, I'd loan them to her too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972787 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:00:34 +0000 Adira 972787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a bunch, but I also borrowed from my SIL because she JUST had a baby! Her tops fit me great, but I couldn't wear her pants, so I had to buy those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972778 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:59:05 +0000 yin 972778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have any clothes to borrow with my first pregnancy since I didn't actually know anyone who had been pregnant before. I bought all new clothes but limited myself to the basics and wore them all the time. With my second, I was able to borrow from my sister who was pregnant a year after me. Even though she is one size bigger (xsmall vs small), I can't fit into any of her shirts. I pretty much stick to wearing some basic pieces from my first pregnancy plus lots of dresses this summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972775 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:58:48 +0000 MsLipGloss 972775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought all of my clothes . . . I don't know if we'll have a second, but I kept them just in case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972769 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:57:48 +0000 mrskc 972769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought everything and I'm saving it for my next pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972762 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:57:07 +0000 Bookish 972762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both! I went through several pairs of purchased jeans, because they kept tearing, but the bulk of my shirts were hand me downs from DH's cousin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972761 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:57:05 +0000 cascademom 972761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought everything. I have them saved in a space bag for a future pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972756 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:56:27 +0000 wahine08 972756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister has given me lots of clothes (she's done having kids) but they run very big on me, so I'll probably be buying more items as time goes on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972749 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:55:05 +0000 Turd Ferguson 972749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far I've got a decent mix of the two... I bought some staples from Old Navy and Target, but I've gotten a lot from a friend, and my mom has been scavenging garage sales and thrift stores, so that's been a nice filler! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972744 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:54:10 +0000 illumina 972744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to buy every single piece of clothing... no one offered me anything :( Though I guess like me, a lot of people will want to keep clothes for subsequent pregnancies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-or-borrow-your-maternity-clothes#post-972734 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:52:22 +0000 cheert16 972734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put bought because I did buy more than I borrowed! But I def borrowed a lot too! </p>