Maternity clothes? SOS 😭

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I’m 10 weeks and everything is so damn uncomfortable. 😞

I’m in the military and I’m currently zipping my pants halfway and using my belt to cover the rest 🙄. I’d feel stupid trying to wear maternity clothes already since I’m still extremely early and not “actually showing” yet.

I need advice🙃 I get no one is much farther along then me right now but any advice will help. When do people “normally” start wearing maternity clothes. Please don’t give the normal “every pregnancy is different” I understand that much. I would just appreciate others stories so I don’t feel as gross as I do now. I just feel like a fat lard. 🙃😭

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I’m 8w5d and I’ve been wearing maternity pants since 6 weeks!!!! I was just so bloated and uncomfortable and that’s all you don’t need on top of your symptoms, right? Make yourself comfortable, there’s no shame on that!!!

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I start wearing maternity when I can’t zip or button my pants. I’ve already worn a pair of maternity shorts cuz I didn’t want to deal with the zipper. I’m sure I’ll be in maternity clothes by the time I’m 10 weeks.

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I’m 10 weeks today and I got some cheap maternity pants from Walmart last weekend. I just couldn’t deal with my work slacks. There is seriously no give.

The down side is I don’t have a bump to keep the maternity pants up.  One style is unbearably tight and the other doesn’t stay on.  🤷🏻‍♀️I just don’t want to spend a ton on new, regular slacks in this weird stage if I’m not going to be here long.

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I'm 10+1 and practically living in leggings, I went last week and bought the next size up. But I swear the second these stretchy leggings become too tight it's maternity from then on.

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I got my first load of maternity clothes last weekend. Oh how I forgot how much I love maternity jeans! 
I’m 10w 2d, baby 2, and I can definitely wear maternity clothes now. Love them actually! I love not sucking in my stomach for a year! 🙌

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I’m on baby #3 and I’ve always started with a BellaBand from target. Then you can wear your regular pants for a while. I have switched to real maternity pants around 12 weeks. I’m a size 12 pre-pregnancy, and already wear my pants at the max tightness at the waist, so by 12 weeks I’m so ready for stretchy belly pants 🤣

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Baby number 2 over here 🙋🏽‍♀️ I’m 10 weeks and pulled out some of my maternity pants today. My regular pants and jeans are just too tight and uncomfortable. I’m getting self-conscious of my already growing bump 😫

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I was in the military when I was pregnant with my first and I switched to maternity uniforms right at 12 weeks. Before that, I had my pants unbuttoned with no belt...I was sooo bloated.

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I cant remember when I started wearing maternity clothes last time around. I’d say at least by 12 weeks.

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I’m in the military as well!! I know a lot of females who don’t button the top button, wear a bigger size trousers, some even wear they maternity bottoms and not the top (not sure if it’s in regs but I’ve seen it done) be proud of your pregnancy body!! Everyone is different and there is no normal. We are all perfect and our beautiful baby bumps will all grow at different rates!! I can’t wait to rock the maternity camis!!