https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 10:12:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-378254 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:14:42 +0000 mrsjyw 378254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>12 wks ish? Not until second trimester... shopped the sale racks at gap target and motherhood. Had to get pants pretty early on for office wear </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-378118 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:18:40 +0000 singingbee 378118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore maternity pants by 10 wks. I had major bloating. I was also in maternity tops because my boobs were out of control! I needed the bigger coverage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-377895 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:39:27 +0000 legallyheidi 377895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i bought a belly band around 12-14 weeks but i find that it rides up and isn't super practical (i still use it anyhow when i wear pre-pregnancy pants) I have one pair of maternity pants that i bought at Old Navy but I'm super picky and just haven't found maternity clothes that I'm crazy about - I'm 20 weeks this week and a lot of my pre-pregnancy tops still fit so as long as they work I'm going to keep wearing them :) (and wait for a sale at ON or Gap/whereever else I can find cute maternity clothes) </p> <p>Where does everyone else shop for maternity clothes? I find that motherhood maternity is in general slightly overpriced and kind of frumpy :/ is that just me?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-377808 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:42:31 +0000 Revel 377808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following this post. I'm struggling with this at 10 weeks - I want to buy some new fall/winter clothes but I feel unable to because maternity clothes are just overwhelming. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-377803 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:37:26 +0000 Adira 377803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to buy a Belly Band for my pants around 11 weeks. Then I bought a couple shirts around 18 weeks. And I finally upgraded all my shirts and pants to maternity clothes this week (22 weeks). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-377794 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:13:22 +0000 sslm 377794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dr. Pepper: I was wondering about you the other day! Glad things are still going well :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-377793 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:10:37 +0000 Dr. Pepper 377793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: Thanks! It's exciting to still be pregnant! After we saw the heartbeat on the ultrasound around 6 weeks I felt better about it, but in 1.5 weeks at 12 weeks I'll feel alot better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-377159 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:01:31 +0000 pinkcupcake 377159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My jeans started feeling tight right around 12 weeks. I started wearing maternity pants then. For tops, I wore flowy regular tops until about 4 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-376941 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:28:24 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 376941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>27 weeks I bought maternity clothes for the first time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-376939 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:26:28 +0000 shopaholic 376939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought some items on Gilt and on sale @ target when I got my first bfp. I haven't had to use the bella band yet, though I could. I also bought a few jeans and bottoms here &amp; there at Gap &amp; Old Navy &amp; Destination Maternity on sale to have when the weather gets colder. Honestly @ 22 weeks I still dont have to wear anything maternity, but I have started wearing the leggings especially because they are more comfy. That and long tank t ops. I think it's worth getting some bottoms any time u can get them on sale. I just bought my regular sizes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-376927 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:11:04 +0000 mamabolt 376927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a few things off of Zulily around 8 weeks, and I wish I hadn't! By the time I could wear them they didn't fit! I really didn't need maternity pants until about 19 weeks, although I did start buying some around 15 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-376915 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:59:43 +0000 JoJoGirl 376915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dr. Pepper: Hey nice to see you on here, lady! And still pregnant, yay!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-376777 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:40:54 +0000 blackbird 376777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I may have been the crazy lady who picked up some dress pants and capris on sale earlier in the year, too. I knew I'd eventually need them! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-376772 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:29:34 +0000 Dr. Pepper 376772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha! I think I win here! I bought a large amount of maternity clothes 2 weeks before I even got my BFP! In my defense, I got 80 items of clothing for $40 from my work classified adds and they are all super great (Gap, Old Navy, A Pea in the Pod, Citizens of Humanity, etc) so it was virtually impossible to pass up! They amazingly all fit great (as far as I can tell not being super pregnant yet). I am 10w3d now and don't need them at all yet, but it is great knowing they are there when I need them and that I won't have to blow a ton of money on maternity clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-376769 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:21:23 +0000 blackbird 376769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My pants were so tight at 8 weeks, they made me sick. I wore the Bella ban until about 12 weeks but my pants would slide down underneath and I had to reach down at my desk and fix them a lot. I outgrew my shirts just as fast-they weren't long enough for me. I picked up some blousy tips to tide me over and went with maternity around week 13. My regular twill pants stopped fitting around week 15, which is about when I boxed up all my stuff. Nothing fit. My clothes all fit me well before-nothing was too big or roomy-so I don't think I had much leeway. I also looked pregnant in those clothes and I wanted to avoid giving my coworkers a good chance at guessing. Maternity is so comfy and non restricting </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-376768 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:14:47 +0000 sslm 376768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started wearing mat pants at 11 weeks and now at 17 weeks I'm pretty much solely in maternity clothes!! It's heavenly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-376765 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:08:20 +0000 Bookish 376765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha... I just found out I was pregnant last week and I bought a shirt today :p It was 5$ on clearance at Target, I couldn't pass it up!! I also bought a non-maternity dress in a stretchy fabric that will look adorable with leggings :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-376763 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:06:46 +0000 Pepper 376763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting! I'm hoping a lot of my stuff will work later in pregnancy... I have a lot of flowy blouses, but they might end up being too short. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-375562 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:51:35 +0000 MamaMoose 375562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Impressive!! At 37 weeks I can still wear a lot of my pre-pregnancy tops but I would have never made it without maternity pants! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-375560 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:51:12 +0000 tororojo 375560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a couple of pairs of jeans first so I could switch over when needed--I think I started wearing them around 18 weeks, although I probably could have lasted a little longer in regular jeans. Those are the first things that get too small; you can probably wait longer on shirts (at 23 weeks some of my maternity ones still look silly b/c my bump isn't that big). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-375555 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:49:10 +0000 Bao 375555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never wore maternity clothes, I bought a belly band but that's it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-375519 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:32:55 +0000 ladyfingers 375519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started wearing maternity bottoms at 10 weeks; a bella band at 8 weeks, but I found it to be very uncomfortable because I was sooo bloated. I was able to wear some shirts longer, but now that I'm 26 weeks I can wear almost 0% of my nonmaternity shirts, even the T-shirts that were long on me pre-pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-375498 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:22:15 +0000 Sweet T 375498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought some jeans early on, around 8 weeks or so. I didn't like the bella band and I was feeling super bloated. My mom also bought a few shirts for me. I waited until I actually needed them to buy anything else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-375489 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:19:58 +0000 pl0508 375489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i bought maternity jeans around 10 or 11 weeks and was in HEAVEN. I used a BeBand with my regular pants, too. I'd say I switched over to Maternity tops around 17 weeks or so? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-375487 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:18:50 +0000 JoJoGirl 375487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: 19 weeks!?! Holy crap. I definitely am not going to make it that long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-375486 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:18:45 +0000 MamaMoose 375486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I refused to buy anything until 12 weeks because I didn't want to jinx anything. At that point I bought a pair of jeans and one pair of work pants. That was June so since it was warm out I was still able to get away with all of my non maternity skirts, dresses, and shirts and didn't need to buy much more until I was around 20 weeks. And then I got lucky and had friends lend me a bunch of stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-375482 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:17:00 +0000 Mrsbells 375482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 19 weeks I bought a bella band and then started shopping in maternity clothes around 25 weeks or so </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-375480 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:16:12 +0000 JoJoGirl 375480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Curious to hear people's answers on this one too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-375479 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:16:11 +0000 immabeetoo 375479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found out I was pregnant in March and bought a bunch of stuff for winter because it was on clearance or I found it at Goodwill. I am SO glad I did - it saved me a ton of $ to not buy at full price because I needed it (I bought a fleece jacket, 4 long sleeve shirts, and 2 pairs of jeans).</p> <p>I actually "needed" maternity wear (at least in pants) probably around 14 weeks - but I am petite and have carried really straight out so it depends on your body. I figured I knew I'd need it eventually so why be less comfortable or wait, ya know?</p> <p>I also found that a lot of my pre-pregnancy clothes transitioned just fine (yoga-waist pajamas, knit skirts, maxi dresses, tunic-y tops) up until 30 weeks or so.</p> <p>I hope that helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-buyingwearing-maternity-clothes#post-375461 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:10:38 +0000 Pepper 375461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When did you start buying maternity clothes? When did you start actually wearing maternity clothes? I'm early on in my pregnancy, so I'm afraid to even look at maternity stuff in a store, let alone buy it! I do browse online sometimes for fun, just to see what I like. Even if I came across something I liked on sale, I'd be afraid it wouldn't fit because I have no idea what I'm going to look like! </p>