I’ve found pregnancy dressing a little harder this time around. Partly due to a different season and partly due to a lack of options in a small size. Most pregnancy ranges don’t even go down to my size! So where to shop? It depends on your exact shape but for me – at just 5ft and a size 6 it was more trial and error for this baby. But I did discover tricks and other places to look.
Asos Petite where I had success the first time around with basic pregnancy jeans seems to be selling very few things and no new styles have been added to the range all the time I’ve been pregnant. So sadly I couldn’t find any blue denim options there at all – it would have been easy to simply buy the same again in blue. After trying various other brands I realised that I definitely need a shorter option or petite fit and that ripped knees are out of the question….
The cropped style I first compromised on (grey not blue denim and slightly higher waist or bump band) from H&M seemed to fit well when I tried them on but slip down when I wear them. It totally prevents use of back pockets for phone etc which isn’t very convenient. I then understood that it was more the sizing issue and that I needed to go down a size in this brand as it’s become more a vanity sizing store (I think after the lady who moaned she didn’t fit their size 12 but did in other brands). But I did find other trousers in the smaller size that fit better without falling down albeit a little too long and with the over-the-bump-band. Not to mention a couple of great holiday & Summer pieces which are easier to fit.
The other place I found success again was ASOS – this time I chose a cropped denim style but when they didn’t fit on the leg decided to attempt my own little hack and put them in the washing machine on a higher heat and tumble dry after, which managed to do the trick – they seemed to fit much better all over and mean that I will have this pair to alternate with my old black ones for winter!
These under-the-bump styles also have longevity as they prove useful post partum too with a baby when you need to to the loo in a hurry and pull up jeans with one hand s just me…(or is that just me?)
The other store I found a nice dress in was Dorothy Perkins – not quite the tiered style I had been hankering after but a shorter version (see similar above) The only downside was discovering that a nice ribbed polo neck actually itches me too much as it is not all natural so sadly that can’t be worn…
It’s worth a look at the normal range too and picking out styles that are roomy and will allow for a bump – maxi and tiered dresses for example. But this one above from H&M worked for me and in the smaller size despite being pregnant.
A word of warning read your labels carefully as your skin becomes a lot more sensitive whilst pregnant.
http://www.asos.com https://www2.hm.com www.dorothyperkins.com
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