I just went maternity clothes shopping ..
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Topic: I just went maternity clothes shopping ..
Posted By: mountaingoat
Subject: I just went maternity clothes shopping ..
Date Posted: 29 February 2008 at 5:38pm
I am LOOOVING the maternity clothes even though my body isn't quite ready for them yet. The prices over here are really good, even in the specialty maternity shop (Motherhood). The shopkeeper was really friendly and helpful and let DH go into the changing room with me 
I spent US$98 in Motherhood and got: - two pretty cotton blouses - a pair of jeans with the 'secret fit belly' that is this stretchy fabric that comes up to your bra-line if you want it to, so there is no obvious seamline where your waist is. the jeans are made for petite people, so I don't have to get them shortened, yay! - a cotton skirt with 'secret fit belly' - a stretchy white cami/undershirt Then I went to Target (department store) and found this black winter maternity coat on sale for $16!!! perfect for winter, when I will be at my laaaaargest. Anyone else had some fun shopping experiences recently? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 29 February 2008 at 6:35pm
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Oh yeah!! I went crazy at EGG, spent most of our savings there but SO worth it, I got two pairs jeans, a skirt, some tops etc. And Ive gotten stuff of Trade Me, like I got an EGG jumper that would cost probably about $120 in the store, for $15 off Trade Me!! And its in perfect condition. I have heaps of cute stuff, oh and some things from pumpkin patch aswell!
I LOVE my maternity clothes and i love how my bump looks in them  ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 29 February 2008 at 6:52pm
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LOL Mountaingoat I was looking at Motherhood online today.
I bought a couple of pairs of stretchy pants from K and K today and a couple of tops, figured I'd better seeing as I have no pants that don't cut me in half! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: AuntieSarah
Date Posted: 29 February 2008 at 7:13pm
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Yay I can't wait to be buying maternity clothes! I was at k-mart the other day and admired a couple of tops, then realised they were maternity tops. Thought I'd better not buy them right now (even though they would be nice as 'normal' tops) because I'm sure I'd get even more questions about being pregnant (at the moment at work I get asked if I'm pregnant every time I feel a little unwell, or have a strange dream, or have a food craving...everyone has babies on the brain at my work lol).
Sounds like you got some awesome bargains too! 
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 29 February 2008 at 7:37pm
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I went to PP the other day and got a whole bunch of tops and pants in their big sale (everything was between $15- $20 each). It was great becuase everything was in my size (which is extreemly rare) so I went crazy trying everything on. I only have 6 weeks left but couldnt resist a good bargain and they are sooo comfy. I had managed to avoid maternity clothes up untill now. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 29 February 2008 at 7:40pm
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I did when I was having Andrew. If I get my next one I will be able to have that fun all over again as i'm already a size smaller from when I went with Andrew. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 29 February 2008 at 8:08pm
Nope, I dont fit anything available in the shops here, its really pathetic that most maternity clothes only go up to an XL. |
mountaingoat wrote:Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 29 February 2008 at 9:12pm
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Miss Angel - I had a really hard time finding maternity clothes to fit too. If you are in Auckland there is a shop on Williamson Ave in Ponsonby that do new / recycled maternity clothes and they often have some bigger sizes. I ended up buying stuff from the warehouse in bigger sizes, but did manage to get some nice tops from KMart that were a good size (their maternity range)
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 11:37am
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Sheza, I'm with you on TM. Got a newlife skirt for $40, normally over $125 and I've been drooling over it for ages! I think I'm set with mat clothes till I need long sleeve tops for winter and a pair of work trousers. Mountaingoat, love the sound of your jacket! ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 11:54am
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I am not even showing yet... but I am IN LOVE with the Mobea stuff. It's such a classic look and I would love some of their clothes for work. I added up my three favourites last night and it came to $265. Eek!! And that was with one item on sale!!
But I think when I get bigger I will splash out on a few REALLY nice pieces and then try to get bargains on TradeMe. Anyone else find it really frustrating that you can't search by size on TradeMe? I know heaps of people have asked them to make it searchable by Small, Medium, Large, XL etc but they just haven't done it. Hmmm, maybe I will start a thread and we can all go and add our 2 cents and hopefully change the system? Anyone else keen? |
Posted By: tropics
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 2:49pm
I just got home from EGG and brought a denim skirt and some jeans YAY! they didnt have my size in the sale shorts but love my purchases anyway------------- http://lilypie.com">    [/url]
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 3:25pm
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Omg i LOVE EGG so much lol. Ive got some great baragains off trade in the last few weeks. Im wearing at the mo some bub2b track pants SO comfy and a bub2b pink cross over top, i got them both on trade me! The pants I got with some motherhood(didnt like them tho so re sold them) but I got both pants for like $20! So these pants im wearing really only cost me $10 and the the top i got for like 7.50 or something and the girl hadnt even worn it cos she didnt realise it was a maternity top!
I got a FAB EGG wooly jumper for $15,hardly been worn by the looks of it! ------------- |
Posted By: mountaingoat
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 7:01pm
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EGG sounds really fun. never been inside before, of course! fingers crossed there'll still be some sales in june/july (?)
i wore my first maternity top today. i didn't need to, but i felt like it and got comments! funny how maternity clothes make everyone look pregnant no matter how pregnant you actually are :) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 11:22am
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Thats it, i'm buying a bloody sack.
I just went to the warehouse and farmers cuz I have ONE pair of pants that fit me, and you know all they had was jeans, jeans and jeans? friggin great if I could actually wear them, but no. I need a jumper or a cardie or something cuz it's getting cold here now, and my goodness there was nothing! I didnt really expect much at the warehouse cuz they're lame anyway, but farmers - they had 3 that I fit, which is mint cuz the wild child range is good for sizes. One looked like a hospital gown, the second was all synthetic and nasty (not to mention short sleves on cardies O.o wtf?) and the last one that I really liked was 100 bucks. Where can I buy sacks from. |
Posted By: mountaingoat
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 12:34pm
Sorry for the frustrating shopping trip, missangel! I hope you find something nice soon. Have you looked on trademe like some others on here have been doing? There might be something out there ... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 1:02pm
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I must be a funny shape or something when pregnant as with Elle I only found 1 pair of maternity trousers that I could wear! I was never big enough for maternity tops.
I put on about 16kgs but it was apparently invisible as no-on believes me. People keep saying I was lucky as I was all bump but there is no way my bump weighed 16Kgs LOL! I exercised as least an hour a day and ate healthily. I usually don't put on weight...always been the same weight but during pregnancy my body suddenly stores everything. I couldn't wear anything from EGG or Patch I survived with 1 pair of paints and 1 skirt from JK and tops from glassons. YAY! for this seasons long-line tops etc.f------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 1:18pm
lol thats so true! when i was 5 months pregnant and not REALLY showing a lot I wore this pretty as top i got from EGG and people like knew I was pregnant, just cos of the shape of the top, its such a gorgeous top and i got it on sale, although it was $60 on sale! lol i think about $100 not on sale. MissAngel have you tried Trade Me? Since Ive been home doin nothing as im on sickness benifit now! Ive been on Trade Me everyday and they have SUCH a good range of maternity clothes in ALL sizes and they are so cheap you could spend like $100 and get heaps of items. Liek I said before, Ive saved SOOOO much buying off trade me ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 1:41pm
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MissAngel, I am also plus sized and I found some super comfy stretchy pants at KandK the other day, I got them from the outlet store so they were even cheaper which was a bonus. I also got 2 pairs of trackies for $30 from there and OMG they are more comfy than my PJ's, and soooo huge that they can go over or under my bump. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 2:09pm
| excellent ill try K&K.. i havent had success on TM - i'm a size 24, and normal size 24 pants (unless uber stretchy) are hopeless. It just annoys me with these stupid cothing companies except the expensive ones dont cater for larger people. sh*t, ive seen SO MANY fat preggie chicks, i wonder how anyone else does it :( |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 2:31pm
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Aww bugger...
I think all maternity clothes should cater for all shapes and sizes, it really sucks. I hope you find some stuff soon ------------- |
Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 3:11pm
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Hi, I know everyone is different, but at what point did you start buying and then start wearing maternity stuff. I bought some belly bands, cos they were on offer and like wearing them already as they cover up any lumps and bumps, and think they will come in handy. I am totally spending most my time on trade me, I have always had a love affair with clothes, but don't really want to spend much on maternity stuff. ------------- 
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Posted By: maysie
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 8:09pm
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I bought some black pants at PP yesterday and they are so comfy, the belly part is a bit big right now but won't be for long. I had bought XL PP jeans from their online outlet but they were too big so will need to buy the large once my normal jeans can't be done up. Am keeping the XLs though cause I figure theyll be comfy later on and they were only $12 - bargain!! Great experience in JK - tried on sz 14 pants (they didn't have anything bigger) and they were too big!! So any sz 16 ladies want a body boost, try some on for fun!!
I get annoyed with trademe too as far as the sizes go as I have to sift through all of them to find only a few larger sizes, grrr. But drfinitely the way to go to get the expensive brands. Oh and is anyone else coveting the Hot Milk lingerie? So so gorgeous, DH thinks its a great idea that I get a set or two(hehe). There are some on trademe and plushbaby has a sale on right now too ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 8:15pm
I'm normally a 22 and I bought a 24 in the K and K pants, they are stretchy but also have a V cut in the waistband so perfect for tucking under the bump. I bought the trackies in 3xl but that was probably a bit overkill lol, they are HUGE! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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