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best maternity jeans please

18 replies

Astrophe · 14/11/2008 09:28

ones that actually stay up ideally! I had some pumpkin patch ones the last 2 pregnancies and didn't get on with them at all. I'm a size 14 nw, and get pretty massive bumps...
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KT1983 · 14/11/2008 09:31

Ive got a couple of pairs of NEXT maternity jeans. Very comfy - and seem to stay up fine.
Ive got a slouchy pain for just buming around in & a nice pair for going out etc...
Also heard that Topshop do some nice ones.

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Astrophe · 14/11/2008 09:39

thanks KT - are they over bump or under bumpones? Think I might need an under bump pair for now, but an over bump for later...

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MrsBadger · 14/11/2008 09:40

none, they are all crap

I reckon the weight of the denim drags them down whatever type of waistband they have

wear something else, or at leaat buy cheap ones so you're less cross when they turn out to be rubbish. Mine were Dorothy Perkins. Wearing an elasticy belt helped a bit.

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Astrophe · 14/11/2008 09:41

Mrs B, you may be right - I didn't have much luck with other trousers either though, now that I thknk of it.

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WorzselMummage · 14/11/2008 09:44

I have a few pairs on newlook under bump jeans which are staying put at the moment although as bump gets bigger i'll get the massive but comfortable mothercare overbump jeans or the jojo ones with the high panel

I live in over the bump jeans last time, was sorry to see the back of them infact

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tokentotty · 14/11/2008 09:44

Am currently 32 weeks pg and very, very happily ensconced in my Marks & Spencer maternity jeans. Incredibly comfortable and don't look bad at all. (am currently a size 14/16 so they should be just fine for you too)

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KT1983 · 14/11/2008 10:21

They are under the bump jeans - I cant cope with the over the bump ones. Im used to wearing low waisted clothes normally, so they just felt & looked a bit odd on me. But I have quite a smallish bump still, so may need to upgrade to the over ones.

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dinkystinky · 14/11/2008 11:30

Seraphine under bump blue bootcut jeans - I LOVE mine (experimented with lots of others last pregnancy and hated them as they kept slipping down - these ones stay put and sit nicely under bump)

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Astrophe · 14/11/2008 11:44

thanks dinky, I just googled them and they look good - do you mind telling me what size you are normally, and what size on seraphine? I'm not sure whether to size up or down...

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BabyBaby123 · 14/11/2008 12:17

i have dorothy perkins under bump ones - they look really good - you wouldn't know they were maternity. They have elastic so you can adjust the waist but no great bit fabric panel bit like the over bump ones (which never seem to fit very well)

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lecohen · 14/11/2008 12:46

Dorothy Perkins under bump ones are my ultimate faves!

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dinkystinky · 14/11/2008 14:27

I'm normally a size 10-12; went for the size 2 option at Seraphine (as their stuff can sometimes come up quite large).

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doggiesayswoof · 14/11/2008 14:32

Next over bump ones (with the stretchy jersey panel) stayed up best on me. All the under/on bump ones I had fell down.

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tinkisexcitedabouthavingababy · 14/11/2008 17:35

i have found my maternity jeans hopless as i havegot bigger have a pair of mothercare underbump they just dig in and over the bump vertbaudet ones feel tight.
just have a denim dress and denim long skirt left to wear on bottom half.
jeans were both in the sale @ least

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Ugg · 14/11/2008 18:30

I have a pair of over bump jeans,they are by a company called'Noppies'£68... they are so comfortable, you can wear a belt with them and they have side elastic adjusters so they grow with your bump, they look like real jeans..also recommend M&S black leggings @ £9 which I wear loads with long tops/dresses from ALL Saints so feel more funky and not too mumsy!!!

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kitty1kat · 15/11/2008 20:33

I lived in my Gap over the bump jeans - so comfy I wanted to keep wearing them! And had a pair of skinny Topshop ones - they were a pain in the a*se but looked great when I wanted to look trendy!

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pgwithnumber3 · 16/11/2008 19:17

After 3 pregnancies and probably purchasing around 15 different pairs of jeans I too have come to the conclusion that there are no comfy maternity jeans out there. Even leggings seem to fall down my backside but that could just be my changing shape. I wish I could wear my Primark fleece pjs for the rest of this pregnancy as they are the only thing I find comfortable.

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pluto · 17/11/2008 18:16

I broke the bank and bought Isabella Oliver ones after a lot people recommended them to me. Underbump style. I am so disappointed in them - I should have sent them back. The (standard length) legs are too short and they are constantly falling down so I'm sporting the skater look - not good at my age or stage of pg. I've given up wearing them but because they are so hopeless IMO. I don't even feel I can sell them on to try to recoup some of my badly spent money. H&M overbump trousers are MUCH better

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