https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:58:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-845322 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:34:03 +0000 MrsH 845322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: it's so cute on that i will be wearing it even if I'm not KU. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-844945 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:54:11 +0000 Koolbreeze 844945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Target. Like $35. I refused to spend a lot on something I'd only wear a couple of months. It was so comfy though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-844936 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:51:40 +0000 MrsKoala 844936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ohhhh good question. I'm commenting to find this again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-844893 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:41:55 +0000 cavalierkcs 844893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: thanks for the link!! I'm due late January. I think I'll buy this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-844715 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:41:48 +0000 Adira 844715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was already wearing a regular peacoat, so I ended up just not buttoning the last button when my bump got too big. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-844684 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:31:01 +0000 LindsayInNY 844684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: Ahh, I really wish I were pregnant NOW because that coat is an awesome deal!! If we're lucky this cycle, I might buy it anyways... A March due date means I'll likely need one anyways! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-844677 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:27:57 +0000 kayakgirl73 844677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought an old Navy Maternity Coat. I got it around thanksgiving online so it was marked down. I needed a coat as I walk several blocks and wait outside for public transit. It was about $75 I think might have even been closer to $50. It was sort of dressy. For causal stuff I wore a fleece jacket that belongs to the hubs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-844488 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:22:44 +0000 looch 844488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@citymouse: kind of. The sleeves were long, so I rolled them up. It was a reversable jacket, so the inside was fleece and the outside was water resistant, so it looked intentional. </p> <p>I remember standing in the store with my husband, and I couldn't get the size 18 to close and he was just trying to be sympathetic, lol. I was a size 10 prepregnancy, so I know I looked comical, but I embraced it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-844456 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:14:57 +0000 citymouse 844456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Did you feel like the arms or other parts of the coat were too big? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-844429 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:07:02 +0000 looch 844429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I REFUSED to purchase a maternity coat, so I got myself to TJMaxx and spent $25 on a size 2XX jacket that lasted me through the pregnancy and I also used it in the winter when babywearing.</p> <p>I gave birth in December, in the mountains. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-841586 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:25:34 +0000 FarmWifeGina 841586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a huge Carhartt coat that I wore through my last pregnancy. Baby came the end of February, in the middle of a pretty severe North Dakota winter. The coat wouldn't zip over my belly, but I just wore huge hoodies and sweaters underneath and didn't spend a lot of time outside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-841582 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:23:59 +0000 Pepper 841582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a long puffy jacket from Zara that worked very well. I only needed it until about 28 weeks, however. I don't think it would have fit well after that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-841571 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:15:35 +0000 tinyperson 841571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a wool swing coat (a-line) that I'd had for years that fit over top, but LO was born the first week of December, so I missed the really cold weather. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-841547 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:01:19 +0000 lamariniere 841547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a J.Crew wool trench style coat that was a little big on me pre-baby, and I was able to belt it right until the end (Dec. 29 baby). But the last few months I felt like I was always extra warm from being pregnant that I didn't need to buy a maternity-specific winter coat and didn't get that cold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-841112 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:20:35 +0000 citymouse 841112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies!! Maybe Ill be able to find a nice one on clearance! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840987 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:45:48 +0000 MrsH 840987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just bought one on clearance at kohls for this winter. 30 bucks!</p> <p><a href="http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1028658/oh-baby-by-motherhood-hooded-puffer-coat-maternity.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1028658/oh-baby-by-motherhood-hooded-puffer-coat-maternity.jsp</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840393 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:10:21 +0000 lemondrop 840393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Old Navy! They had a crazy good sale during early fall, so I bought one of their maternity pea coats. It was really nice, I'd go that route again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840369 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:00:44 +0000 deerylou 840369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got a wool pea coat from Motherhood for Christmas, when I was about 13 weeks along. I wore my pre-pregnancy coats up until then, but enjoyed the maternity one January-early April. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840313 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:48:43 +0000 JerricaBenton 840313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a wool one from Motherhood but I mainly just wore big wool sweaters that I could belt. I ran so hot during pregnancy - I liked being able to easily take it on and off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840227 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:28:30 +0000 rattles 840227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore DH's North Face puffy, but since I was due in December (Chicago), I figured I'd only need the maternity coat for a short while. I looked at renting one from Mine for Nine, which might be another option. They rent by the month, so if you only need it for a short period, it might be more cost effective. My regular coats fit within the first week after LO's birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840196 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:16:50 +0000 blackbird 840196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was due in April but it's very cold here in January and February. I wore a men's North Face jacket that was plenty roomy. My regular ski jacket also fit until march. At the end, i couldn't zip either up, but I also started parking super close to the doors to work (visitor parking) and didn't have long to go. I also ran super warm. I couldn't justify an $80 coat that I might truly need only a couple of times. I wore gloves and scarves and sweaters, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840168 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:07:06 +0000 immabeetoo 840168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was huge and gave birth in November. I bought a lighter weight hooded maternity coat that was in clearance from target in march and either wore that with layers or wore my normal coat and just didn't zip it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840047 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:37:48 +0000 oliviaoblivia 840047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a huge bump, in Canada, delivered in January. I bought a maternity coat on clearance right after getting my bfp. It didn't close around my belly after 36 weeks. At the end I bought an XL regular coat. The XL coat ended up being great for baby wearing, I could wear it around us both.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840044 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:36:59 +0000 GrapeCrush 840044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't buy one. I was so hot while pregnant that I wore a fleece zip up the whole winter, and that was enough for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840042 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:36:27 +0000 edelweiss 840042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i was in my third trimester during the winter and bought a maternity coat from old navy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840040 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:36:01 +0000 littlebug 840040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a maternity puffer coat from DM. I definitely needed it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840034 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:33:04 +0000 Foodnerd81 840034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was lucky that I didn't really pop until the worst of the winter was over. So I wore my regular coat up until Feb/16 weeks or so, then I had a lighter, but still wool, loose coat that I could keep buttoning until winter coat season was over. Then, by pure luck, my sister had a medium weight coat that had a big pleat in the back so it still zips over my 32 week belly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840019 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:29:08 +0000 Dandelion 840019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore a super huge NFL sweatshirt of DH's that his mom bought him forever ago, because she thought it was the style to wear things baggy, lol. It ended up being really useful for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-840008 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:26:27 +0000 Alivoo01 840008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in my 1st and 2nd trimester during the winter months so my belly was able to be tucked away in my normal winter jackets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-coat-1#post-839864 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:47:44 +0000 MsInformation 839864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got lucky and found a sturdy non-maternity peacoat at my local thrift store for $7.50. I usually wear an XS and this was a M, with a slightly higher waist that gave me room for my bump, and the sleeves/shoulders weren't so big as to be totally awkward-looking. LO was born in December and this coat got me through early winter in Chicago. </p>