11 wks maternity clothes and second time buying bras

[Brittny27]

I am 11wks today. For the last few weeks I have only been able to wear one pair of my jeans comfortably. I have been wearing jeans to my hotel job which I'm suppose to be wearing dress pants. I went out yesterday and bought a pair of maternity slacks. I had a few pairs but they were to big to wear just yet. I've been wearing belly bands with a few pairs of jeans but they are starting to get uncomfortable also. I live in my PJ pants when I'm at home.

When did you all get into maternity clothes. I keep hearing that most women don't start wearing maternity clothing till 6-7 months.

I had to go buy new bras again yesterday also. I was at Victoria Secrets and I walked up to the counter and the lady was very obviously pregnant. I said "You probably know exactly what I'm going through this is the second time I've bought bras and I'm only 10wks"  She replied by saying she was 7 months and she still hadn't bought any new bras. I was in shock.  I've grown two sizes already! I don't even want to think about how much larger my breasts are going to get before the end and then when my milk comes in and there engorged!

I guess I'm just wondering how much everyone elses boobs grew what size you started out at and how big you ended at?

I was a 36A when I got pregnant two years ago. I grew to 36C in the 12wks. I then misscarried and went down to a 36B where I've stayed the last two years. I have now grown to a 36D in 11 wks!!  My boobs have stopped hurting just still growing.

[Brittny27]

Thanks girls. I guess it's just like everything else in pregnancy. Every Person is different and every pregnancy is different.

[rebekah385]

this is my 4th baby with my 1st one i lost 35lbs in the begining of my pregnancy, so I did'nt need maternity pants for a long time I did unbutton the button and just tucked the top of my pants in. I started needing longer tops at about 5 months. with my 2nd I lost 15 lbs and then gained really slow, so i started needing maternity clothes at about 5-6 months. with my third one I got bigger faster and started needing some maternity clothe sat 3 months. I am currently 12 weeks with this pregnancy and have lost 20lbs, but my belly is growing quite a bit even though i have been losing weight , I am already starting to need maternity clothes and plan on going shopping for atleast a few things this week. as far as bras I typically go up 2 sizes during pregnancy, and add a band size in the last month or 2. then when my milk comes in i go up another size or sometimes 2.

[cocacolapanda]

with my first pregnancy I had to buy smaller pants at about 8 weeks because I lost so much weight.  I started wearing maternity pants around 20 weeks.  I believe I also bought new braws around 20 weeks then again brought nursing braws a month before I was due.

When I was pregnant the second time I started wearing maternity pants around 12 weeks even though I still lost 10 lb.

I'm only about 6 weeks this time, but my guess is around 12-13 weeks will be when I need maternity clothing again.

[30something13]

My boobs are always 34 DDD before I get pregnant nad then with my boys I grew to 34F with in 12 weeks then got bigger when the milk came in. With my gilrs I only went up a size and just fuller with the milk.

You can see my pictures I grew fast and always have. I am 5'4" and have a short torso so I was in maternity clothes by week 11 with the other ones and pants as this little guy is so low by week 8-9 I think it was. Everything cut into me down low and was so uncomfortable. I wear longer shirts so I can still wear them but they ar starting to ride up when I get up and down, some of them.

Every pregnancy is didffernetn as every body so just don't worry about it and wear what is comfortable to you!

I always get nursing bras during pregnancy becasue some of them have different snaps for the cup to make it larger and smaller which grows with you and that you can't beat!!!!!!

[BradyAm]

i went out and bought my maternity pants at about 4 months, i got 2 pairs of slacks for work (with the full belly panel) and got 2 pairs of jeans from a friend of mine. unfortunately my slacks dont fit me every well anymore but if i go up a size they will be too big so i think im just going to have to work through it lol. i have gone through i think 6 bras. i hate it! lol.i usually only buy one at a time because i know in a month im going to have to buy a new one. any good brands anyone recommends for after babies born? i will be nursing too so im hoping for some supportive non-wire ones, and nursing bras. i saw these nice looking ones at walmart by *bestform that look like they would do a good job.

[jade_21]

I started wearing maternity clothes around the twelve week mark.  I hated the bella band and felt like pants were falling down if I just used a rubber band.  I was able to wear some of my regular pants up until about the 20 week mark.  I had lost a lot of weight before I got pregnant, so not a lot of my regular clothes fit me anyways.  I felt like I was shopping for longer shirts before pants.  I am a taller person, so a lot of my shirts became too short.  My bra size has probably gone up a size.  Do what makes you comfortable.  

[faye83]

Oh girl I went to VS to get a new bra too... I think I went when I was around 4 months, I can't remember, maybe even before. I went from a 34B to a 36C-D so I got the C one but its getting tighter (I'm 34 weeks as of today). I'm sure I'll need a new bra pretty soon ( I already have 3). The only maternity clothes I have are a pair of black pants that I used for work and a pair of jeans. I never got the band so those jeans were sooo comfortable.
Look at the good side, if they are growing its cause the baby is growing too!

[Estee_Marie]

I started wearing maternity jeans around week 28 or so only because they are so darn comfortable!  Before that I wore the band.  If I were you, and bands bothered me that much, I would just wear the maternity pants even if they aren't a perfect fit.  Eventually, they will be.
As far as bras...  I haven't bought any new ones.  I started out at 32A (and I barely filled my A cup) and now I can fill my A cup!  Haha.  Needless to say, I haven't grown much in that area.  I did buy bra extendors so the bra wouldn't bother me.  I am 2 days shy of 37 weeks and still wearing the same bra.  It worries me a little bit, but the nursing specialist told me not to worry about it.