Will you wear them not pregnant?
I had one shirt that is from the regular INC section of Macy's, that my sister and I both wore very pregnant. It's not a maternity shirt but I feel like I would look pregnant if I wore it now! It's not really stretched out so I may try it this weekend...
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Yep! I have a few loose flowy non maternity tops that I wore in and out of pregnancy! I tucked them in sometimes when I wore it out of pregnancy and it was more flattering that way.
clementine / 812 posts
I feel the same way! I can't bring myself to look at them, I think I would feel frumpy. I also think coworkers and others who see me a lot associate the clothes with a Prego belly...I think I will pack them up and wear the next pregnancy. I will still wear the cardigans.
pear / 1750 posts
Regular Target yoga pants with the waistband unfolded have been my staple. Except for the ones that wore holes in the thighs, I'll definitely keep wearing them. Comfy pants FTW!
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@Mrs. Coral: yeah cardigans, definitely. Or long tank tops. But this one shirt I feel like is recognize able and was photographed a lot. But none of the people in seeing this weekend know that...
pear / 1586 posts
Yes! Unless they got stretched out in which case I save for future pregnancies.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@macintosh: I had probably the same target foldover pants- warning you are probably stretching them out too much to wear more than a month or so pp. but soooo comfy until they start falling down. 
grapefruit / 4584 posts
No. I wore a few non-maternity DVF-esque wrap dresses while very pregnant and won't wear them now bc I think people would recognize the prints and either think I was pregnant with #3 or hadn't lost my baby weight. I do, however, wear the same dress in a different print.
grapefruit / 4085 posts
Yes I have a few summer dresses that worked while I was 4-5 mo pregnant but still look "normal" now as well as a few fitted yet longish shirts that didn't get stretched out.
pomelo / 5607 posts
It depends. There are certain styles I only wear pregnant, because I feel like they make me look pregnant all the time. So I wouldn't wear those later. But I wear a lot of non-maternity t-shirts, and will wear them later as long as they're not stretched out so they don't fit. I had to put a few away after my loss, because they were depressing even though they were non-maternity, but assuming a happy outcome this time, I'll continue to wear what I can.
pear / 1750 posts
@Foodnerd81: Good point, I will definitely wear these til they fall off, lol. At least they are only $15 each.
pomegranate / 3716 posts
I wore a lot of empire waisted non-maternity dresses last summer. I really like them, but also now associate them with pregnancy, even though they were all regular dresses from places like Loft and Banana Republic.
persimmon / 1316 posts
I only bought a few maternity shirts while pregnant, all my pre-pregnancy clothes were flowy or stretchy so I was able to wear them throughout my pregnancy and plan on wearing them after baby too. Saves money!
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
I have ONE very loose sheer blouse I wore for a bit. Still will
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I had one dress that became a maternity top. It was a Rachel Palley caftan minidress that I bought as a beach cover up and never used for that purpose.
After my son was born, I tried to use it again and I just couldn't. It's forever associated as a maternity top.
squash / 13208 posts
yes! I wore a lot of dresses with empire tops that weren't maternity and wore them after too!
watermelon / 14206 posts
I got sick of anything I wore while pregnant. So, most of it is gone now.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Yup! I have some shirts that have cinched sides so when not preggo, it still formed to my body and didn't make me look preggo.
pomegranate / 3113 posts
Yep, I wore a bunch of dresses I already had during the early summer, before I popped too much, and I also wore those stretchy knit fold-over skirts from Old Navy until it got too cold. There wasn't too much non-maternity stuff I could wear at the end when I was super pregnant and huge and uncomfortable, though, so I don't really associate the clothes that did double duty with being pregnant.
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