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Affordable Maternity Dresses
Where can I find maternity clothing that doesn't cost a fortune? Has anyone else noticed that the same shirt plus just a touch of extra fabric is about double the price when you are pregnant?
My husband says we should just body paint my pregnant belly when I get big enough. ;)
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Buy shirts in a larger size than usual at your local thrift store. A lot of shirts will stretch, especially tank tops. You can also get cheap sweats and yoga pants there.
For pants, check out Old Navy. They sell maternity clothes and yoga pants, so that you don't stretch your regular clothes too much.
-LM
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When I was pregnant, I noticed a few women who wore regular tops or sweater and dresses in larger sizes to fit the belly so I did the same. I bought a pretty festive sweater to wear for Christmas events at the time I was 7 mos. The only thing I had to still wear that was strictly maternity was the pants. You might be able to get away with sweat pants. Mainly, I perused the 2nd hand stores and tried things on to see how they fit, even if they'd only work for 2 months before I needed something larger. A big problem is getting bored with your small maternity wardrobe and feeling like you're going crazy having to wear one top half the days of the month.
You can also try asking for donations of maternity clothes. there will always be a female who is done having children and happy to give th clothes away. If you're working still, ask around at work or put a notice on the company bulletin board. Or if involved in church, ask around church. Check on line if there is an online venue in your area called "Free cycle" where instead of donating to 2nd hand stores, people will post what they are looking for or what they are offering...all for free, its not a charge site. Hope this helps.
If the husband or a sister is artistic, you might just do a paint the belly thing for the fun of it for photos to look back at and get a laugh. My favorite is moms who had the belly painted to look like a jack o lantern and told the kid when they were older that that was their very first Halloween costume. Haha.
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