My shorts are tight! :(

[allismom]

Ok, I could not stand it anymore. I have 2 pair of shorts that fit me. The rest are just tight enough in the waist to give me a belly ache every time I wear them. Tonight we were on our way to dinner and I could not stand it.....we swung by the mall, I went into Motherhood Maternity and got a pair of maternity shorts. Just a nice little elastic waist, no big panel. I ripped the tag off and wore them right out of the store! I felt so much better!

Although......I didn't wear any maternity clothes with DD#1 until I was about 5 month pregnant! Now I am only 6 weeks!

[Mommay]

I want to say congratulations! I loved when I got big with ds, and I'm happy as can be that I'll be showing even earlier with my second. I'm at 6 weeks, and shorts are definitely fitting tighter now. But I don't know when I should go out and buy stuff. I had ds in July, so there might be some overlap, but early on I usu. just safety pin the buttons on my pants and do other crazy stuff to keep my pants up. All of my pg clothes are for much later in pg though, so I did want to add to my wardrobe. I kind of look forward to shopping.

[nubianamy]

I've heard a few people tell me there are alternatives to pg clothes... I don't like spending money on clothes and I hate to think about wasting money on clothes I'll only wear for a while (though we plan to have several kids)! What should I buy and what should I skip on, o knowledgeable ones?

[ChristyMarou]

(jumping in from the "New Posts" page)

nubianamy -
I just wanted to say that I felt really guilty spending money on maternity clothes specifically for early pregnancy, but I found that those were the clothes that I wore for the first 6 months post-partum.

After you deliver the baby, the last thing you feel like wearing is a pair of giant elastic panel maternity pants!
The kind of pants with the wide waistband don't scream "maternity" and are a lot easier to hide under regular shirts.

Christy

[jessiemom]

I found these things on the internet that turn your normal clothes into maternity clothes by extending the waist. I'll see if I can find the page again. I think they were made in Australia

I found it http://www.condella.com/bellybeltbuttonup.html

It looks pretty cool

[nepenthesea]

My shorts are getting tight, too, but in the legs. I bought a Bella Band so that I can hopefully wear some of my capris and jeans a little longer. It just looks like a t-shirt peeking outfrom underneath your shirt, but it holds your pants on when they're unbuttoned. I am only nine weeks into my first pregnancy and I know I shouldn't be gaining much at first. I'm not eating that much food, because I'm nauseous, but since I feel sick alot, I can only tolerate certain foods, like hamburgers and burritos. I'm hoping when this sickness is over I can start eating normal again.

I did finally find a cool pair of maternity jeans last week. I wore them because they are comfortable, but I don't need them yet. They have a wide elastic waistband, but not a panel, and they were twenty bucks. I find I'm enjoying my maternity shirts already, too, just because they give me a little more "chest room" - I tend to wear my shirts tight. I went ahead and bought a few maternity items because my sister told me that she literally woke up one morning and couldn't fit her pants anymore. I live an hour away from any place that sells maternity clothes, so I thought I better get a few things now.

Nubianamy, you might try some cheaper stores that carry maternity clothes. I don't know if there are Ross or TJ Maxx stores where you live, but I found some cute stuff at Ross. My most expensive shirt was ten dollars, and they look cool. I can wear them now, when I'm not showing, and they still look good. Target seems to have decent maternity clothes, as well as Old Navy. The Motherhood mall chain looks like it has reasonable prices, too.