https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:35:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95612 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:53:31 +0000 Andrea 95612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Buy some of those extra long tanks from the Gap. I guarantee they will not be too short even by the end! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95593 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:56:13 +0000 pastemoo 95593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: CUTE. I have so many cute belts that I can't wear--I should plan my maxi dresses based on the belts I already have. Thanks for the idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95401 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:32:18 +0000 mediagirl 95401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: YES! I have a pair of dress pants that thankfully I don't have to wear anymore but... but.... The butt and thighs are too tight now! So dad and depressing! Also, my first maternity purchase, a shirt, is way too small now and a pair of pants shrunk in the dryer. :-\ </p> <p>I invested in one size up tanks from Old Navy and if I have to, I'll we those and one of dh's shirts to work until I give birth!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95262 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:58:40 +0000 BSB 95262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Aww, that sucks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95237 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:26:29 +0000 LAGS 95237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiffaknee: I noticed the same thing. Seams breaking, materials piling really quickly. Very frustrating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95205 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:48:47 +0000 heffalump 95205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to buy lots of new maternity clothes when I got bigger too. I shopped at a consignment shop though so I just turned the smaller ones in and used that money to buy more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95193 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:41:04 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 95193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: This was my memory. I had like 3-4 pairs of pants that fit well and maybe 5 shirts... and then rotated them in different combinations over and over again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95191 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:36:48 +0000 skibobrown 95191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm running into this problem too, but given that I could deliver any day now I'm flat out refusing to buy more clothes. I'm just repeating outfits and hoping nobody notices at this point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95179 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:25:40 +0000 808love 95179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember wearing the same thing over and over again in the final month. Ugghh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95165 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:13:00 +0000 winniebee 95165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiffaknee: Ugh, yes! I wore a pair of gap pants two times and the hem came unraveled! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95163 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:10:01 +0000 plantains 95163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't bought any maternity tops yet, but I a finally going to have to bit the bullet I guess. I was hopingto hold out until it was maxi dress time. My maternity jeans are getting very snug now and my maternity trousers are still okayish, but I don't see them making it more than another noth or so. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95158 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:05:04 +0000 LivsMama 95158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: My bump wasnt all that big (Liv was born in July) so I had a lot of non-maternity ones from like Forever 21 (I bought 2 sizes up) that I would belt right under my bustline to give it some shape. But I did get several from Target (I loved that place lol) and Asos (again, loved it) This one was my favorite</p> <p><a href="http://www.target.com/p/Liz-Lange-for-Target-Maternity-Pleated-V-Neck-Maxi-Dress-Black/-/A-13177369" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/Liz-Lange-for-Target-Maternity-Pleated-V-Neck-Maxi-Dress-Black/-/A-13177369</a></p> <p>and they had a bunch to choose from <a href="http://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=liz+lange+maxi+dress&#038;category=0%7CAll%7Cmatchallany%7Call+categories" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=liz+lange+maxi+dress&#038;category=0%7CAll%7Cmatchallany%7Call+categories</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95120 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:42:47 +0000 Bluebonnet 95120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you for posting this! I was starting to think I'm the only one with this problem.</p> <p>I have 5 weeks to go and I am about to buy more maternity clothes! It seems like I don't have enough warm weather clothes and the clothes I do have aren't fitting well across my bump.</p> <p>I'd love to wear nothing but dresses, but I can't seem to find dresses that don't make me look like I'm wearing a circus tent.</p> <p>@stiffaknee - yes! I'm having the same issue with maternity clothes - many of them seem to be falling apart. I wash everything on the delicate cycle and most everything is line dry, so I'm not sure why things are falling apart. The only thing I can think of is I'm wearing the same things all the time, so I'm washing the same things over and over again, and after a while they just don't last. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95106 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:38:06 +0000 Boogs 95106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just made tops work with maternity camis underneath because I was too cheap to buy more stuff. Next time I may buy a few pieces that are one size up. One thing I lucked out with was weather, so I was able to rotate in a couple of cheap non-maternity sundresses from Old Navy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95105 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:38:03 +0000 pastemoo 95105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: :( I need a new bra, too, but for some reason the one I got is on backorder and I have no clue when it will arrive. I thought it wasn't on backorder--and at my new size I can't shop in person for one.<br /> I'm just wearing my VS "one size" thongs now--luckily I have a few of them. And I need to do laundry more often--not enough clothes to let the laundry go!</p> <p>@Oceanis723: I'm thisclose to getting a maxi dress. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95103 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:37:16 +0000 Running Elley 95103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LivsMama: I’m barely at the point of growing into maternity clothes but since I'll probably be at this stage during the summer I'm planning on really stocking up on maternity maxi dresses (especially since I plan on being able to belt and wear them later). Where did you find to be the best resource for getting yours? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95089 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:31:03 +0000 LivsMama 95089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Could you do Maxi Dresses with a blazer on office days (not trial days Im guessing)? I work on wall street so had to keep it somewhat professional (we are business casual around here) so I was wearing maxi dresses with blazers and either wedges or embellished sandals.</p> <p>I had fat arms at the end too (I had excessive swelling and issues for the last month) and those loose tops I posted hid it really well. I know spending more is frustrating. But you can proably, with only two months to go, get by on some staples and not buy a ton. And get stuff to wear after (some of my maternity maxi dresses work after with a big belt, and those tanks I posted work. The flowy shirts are hit or miss. Sometimes theyre bad and sometimes they work lol.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95044 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:57:21 +0000 winniebee 95044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bree72: OH forget the Old Navy "skinny jeans" more like whale jeans. They are full panel and the panel barely covers my belly button! I need new underwear (for a second time now) also another bra. </p> <p>@LivsMama: On the one hand I am psyched to potentially start wearing dresses and shortsleeves and am going to try to hold off and get more spring stuff - BUT now I have crazy leg and arm cellulite so super self-conscious!!</p> <p>I have spent so darn much on maternity clothes because I needed them at like 12 weeks and I'm so annoyed I'm going to need to buy more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95041 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:55:22 +0000 pastemoo 95041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Currently I am wearing tank tops with *actually cropped* sweaters over them. I am not wearing any *real* shirts anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95039 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:48:46 +0000 Mrs. Train 95039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lived in maxi dresses for the end of each of my pregnancy. None of them were actual Maternity dresses but the style was great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95032 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:45:01 +0000 stiffaknee 95032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone else noticed how cheap maternity stuff is? My problem hasn't been so much growing out of stuff, as it has been stuff developing holes (three gap tops and a pair of old navy leggings) shrinking, or fading/color running (I had this striped boat neck top from gap that i LOVED, until I looked in the mirror to see that the stripes in my armpit area had run and turned the whole area purple!) </p> <p>I'm really not hard on my clothes, either... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95028 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:42:51 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 95028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah, I had to wear that BeMaternity tank under everything for the last few months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95027 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:41:31 +0000 LivsMama 95027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>this is the "octomom cami" i was referring to</p> <p><a href="http://www.target.com/p/Be-Maternity-Seamless-Cami-Assorted-Colors/-/A-13742279" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/Be-Maternity-Seamless-Cami-Assorted-Colors/-/A-13742279</a></p> <p>and this is the liz lange one (these are thick.<br /> <a href="http://www.target.com/p/Liz-Lange-for-Target-Maternity-Long-and-Lean-Basic-Tank-Assorted-Colors/-/A-13346207" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/Liz-Lange-for-Target-Maternity-Long-and-Lean-Basic-Tank-Assorted-Colors/-/A-13346207</a></p> <p>And I still wear them both now. They dont have any extra fabric in front, its just super stretchy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95026 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:39:38 +0000 LivsMama 95026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well one good thing is that we're heading into warmer weather and you can probably wear flowy stuff. You know I loved asos. I had a lot of the below the bump pants and some flowy shirts from there that I loved. I also lived in tanks and cardigans toward the end. Liz Lange has some basic maternity tanks at target with no ruching that are SUPER stretchy that I loved. Also at Target there is a BeMaternity (I think) brand plain tank that I swear Octomom could have used to cover her belly lol.</p> <p>I had a lot of tops like these </p> <p><a href="http://www.asos.com/ASOS-Maternity/ASOS-Maternity-Top-With-Dipped-Hem/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2094326&#038;cid=8344&#038;sh=0&#038;pge=0&#038;pgesize=20&#038;sort=-1&#038;clr=Blue+marl" rel="nofollow">http://www.asos.com/ASOS-Maternity/ASOS-Maternity-Top-With-Dipped-Hem/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2094326&#038;cid=8344&#038;sh=0&#038;pge=0&#038;pgesize=20&#038;sort=-1&#038;clr=Blue+marl</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.asos.com/ASOS-Maternity/ASOS-Maternity-Top-With-Dipped-hem/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=1917855&#038;cid=8344&#038;sh=0&#038;pge=0&#038;pgesize=20&#038;sort=-1&#038;clr=Black" rel="nofollow">http://www.asos.com/ASOS-Maternity/ASOS-Maternity-Top-With-Dipped-hem/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=1917855&#038;cid=8344&#038;sh=0&#038;pge=0&#038;pgesize=20&#038;sort=-1&#038;clr=Black</a></p> <p>Would those work? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95025 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:39:07 +0000 tequiero21 95025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>me too! all my clothes are like above my belly hahaha. i'm wearing my hubby's t-shirts now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95024 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:38:25 +0000 BananaPancakes 95024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm on like my 3rd set of clothes now. It's depressing. The demi panel pants were great until I really started to show; now I can't wear any of them. I also can no longer wear skinny jeans. I've been through 2 sets of bras and my sizing has changed again. Also, it seems like most maternity shirts are officially starting to get shorter up front. You can see my pants panel if I move around too much. I've also had to go up a size because I had no hips before and now they have arrived. This includes underwear. </p> <p>I never realized just how much your body can change during pregnancy. I thought you could just get one set of clothes and be done. Yeah, not so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95017 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:32:32 +0000 mrs. wagon 95017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>that happened to me towards the end with RJ as well! I looked like a stuffed sausage in so many of my shirts. For this time around I'm actually buying in one size up since I'm trying to conceal my pregnancy at work now, and these shirts will all be too tight and short towards the end! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95015 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:30:56 +0000 winniebee 95015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: ugh exactly! they are great for months 5 and 6 but that's it. I am wearing a Gap maternity sweater today that is starting to look cropped! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95013 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:30:12 +0000 pastemoo 95013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me too!! I thought it would be different--apparently all the clothes are made for 6 months exactly--before that too big, after too small. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growing-out-of-maternity-clothes#post-95010 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:22:48 +0000 winniebee 95010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sigh. One pair of maternity pants is too tight in the bum and many of my maternity sweaters are already getting short - I have 2 more months to go! Anyone else with me? Boooo. </p>