On Maternity Clothes: Follow-Up
Wow, you guys are great! So many awesome comments on my previous post, with plenty of great tips. I also received some emails and texts from some of you as well, with more tips and ideas. It was really very helpful and I placed an order some new maternity clothes yesterday. Old Navy is having a great sale (it ends 7/18), where if you use your Gap/Old Navy/Banana card, you receive 30% of your entire order at checkout. I ended up ordering:
One pair of jeans. I already have a pair with a full panel, and they are starting to cut off at the wrong part of my bump (I think I am carrying kind of high). I decided to try one with a lower panel that sits below my bump instead, to see how I like those.
Two pairs of leggings. I am SO excited for these. I have a lot of long sweater + boot combinations that will be great for the fall, and I think these will be so comfortable with long tanks and tees through the rest of the summer as well.
One chambray tunic. A friend recommended this one to me. Looks cute for summer, but in the fall I can throw a long-sleeve tee underneath, too!
And another ribbed tank. I love Old Navy’s maternity tanks and already own three of them, but I thought it would be great to grab a white one as well.
I still plan to also invest in one or two maxi dresses (PS: great tips on what to wear to prevent thigh rubbage, everyone!), a nice pair of yoga pants, some long sleeve tees from the Gap (to use in the fall) and a few new bras (as soon as I can hit the Destination Motherhood store in my area).
I have a lot of cardigans & button up sweaters, so with all of these layering pieces, I think I can transition to fall just fine.
So thanks for your help everyone! I feel a lot better about where I’m at and I can’t wait to see how these new pieces fit me.
In other news, we’re FINALLY MOVING TO THE NEW HOUSE TOMORROW! Woohoo! Wish us luck!
YAYYY! Good luck with the move. I FINALLY caved and bought four new bras the other day from Target for $20 total!
Gotta love clearance! … they are SO comfortable and SO much better than the ill-fitting pre-preg bras I was literally STUFFING myself into! LOL
I def have to invest in a pair of maternity jeans and leggings for the fall!
Can’t wait for you to get everything in! And yay for online maternity shopping, makes it SO much easier to get done!
Good luck on your move this weekend!!!
Hooray! I’m glad you found some you like!! Good luck with your move, let your husband do all of the heavy lifting.
I lived in my maternity tanks and STILL wear them! You will love your leggings
Congrats on the maternity purchases and good luck on the house move! Great post! Maxi maternity dresses are fab for the summer and fall!
Re: thigh rub, gel deodorant. Truly.
I used Body Glide when I was training for the marathon, but alas, no dice.
The only thing that’s ever worked for me has been shirts/spanx!
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Love the new stuff you got!! I bet those leggings will come in handy during the fall!