cost of maternity clothes

approx how much have you spent or do you plan on spending on maternity clothes??

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So far I have spent exactly $265

4 pairs of jeans
10 tops
2 t shirts
3 dresses

I plan on buying at least 2 more pairs of pants, and a bunch more tops, considering I will be pregnant all winter, and all of the spring in NC, ill also buy a few pairs of capris

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I have not bought that much (but I also don't work so i don't need a ton of clothes)

Originally I bought 2 bella bands

Then I bought:
3 nice pants
2 casual pants
1 sweatpants
3 sweaters
4 casual tops
4 nice tops
5 or 6 tshirts
1 pair of capris
1 dress
(everything was on sale too!)

I hope to not be in maternity clothes too long after giving birth, so I won't need to buy new summer clothes!


ETA: I bought 3 bras already and grew more, so that will be my next purchase!

I could use a pair of jeans too!

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i have no clue, i just bought as i went....i wore a lot of reg shirts through my whole pregnancy though

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I've def. spent at least $500 so far when I think about it. But, I have to dress very professional for work so that includes a good suit.

I inherited some tops, 1 pr Gap jeans, 1 pair Sevens.

For gifts - a dress, a suit, 3 sweaters & a jacket for the fall

I bought -
1 - good suit
4 - business tops
4 - casual comfy tops
1 - pr yoga pants that I sleep in
6 - pr maternity undies
3 - bras
1 - winter jacket
3 - work blazers
5 - work pants

I'm sure there's more. But, now I have to do another shop since a lot of my pants are now uncomfy and tight

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I spent about $200.

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I have spent over 500. I needed a few dresses and some work clothes, underwear, new bras, jeans, pajamas, and a winter coat. It ads up fast. I never spent more than 30 on jeans too.

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So far - $60! LOL

I got myself a bella band to extend my current wardrobe...and I needed a new bra.

That said, I'm only 13.5 weeks but I am definitely showing.

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I think I spent about 1k on maternity clothes overall. I needed clothes for summer and winter so there was no way around it. It worked out for me anyway because the stuff I wore in August wouldn't even begin to fit me now because I'm so huge, so I would have had to buy some stuff just to get through my last few weeks if I didn't already buy for the season.

I'm done shopping now, but I did buy a cute red shirt for Christmas yesterday, but only because it was on sale.

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i'm only 16 weeks, and i've already spent about $400...NONE of my shirts fit because my chest grew, so i literally needed all new tops. I only have about 3 maternity pants, but i haven't worn them yet, still squeezing into regular pants (with the bella band now).

I'm sure i still have a lot more shopping to do as i grow. Plus i'm addicted to shopping, so that doesn't help the situation.

Good luck!

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I don't know how much I spent but I shop only at Old Navy, Gap (on sale), H&M, Target, Kohls. I am commited to not spending a lot of money! Also, if you order from Old Navy, they will do a price adjustment if it goes on sale within a certain amt of days (I forget how much). I always find a coupon code for free shipping and then you can return at any ON store so it won't cost you more to shop online.

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one note about Old navy.com--i got some stuff there and used a coupon $10 off $50 then before my items even arrived, they went on sale. I called and was told no adjustment b.c i used a coupon!

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I've spent only about 200. I have a co-worker that gave me practically all of her maternity clothes, so that was a big help.
I bought:
1 pair of jeans
2 pairs of sweat pants
1 pair of nice black pants
1 dress
Tops I have a bunch that were bought from the sale rack at either Jc Penny or Motherhood.
I just bought 3 nursing bras too.

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I've spent around $200. I must say I hate everything they have for maternity. I can't find anything I like or anything that fits right. It s*cks!!!!!!

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I would estimate somewhere between $200 - $400. I wasn't expecting buying two sets of underwear and new PJs because I grew out of most of my old stuff.

i tried to buy inexpensive stuff since I don't really have to dress up for work - Old Navy, Gap and Sears.

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thanks for all the responses It's so frustrating to not be able to wear your normal clothes. I feel like i have no selection for work. I can go to work VERY casual so that makes it a bit easier but i just can't see spending a lot on clothes that are going to be for 5-6 more months. I got:
7 tops
4 pairs of pants
1 sweatshirt
1 pair of jeans

spent about $300 and it was all on sale at gap and old navy I still need more stuff but i hate spending the money....2nd issue..i love to shop so i want to keep shopping for maternity clothes

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10 weeks and grew out of my clothes pretty fast.. They all feel so tight like i can't breathe...

4 casual sweaters
3 maternity pants (way to big at the moment) errrrrrr
3 yoga pants (black) wear as dress pants.. lol
3 dress pants
1 Christmas top total $200.00

I'm sure there is more to come...

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About 1500. I bought...
1 pair of designer jeans
2 pairs of jeans form Mimi
1 pair of cordoroys
2 pairs of black suit pants
1 pair of leggings
2 pairs of workout pants
1 workout top
3 cotton shirts
3 black silk tops that aren't maternity but are big and can wear again after
2 cashmere sweaters
2 long cotton sweater jackets-can wear again after baby
3 sweaters
3 bras
2 bella bands


I work in the fashion industry and have to wear all black on some days.
I wear jeans almost every day to work and on the weekends so I need a few pairs. I still feel like I need more!

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I'm almost 18 weeks and I've spent around $300 so far. My mom also bought me a winter maternity coat so if you include that over $400! I hope to get GC's for Christmas so I don't have to spend too much more of my own money on more clothes.

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I'm about 15 weeks and if I had to guess I would say I probably spent about $150. And that's with me using clothes from my first pregnancy too!!! Although with Kiera I was mostly pregnant during the summer so most of my shirts are short sleeves and my pants were light. So far this time I've bought:

2 sweaters
1 button down shirt
2 pairs of pants
1 christmas type shirt
2 regular long sleeves tops

I am getting a maternity jacket for Christmas and I'm really hoping that people give me gift cards so I can get some more shopping done.

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