plus sized and pregnant

A question about : plus sized and pregnant

hi all.

im 14weeks today and im already showing. im finding it really difficult to find plus sized maternity clothes.

i work in a smart office and im struggling.
so far iv found next and bon prix have smart trousers
fashion world, simply be, fun mum, matalan & mothercare all do some but not a good range and are poor quality

im a size 22 and if im stuggling this early on, im petrified of whats its going to be like later on

please can you share where you shop?
iv asked asos, yours,evans, dorothy perkins and new look but noone has any plans for a plus size maternity range

Best answers:

• Have you tried simply be
• oh i forgot to put them in, yeh iv tried there but a top can be 38, but they dont have a very good range, i did get a pair of trousers but they were a bad cut
• Not much advice really, just feeling your pain!!! I lost 3 stone this year before I got pregnant, taking me from a 22 to a 16-18. I've been thinking throughout my pregnancy (26+5 now) that I'm soooo glad I did, as I've struggled enough finding top end of "normal" maternity ranges. I've given up on finding smart trousers!
  I have 2 jersey pencil skirts from Matalan's normal range which are an 18, and I'm still in them with a "huge" bump according to other people. They're really comfy, only Ј10 and look smart with a floaty top. I've only started to wear maternity clothes in the last 3 weeks. Up until then I was wearing tops in a size bigger, especially the ones with the bubble hem.
  Thinking about it though, I tried on some dresses in kiddicare which were a 16 and were really generous. Could be worth a look, because I think they went up to at least a 20. I can't remember the brand name though....
  Good luck!!!
• thank you thats really helpful i didnt even know they did a range.
  i think if i can find some good tights i do have a skirt i can get away with, lol its just finding the tights haha!
• I was the same as you, all the high street stores are taking their maternity out of stores to which makes it even more difficult. I ended up wearing leggings and maxi dresses all the time. Have you tried going up a size instead know its not ideal...good luck with your pregnancy
• I have tights from mothercare in xl and they are huge... I get called Norma Batty all day!!! Not swapping them until I ladder them, but I'll defo go down to large next time.
  Kiddicare stock Blooming Marvellous.... mothercare do some of the range too.
• SF- i guess i could i dont want to sound stupid though but i like the shape over bump trousers give me, they give me more of a D shape rather than a B shape, does that make sense?
  emz- i will order a pair now, thank you !
• Firstly, congratulations, I loved being pregnant and I'm a plus size. I got a few tops from mothercare, and their under the bump jersey trousers are fab, I'm usually a 24/26 in trousers but mine are a 20 and I still wear them now lol
  Next have a good range of maternity, but also take a look on ebayi got some bargains and lovely clothes from there. Mothercare tights are fab and are so comfy as are their leggings. Really just have a look on the next sale page and you'll find some lovely things to wear
  Keep us posted when you find things
• 'Yours' do some beautiful tunic dresses. They'll look lovely for work with a pair of leggings.
  They go right up to a 30 something. The best thing is, some of the tops you'll be able to wear afterwards. x
• I'm not plus size, but when I was pregnant I wore a lot of M&S normal clothes as they have trousers with elasticated waists and, at the time, they also had a number of tops that were elasticated at the bottom, so they grew as my bump grew.
• Well worth looking on e-bay for bundles in your clothing size, I did a quick search and loads of things came up, Next also have a reasonably good selection. It is tricky though I think in any size to find maternity work wear as most maternity ranges are casual.
• When I had my first child I was a size 30 and the next I was a size 18- I loved asda and DP maternity range. Both are online.
• Next - I was a 22/24 when pregnant and they do some stretchy black jersey trousers which were fantastic (and quite a generous fit - the 22 were comfortable on me and I was probably more of a size 24 in denial tbh). I coupled them with a lot of normal range tunic type tops (I own a lot that are empire line anyway as they hide my backside) for most of the time and got through it that way for work purposes (but I taught infants so didn't need to be massively smart). Plus I wore a lot of black stretchy tracksuit bottoms at weekends and things that I think I got from Asda's normal range - they fit my bump as far along as my bump ever got (both kids came prematurely so I never got to the really large at the end stage).
• I was a size 24 when pregnant. Maternity tights are a nightmare for staying up. In the end I ended up with my normal M&S ones worn under bump, and a pair of pants over the top to keep them up. For tops I went for stretchy material ones, and got away with 18/20. For skirts I got from ebay, and the seller imported them in from USA, where they cater for larger ladies being pregnant. They weren't cheap, but I got away with just 2, 1 smart and 1 casual.
• The kiddicare range of clothes is called Nutmeg (for kids it is anyway)
  I was a 16/18 so a bit smaller but the Next maternity trousers are always very generously sized!
  Also low waisted (hipster type) trousers are a godsend as you will be able to wear them under your bump (obviously with long tops!) for the whole pregnancy, which also works out much cheaper than proper maternity ones
• Check out jacomo - that way you can get smart white workshirts that only need a foot taking out of the sleeve.
  Can anyone comment on whether the Eurozone has *large* mat wear? As I know they had much better mat clothing than the UK thanks to the Catholic culture.
  Talk to work - how much longer do you need to be in customer facing immaculate kit & how soon can you let standards drop A Little?
  (Always give army surplus a look too - they can take dye, and they go *large*.
  Once you are on Mat Leave, you can wear what you want, so look at the guys of size clobber & what you can import from America where Big Girls have loads more fun, or at least choice...)
  All the best!
• Have you tried bump bands, I found them invaluable in my pregnancy to wear my existing office trousers.
• have you tried new look?