Maternity Pants
Some people wear their regular jeans and pants and just use belly bands over them. You can use pant button extenders in the beginning to help add a few inches to the waistband. Yoga pants are good as well if you have those. If you have pants or skirts with elastic you might be able to wear those for a while as well.
Maternity Shirts
You'll probably want a few maternity shirts to wear you can only wear regular clothes for so long before you start to look like you're wearing a tent. Others go out and buy a bunch of tunics.
Maternity Dresses
Be sure to buy one nice dress for maternity photos. You can always sell it later on.
Bras and Underwear
You might need to start sleeping in a bra. Get one specifically for pregnant or nursing women. You don't want one with underwire. Some women buy it all: down to maternity underwear. You'll need to decide what works for you.
Make a List
What works for someone else, might not work at all for you. Make a list of what you have and what you need before going shopping. Here's a list of suggested items you should buy for your pregnancy. Be sure to check out the articles about
Remember that after you give birth you're probably not going to get back into your regular clothes. While you will lose a lot of weight and water weight, most people say 9 months stretching out and 9 months getting back to normal. Even after 9 months you need to keep in mind that your body IS different than it was before. You were pregnant and gave birth and still might be nursing so there are lots of physical and hormonal changes taking place. Your body will never be the same. But that's a good thing. Change is good. You're a mother and you should be proud of the body you have.
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