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I got some longer flowy tops to get me through weeks 10-20 and started wearing maternity tops around 20 weeks (I'm usually a size Petite XS and instead I just got size XS or S).. I didn't have any in between stuff, and I'm happy I got them because I feel like they will be good for post-partum when my tummy isn't in the best shape : )

I bought both tops and bottoms at 7 weeks. Have been wearing the bottoms ever since, but the tops are still all way too big (am almost 12 weeks now)

All of my pre-pregnancy tops were really tight and form-fitting so I am really lacking in the top department right now. Everything is either way too small or way too big.

I bought mostly dresses and pants to start with, I do have shirts from my sister's, and will have to buy some tank tops for this summer, but I have been wearing normal shirts still (18 W 4D)

I only bought a handful of maternity tops and didn't buy any bottoms! I got huge, but I had a lot of float non maternity tops that I wore.

Oh, I should say I bought mat. tops in my normal size (XS) and they have been fine for me. A few tops are getting a little short, but I wear a camisole under everything so not a huge problem.

I am going to have a tough time hiding my bump because i always wear my blouses tucked into my skirts/pants at work. Once i break out the flowy tops, even if they are non-maternity, people will probably start to notice =/

I didn't buy any maternity clothes at all- I bought regular stuff a size or two up. If you pick long tops, or tunic style, you'll get away with those for a good while. And my bump's not tiny or anything. I just found it to hard to find comfy maternity stuff I liked, it was far easier just to go up sizes. Cheaper, too.

I bought maternity tops early on. My boobs expanded fast, so my shorter shirts and regular ts didn't work at 5 weeks, and my cat shredded all but one of my hip-length shirts (well, there are also the muumuu like shirts, but I'm not that desperate.) At 10 weeks, the only bottoms I'm not wearing like normal are my jeans. My fat jeans are still really comfy, though I can't exactly slide my whole arm down them any more. I wear mostly skirts to begin with, though.

I did buy one maternity skirt - it's been too warm out for my long ones, and I wanted something I could wear all summer. It is the shortest skirt I've ever worn in public.

I was happy to realize, when my yoga pants were getting uncomfortable on my belly, that my yoga pants are NOT larges, but are actually mediums. Yay!

I was the same size maternity top I was in regular clothes, and stayed the same size all the way through.
I am 39 weeks and still wearing the same size maternity tops/bottoms.
They come with lots of room for a growing belly... if you are a small now, you will probably be a size small maternity shirt. There will be lots of room at first but you will grow into them!

I bought some maternity tops but didn't start wearing them until I announced because most of them look like maternity tops unless you wear flowy/baby doll type tops on a regular basis. For my last pregnancy and this one I've been able to wear a few of my regular tops throughout pregnancy.