You really could spend a fortune on beautiful maternity clothes. I can't afford to, and it seems mad to spend a lot of money on clothes I will only wear for a short time. It's more eco-friendly to wear hand-me-downs anyway. A friend, who has finished having babies, has kindly given me some old maternity clothes (I shall have to turn up the trousers, as she's taller than me). In exchange, Mr B is going to help my friend's husband get into shape by writing him a fitness programme.
There's a thriving maternity clothes trade on Ebay, where I managed to buy a bundle of 4 tops for £15, and as they don't really look like maternity clothes I'll be able to wear them afterwards too. I bought a second hand swimming costume for 99p - it hasn't arrived yet, so fingers crossed that it's wearable, in which case it'll be the bargain of the year.
Another friend introduced me to the Bump Band (aka maternity band, belly band etc etc). If you haven't come across them, they look like a kind of boob-tube, except that you wear it over your bump, concealing the fact that you are wearing ordinary trousers with the zip undone. I'll use this for as long as I can - they were only £5 each, so much cheaper than maternity trousers. You do get the slightly unnerving feeling that your trousers might fall down at any minute, but so far so good!
Anyone got any hot tips on free/cheap ways of dressing whilst pregnant?
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