[Submitted Question]

Once the baby is born I plan on being a stay at home mom . This means that we are already trying to spend as little money as possible. Now I am wondering whether it is really necessary to buy actual maternity wear. Can't I get by with regular clothes?

[WombToBloom]

It depends somewhat on your pre-pregnancy size. Women who are very petite and thin may not ever get very big during their pregnancies. Women who are very large may not change shape or size too much at all. For those of us in between though, there will be some pretty major size variations.

You can probably avoid actual, technical maternity wear if you try. Loungewear and exercise wear can really go far in a pregnancy. Yoga pants were my saving grace while pregnant and post-partum.

But toward the end of your pregnancy, you will very likely need to at least buy shirts which are substantially larger than your normal size. So, whether they are regular clothes or maternity clothes, it is likely that you’ll have to buy SOMETHING new to cover your belly for those last few weeks. In the meantime, stretchy pants, empire waist tops and dresses and long (or borrowed from your husband) shirts and sweaters should work if you want them to. You can always use a belly band to get more use from your non-maternity pants and skirts.

[fawnanddoe]

I was able to get away without buying any maternity clothes for just about 20 weeks! I did buy some things that I considered to be essentials, but that only consisted of 2 pairs of maternity yoga pants and a pair of maternity jeans. I bought several non maternity dresses that are made out of jersey fabric and will work for during pregnancy and after.
I think the trick is to buy stuff that has some give in it, a little stretch goes a long way!

[Mommyto3bugs]

I have been able to get away with it some, but not anymore. I think for most women, once you hit your 2nd and then 3rd trimester, at least new pants are needed. Shirts are a must for me, because most of mine become to short to go over my belly as I get larger

[Nicolexx]

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[ervinealexander]

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