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Maternity jeans

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Fidgety31 · 18/03/2018 21:39

When did you realise your normal jeans no longer fit and buy maternity ones ? Or did you buy maternity jeans earlier on as they are expensive and want to get your moneys worth out of them?

I always wear black skinny jeans and have to buy short leg - there isn’t much choice out there.

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Zampa · 18/03/2018 21:42

I recommend buying maternity jeans with belt loops. You can then wear them fairly early on with a belt so they don't fall down. H&M jeans have loops and are good value.

(I hated my Seraphine jeans but others rave about them.)

Bobbiepin · 18/03/2018 21:45

I went to New York on holiday at 13 weeks and bought some regular jeans in the next size up which lasted me until about 5 months and have been a life saver post partum. As for maternity jeans I got one pair from ASOS when I stopped fitting into the fat jeans but I was pregnant over the summer and wore mostly dresses.

If I was to get pregnant again I would invest in a couple decent pairs early on and wear the crap out of them. By the end I hated the pair I had and it got cold (October baby) so dresses were crap. I refused to buy another pair for the last 4 weeks and suffered through.

Cosmiccowgirl84 · 18/03/2018 21:45

I bought maternity jeans in my normal size. Unfortunately my arse has grown as fast as my belly and I grew out of them by about 24 weeks!

I had JoJo Maman (hated as they didn’t stay up) and H&M which weren’t very comfy.

Just bought some New Look maternity jeggings which are super comfy and I love.

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Fidgety31 · 18/03/2018 21:45

Oh that’s good advice about belts
I have never shopped at HM but will have a look online

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Guineapiggiesmalls · 18/03/2018 21:46

I bought some at 20 weeks but didn’t really need them until 24 ish weeks. I got Topshop Jamie over the bump ones, and love them. So comfortable, and they have different lengths.

Bobbiepin · 18/03/2018 21:46

Meant to say got the jeans at the outlet, otherwise mentioning the holiday is odd! Tbh even if they weren't cheap I would do it again.

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Fidgety31 · 18/03/2018 21:46

I’m due in November so going to have Summer but also some colder times

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LaurG · 18/03/2018 21:47

My normal jeAns fitted till bout 12 weeks. Though they were a bit tight. I’m 24 weeks now and still mainly in normal loose fitting clothes. In wired in between stage st the moment. Nothing fits. I bought some maternity jeans but they are far too big! I second what zampa says - but ones with belt loops.

PeapodBurgundy · 18/03/2018 21:47

Asda do a good cheap range of maternity wear. I have a pair of black trousers, a pair of jeans and a swimming costume of theirs. That's all I bought in terms of maternity clothes, as most of my dresses still fit courtesy of the style (they were just a bit shorter at the front, and I switched to hold ups instead of tights to wear underneath).

My first pregnancy I didn't need maternity clothes until almost the end of the second trimester. I turn 18 weeks tomorrow with number 2, and I've been in them for weeks already. I kept them from the first pregnancy so I'll not have had bad wear out of them for the price.

Celticlassie · 18/03/2018 21:47

I got some H&M ones that I loved and some ASOS ones too. Go for over the bump as soon as you can though - much more comfy!

Thelampshadelady · 18/03/2018 21:48

Definitely get some with belt loops. I’m 30 weeks on Tuesday and the maternity jeans I bought at around week 14 are still too big so still unworn. I just live in maternity leggings when not in my work uniform.

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Fidgety31 · 18/03/2018 21:48

And I have a feeling I won’t be fitting in my normal jeans for long !

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RockinRobinTweets · 18/03/2018 21:50

It’s so hard because all shopping has to be online! I’ve got some from mothercare but they’re not great. Suffering through til the end now.

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Fidgety31 · 18/03/2018 21:51

I can’t remember when I wore maternity clothes in my previous pregnancies as they were so long ago
My kids are 20, 16 and 8 so it’s like starting from scratch all over again

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WineAndTiramisu · 18/03/2018 21:52

H&M do fab skinny black maternity jeans, I've lived in them since about 14 weeks (now 35 weeks)

BillyAndTheSillies · 18/03/2018 21:52

Another vote for H&M maternity jeans. Wore them from 18 weeks right up to giving birth. Was gutted to lose them!

coffeeforone · 18/03/2018 22:11

H&M maternity jeans are fab! I’m 13 weeks and can’t wait to start wearing mine! Bought two pairs a few weeks ago in black and blue (exactly the same as the ones I had last time that I wore throughout pregnancy and afterwards too!!) My normal jeans are getting tight so waiting until after my scan this week then will probably wear them all the time!

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Fidgety31 · 18/03/2018 22:13

I just had a look on HM website but they don’t have short leg ?
Will try looking in the shop maybe

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RocketPockets · 18/03/2018 22:14

I got some h & m over the bump ones and they were fantastic! Comfiest jeans ever, I lived in them! I also bought some over the bump ones from next which were awful. The over the bump panel was massive and made of a weird net like material which was very itchy!!

Bobbiepin · 18/03/2018 22:18

H&m maternity leggins were AMAZING. I think any maternity jeans towards the end are uncomfortable tbh.

El1995 · 18/03/2018 22:57

I got some great topshop Jamie jeans off ebay! Only just had to buy them (35 weeks), lasted in leggings for ages!!

Cloudwalk · 19/03/2018 07:04

Top shop black jeans (they do short lengths!) under the bump.

Had them now for 17 weeks, they wash, tumble dry and I wouldn't have survived without

You do need a belt though so I brought a stretchy one

misshannah · 19/03/2018 08:02

@Fidgety31, im 5ft1 and a size 8/10. The only jeans i could in maternity range were the Topshop Joni in black. They only sell maternity online i believe now and the short maternity ones sell out pretty quickly so i bought mine early on, although had to anyway as my jeans were struggling to do up. They are so comfortable! Highly recommend and good quality.

KitCatt · 19/03/2018 08:46

I am 5ft and didn't want to spend a fortune. Found some petite maternity jeggings on the New Look website and I think they were only 20 quid. So I got a pair in black and blue and I live in them. They do under bump and over bump - the over bump seem to fall down less 😂 Hope that helps!

claire7930 · 19/03/2018 08:51

I've got a couple of pairs from Next - I have the opposite problem to you though & need long ones so not sure how their shorter leg ones compare!

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