Maternity wear best buys - please share

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I am 23 weeks and really struggling to feel as stylish as I did in my first pregnancy. ( older and bigger is a factor am sure!)
Have spent a bit in Seraphine / Isabella Oliver - as need to look smart for work and am relying on internet shopping.
Whats your best buy so far?

Isabella Oliver black tank dress! I wear it with a smart jacket or cardigan for work, jumper or sheer tshirt over the top for a more casual look, or with heels/boots and stockings and lots of red lipstick for a night out : ) And it still looks good in the third trimester, while my topshop and Asos buys are starting to get a bit dog-eared from washing and/or make me look enormous due to lack of ruching. Also found some great cheap tshirts from h&m, and my seraphine jeans are great - at first I preferred the super-under-the-bump ones from J Brand, but now I'm bigger the seraphine mid-bump cut is far more comfortable (still can't deal with over-the-bump, it feels too constricting and looks silly on my clothes hangers, which is where they stay in my wardrobe anyway). Also honourable mentions to Hotmilk bras (very flattering, although always too high cut in the middle for all my scooped maternity necklines) and lululemon non-maternity workout gear (the assistants have good tips for what works during pregnancy, and I'm living in their yoga leggings).

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Belly belt for me! I can just wear my normal trousers, so it makes me feel rather good about the fact that i can still fit into what i was wearing pre-pregnancy at 28 weeks (deluding myself, i know it's because of the belt!).

Maternity leggings from New Look - so, so comfortable!!

Also bought some gorgeous nursing/maternity dresses from EBay, a company called Purpless I think. They are comfy and seriously sexy, make my pregnancy curves look gorgeous instead of bulky!

Next bump band. It's nice and long and stretchy, so I've got through the whole pregnancy (am now 37 weeks) with one pair of maternity trousers and one top - everything else I'm wearing is normal clothes.

Maternity leggings - boden, very comfy, no pressure on bump. £16 in sale.
I have bought several trapeze style tunics ..on the high street, all non maternity, these are great as you can wear them after without looking preggo...they also still fit in third trimester unlike some of the maternity outfits I have bought. Longline non maternity tops work really well too. Primark stretchy strappy vests. Bravado bras. Knickers have been and still are my biggest problem. Got some good maternity stuff on next website.. Clearance section.

M&s basic vests these ones I think. I wear them under everything and I'm still in my pre-preg ones (at 35 wks, despite having gone up a size in mat clothes) as they stretch well and feel nice and snug. I'm sure I'm stretching them to buggery, but they're cheap enough to just replace once baby comes

Jojo mamen bebe maternity coat and secret support vest tops for sleeping in. I bought my vest tops from gap but I also does h and m do secret support nursing tops.

Topshop's skinny Baxter jeans, I just lived in them. Great for after a cs as well. Seraphine trousers for work, but I imagine you already have some! Yoga pants (those loose ones), not maternity ones just a size or so bigger than normal, which I still wear a year after DC was born. I also got some great stuff at H&M maternity, they had great jumpers for casual wear and which were cheap - like you I was in work clothes most of the time. Oh, and a maternity wrap-style dress from Dorothy Perkins which I lived in for work and any vaguely smart of social event.

Asos jersey maxi for summer - it was my best summer pregnancy buy.

Thanks for the replies - I guess the short answer is everyone finds something different works for them! I think in my first pregnancy I was a little less comfort obsessed than I am this time.
Very impressed with the bump band wearers - I definitely got away with normal clothes a lot longer first time round.
sunnysummer you sound very stylish
Going to add Seraphine work trousers and jeans to my wish list. Stupidly bought a pair of under bum jeans that already don't fit!
Agree about Boden leggings - very comfy - but I sadly don't have the sort of legs that can really get away with leggings - especially not for work.
I have been wearing these quite a lot -
shop.boobdesign.com/en/product/425/once-on-never-off-slim-pants#filter-3
Very comfortable and just about smart enough for work ( but not for meetings)

Second the tank dress from IO - bought one on eBay and a IO t shirt dress. Got given a Dotty P coat jacket which I wear on top of my faux fur normal coat. Is size bigger than a normally take. That and jojomamanbebe striped top and jeggjngs. Bought loads in first pregnancy but not this time round as I was working in a high profile job and this time mostly from home. Saving money for much needed post baby wardrobe revamp - had DD1 four years ago and held on to too much stuff

I was coming on to suggest my best buy as my yoga pants from mothercare, but they are certainly not stylish just super comfy!

Would probably say my skinny jeans from new look both comfatable and stylish imo. I was in two minds over weather to buy them - then realised they didn't have a fake button on.

How do the bump bands work? You just unbutton your normal trousers and stick them over the top?

Yup - my jeans are held together at the top with a pony tail band and the bump band goes over the top.

I got some size/ 2sizes up body con dresses n wore as tunic over leggins!

I got some brill leggings from eBay (new- from an eBay shop called "Futuro Fashion") they were £3.50 plus £1.85 postage, so a bargain. I only got them at 37 weeks but wish I'd got them earlier (or in a few different colours) as really comfy!

Last pregnancy I lived in my h&m jeans (I loved them!) but this time I've been quite into leggings.

My over-bump Next slouchy jeans have seen me through both my pregnancies. So, so comfy. Not sure about the style stakes as I don't really do skinny jeans but I love 'em!

H&M maternity leggings (£7.99) have been my pregnancy wardrobe staple! They're cotton so are nice and breathable, unlike some, and they wash really well. I'm normally a 10-12 but went for the 14/16 (medium) size, which are super-comfy without being baggy. Bought them about 18wks when I started to show and the pouch still has plenty of room for my ever-expanding 33-week bump!

Has to be a couple of dresses from ASOS I got in the sale. 3/4 sleeves, beautiful necklines and not too short.

I find some of their dresses are hit or miss.

Thanks everyone.
I have taken delivery of a few more Isabella Oliver tops.. Got 20% off code so not too scary ££.
Just need to sort out trousers for work and I should be ok - even when it warms up a bit ( soon I hope!)

Mama's and Papas's jeans and black works skirt. I really wish I could get a non pregnancy version of the skirt!

Seconding the h&m maternity leggings! Bought first pair in usual size at 20 weeks now 36 weeks and still loving them! So comfy ! Also bought some h&m maternity jeans and I like next's selection of maternity tips

Next black skinny jeans - comfy, stylish and versatile!

http://www.more4mums.co.uk/maternity/maternity-bras/bravado-body-silk-seamless-nursing-bra.html Bravado bras are the most comfy and work for breastfeeding afterwards.

H&M have some great Maternity treggings that are really comfy as they fit over the bump and have a great fit on the legs.