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CaraDeanna · 18/05/2018 10:36

Having one of those days and need to moan as my colleagues are unlikely to want to hear it! 16 weeks and clothes no longer fit. Haven't had a chance to buy maternity clothes and have been living in dresses. Wanted to wear jeans today and could do them up. Tried on 5 pairs, have to run for train in 5 mins, running out of time and the one pair that fit snugly are a pair of ripped jeans (my favourites!). Wouldn't usually wear them to work as they are super ripped, but it's Friday, dress down day. Sod it! Now sitting at work looking at my ripped jeans and wondering why I thought, even in a dress down day, why I thought they were appropriate. Self conscious, scared to stand up and go to the loo, worried about bumping in to manager etc. AIBU to avoid at all costs standing up from my desk and to be extremely frustrated and grumpy because I am so self conscious? Or should I embrace the jeans and not give a shiny shite what anyone else thinks?!

Pregnancy madness. I think I'm losing my mind!

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GummyGoddess · 18/05/2018 10:56

Where are they ripped? If super high up then I probably would remain in my chair as well, otherwise you're just overthinking it.

On the plus side you won't be able to do it again if they only just fit! Grin Make time at the weekend to search out some nice maternity jeans.

CaraDeanna · 18/05/2018 11:10

Similar! Oh man. I'm a fool!

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CaraDeanna · 18/05/2018 11:13

@GummyGoddess they're Very ripped but not high up at all. They're not inappropriate in that sense. I just had a moment of madness!

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BuntyII · 18/05/2018 11:16

Don't worry about it. I used to manage an office and one of the staff turned up a couple of times in jeans like this. It did cross my mind that they weren't a usual sartorial choice for the office but I didn't really think anything more about it than that. You can get away with anything when you're pregnant anyway

TestingTestingWonTooFree · 18/05/2018 11:18

Do people know you’re pregnant?

Can you do a bit of online shopping in your lunch break? I’d buy a load from ASOS on my credit card (so you qualify for free delivery) and then return what you don’t like before the statement comes.

TestingTestingWonTooFree · 18/05/2018 11:19

H&M over the bump jeans are brilliant, although slightly small so you may want to upsize. I found under the bump nice initially but they fell down after ten minutes.

CaraDeanna · 18/05/2018 11:37

@TestingTestingWonTooFree everyone knows I'm pregnant but I'm not planning on buying maternity stuff just yet as money is tight - living in stretchy primark dresses!

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TestingTestingWonTooFree · 18/05/2018 11:51

Fair enough. I had money available so I thought it was better to buy Maternity stuff early and be able to wear it for 6 months, but I can see that may not suit everyone. The loose hareem trousers in primark with an elasticised waist look comfy.

CaraDeanna · 18/05/2018 11:53

@TestingTestingWonTooFree I have three pairs! They're ace!

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DevilsAttic · 18/05/2018 15:06

Even if you bought maternity clothes they wouldn't fit yet anyway.

these were good when I was pregnant

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