when did you start buying/wearing maternity clothes?

[Jessiecat]

I can already feel my trousers getting tight at 7 weeks but feels waaaaay to early to even look at maternity clothes. When did you make the switch?

 

[Em91]

With DD I got away with normal clothes until 20 weeks!
This time....im just 12 weeks and I had to give in and switch over, its mostly bloat but I was so uncomfortable I decided sod it! X

 

[Mrs M]

First time round I got my maternity clothes for my birthday and I was 5 months! Lol! Second time round I was in maternity clothes before 12 weeks!

 

[Pismo]

Last time I managed to just go a size up in loose fitting clothing - only started showing around 7months so didn't justify the cost.

But was looking at some things this past weekend and actually looking forwards to wearing them... They certainly looked comfortable!

 

[CDx]

I got a pair of maternity jeans at 7 weeks, we were going on holiday had a long haul flight and I wanted to be comfortable...I love them and hate being back in my normal jeans they are getting a bit tight now at 10 weeks.

 

[Jojo84]

i went in at 6 weeks. i had a major bloat so maternity pants were just more comfy and then i popped at 11 weeks and there was no mistaking it lol

 

[Jostu]

I didn't need to start wearing them until about 24 weeks xx

 

[mummyofdragons]

I've found both times normal trousers seemed to get tight around my middle pretty quickly but normal tops and dresses were fine for longer.

I'm wearing maternity jeans now at 9 weeks. They have elastic panels with the bit of elastic and a button, like kids trousers have, so I have them on the tightest one just now, but they're still better and more stretchy than normal jeans. My maternity leggings and over bump stuff is still too big just now.

Last time I was huge but was still in some normal stuff the week I gave birth! I'd bought normal stuff made from stretchy fabric a size up, like vests and tops, which did me through the whole pregnancy.

 

[Maud]

I started maternity wear at 20 weeks. But I stretched out the time in my normal trousers by doing them up with a hairband and wearing bump band/ long tops over them.

 

[sattiegirl]

I'm 26+2 and got any yet I just wear joggers as they so comfy

 

[CARNAT22]

I am still alternating between maternity and non maternity (despite being massive!! I mainly wear leggings and loose tops even pre-pregnancy)

X

 

[Mayflower85]

I am in maternity bras already, my boobs are quite big anyway but my normal bras were just so uncomfortable. Mainly due to the underwire I think.

My jeans are too big anyway so they'll do me for a few weeks yet, and my leggings are pretty stretchy so they're fine too.

Mothercare had a sale on their maternity clothes so I bought a couple of tshirts, i don't plan on wearing them just yet though.

 

[mellie_88]

I could wear normal jeans until about 18 weeks then they got uncomfortable. They were cut quite low though so kind of went under bump. I can still wear most of my pre pregnancy tops and dresses as they are loose fitting but obviously come up shorter now.

My bump is massive by the way! Haha just change over whenever you feel uncomfortable in normal clothes.

 

[Vixx]

about 10 weeks for me! it was much earlier this time around