What's the best place to buy reasonably priced maternity clothes?

I didn't save any of my maternity clothes from my last pregnancy.

I went to walmart the other day and they only had shorts and capris and its snowing outside!!

There is a motherhood maternity store at my mall but I find them to be too expensive. I don't need high fashion, just comfortable for staying around the house, going out shopping, etc.

Where'd you buy yours and how are the prices/selection?

I found Old Navy to be the most reasonable and comfortable.

I know that you can find a lot of steals on ebay if you keep your eyes out. But then you are buying clothes without seeing them. JCPenny usually has a lot of sales and they have a decent selection. Otherwise if you can find a ross, marshall's or tj maxx that would be a great place to look. And if you are just looking for "around the house clothes" you can look in the plus department of any of these stores. Good Luck and Congrats on the baby

Old Navy has cute stuff and the motherhood maternity line that is in Macy's isn't bad. You just have to watch out to see which line they carry, the Mimi Maternity line by Motherhood Maternity is expensive. I just got a really nice dress for a formal dinner by Motherhood Maternity for $35. The bras were ony $19. I would go to old Navy but the closest one to me that carries the maternity line is over an hour away.

i had trouble finding maternity clothing too. im tiny 5 feet tall and i got two kids both where 7 lbs when born i.i did find some cute maternity tees and blouses at k mart. the prices where good about 7 -15 bucks and i stuck to jogging pants and stretch pants. the maternity pant with the elastic bellys always made my belly itch to much. best bet go with the joggers now days they got really cute ones with designs and lots of colors.and they are comfy and you can still wear them after birth to lounge in. i had c sections so they wereomfy for me to where since the material is soft and stretchy good luck and congrats

My walmart SUCKS! At least for maternity selections. I got some of my stuff at Khols. They have a clearance rack the cheapest thing I got was $1.70 and the most was like $6. Check for their sales. Motherhood has clearance racks too I haven't really sound anything I liked there though. My pants have been normal priced from both those stores unless they were on sale but I haven't found them clearanced yet.

I used to work at Ross-dress for Less when I was pregnant. I found that they had the best prices-and many of the items where the same brands that were at the higher end stores. You just have to check their selection often because they get such a variety of items every week. The shirts are like between 3 and 10 dollars, a few might be more. Pants I would say vary 6-$20 maybe. Plus, they are constantly marking things down to clearance. Hope I helped:)

I buy just about all my maternity clothes from Target. I also buy a few things in Motherhood Maternity/ Mimi Maternity. Usually I get things on clearance. My friend went to Goodwill the other day and found a bunch of maternity clothes there, some with the tag still on it!

I got most of mine from JCPenneys and Sears. They are not really more expensive than any other clothes there. Motherhood maternity online is priced alot better than the actual store, but I dont like the idea of buying clothes online because you never know if they will fit or not.

I live in Michigan and we have Pregnancy resale shops like Once upon a child..Try Resale shops in your area. Also the GoodWill will have things also. I think it is pointless to buy new clothes that you can only wear for less the a year.

old navy online has alot of stuff. i found jeans for 14 in the bargain section. and mother hood mat. is kinda pricey but check them online and look for the bargain.

http://www.bumpfashion.com

Good sales right now!

Old Navy. I shop online and check the clearance section first. Their clearance is an extra 50% off if you use code HALFOFF at checkout! oh that sale is for 5 days only.

I plan on going to walmart. The selection where I live is GREAT!

Try Ross or TJ Max. I just shop in the Juniors section and buy looser fitting shirts, they are super cheap too!!

Goodwill, thrift shops, yard sales.

Check stores like JCPenneys and Sears for sales. Reg. $44 is on sale for $19

Old Navy has great stuff really cheap!

I just looked on oldnavy.com they are really good. cute and cheap.

How much school does it take to be a maternity nursery nurse?

I'am 15 and i want to be a maternity nursery nurse when i get older. But I really want to know how many years of college do I need to take. And also can someone give me a really good detailed description of what a maternity nursery nurse do?

You can become an RN with two years of college, but I would recommend obtaining your BSN (4 years). Most maternity units and labor and delivery units require their RNs to have a minimum amount of experience (anywhere from a year on up...sometimes having the BSN degree will get you in sooner).

The names most frequently used are Labor and Delivery Nurse, Mother/Baby, Maternity Nurse, OB nurse - they deal w/delivering of the newborns and the care of the mother,

NICU, Pediatric, and Nursery Nurses deal only w/the newborns.

To get into the Newborn area, the best bet is to go to a school that has 1 semester of OB and 1 semester of Pediatrics. At my school I was able to pick what area I wanted to do my practicum (we spend about 2.5 months working on a unit of our choice). I worked in a Level II NICU. It was the best experience of schooling. Unfortunately, out in the "real world", NICU jobs are few and far between to come by. You have to work at a large hospital and limit yourself if you ever want to get out of pediatrics. I'm in my first job out of nursing school now and am working w/adults in postop orthopaedic surgery. it is okay, but I miss the newborns. A doctor once told me that working w/newborns is the most rewarding nursing avenue (and he doesn't work w/newborns so he is not biased).

I feel like I overloaded you w/info. Good luck!

What is the better option regarding health insurance. maternity rider or coverage with maternity covered & why

I'm trying to figure out if it's better to have a plan with a maternity rider option or take a plan that already covers maternity. I found a plan that allows maternity rider to be added on later and the monthly premium is less per month. But regardless if it's with a rider or no- the waiting period is still 12 months.

Which way is the best option? My husband and I aren't planning for kids for another couple of years but want to be covered when the time is right.

Any maternity coverage with an individual plan is more of a pre-payment plan than insurance because the insurance company knows only people who are planning on becoming pregnant will get it. If you do the math with the waiting period and extra premium you'll find that you'll be better off paying cash for the delivery. You can save the extra premium money in a savings account or, if you have an HSA qualified plan, into the HSA account. Almost all individual policies will cover complications of pregnancy, such as a c-section, even if you don't have maternity coverage so you'll be protected on most plans.

When I was young, we made monthly payments to the doctor and when the time came, everything was paid.

Buying maternity is a waste.

What does it mean to return maternity pay on pro-rated basis?

My company's policy says that if I take maternity paid leave but leave the organization before my contract ends, I will have to reimburse the pay on a pro-rated basis. What does it mean?

Thanks!

If they paid you 300$ per week for 20 weeks, they paid you 6000$.

If you only stayed with the organization for 10 weeks you owe them for the difference. 3000$. That is the pro-rated amount. This is an example.

It means that you have to pay back what you got. If you get 6 weeks of paid leave but are only paid for 4 weeks before you leave the company, you would need to pay back only 4 weeks.

How soon did you start wearing maternity clothes with baby #2?

I am now 13 weeks pregnant with my second baby and I'm about the same size that I was at five months with my first baby! I know that you pop out faster with a second pregnancy, but this fast? I think I have to get my maternity clothes out!

I was about 12 weeks when I started the transition from regular clothes to maternity.

Wear maternity clothes whenever you are ready. If you want to put them on today, go for it! It's all about comfort right now and there re plenty of trendy/cute maternity clothes that will make outfits seem more like regular clothes.

I liked with #2 that My belly had the prego belly shape sooner so that "is she just gaining weight or is she pregnant" stage was shorter!!

I'm 7 weeks with #3 and just ordered a bella band because the bloat (plus just having #2 in Nov.) and extra weight is forcing me into track pants already!

Just remember you are beautiful no matter what you are wearing.

Now go get comfy!!!

i no how you feel i was so small with my first, this time im 10 weeks 4 days and i feel my clothes are to tight i think another week and I'll be in maternity clothes

I was about 13-14 weeks with Riley (my son I am preggy with now) when I pulled out my maternity clothing. I thought the SAME thing! Geez... this seems too soon.... lol 7 months preggy today, measuring 8 months. And as big as I was with my first son at full term!!! lol Congrats!! Best wishes and know that you are not alone :)

Lyn

well they were really comfortable for me to wear. i think i started wearing then around 3/4 mos with my second daughter.. then i never stopped since then.. i just by 2 sizes smaller and i still like to wear them now, even though i am not pregnant. and i always get compliments on my clothing, and sometimes people are shocked to know that they are maternity.

i had to start wayyy too soon, im on my thrid pregnancy and i was starting to noticably show to my family and friends at only 8 weeks, you tend to grow alot faster with your second and third and fourth and so on and so forth. its very normal, if your uncomfortable in your clothes, get the mat clothes out, and get it started!!!

I'm 32 weeks with my second and I just grew out of my baggy normal pants. But from previous experience, I would say, wear whatever makes you comfortable. If you want to wear your mat clothes, do it!

I chill out in my cute jammy pants and t-shirts.

As soon as you stop fitting in to your original clothes! That means out come the maternity Clothes.

Congratulations!

Im 18 weeks now and have started wearing them more for comfort then anything else. All my tops are too short now because my boobs are so big! LOL!

How can I tell if my maternity clock is really ticking?

You know how they say your maternity clock is ticking, if you want a child?

Well how do you know? Is it more than simply the urge to be a mommy?

What can you do if yours IS ticking, but you're only 20 and single, and don't want kids til you are established somewhat in your career?

i think its perfectly fine to have that strong urge at 20....its basic human instinct. you are at the peak of your life, and your body knows it....your maternal drive is kicking in....i am 19 and have been feeling it lately, too......i asked my "Sexual Behaviors" professor and he explained this to me.

As a back-up note, I am a Psychology major at the University of Central Florida

Your maternal clock is ticking really means that the older you are the more dangerous pregnacy can be, the baby is more likely to get downs or some other form of retardation the older you are, you start to be considered a high risk pregnancy at 35. so If you are only 20 and really want a baby Id do some baby sitting for now take your time get married be financially secure so then you can really enjoy your child

hang around some kids. If you just can't get enough of them, you want some bad, like me.

If they start bugging you, and you can't stand them, no kids right now! LOL

Oh jeez...20...girl your clock should just be getting the batteries put in. You have at least 10-15 years to have children.

And yes your "maternity clock" is the urge to have kids...but a strong urge like you have to do it now or it will never happen. But if you said you dont want any till your established then you're not ready yet!

i don't think at the age of 20 you should be so worried about having a child. i think you should be worried about having something for yourself for a few years and living the life you want so you don't feel like you've missed anything when you do decide to settle down and have kids.

i'm 28 and I am three months pregnant with my first child. I graduated from college, have found a job that I enjoy (finally after working at the mall for far too long), and have been married for three years. The minute I got married, the pressure to procreate was immense. All of my cousins had kids within the first year they were married.

Right now I do feel a little bit like the oldest first time mom in my county, but honestly I know that i've made the right decision by waiting.

honey i doubt your clock is running out but i would go to the gynecologist and ask him/her for a fertility test.good luck

It is always ticking but at 20 years old you have still got a lot of miles (kilometres) on the clock! If you are talking about being "clucky" well that's a different thing. Hold off until you are more established (partner, home, carreer, support) wait until you have everything you need to allow you to be the absolute best Mother you can be!! Good luck!!!

you are just being silly at 20 you have no need, your so called clock doesnt really need to tick at all till about 35, which is how old my daughter is, and she is thinking of giving her little girl a baby sibling, but the cat says no.

sounds like you got a great head on your shoulders. Stick with your goals & everything will be fine. You obviously have the means & will power to follow you own instinct, so go ahead. Do what you are doing & get that career.

As far as your "clock"... i think that it just an old wives tale. Ladies have babies clear into their 60's.... many without a good career or plans of how to actually RAISE the kid in a stable & loving environment.

You kid/s wont help your career, but your career will support your kid/s. Build your foundation from the ground up and you will be successful.

BTW; I personally measure success according to my own goals and the happiness of those who depend on me (my kids, etc)... NOT according to society or someone elses version of success.

I hope this helps.

Enjoy your day!

Damon

You need to go into a really, really quiet room and sit there all by yourself. Sit very still, do not move and try to barely even breathe. Now Listen very, very intently.

Now what you need to do in that very quiet environment is:

Think about whether you want to rush into having a child that you are not ready to have and probably can't afford to raise properly. Most likely with a man who doesn't really want to have a child but was just looking for sex. He is the guy that your child will be spending every other weekend with. You kind of hope he will marry you someday, he thinks your girlfriend is cuter than you.

Your job will barely pay enough for a babysitter, the person that will spend more time with your child than either one of its parents because you don't have a career--you have a job, probably one that you hate. Welfare does help but it is very demeaning and all the grocery checkers look at you funny. You can't get a date from any decent guys because who wants a ready made family?

You would not believe how many young women are in this position.

Now go back into the noisy real world go to school, get your career going and find a really great guy and when you are both ready and have known each other long enough get married buy a house and THEN have a family.

Remember when that was the way it was done. The baby was the last thing that a couple did instead of the FIRST...

When did they change the clocks anyway?

[;-)

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its normal. I wanted kids soooo bad for a long time! early 20 like you. I knew I had to wait for Mr Right though!! sometimes that takes a while. when you find him then work on the babies!

good luck

When did you start wearing maternity clothes?

I am only nine weeks and don't plan on wearing them for a while but all of my normal clothes are so uncomfortable. I just want to wear sweats everyday. When did you other mommies trade in the normal jeans for maternity.

8 weeks with my second or lots of strech pants. you could always try putting a rubber band though your button holes to give a little extra room

I started sooner with each pregnancy. By our third child I had so much nice maternity clothes I was wearing them in between children as well, lol!

I ended up buying some plus size clothes because they are bigger in the belly area. I didn't start wearing my real maternity clothes until I was 6 months. You might want to check into getting some Bella Bands to help with the transition into maternity clothes. I use hair ties to fasten my buttons on my pants, and I found some stretchy tube tops at a thrift store to wear around the waist of my pants. Some maternity clothes are just way too big until the last trimester.

12 weeks

I was about 18 weeks before I started buying larger sizes and only a couple of maternity things. Just go with your body if you are uncomfortable get something that feels comfortable.

about 4 months, when everything felt too tight.

I would say wear the maternity clothes now if the regular clothes feel tight.

about 4 months.

at 4 months.

I dread buying them

At about 14-15 weeks I bought a few maternity tops. My pants still fit because I had lost a lot of weight due to vomiting, but many of my shirts were too tight in the chest and stomach. I am now at about 18 weeks and I need to buy some maternity pants soon.

18 weeks with my first one.. 14 weeks with my second and 12 weeks with my third. I was average weight before getting pregnant with each.

Last week! I'm 17 weeks pregnant and I just can't fit in anything normal now....I got tired of sweats and leggings...I just felt fat! I can wear jeans again and nice skirts. It's my second baby, so I think thats why Im showing a lot.

I STARTED AT 5 MONTHS THAT'S WHEN I COULDN'T FIT ANYTHING EVERYTHING FELT TIGHT SO IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU!!

I'd say around 20 weeks or so. I tried to avoid the pants by wearing a belly band for a while so I could still wear my regular clothes longer. This worked well since you can wear your regular pants unbuttoned and unzipped and no one knows.

How to stop the elastic panel in low bellied maternity jeans from folding inside the material?

I am 17 weeks pregnant and really like the half (low) panel maternity jeans but the elastic waist band keeps riding up to the top of the material and folding in on it's self. How do I fix it and prevent it from happening when I wash them? It shows through my maternity shirts and looks funny. It's too hot to wear the full belly maternity pants. Any suggestions? Any one else experience this? Thank you!!

lol..I hate that. you would think that they could figure out a way to keep it from happening. I heard it was from drying them. That the elastic shrinks when it gets hot. So this time, I have decided to wash in cold water and hang dry all my maternity pants and see if that works. So we will see :)

OMG! If you find out, let me know! Mine ALWAYS did that, and I could never fix it. I just got the Bella Band, you can wear it over regular pants. And it doesn't look retarded.

http://www.ingridandisabel.com/

What is the best time to buy maternity clothes?

I am 19 weeks pregnant and my belly has started popping out significantly.. I was wondering is this is the right time to but maternity clothes? I need casual as well as office wear but dont want to invest too much (for just 5 more months!) Can anyone suggest me the kind of clothes to buy and the stores that have the best maternity collection available!

I am also 19 weeks and my jeans are getting so tight!!! But im still not ready for full on maternity clothes. Something that I have found that has been a real help is the TUMMY SLEVE that they sell at Motherhood. Its like a tube top that you can wear arond your hips and that way you can unbotton your jeans and that way you can get another month or so out of them. The tummy sleve just looks like you have a cami under your normal shirt. I started to look around for maternity clothes and Old Navy has some cute stuff.

Department stores like Target have maternity stores for not as much of an investment. Also try smaller "dress shops" such as Fashion Bug, Dress Barn, etc. You can start wearing maternity clothes as early as you want, but definitely when you start to show. Usually during the middle of your second trimester...which is about there for you! Congrats, and have fun shopping!!!

jcpenney has really great work pants. they have a panel that doesnt shift inside itself--hard to explain, but as you buy pants, you'll know what i'm talking about. look for the duo brand ones w/ the cuffs on te bottom. you can ususally get them on sale for $17.99. i have 3 pair and i love them! for work i love gap tops. you can get them at pretty good prices on sale, and i have found that they fit the best. a lot of ones from motherhood and such don't account for the fact that your chest also gets larger, which if you have a big one to begin with, it's not easy to find tops.

My only suggestion is not to buy all of just one belly style. I thought I would love low rise pants but I am carrying low and they really hurt so feel better in the full panel pants. I would buy 3-4 pairs of pants and 7 or so shirts. I got some good deals on craigslist.com, kohls, and sears. I was able to buy almost everything on sale or second hand. Buy a few pcs that you just love because you will start to feel frumpy and having something you really enjoy wearing helps.

I like Ross. If you can find a nice one. They have a lot of good stuff for cheap, since you wont be wearing em forever! good luck

You could even buy larger sizes like plus sizes if you like.

I am 24 weeks and just bought maternity clothes last weekend. I also didnt want to invest too much money in clothes that will fit for such a short time. If you have a Motherhood Maternity store near you they are great. They always have good sales on really nice clothes. I bought mostly work clothes because they were so comfortable I can easily wear them to the store or any where else and on the plus side I still look really good when I go out so I don't have to hear any comments about how women let themselves go when they are pregnant. Also be sure to get clothes that will grow with you. The pants that are real waist are really nice but I don't see them lasting through the last month. What ever you get make sure you feel good in it!! Congrats!! Best Wishes!

I started wearing them at four months. I actually found some really good deals at baby consignment shops. The clothes are in great condition because they are not worn for very long at all. There are some shops that are better than others. I go to the ones that sell the more expensive clothes. You can get them for a third of the original price!

Be sure to get clothes that fit you big, even now, because as you said, you still have 5 months to go!

Good luck and congrats!

How well do the maternity belly rings work?

I am about 8 weeks pregnant and i have my belly button pierced. I've heard of maternity belly rings but how well do they actually work? Would i just be better off taking it out and waiting until I have a flat stomach again or do they actually preserve the hole? I don't want to have to mainly because its another 70 bucks and another six months to be careful with which is why I want to know if they are a scam or not.

i was about 9 weeks pregnant when i took my belly ring out, i only had it in for about 7 months. now im 32 weeks pregnant and the hole is still there. it looks rly gross right now because my stomach is rly stretched but i think it will go back to normal when i lose the baby weight

The best thing to do is just take it out, 2 of my friends tried them and they left a mean scar on their bellies.

i would just take it out even if there is such a thing you would want to keep it out because it could stretch so much and rip out wait till it gets uncomfortable to you though the longer you wait the better the chances there will still be a hole maybe small but you can stretch it

That's funny- I never heard of maternity belly rings. The top hole on mine is like an inch and a half from the bottom hole scar. Besides, with these stretchmarks I doubt I'll ever be showing my belly off again. Oh yeah- there is a stretchmark going through the top hole now too. It sucks.

I would just take it out. Your health is too important now to worry about fashion. Deal with it after the birth of your child and if you plan to have more children then I would wait till your done having children.

it worked good with my girlfriend .. im planning on doing it once my belly gets too big for this ring ... u can buy em off ebay for really cheap too. and if u do decide to take it out ... which i did once, i got it repierced for free. i just payd for the new jewelry i bought from the tatt shop. the holes are still there from both sides usually, if anything it mightve just grown together in the middle, thats what happened to mine.

How long ago did you have it pierced? I had mine done at 18, and had my first child at 23. I have had it out since and it is still open. I have a ring still and every once in a while I will put it in there to freak my kids out.

How do you reclaim maternity pay already paid from the government?

I have paid an employee maternity pay and want to reclaim it back before the year end. How can I do this, what online forms do I need to complete?

Hi

First you calculate how much you are entitled to recover. You are entitled to recover 100% of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) if your annual liability for Class 1 NICs is £45,000.00 or less. If this is the case you are also allowed to claim an extra 4.5% of the SMP as compensation for the NICs you pay on the SMP.

You deduct the amount from the payments of tax and NIC that you pay to HMRC for the PAYE scheme.

If you are not making enough payments to HMRC to be able to 'recover' the amount of SMP that you are entitled to recover you have two options. You can wait until the end of the tax year, and your P35 Employer's Annual Return will show that HMRC owe you a repayment. OR you can ask HMRC to give you the money now - it is called an 'advance' to pay SMP.

Look at the tax office website, they tell you what to do: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/employers/employee_pregnant.htm#18 you want the section called 'Recovering SMP/SPP'. You can apply for an advance by email from this page: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/employers/statpayments-recovery.htm

Or if you have any questions, call your HMRC accounts office (about the advance) or the New Employers Helpline (about the calculation) on 0845 60 70 143.

have a look at this website

http://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/asp/employer_zone/e_fs_maternityleave.asp

I cant see any forms after having a quick look but there is a number you can phone