Maternity clothes nightmare

[Violetgirl]

Can anybody recommend great places for interesting and fashionable maternity clothes? Also, maternity knickers - do I need them?
And has anybody found any maternity jeans that actually stay up?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

can you not get away with buying bigger sized clothing for a while - Matalan and New look both do ranges that go up to 20/22 which are nice

matty clothes at -
dot perkins
peacocks
M&S
new look
next
isabella oliver - but pricey
ebay
crave maternity
H&M

wouldn't bother with matty knickers although tesco are selling theirs half price if you really feel the need

I didn't get maternity knickers. Just got cheap multipacks of cotton knickers 2 or 3 sizes up from normal.

My trousers were always falling down during both pgs, can't help you there!!

From the high st its Mothercare, new look does mat clothes. There are a few good websites too .

but i find it very expensive so ive just got bigger sizes instead that fitted me nice and also im wearing BIG knickers and not mat ones, plus my jeans are from Mothercare.

How far are you? as if early days then its common for your jeans/pants to slide down

you know when i was pregnant i didn't waste money buying maternity clothes, instead i bought big clothes i liked in the sale so it was cheap and fashionable. then after the pregnancy and i slimmed down, i gave of it away and still wear some of it as oversized

I use Top Shop, Gap and H&M. French Connection also have loads of great clothes you can wear during maternity due to their shape but they aren't designated mat clothes. I've used bikini briefs all the way through both pregnancies and have never bought special knickers.

Thanks for the tips. I'm twenty weeks but have put on tons of weight, hence the problem with finding jeans. Topshop have some great ones but they're just not big enough!

h & m are my fave for maternity jeans

i liked dorothy perkins maternity - good sales too - and also liked jojo maman bebe - but thats cos their factory is near us and v v cheap - its in newport swales if your anywhere near there.

I also have Gap jeans that haven't fallen down yet!

As far as knickers are concerned, I didn't buy any maternity ones but used M&S low-rise boy-shorts...they were in packs of 5 and sat nicely under the bump.

FWIW All my maternity jeans fell down too!

i would really really recommend getting a few things that fit and flatter you and your bump. I've got a couple of skirts from isabelle oliver, a few tops from jojo maman bebe and a couple of empire line dresses in the ghost sale. I am just amazed at how much better I felt wearing these rather than dps shirts and trousers.