Maternity hiking clothes

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Does anyone have any recommendations for maternity hiking clothes please? I'm struggling to find good quality proper 'outdoor' clothes. E.g. down puffer jacket, goretex coat, hiking trousers etc that would be suitable for a hike on the moors or similar everything seems to be more casual.

Just giving this a hopeful bump! Thanks

I just had a pair of elasticated waterproof trousers a few sizes bigger for being outside in wet weather. The rest of the time I just wore comfy stretchy thick maternity leggings.

perhaps I was unusual but during all pregnancies I was able to carry on wearing my normal coats without much of an issue but you can get coat extenders that are waterproof and just add them to your existing coats rather than buying something specially.

keelaoutdoors.com/product/zip-in-panel/
This sort of thing?

How far along are you?

Are you going hiking now or in the winter?

When I was in my 3rd trimester I wore maternity black leggings and my usual hiking windbreaker. Couldn't zip it up but there wasn't a need to as it wasn't cold. I bought a cheap fleece from decathlon that was several sizes larger and wore it when it was chilly.

Thanks,

Partly I was thinking ahead to a trip to Canada in September when I'll be about 18 weeks, and then also locally in the Cheviots and Pennines in October and November where it's best to be prepared. I've been so so bloated already my waistband feels tight after a few hours.

Sounds like some good maternity leggings are the way to go, and my waterproof over trousers are pretty roomy so imagine they'll be fine. I think my big rain coat might just be ok but others like my puffer and softshell jacket are more slim fitting, so I'll investigate the zip in panels, but perhaps just sizing up a couple of sizes at decathlon or mountain warehouse might cover me.

I honestly don’t think you need to waste money.
I live in the alps, it’s cold in winter. And Ds was born in late spring so heavily pregnant in winter.

I still wore regular salopettes for a few cold walks and just didn’t fasten. Otherwise wore regular maternity jeans to walk ie elastic waist. I wouldn’t usually wear jeans on a hike, but you end up not really ‘high energy’ hiking as time goes on. So an hours hike over flatter land rather than full on up hill your aren’t really needing specific stuff

For coat. Once I couldn’t do up, I wore a thicker baggy jumper underneath and just added wide scarf wrapped over the gap at the front if needed.

Main maternity things to spend money on are some jeans or trousers, and maybe a top or two.

i think it was only after 30-34 weeks btw that things like some coats couldn’t do up as well.
If you have button down coat, tip is just do the high up one near neck up to hold it together and leave the rest open. Kind of like a cape

I had some really good active leggings that I wore for hiking etc whilst pregnant, and I had a pair of maternity cargo walking trousers, but I can't remember where on Earth from (it was 11 years ago) - maybe Gap? Just wore my same baselayers with a bump band (primark boob tube!). My fleeces and jackets fitted to about 30 weeks, by which time I was really past the point of caring, but used DH's jacket it I needed one. My most adaptable piece of kit during pregnancy was my buffalo windshirt. I just undid the side zips as I got bigger.

Thanks, maybe I'm over thinking it! It can get quite windy round here so I can't imagine not doing up my coat or walking with undone trousers but maybe that's most practical. Maybe I should also just raid my partner's closet and steal his larger fleeces and coats to get me through until I'm too pregnant to properly hike - not sure what he'll wear but could work for me!

I'd been hoping you'd say, 'oh there's this great brand xyz' and I could have kept an eye out for a vinted bargain from them.

I wear active leggings from the Love Leggings maternity range. I'm only 5 ft so haven't looked for maternity rain coats / jackets as everything will be out of proportion on me. If you're a standard height and looking for a bargain then you'll have lots of choice on Vinted! I've seen some JoJo Maman Bebe and Seraphine rain coats on there for decent prices.

The trousers btw you can leave open a bit, use hairband to loop through button to add a closure. Then wear your dh large fleece over the top to cover any gap.

h and m is as good place as any for basics to just last a few months. Their maternity/ breastfeeding vests I used a lot in the first year for breastfeeding ease, even at bedtime. And their stretch waist jeans were better than the seraphine ones I bought, for about 1/3 price. leggings are a good call for walking.

I've not heard of love leggings before and they look good - thanks. I'll check out h&m too.

I love Natal Active for leggings and technical fabric clothes

And Seraphine do a great parka that fits over a big bump and then has an insert to fit over a sling

its not gortex but is very weather proof. I used it for 2 winters walking dogs in hideous weather and was always dry
its quite long though so might not be great for walking on ascents

I would think about how much a bump changes your centre of gravity and how that impacts on being able to walk on uneven, slippery or wet surfaces before forking out on too much gear though…
descending hills becomes a lot more difficult when you’ve got a huge bump - I had to get DH to ‘rescue’ me a few times when I got half way down a muddy slope and realised it wasn’t safe for me to carry on going on my own

steal your other half’s clothes

if you think you might take the little one on walks in a baby carrier you might want to look into baby wearing coats - it’s a bit of a waste of money to me but each to their own!! As in a large mens waterproof is easily big enough to cover baby and you but the specific jackets for babywearing are cute. I think they are designed to work from maternity through to babywearing.