Belly has changed shape at 6 weeks, how long til I change clothes?

[ImpyCelyn]

DS is 10m and embarrassingly I still haven't lost all the weight/saggy belly. But instead of sagging downwards my belly is now more rounded and pert iyswim . Generally more pregnant looking.

So, if your belly changed early with the second how long did you manage to make it before you got out the mat clothes again?

I ended up wearing mine for ages after, as I couldn't afford to buy new and didn't fit into my pre-preg stuff, I feel like I've only just put them away!

I'll be 6 weeks on Monday with my 2nd and I'm struggling with trousers already. I've been tying a hair bobble around button on my jeans to give me some extra room

I've been having a look at the button extenders on amazon. Really don't want to go into maternity clothes yet. I put on 4 stone with ds and am determined to not put on as much this time.

My mam said that she didn't start showing until she was 7 months pregnant with me but when she was pregnant with my younger brother she was in maternity clothes at 8 weeks

Oh yikes.

I might get through a few more weeks due to floaty style summer wear.

It's a real pain though, almost all of my last maternity clothes are really summery, so I'm going to have to get new stuff to see me through the winter.

I put on an obscene amount of weight last time, and this time I'm starting off at a disadvantage. I'm quite worried about it :(

I'm hoping that having to sun around after a wee one this time will keep me a bit more active. Last time I was so tired that whenever I was home I just sat around.

I'm nearly 6 weeks with DC2 and showing quite remarkably already. It's completely normal, after DC1 your stomach muscles are bound to not be quite as good at holding it in..

I am currently rocking the leggings and tunic look quite a lot. Hey, at least your mat clothes will still be fairly stylish

Actually I was just bemoaning to DH that I bought cheap ones, and that they're looking a bit done in already.

I think that if I buy more this time I'll buy better quality as I'm hoping this won't be our last. Got to be cheaper than replacing them every time!

Leggings and tunics are a great idea for the start of Autumn.

Do you hold out much hope of keeping it a secret until 12 weeks?

I'm 9 weeks and my jeans are cutting me in half.

Have you got hair bobbles/elastic bands on them yet Kenobi?

No, I know I should but I don't like the way my belly peeks through!

You can get bump bands to cover that up. I got a pack of three from New Look for £10.

What are new look maternity clothes like? I'm 5 ft 2" so last time I mainly wore jeans from Next because they do maternity jeans with short legs. Also I worked before having ds so I need office wear. This time I want a nice pair of dark bootcut jeans and a pair of slouchy boyfriend jeans then just tunics and leggings. Because I'm short I tend to look a bit square the bigger I get

Thanks Impy, will check them out.

My jeans have gone weirdly baggy, has that not happened to anyone else?

i'd go for floaty summer wear too, if i were you.

then get something new in the autumn when it gets cold.

what size are you? and how tall?
I was given loads of maternity stuff from a friend, and some of it doesn't fit, so I'd be happy to send you the bundle. If it doesn't fit, you could pass it on.
(they're size 14s, i think, and short)

nickelbabe - I'm 5'8 and a 14 on the bottom - massive on top due to ginormous 36G breastfeeding boobs :o So the size would be great, but the short might not work sadly. Thanks so much for the offer though :)

Ssandychick - I bought a lot of mine from New Look last time round, to be honest the stuff I wore regularly was starting to look a bit threadbare by the end. But I bought in April and wore through til October, so it had a lot of use. The stuff I got from Next or Jojo Maman held up a lot better.

ah, right.
my problem was the height too.

I was in mat clothes before the end of the first trimester this pregnancy (DC2) as at first I was bloated and then my belly just popped. I gave up on hairband to keep stuff going after a couple of days because at 4'10 there isn't much under bump for stuff to go around before it is leg

I'm currently 22w and look more like I did when I was 29w with DS. eBay is my friend when it comes to getting maternity wear.

I'm 12+2 with 2nd DC. A street fundraiser stopped me in the street yesterday and said "hello madam, how many bins in the oven, one or two?" OOOOohhh I could have slapped him!
Had DD in July 2010 so consider myself to be a bit flabby round the middle but didnt think I looked pregnant just yet! but apparenlty I do

BUNS not bins