When did you start wearing maternity clothes?

[doggymom23]

I’m 21 weeks and still wearing normal clothes (no bump yet) but tummy is definitely starting to inflate! When did you start wearing maternity clothes?

I was in maternity jeans by 14 weeks as I couldn’t bear the feeling of my jeans and trousers digging in because I was bloated. I bought a few t shirts and was wearing them by 20 weeks. I used bump bands a lot so could wear my normal tops for a bit longer.

I didn’t have loads of clothes - I had some really comfy long tops and leggings as well as my jeans. I certainly didn’t spend a lot but no way could I have kept my own clothes going! I did buy shirts and wore them open with maternity vests underneath.

As with previous poster, DC1 I got a few bits around the 20 week mark. I’m pregnant with DC3 and had to get maternity stuff (trousers, skirts) by 8 weeks. I’m at the end of pregnancy now and I’ve grown out of most of my maternity stuff now, am just living in a stretchy £10 dress from Tesco til the end.

I started off fat and ivf drugs bloated me up like a blimp so I’m maternity at 12 weeks and back in normal at 16

I was in maternity jeans at 14 weeks, I bought a few stretchy dresses and black maternity trousers for work, but pretty much got away with my normal clothes right until the day I had DD.

Also amazed how many people never wore maternity clothes! I mostly wore my usual tops but would never have managed without maternity trousers...maybe my bump was just massive

I think I started wearing them around 18/20 weeks last time, but am 8 weeks now and already thinking about it...I think just wear whatever is comfortable

Maternity leggings and jeans from 16 weeks but still wear my normal tops, have couple of maternity vest tops and dresses but that’s it. I’m 30 weeks now. I guess I thought I was bigger than what I was

At around 14/15 weeks. I don't think I particularly needed them at that point but they were so much more comfortable. Particularly maternity jeans!