hollie86

Does anybody just have one of those days when you feel fat and ugly?!
I seem to be having them all the time lately, I look in the mirror and think YUK. None of my clothes fit me anymore and haven't got loadsa spare money to buy new ones when I know soon I will be bigger anyway!
I hate feeling this way and it's starting to get me down, it doesnt help that i've had lots of time off (2 months) due to a break in my course at uni, I think if I was busy all the time I would not notice as much!
Anybody else felt like this recently if so what did you do to cheer yourselves up?!
Also anybody know where they sell trendy maternity clothes that aren't too pricey?
sorry for the moan.
xxx

leeanne

Yes, I think we will all have days like that I most certainly did in prior pregnancies.

This time around, I bought maternity clothes earlier to avoid that day that nothing fit and I didn't know what I was going to wear.

I purchased from Motherhood online and have to say I was very pleased with the prices and I received them three days later (I am in Canada).

Wobbles

Thats a really good site Shame its not UK

I felt awful through a bigger % of my pg days. I went to Matalan in the end & bought bigger sizes in normal clothes just have to be picky like the back smart trousers need to have an elastic waist or at the sides.

leeanne

Oh shoot, yeah, I forgot most members here are in the UK! UGH!

I have a hard time remembering that sometimes.

babe2ooo

yeah i have days like that all the time, just think your not fat just pregnant and your going 2 get something very wonderful out of it

Snowball

I am going through a big time of that lately. I just don't feel I look pregnant so then presume people must just believe I have eaten too much over Christmas I'm bursting to tell everyone I'm pregnant but have decided to wait until I have my private scan in a couple of weeks so we know the sex. So until then I'll have to remain fatty Snowball

I am in maternity clothes now though, they are so comfy

BeanieMummy

I hear you with the clothes, I gave away all my maternity clothes along with ALL the baby stuff as we didnt think we were going to have any more. I did get a nice lot of clothes off of ebay like 5 pants and 12 shirts for only $40. We are doing a HUGE remodeling of our house to try to make space for another baby and all our money is going to that. Try to keep watch on that most of the clothes are in great shape as they are only used for about 6-7 months.

cparks1

I feel huge, but people have told me that I look small for as far along as I am. That is good to hear but you know how a preggers brain is, lol!!! I am learning to accept it now because there is nothing you can do to make yourself smaller. There is a baby in there and it needs room to grow and we will only get bigger. I know it's harsh to deal with, but I am slowly making my peace with it. I finally look pregnant instead of fat so I think that is what makes it better for me. I'm still wearing regular jeans (under my belly), I really need to wear maternity pants but I'm still refusing to do so. I do have to wear maternity tops though, my chest is freaking huge and you might as well buy clothes that you can grow into.

I don't know if you have Old Navy where you're at, but they have super cute clothes for a great price. If not, you can get on-line OldNavy.com. Also, you might try EBay and Motherhood.com and maybe even WalMart (everywhere has a WalMart right??). I totally understand about the budget, people have given me hand me downs, but I don't like most of the clothes. Good luck in finding clothes and I hope you feel better soon. Just remember, it will be worth it in the end.

anita665

The best clothes I've got which I live in is some black underbump cargo trousers from Dorothy Perkins which cost £20 or £25 and they still sell them, a pack of 2 bump bands in black and white from littlewoods.com which they still sell so you can still wear your normal tops and they just look layered and a pair of underbump jeans from next which were about £21 I think. I don't think they still sell them but they have jeans of a similar price and I've found they fit and look better than some of their more expensive ones.

JessNJeremy

you're definitely not alone in this dear! i've been told i'm small for how far i am, but i've gained evenly thru my body and in my face already so some days are worse than others but i see it everyday in the mirror. I just always remind myself that the baby needs it and that I can lose it afterwards. also, even having just a few maternity clothes that fit properly will boost your morale because you won't feel like you are bursting out of your bottoms/tops and they can be quite fashionable now a days i hope you start feeling better.