When to start wearing maternity
When to Buy Maternity Clothes + Tips for Wearing Pre-Pregnancy Jeans
hey y'all it's Alexis today I'm going to
be sharing with you when to start
wearing maternity clothes
so most of this is going to be from my
experience right now I'm currently 25
weeks along so I've been wearing
maternity clothes exclusively since like
16 weeks but before we even get started
I want you to know that every single
mama every single pregnancy is going to
be different so just because I'm telling
you today when I swear your maternity
clothes this is just giving you like a
rough estimate what worked for me this
can be completely different from your
experience because we are different we
have different body types we have just
diff all different things that are going
into how your bump is going to grow so
for most first-time Mama's you're gonna
expect to start wearing maternity
clothes exclusively anywhere from 16 to
20 weeks on and some Mama's never even
actually use them I know a couple of
people who said they did not wear
maternity clothes at all and I give them
so much credit because I just felt like
oh my gosh they were so uncomfortable my
regular clothes unless I got around 16
weeks but I would say that for myself I
started wearing maternity pants and
specific when I was right around 12
weeks and this is just because I felt
like there was so much pressure on my
stomach it was just really uncomfortable
and I didn't like it so I just invested
in a few different pairs of maternity
pants that I knew I would wear not only
for this pregnancy but hopefully we'll
have more kiddos in the future and I'd
be able to wear them then so I felt it
was a really good investment for me so I
just started wearing pretty much
maternity pants exclusively from like 12
weeks on but four shirts shirts were
really awkward like it was awkward from
I would say 10 weeks to like almost 16
like I just didn't quite look pregnant
but I did look
pregnant and so just it was awkward so
shirts were something that some days if
I had the right pants on I can wear like
a really tight shirt and you could
totally tell I was pregnant then there
were other days where if I did wear my
pre pregnancy pants with like a belly
band I would have to wear something a
little flowy or just so that way it
didn't look awkward like issue right
there and should too much pizza you know
that's just kind of what it looked like
so if you are a second time mama you're
probably going to be wearing maternity
clothes much sooner than you did in your
first pregnancy and this is just because
your uterus is actually remembering what
was like to be pregnant so it's already
ready to stretch and you're going to be
stretching sooner so some second time
Mama's will actually be wearing
maternity clothes as early as eight
weeks and for others you know it's gonna
be much closer to 12 weeks on but the
factors that really changed you know who
wears maternity clothes and time you
start wearing maternity clothes is
really where your bump is and for me I'm
a really short torso too so I don't have
much stomach so that just means that
everything grows out and that just means
that I have a lot less room when I'm
wearing jeans to be able to button them
so I found myself bring maternity
clothes like I said exclusively right
around 16 weeks but maternity pants
definitely around 12 so I get asked a
lot so when to like your pants start
getting tight and I would say pants
start getting like uncomfortable around
ten weeks for me at least and then
twelve weeks it was like nope I can't do
this you need the maternity pants so I
would say when your pants start getting
tight you can start transitioning into
maternity pants you're probably going to
notice when you first buy a maternity
pants that like maybe they're kind of
fit awkwardly because the elastic key
part it doesn't really fill out your
bump so that's why a lot of people wait
to start
maternity pants but once you kind of
start filling that out and they're
comfortable definitely make the switch
because it's worth it and it's way
better to be comfortable than to have to
be you know in your genes that are
buttons really tight and you just feel
like there's so much pressure and I feel
like it's just better to wear maternity
pants when you can if you are still
wearing your pre-pregnancy joggers and
all of that stuff it's probably easier
to do that I still have some pajama
bottoms that I actually think will carry
me right through because they're just so
elastic II that I know for a fact that
they're going to be fine but it just
seems like jeans and specific are the
one thing that are very tough to
continue fitting into past a certain
number of weeks this is why I do
recommend the belly bands especially in
those early phases use in the early
stages of pregnancy there's a lot more
bloat than anything
and although the bloating is just blow
it's still uncomfortable it's just like
before when you were at Thanksgiving
dinner after you ate you were like oh my
gosh I would do anything to just
unbutton I just so that way I can have a
little more room that's what it feels
like to hang your first trimester so
having just a belly band or something to
just be able to expand and feel
comfortable it's super super helpful
there are a few things you can do during
early pregnancy that can help you to
feel the most comfortable so I think the
most awkward thing for me was shirts
because I definitely could not fit into
maternity shirts it just looked weird
because it was so baggy yet like kind of
tight all at the same time and then not
a maternity stuff just looked like I was
not fitting in them and like I was
eating way too much food and getting
chunky like it was not good so what I
would recommend is getting flowy or
shirts if you don't have them wearing
like sweatshirts and things like that if
you have maternity jeans you can
probably get away with
like a tighter shirt that kind of shows
off your bump just because everyone
everything's a little bit tighter it's
like obvious she's pregnant she's trying
to show it off and I feel like when I
wear like my pre pregnancy pants with a
belly band I have to wear something a
little more flowy so that is just like
some helpful things that I found that
made my early pregnancy much easier so
lastly I want to chat about some tips
for buying maternity clothes so my first
tip of advice is don't buy maternity
clothes too early because you don't
necessarily know what size are going to
be for me pre pregnancy I was like an
extra small/small just like dependent on
the clothing line but I usually like
gravitated to smalls and I'm finding
that in pregnancy I'm more comfortable
in a medium sometimes smalls work and
sometimes they are comfortable and
sometimes they're great but I found at
least four tops mediums have just been
more comfortable especially because I
feel like my breasts have really gotten
a lot bigger and that is something I was
not expecting I mean I knew that it
would happen but I didn't realize it
happens that much and so I just feel
like I really needed a medium now as far
as pants go
I really haven't changed size as far as
pants I noticed that maybe they're a
little snugger in my hips because my
hips so frightened but besides that I've
really stayed in the same size so when
I'm buying maternity clothes
right now for shirts I'm sizing up the
size and then for my pants I'm staying
the same size so I hope that's helpful
but make sure that you don't buy to suit
you don't know how you're going to be
carrying if you start gaining a little
bit of weight in your thighs or and your
arms or whatever and you've already
purchased all these clothes you don't
want to have to then go return them so
don't buy them too early but make sure
you do get some deals because maternity
clothes are not cheap now my second tip
to buying maternity clothes is by tons
of t-shirts so I found that t-shirts
were an awesome thing because I
lair if I was cold if I had like a
sweater or something but I wanted to put
over top to keep me warm I could do that
and then the hot days I could just wear
the t-shirt or like a tank top so that
was really really nice and then as far
as pants this would be my third tip is
buy some really good maternity pants
these are staples that I just feel like
I have learned so much and it's worth
every penny to spend a little bit more
for better quality I have bought all of
my pants through motherhood I really
like their stuff for the most part now
the return policy is a little
frustrating I guess I had purchased a
couple things from there and then they
charged me to ship it back Jones kind of
bummed about but there is a workaround
for this so I found that if I purchased
the item on Amazon and sometimes it's a
couple dollars more expensive but it was
worth it because I could do free returns
so I could buy a couple different pairs
of shorts or pants try them on if I
didn't like them I could just return
them back to Amazon so that's just a
little workaround for buying on
motherhood so my last tip is how can I
dress up these t-shirts and hands that I
purchased when I'm going out to dinner
I'm going to be gathering or I wore you
know have a fancier work wardrobe
jewelry and different accessories can
totally change the look of an outfit so
I've been really enjoying you know
wearing different earrings are wearing a
little fancier necklace if I'm going out
to dinner and I also have like a little
bit more dressy like sweaters and things
that I wear over top so that way the
t-shirt doesn't look just like a t-shirt
so I hope that these tips and tricks
helped you to know when to start buying
maternity clothes and also to be smart
when buying them so you don't spend tons
and tons of money on unnecessary clothes
that will only last you for nine months
or less I guess because if you're like
me in 16 weeks probably only gonna wear
them for six but anyway I hope that this
video helps if you have any advice for
choosing maternity clothes or you would
like to let us know when you start
agreement
clothes make sure that you comment below
so anyway I hope that you guys have a
good week and I'll see you next time
