Maternity Clothes

If you know that you are planning to get pregnant, stratagize when shopping for clothing in the months before.  

• Buy clothes that will get you through the first few months before you are in maternity clothes.  Look for flowing tops, jeans that stretch, and dress pants or skirts with some elastic. 
• Borrow a few items from a friend or relative who wears a size or two larger than your normal size.  
• Rummage through your partner's wardrobe for items that may fit during this stage. 
•  Keep in mind these clothes will also come in handy after you have the baby.  
• You may also be able to get some extra inches out of your wardrobe by looping a rubber band through the button hole of pants and looping the other end around the button.  This will allow you to wear the pants unbuttoned and unzipped, just make sure to wear a long shirt.  
• You can also purchase an elastic band to go around the top of non-maternity pants.  

Maternity clothes will be your wardrobe for less than a year, so keep this in mind as you shop.  

• First, borrow any maternity clothes that you can.  
• Look for maternity clothes at second-hand stores.  
• If you are buying maternity clothes, try to buy classic items that will remain in style for a few years.  Hopefully you will be able to avoid buying new maternity clothes during future pregnancies. 
• Buy clothing in colors found in your non-pregnant wardrobe so you can accessorize without spending more money.