MSE Pregnancy Club XIII

got-it-spend-it

I got my favourite maternity trousers from a Next outlet shop- think they were £10 or £12 a pair. I'm still wearing normal H&M vests (at 22 weeks) and they still fit fine. I think they will last a while longer yet.

I have two maternity dresses- one is a hand me down, originally from Dorothy Perkins and the other was from Mamas and Papas in their 30% sale. Both are so comfy on their own or with leggings.

I do like H&M maternity tops too- I have one I bought there and one I got on eBay.

Somnium

I think I need to get my butt to a bigger shopping centre. H+M only had a tiny selection as did Jojo Maman Baby, went I had a looksie earlier today. As for the DP, Asda and New look they had no mat stuff at all. Think it'll have to be internet shopping otherwise.

tarajayne

MW didn't really do a proper sweep on Friday, more of just the stretch. I wanted her to be around for me as she's my favourite and this weekend she was off. She's back tomorrow so gonna have a proper go. They normally do them at 41 or 42 weeks so you'll need a reason for asking. Glad you're feeling so well though, obviously taking good care of yourself! X

xmaslolly76

I have a few h&m tops which are really nice but i wasnt impressed with their trousers/jeans anyone had any sizing issues with them before preggers i was a size twelve ive put a little weight on my !!! so went for a 14 and could barely get them over my thighs i dont have this problem any where else and i was bu**ered if was going to buy size flaming 16 out of principle as i spent two years loosing all my weight pre pregnancy to get back to a size 10-12

searching_me

for maternity wear i give a BIG thumbs up for H&M long normal vests they're extra long and strechy i bought 4 and lived in them .. still do :rotfl: ...
both kids now fed bathed and ready for bed god its hot my egg is say 26 ..
was gonna say something else ... but ... ermmmm cant remember x

SugarSpun

I have that problem xmas - H&M tops are fine, I normally need an 8, but the trousers will not go over my thighs. It's not even that my thighs were big pre pregnancy, they're just muscled because I exercise and the trousers are aimed at ultra skinny people rather than frequent exercisers.

helen81_2

Ive just won a gorgeous spongebob maternity top on Ebay hehhee should have been ironing but never mind :rotfl:
SM, Im watching one of them egg thermometers at the mo,ends soon,are they good? Worth it?

mollythewestie

tarajayne wrote: »

They normally do them at 41 or 42 weeks so you'll need a reason for asking. Glad you're feeling so well though, obviously taking good care of yourself! X

Ah well, I don't think I have a good reason for getting a sweep yet then. I am happy to wait for it to happen naturally TBH, but I am already having people ringing and texting asking where the baby is and I am not due 'till tomorrow. :mad: I wish I could tell them a date and say "baby will be here on xx date", but it doesn't work like that does it :rotfl:

As for taking care of myself, if you had seen the junk I have been eating recently, you wouldn't be saying that . But I am taking it easy from now on, putting my feet up as much as possible and getting lots of sleep in preparation.

Hope your "proper" sweep tomorrow does the job!

Nicki

Somnium wrote: »

Brilliant I had totally forgotten about peacocks, I noticed some nice bits last time I was in there (few months ago tho). Might go along next weekend, thanks.

I don't recommend Peacocks for maternity wear I'm afraid. I bought some T shirts and bits and pieces there on recommendations on an ealier incarnation of this thread, but it all stretched horribly after the first couple of washes, before my bump even got very big, and ended up being binned after a couple of wears.

For cheap maternity clothes I'd recommend H and M, Dorothy Perkins, Top shop and New Look, and these should wash and wear well enough to look good for the whole 9 months. If you want to spend a little more, you could look in GAP and Next. Ebay can also be good, particularly if you search for bundles of clothes in your size, but beware of anyone selling things described as "Not maternity but fitted throughout all my pregnancy" as these are almost always very cheap clothes stretched beyond all recognition . If you think about it, do any of your nice T shirts or tops which you wear now look like they will stretch to twice their size and still look good! I'd also steer clear of anyone who posts a link to the shop's image of the clothes and no pic of the actual thing they're selling. Though I have picked up some good bits and pieces on ebay I've also bought a few supposedly designer pieces listed in this way, which have been a bit ragged or bobbly and not really worth what I've paid for them.

I am a big fan of buying maternity clothes when you need them, rather than ruining your own clothes by wearing them for too long, or buying bigger sizes in non maternity clothes as I think both are a false economy - unless you are wearing out clothes which you know you will not want to wear again after the baby is born for some reason. As most people eventually do need to go into maternity clothes you may as well get full wear out of them as they cost the same whether you wear them for 6 months or 3!

xmaslolly76

Glad its not just me SS it really got me down especially when i had to call the other half into the changing rooms to help pull the flipping things off it wasnt a very lady like scene i can tell you lol. ;-)