https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 09:28:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1993128 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:12:43 +0000 Kbee 1993128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started wearing maternity tops around 15 weeks or so. I don't have a lot of super baggy regular clothes, and as some other people mentioned, my boobs also got a lot bigger really quickly, so I didn't want to stretch out my regular clothes. Pants on the other hand, I didn't switch to until about 19 weeks, just used the hair-tie trick until then. I say switch as soon as you are comfortable showing off the bump! Maternity clothes are just soooo much more comfortable, even the form-fitting ones, because they grow with your bump and never feel too tight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1993118 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 20:48:37 +0000 namaste 1993118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only have one maternjty shirt lol and I bought it at 14 weeks or so. I just wear most of my regular tops. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1993112 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 20:43:23 +0000 lady baltimore 1993112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not even knocked up, and I feel like I've been buying flowy tops, telling myself, "this is pretty cute, and it will work great when I'm PG!" for at least a year now. But maybe I'm a delusional compulsive shopper. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1993105 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 20:39:04 +0000 youboots 1993105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh and if you need a few ideas for things to but that are not obvious maternity during that gap time at work HB personal shoppers are great ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1993104 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 20:38:14 +0000 youboots 1993104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pants at 13 weeks for me and switched to all maternity at 19 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1993085 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 19:54:50 +0000 Torchwood 1993085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started wearing tight ones (like your picture) by 10 weeks or so. But I also just wore my usual shirts with a long tank under them (to hide panels, as has been mentioned) until... ? I think I was still wearing them when it ended at 33 weeks. But I chose which ones I was willing to sacrifice as maternity only since of course now they're very stretched out. But they did work fine layered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1992413 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:15:01 +0000 Meowkers 1992413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 6 months. My bump is relatively small and was very slow to come out so I got away with wearing my regular tops that were more blousy and flowy summer dresses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1992362 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 17:14:04 +0000 Eko 1992362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought some maternity shirts when I bought my maternity pants around 12w. I half wear maternity shirts with my normal shirts. Some of my normal shirts look really frumpy and I like the look of the maternity shirts better. So I think I wear them more often then I really need to for that reason. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1992302 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:24:32 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 1992302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still wear a lot of my regular shirts but the couple I have I started wearing them around 16 weeks but they didn't really fit right until I got a little bigger around 20 or so weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1992146 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:59:36 +0000 simplyfelicity 1992146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the info and suggestions. Just for reference, here is me from yesterday, I tried on a top when I bought my maternity jeans. I definitely have something going on in there...I am planning on telling my employer on January 8th, after my second ultrasound and I go back to work on the 5th.<br /> (Please excuse my super flattering back situation-- my bras have not been fitting right lately.)</p> <p>[attach=4953/14/nguiku.336x600.2014-12-19-12.05.52.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1992054 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:25:58 +0000 sarac 1992054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I'm having the worst time with this. I'm only 9 weeks, but all of my button up shirts almost don't fit over my now huge boobs. I've got a little more tummy, but I'm no where near ready for maternity shirts. Last time, I just bought a bunch of shirts on sale in a size up, and I guess I'll have to do that again. Feels like a waste, though, because you do need the maternity stuff eventually. It just looks so baggy and long until you're bigger. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1992047 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:23:42 +0000 MrsKoala 1992047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>22 weeks. I wish I had started a bit earlier because then maybe people wouldn't have just assumed I was getting fat. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1992046 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:23:16 +0000 fancyfunction 1992046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore some maternity shirts but mainly bought larger, longer regular shirts for comfort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1992034 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:16:56 +0000 HeartAbandoned 1992034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started around 15 weeks, after we were officially public with the pregnancy. I'm short, so it was hard to hide my growing bump, since out was the only direction I had to grow. The maternity tops helped me go from looking like I'd had too many tacos to looking like I was pregnant. Now at 32 weeks, some of the shorter maternity tops no longer work, but the longer ones still do. If you're more comfortable in a maternity top, I say go for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1992018 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:09:22 +0000 mrsjyw 1992018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a lot of maternity tanks but not many tops. I just wore regular shirts in bigger sizes which were more flattering on me. I also wore wrap dresses, etc </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1992012 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:08:23 +0000 illumina 1992012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think around 28-30 weeks. I could hardly find any nice maternity t-shirts so for as long as I could I wore regular but a couple of sizes bigger than usual. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1992011 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:07:53 +0000 charmed 1992011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 12-13 weeks I think, but I still wore a lot of my stretchy non-maternity clothes until 20 weeks or so. (still wearing my non-maternity yoga pants and bigger sweatshirts at 36 weeks)<br /> My boobs got huge early on, so it was more that my shirts were too short than too small. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1991948 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:41:42 +0000 blackbird 1991948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably 11/12 weeks. I'm tall and I needed longer shirts to hide the maternity panel on my pants. Some of my shirts were ok for work but things like t-shirts for the weekends didn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1991938 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:39:28 +0000 Tidybee 1991938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 15 weeks, I started wearing fitted maternity shirts that really grew with me. I bought a few from Pea in the Pod and they really held up well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1991921 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:33:35 +0000 LuLu Mom 1991921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started around 12 weeks, my boobs got huge and I didn't want to stretch out my normal shirts. I did wear the more fitted ones and jus wear my pre-pregnancy cardigans/cover ups over top (my go to style.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1991804 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:43:30 +0000 looch 1991804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>17 weeks, I think? I wore a lot of layered cardigans over tops. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1991803 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:42:47 +0000 sapphire 1991803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought regular blousy, bigger shirts early in pregnancy and have a couple of maternity shirts and one sweater but overall even at 28 weeks I find that most if my regular shirts still work. They just hug the bump closer. I wear a lot of dresses too. Overall I don't like all the ruching on maternity shirts, esp early in pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1991799 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:40:49 +0000 sweetooth 1991799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's all about comfort. I'm not sure when I started, but I have thought recently that it's time to dig out my maternity clothes. I usually wear form-fitting clothing and it's just not comfortable right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1991795 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:39:12 +0000 lulu22 1991795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would also say around the 14 week mark. From about week 10 I was doing the bella band and hair-tie combo but after week 14 that was too tight and restrictive. I am now 24 weeks, and some of the maternity shirts and tops which I purchased in the early second trimester are no longer long enough to cover my bump, so if you are going to start early, I recommend getting long tops and shirts... even if they don't look as nice early on, it will save you having to go back and buy more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1991784 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:34:05 +0000 simplyfelicity 1991784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Modern Daisy: I was thinking of tops like these. </p> [attach=4953/14/ngubgt.233x305.21558b9e7ff1447b8c1eb331234c80ce.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1991769 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:28:09 +0000 Modern Daisy 1991769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in maternity pants pretty early, I think at about 14 weeks. But I found that maternity shirts were super unflattering until much later on in the pregnancy, closer to 24/25 weeks is when I really started to fit into them. Up until that point it looked way better if I wore a regular shirt in a larger size. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1991764 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:25:55 +0000 MsHangry 1991764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started wearing maternity tops around 14-15 weeks and have had to stop wearing most non-maternity tops around 18w </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-wearing-maternity-shirts#post-1991757 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:21:15 +0000 simplyfelicity 1991757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When did you start wearing maternity shirts? I just bought my first pair of maternity pants yesterday even though I only have a slight bump because I didn't care for the hair band trick.<br /> Anyway, I am half considering wearing maternity shirts when I come back from Christmas break (I will be almost 15 weeks) to avoid the whole " is she/isn't she" thing. If I am wearing a maternity top it might just be obvious. Anyway, I found some that aren't too billowy etc. I am probably thinking too much about this, :silly: but I was wondering when you started wearing maternity tops? </p>