15 / 16 weeks pregnant - what are you wearing?

[beth34]

Im just 15 weeks and not sure whether to buy normal clothes, tunics. or maternity. I went shopping today with a list of shops to go to, which i did. didnt see anything in next, dorothy perkins do sell maternity clothes. primark dont. not much in h&m and not much in new look. I ended up jus buying couple of tops from new look. but nothing exciting. quite disappointed.
what are you wearing? and where you shopping?

I'm not preg but when I was I bought quite lot from www.seraphine.com/?gclid=CIrf8NbS7Z8CFcJd4wodpToNYA. Also Gap had some nice maternity wear as did Topshop. Isabella Oliver lovely but £££.

It's a funny time to buy clothes so I would try and hold off for as long as you can. If you are struggling in the meantime invest in a Bump Band and a pair of maternity jeans that are adjustable.

More importantly, what are we going to be wearing this summer

Have a look at funmum on line, good clothes, reasonably priced and free returns so you can order as much as you like and just send back the ones you don't want to keep. Best to get maternity clothes which will last to the end of your pregnancy (and possibly the next one, two ....) rather than normal clothes that won't fit for long and you won't wear again afterwards.

Seraphine stuff is great, really wears well and looks good for the whole pregnancy. I had some items from here that lasted through three pregnancies!!

I generally wear trousers rather than skirts or dresses, so maternity trousers are obligatory for me. But a lot of my tops are long enough to still be wearable, and have bought a few more that are not maternity but will still work - empire line style tops or stretchy long tops in a size bigger than normal.

I generally buy maternity online - seraphine are great for trousers, funmum have a good variety, asos have a really big maternity range, and everyday maternity have some nice stuff which is a bit more pricey but not mad. I find jojomamanbebe and blooming marvellous a bit mumsy, but sometimes have some nice stuff.

HTH.