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I bought a couple of maternity dresses last time and wore with maternity tights. This time I've bought some black maternity trousers to wear with vest tops and cardigans.

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: hee hee. Maybe you can find one that has a V cut that doesn't go too far down. I did a quick search of amazon and this one could look nice for business professional with a necklace and cardigan/jacket.

http://www.amazon.com/PattyBoutik-Short-Sleeve-Maternity-Dress/dp/B009O8M04S/ref=sr_1_5?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1446726573&sr=1-5&nodeID=7141123011&keywords=maternity+wrap+dress

Depending on your work environment, I think pregnant women definitely get a style pass! Or you can wear the same 5 outfits every week.

I wore black maternity dress pants 75% of the time and switched to maxi dresses and skirts at the end (black and gray mostly). I wore a lot of solid colored shirts with cardigans in the spring (due in May). In the fall, i wore a lot of sweaters. I had a couple blazers that I wore for a bit but eventually they got too tight. My new favorite pair of shoes (i don't do heels) are Alegria black leather nursing shoes. I wear them a lot to work and WISH i had them while pregnant. They look dressy with black pants but are very comfy (after a length break-in period, that is)

I had a pair of nice dress pants (the Garbo Trouser) from Isabella Oliver that had a cuff and a pleat in them and they stayed looking nice. A girlfriend gave me a pair of hers from RJ Maternity and they also had a strong pleat in them. I really liked Isabella Oliver for dressier/nicer work stuff. It was all really soft and stretchy, but held up great throughout both pregnancies. Way better than some less expensive stuff I wore. A lot of it I'm also still wearing PP because it's made for during/after pregnancy (without looking ridiculous)

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: You're welcome! I've been happy with every single purchase I've made!

No style passes! Come on now, there are so many options out there. No one is expecting you to spend thousands, but a few good pieces go a long way.

I think separates are your best friend. And statement jewlery.

My go to is Gap elastic-waist trousers, a solid-colored maternity tank top, and one of the million cardigans I already owned. Top it off with some fun jewelry and low heels in black. That's pretty much what I wear when not pregnant, I just have more colors of pants.

I bought the majority of my maternity professional wear from A Pea in the Pod and the quality varies – some of it is crap, but I bought some really nice professional dresses that I wore through my entire pregnancy and they held up spectacularly.

My go-to (whether pregnant or not) is a dress, cardigan and heels. I wore more wrap dresses when pregnant than I do when not, but other than that, all the dresses all the time.

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: haha, yeah, I just wore my regular non-maternity blazer. I couldn't button it while pregnant, but it still helped dress up any shirt/blouse I was wearing to make me look more professional. It was good enough!

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I found her pants run true to size. I bought mine off of a Zulily deal. I'm curvier and her pants fit really well in my hip area and was a good length.

What do you all wear to cover your legs when wearing dresses in the winter? I have a pair of tights now that are sooo uncomfortable on my stomach, so I can't continue to wear them. Do they make comfortable maternity tights?

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I bet you look great in it!

I wore a lot of fitted tops, with ruching on the sides, rather than the swing type tops.

I loved my maternity dress pants. Super comfy paired with any of my cute tops. As it got colder here I wore leggings with long tunics or sweaters with boots.

I wore dresses and bought 2 maternity pencil skirts that I wore with sweaters/cardigans/blazers (open) for my job. I wore with black tights through the winter. I didn't buy maternity just bought the biggest size I could find and they worked great.