How can I get away without buying additional maternity clothes? I feel like it’s such a waste with limited-time use, but am also running out of options to wear. Any outfit inspos / ideas?

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I got some good quality ones on Poshmark and otherwise wore my current clothes, lots of flowy dresses and larger Tshirts

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Rent the runway has maternity, I just did that and rented pants shirts etc

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And Nuuly

Old navy has some cheap basics. Capsule wardrobe of black and white shirts, black skirt, black dress, and black pants. Sprinkle in jackets, sweaters, wraps, etc on top for color from current wardrobe. Also, jewelry switch ups.

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I bought a few staple maternity dresses and wore them with my regular blazers and cardigans

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Same

My pregnancy work uniform was a stretchy black dress with different blazers/cardigans. On more casual days, elastic waisted wide legged pants and a loose blouse or Lululemon align leggings (in my prepregnancy size) and oversized button ups or sweater. I already had all of these pre pregnancy so did not buy any maternity clothes!

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Also keep in mind that your body will not go back to the way it was right away. I ended up wearing some maternity stuff fo months after because my body was still shifting

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Seconding Nuuly or some type of clothing rental, it was great to switch it up a bit! Also just bought a size up of my basics and switched to low rise shorts/pants

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Goodwill worked well for me. Snagged some maternity yoga pants, maternity jeans, and several oversized dresses

Target and Poshmark are great, and while I did buy some staple maternity things (a couple pairs of jeans, a couple dresses, a support belt), I bought some flexible things (pants with an elastic waistband, relaxed fit button ups, things in a size up) that were great for postpartum too.

I do Nuuly, bought a handful of items from Beyond Yoga, Old Navy, Seraphine, and got skirts and dresses that I could wear post maternity. Honestly biggest thing was buying underwear (bras and panties) that could adjust to my changing body both during pregnancy and postpartum. I wore quite a few of my pregnancy clothes post partum so plan to find things good for breastfeeding etc

I loved H&M maternity for basics (stretchy tees without the typical rushing) but also they had great affordable formal wear (purchased a dress for a wedding) and corporate wear. And they had the only jeans that lasted the entire pregnancy (...Hatch could never).

Nuuly!

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