Is it ok to start wearing maternity shirts at 21 weeks?

Question

I got by until now by wearing large flowy shirts but I think I finally have a cute bump and I want to wear a maternity shirt to work tomorrow. Am I pushing it for 21 weeks or is it ok to start showing off my bump? #ftm #selfconscious
Edit. I know it’s ok to do whatever I feel like but is it along the regular timeline for pregnancy progression?

Answer

Totally. People want/need to wear maternity stuff at all different times. I started pretty early simply because I hate feeling things pull on my tummy when I’m pregnant. A lot of people are wearing stuff by 15 weeks, some earlier, some later. Just depends on the person I think.

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I've been wearing them since I found out I was pregnant cause I was so bloated 😂

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With both my pregnancies I started wearing maternity clothes at 15/16 weeks because it was most comfortable. So there is no “right” time to start wearing them. Some people never buy specifically maternity clothes, and some people wear them even when they aren’t pregnant/post partum.

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I bought my maternity clothes at 12 weeks and immediately wore one of the new shirts to a party the day the package arrived !
It felt a little silly because the shirt had so much fabric for the bump to grow but it was so much more comfortable than to wear pants.
After going through my closet I realized that (even though a lot of my favorite pieces are tight) I have a lot of wide or flowy clothes that will fit for a little while longer but it feels so good to just put on maternity clothes and not care about anything. 👍🏻

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I’m 19+1 and started a few weeks ago. I’m a mental health therapist so being more public feels like a big choice, disclosing something about myself when I usually say very little about myself. I feel like it’s super obvious that I’m pregnant but people have been surprised. Switching to maternity tops was so much more comfortable. I love it.

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I started wearing it early. I’m 21 weeks and have been a few weeks already. I don’t like wearing shirts that pull on my stomach and I have a cute little bump. So rather than hiding it under a slowly shirt (which just makes me look like I’ve got a beer gut) I like wearing tighter maternity shirts that show the pump so people can tell
Oh she’s pregnant.

Is it ok to start wearing maternity shirts at 21 weeks?

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