What to wear!

happymummy · Apr 20th, 2009, 06:16 AM

Hi Ladies

Is anybody else having a real dilemma about what to wear in terms of what will actually fit! I am only 6.5 wks but as this is my 4th pregnancy, I think my tummy muscles must be lose from the other times and therefore show my bloat very easily! I can no longer fit into my usual jeans without a very obvious 'muffin top' spilling over the sides. So I got hubby to fish out all my maternity jeans from the loft over the weekend and they are far too big! I am smaller at the start of this pregnancy than I was before as I have worked hard to shift my baby weight but If I go out today and buy maternity jeans in a size smaller than the ones I already have, I dont know how long they will fit me for and they are quite pricey.

Does anybody else have this issue of not knowing what to wear and being in this in between stage?! I am so chuffed to bits to have my little

so i just dont mind if I have to sew a bed sheet together !!

puppycat · Apr 20th, 2009, 06:18 AM

Ha ha! Could you sew a bed sheet for me too?

I'm in this situation, it is getting easier now but I'm still unbuttoning my trousers when I sit down!

I am just hoping this bloat will die down soon and then the real bump can commence.

I put on a pair of size 14 trousers which fitted my swollen tummy very nicely, unfortunately I couldn't find my legs or my bum in them!!!

JayDee · Apr 20th, 2009, 06:22 AM

Could you try floaty/tunic tops and maybe leggings or a dress that doesn't cling around the waist? Depends what you look like to start with (I'm not a fan of leggings personally).

happymummy · Apr 20th, 2009, 06:25 AM

Yes I will run you up a bed sheet style outfit too!!

I have had a look at dresses and now that the weatehr is warmer they'd be perfect. I dont usually like leggings either as I am a size 12-14 and I think my legs look too big in them plus I just dont think they are comfy. Think I will buy a pair of bigger trousers today and maybe some floaty tops.

moomin_troll · Apr 20th, 2009, 06:26 AM

i lived in leggins and dresses from primark big and floaty

aimee-lou · Apr 20th, 2009, 06:27 AM

Track suits.....I hate them but they seem to do the trick! I haven't work jeans in 5 weeks as they were so uncomfortable!

Dresses will be lovely as soon as the weather warms up...I plan on binging on ebay and getting a wardrobe full of them!!

janie0 · Apr 20th, 2009, 06:36 AM

With my first PG, I was very late showing & in the 'in-between' stage til 7mths. I learned a trick to expand the waistlines of my jeans with a hair elastic! Simply thread the elastic through the button hole, make a loop, then hook it on the button. Voila....extra couple of inches! HTH!

ahava · Apr 20th, 2009, 06:45 AM

im so fat ive gone from a size 14, to an 18 in a matter of weeks.....I sold all my clothes (larger ones) as id lost so much weight before i got pregnant, now im in deep crap, as my wardrobe is bare. I have a few leggings, and t-shirts but i dont want to end up looking like a reject from the Jeremy kyle show...so will probably just order some clothes online......

JayDee · Apr 20th, 2009, 06:51 AM

I've got the added problem that only "tall" trousers fit me anyway cos my legs are too long (35 inch inside leg I think) so even trackies and things aren't gonna work for me. Sure when I get really big I'm gonna have to wear ugg boots to cover up the lack of length of the trousers cos it'll be too cool for dresses and stuff by then!

MrsO29 · Apr 20th, 2009, 07:14 AM

I am glad my early stage has passed and the weather was still cool and rainy so I have been able to wear coats and cardis to cover up.
This is the first day I will be telling everyone, just as the sun has come out and I can wear anything. It's been luck, as my bump is looking kind of big already

I was wearing tunic tops and maternity jeans at 6/7 weeks though.
I did show quite quick with my first, but not as quick and obvious as this!!

Apr 20th, 2009, 06:16 AM	#1
happymummy Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wales Posts: 70	What to wear! Hi Ladies Is anybody else having a real dilemma about what to wear in terms of what will actually fit! I am only 6.5 wks but as this is my 4th pregnancy, I think my tummy muscles must be lose from the other times and therefore show my bloat very easily! I can no longer fit into my usual jeans without a very obvious 'muffin top' spilling over the sides. So I got hubby to fish out all my maternity jeans from the loft over the weekend and they are far too big! I am smaller at the start of this pregnancy than I was before as I have worked hard to shift my baby weight but If I go out today and buy maternity jeans in a size smaller than the ones I already have, I dont know how long they will fit me for and they are quite pricey. Does anybody else have this issue of not knowing what to wear and being in this in between stage?! I am so chuffed to bits to have my little so i just dont mind if I have to sew a bed sheet together !!

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Apr 20th, 2009, 06:18 AM	#2
puppycat Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Wales Posts: 8,347	Ha ha! Could you sew a bed sheet for me too? I'm in this situation, it is getting easier now but I'm still unbuttoning my trousers when I sit down! I am just hoping this bloat will die down soon and then the real bump can commence. I put on a pair of size 14 trousers which fitted my swollen tummy very nicely, unfortunately I couldn't find my legs or my bum in them!!!

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Apr 20th, 2009, 06:22 AM	#3
JayDee Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 3,625	Could you try floaty/tunic tops and maybe leggings or a dress that doesn't cling around the waist? Depends what you look like to start with (I'm not a fan of leggings personally).

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Apr 20th, 2009, 06:25 AM	#4
happymummy Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wales Posts: 70	Yes I will run you up a bed sheet style outfit too!! I have had a look at dresses and now that the weatehr is warmer they'd be perfect. I dont usually like leggings either as I am a size 12-14 and I think my legs look too big in them plus I just dont think they are comfy. Think I will buy a pair of bigger trousers today and maybe some floaty tops.

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Apr 20th, 2009, 06:26 AM	#5
moomin_troll Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: staffordshire Posts: 14,583	i lived in leggins and dresses from primark big and floaty

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Apr 20th, 2009, 06:27 AM	#6
aimee-lou Other BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Norfolk - UK Posts: 6,176	Track suits.....I hate them but they seem to do the trick! I haven't work jeans in 5 weeks as they were so uncomfortable! Dresses will be lovely as soon as the weather warms up...I plan on binging on ebay and getting a wardrobe full of them!!

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Apr 20th, 2009, 06:36 AM	#7
janie0 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 297	With my first PG, I was very late showing & in the 'in-between' stage til 7mths. I learned a trick to expand the waistlines of my jeans with a hair elastic! Simply thread the elastic through the button hole, make a loop, then hook it on the button. Voila....extra couple of inches! HTH!

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Apr 20th, 2009, 06:45 AM	#8
ahava Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: london Posts: 879	im so fat ive gone from a size 14, to an 18 in a matter of weeks.....I sold all my clothes (larger ones) as id lost so much weight before i got pregnant, now im in deep crap, as my wardrobe is bare. I have a few leggings, and t-shirts but i dont want to end up looking like a reject from the Jeremy kyle show...so will probably just order some clothes online......

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Apr 20th, 2009, 06:51 AM	#9
JayDee Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 3,625	I've got the added problem that only "tall" trousers fit me anyway cos my legs are too long (35 inch inside leg I think) so even trackies and things aren't gonna work for me. Sure when I get really big I'm gonna have to wear ugg boots to cover up the lack of length of the trousers cos it'll be too cool for dresses and stuff by then!

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Apr 20th, 2009, 07:14 AM	#10
MrsO29 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,114	I am glad my early stage has passed and the weather was still cool and rainy so I have been able to wear coats and cardis to cover up. This is the first day I will be telling everyone, just as the sun has come out and I can wear anything. It's been luck, as my bump is looking kind of big already I was wearing tunic tops and maternity jeans at 6/7 weeks though. I did show quite quick with my first, but not as quick and obvious as this!!

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