Emily R asked:
I am at 15 weeks. I am not showing to much… but my bulge is starting push out my gut from my previous pregnancy a bit. I have some inbetweener type cloths- you know reg non-maternity shirts that kind of a maternity look. Like umpire waist and ties below the bust line. Anyhow. I am tempted to start to wear those- and kind of start to ‘advertise’ that I am pregnant. Do you think it is to soon to start to dress like that?
I am at 15 weeks. I am not showing to much… but my bulge is starting push out my gut from my previous pregnancy a bit. I have some inbetweener type cloths- you know reg non-maternity shirts that kind of a maternity look. Like umpire waist and ties below the bust line. Anyhow. I am tempted to start to wear those- and kind of start to ‘advertise’ that I am pregnant. Do you think it is to soon to start to dress like that?
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At three months, I was big as a boat
I had to wear maternity pants at 15 weeks, b/c i was really tiny before and my stomach bloated out. But i didn’t start wearing shirts till about 18 weeks.
Hey, if you need to wear those kinds of clothes now, then wear them!! I am only seven weeks along and I am starting to get a baby bump. Every pregnancy is different and don’t let anyone tell you what to do and when. So wear those clothes!!!
I say wear what’s comfortable.
Not at all, dress as comfortable as you can I say!! Congrats!!!
You should wear whatever makes you comfortable, if your other clothes are not fitting well then go for it.. What is the harm in advertising that your expecting.. Congrats!
I started to really show in my 5th week! By the time I gave birth, I looked like Humpty Dumpty. Good luck.
well I’m like 10 weeks and I’m use my same cloth, i think i will wait till i have a bigger belly…but if you fin something cute that you would like, i think you should get it.
Seems like as soon as I found out I was pregnant that none of my regular clothes fit. I would say 2-3 months with the 2nd.
no its not too early to show off your growing belly. i started wearing maternity and shirts with the umpire waist when i was like 4-5 months.
its def. ok to start dressing like that, cause your belly isnt going to get any smaller until you pop that bundle of joy out
congrats
IMHO, it is never too early to start. I was totally self-conscious about people thinking that I was getting fat, so I started wearing maternity clothes to “advertise” that I was pregnant at about 4 months along
i started wearing maternity clothes abou t12 weeks because everything seems to be getting tight on me but i would just wear regular size shirt or i would buy them in a bigger size. it’s not to soon to starting wear maternity clothes you wear what comfortable for you
Heck no… show your that baby off! I started wearing maternity clothes when I was three months just cuz I was so excited (and I was afraid of squishing my baby with tight levis). When you start wearing those clothes is really a personal thing but I saw go for it!
CONGRATS!
you should dress however you feel comfortable. i stopped fitting into my regular pants around 10 weeks, but wasn’t really big enough for maternity clothes. i did the in between clothes til i was about 20 weeks, but most people couldn’t tell i was pregnant until i told them. just dress however works for you
Not at all! Start showin that baby bump off! Be proud!
Congrats!
with my first one i was showing at 2 months and with this one i showed at 2 months so i had to wear maternity clothes
No it isn’t too early.
The perfect time is the time that you start to feel uncomfortable in your normal clothing.
I was in desperate need of maternity clothes at 15 weeks and trying to keep squeezed into my normal clothing just got annoying.
I understand what you mean about it looking a little weird if you don’t show much yet, but it’s not like you are wearing full-out matwear at 4 weeks or something ridiculous like that!
No, I started wearing maternity clothes at around 17 weeks. But I already had a baby bump around that time, so it depends on the women, her size and her style.
Congrats.
I am almost 12 weeks and have two pair of pants that still fit… I am shopping for maternity clothes this weekend!
i had to after 8 weeks and im very small but i was bulging out early with both my kids
I wore the pants at 14 weeks, but Im still not in the shirts.
I’m 5 weeks along with my 2nd. I swore I wouldn’t wear maternity clothes until my second trimester…..But my belly is so sensitive and now too wide to get my pants buttoned. I reluctantly went and bought some jeans with a stretchy waistband yesterday. I’m not happy to be changing my clothes so early…..but oooooo am I comfortable!
I am three months along with my first, and am already in maternity pants and shirts……
It is definitely not too early! I had to buy maternity pants at 11 weeks along. My old pants were way too tight and I couldn’t stand the thought of going out and spending money on “regular” pants only to have to buy maternity pants later on anyway. I’m 14 weeks right now and I just started to wear maternity shirts.
To answer your question…whenever you start to feel uncomfortable in your “regular” clothes, it is absolutely fine to wear maternity clothes.
All people are different but If they are comfortable then wear them because when your preg. its hard to be comf. so wear them now
I didn’t need maternity clothes until I was 20 weeks pregnant with my first child. With the second one, I had to start wearing it at 14 weeks.