I hear you, Jackie! It is so hard to spend money on these clothes that can only be worn for a few months. Unfortunately, I have somehow developed a maternity clothes shopping addiction and can't stop. What is wrong with me?! :-)

@Murph: It does make me kind of sad when I see/hear pregnant women talk down on maternity clothes. I hate to think it could be even partly about body image. For me, the delay was almost entirely about being cheap! Lol! I got some maternity clothes as a gift when I was in my first trimester and I couldn't wait to wear them!!

On the weekends I live in my lulu yoga pants, maxi dresses and cotton skirts, so I am a-okay UNTIL Monday morning :( My work attire is strictly professional, so I will have to purchase "maternity work clothes". I wish I could just live in maxi dresses at work too... I am so jealous of you girls that don't have a dress code! Fancy work pants blow!

I am okay buying maternity clothes! I think they are cute (ASOS especially!), I am just hoping they are cute ON ME.

I think this weekend I will take the plunge in purchasing some simple black maternity pants (H&M down the street, woop woop!) that I can wear at work & weekends. I am in fear of buying all these cute maternity clothes now when I am just a fresh bump, to have to squeeze into them or buy bigger sizes in just 3 months.

@Jackie - I totally get in your case when you know you are one and done.  Though I want more (now) I could always be done after this too, you never know.  I just found a sale and some coupons and I think the jeans at $15 were the most expensive thing I bought.  I figure for casual stuff, I'll spend under $100 total and am totally cool with that even if I never need them again.  

@Debbie - I think you're right that body image does come into play here.  I know both my SILs were anti-maternity clothes and complained the whole time they were in them b/c they were "fat."  I mean, right now I FEEL fat and uncomfortable since I am not REALLY big enough for maternity, but not comfortable in regular clothes.  Just gotta remember I'm pregnant and not just gross lol

@Mar - let me know how you make out with Asos.  I will need professional attire too, but was a little concerned about their measurements there.  I am busty and hip-y so I was confused over what I'd need to order.  Let me know how true to size they are!

This pregnancy I was in yoga pants really early because my horrible morning sickness made anything pressing on my stomach completely unbearable. I don't think I really needed maternity clothes or pants until 20ish weeks but I tend to carry my pregnancies pretty well and not show a ton. I hate most maternity clothes because I think the far majority of them are just really ugly (I actually cried the first time I went into a motherhood maternity store because I hated everything but needed to buy work clothes) so I tend to just buy basics and use what I have - so tanks and skirts and jeans and then I wear my pre pregnancy cardigans and sweaters and larger shirts. Also just a word of caution: I have heard pregnant women buy things with the intention of using it as a nursing top as well- except I promise you will hate it. Anything I wore a ton while I was pregnant went straight into storage because it just made me feel pregnant again.... Like it didn't look like I was pregnant but I felt like it did since I had worn it so much prior. And also don't bet on wearing the stuff again... I bought some really nice stuff when I was pregnant before that I haven't worn once since I was due in October before and march this time... And living in a new climate. Ugh.

i also get away with wearing shirts a size bigger than my usual, like plain t-s and tanks under cardigans.  cardigans are a business professional lady's best friend!  and then you can wear them after baby as well!

I borrowed clothes!  The one good thing about being pregnant later than your friends is that your friends desperately want to give away stuff to you, ha!  I have so many maternity clothes, some I wear and some I need to pass on.

I did buy one pair of GAP jeans, one pair of GAP work trousers and about $100 worth of clothes from Old Navy around the holidays when they had a great deal going on.  Got mostly dresses, because I do have to wear business casual attire at work and had to attend a few parties and functions during the holidays.  At 34 weeks, I mostly wear dresses and love it!  So comfy and with a cardigan, I do get the pleasant attention of being preggers :)  So in total I probably put in a little over $200 on maternity clothes.  I may or may not even wear them again but not a big deal to me.  I am happy to pay it forward to my friends who are, or hopefully, will be expecting. 

The one thing I am trying to avoid is nursing clothes. Maybe aside from supportive nursing bras, which I will buy after LO gets here, I just don’t see the point of some nursing tops.  The “discreet cuts” of some of them just look awkward or impractical.  Seems like a scoop necks or button downs would be a better option.  IDK, what do the BTDT moms think?

Around 12 weeks for me too, the pants started to annoy me and the belly band was annoying b/c of having to adjust it all the time all day!

As far as sizing goes - pre pregnancy size is your guide but it really helps to try things on. I ended up buying tops a size larger than pre pregnancy size to accomodate a belly later on vs the bump I have now.

With the first LO I was wearing my regular pants with belly bands for a pretty long time and then bought a few clothes and got some from a friend and my sister. I had to buy some pants, tops for work too. I love my maternity clothes, I think they are pretty and feminine. Now with the 2nd I popped earlier and I can hardly wear my regular pants anymore. I'm 16 weeks.

I started needing maternity pants around 12 weeks. I purchased pants to fit my body at the time and figured if everything else increased I'd purchase another pair. I only ended up purchasing 3 pairs of jeans, 2 shirts and 2 dresses (1 for a school presentation and 1 shower dress). Most of my shirts just stretched to cover the growing belly. 

Ok, my belly got bigger since last week and I definitely will need to go and buy some pants for work. The pants I bought for my first pregnancy are still too big though and also they are summer pants. So, ok, let's go shopping! :-)