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Aug. 18th, 2011 09:16 amI went to try and find some maternity pants for work and the fall/winter. I have plenty of shirts and skirts to get me through this whole experience. Why is this so difficult?
Target has next to nothing (despite their offerings on their website). They had a pair that I liked but could use the next size up (which of course they didn't have). Motherhood Maternity had limited options - tons of shirts, less dresses, and only a couple of pant styles. Not a huge selection! I did manage to get one black pair that fit perfectly, and asked if they had them in other colors. The medium black fit me, but the medium gray and tan were too tight (of course, they didn't have any large gray or black for me to try).
I did get a couple pairs of tights to wear with the skirts and few dresses I have - post Labor Day we have to go back to wearing hosiery at work. They only had 2 pairs at Motherhoood maternity in my size! I have plenty of stockings but the garter belts won't fit anymore (and I don't trust the thigh high/stay ups to actually stay up).
I was told that some Baby Gaps have a small maternity section in them - not the one in Burlington. The Old Navy website said that the Burlington location sold maternity clothing - not so. I was feeling defeated and didn't have the cope to try the Kohls in that area also, as traffic worsened and I just wanted to get home. I hate shopping - I love to just run in, get my thing and get out of there. I have been putting this off for a long time. :)
We were out in Framingham/Natick last night so that Brian could hit the Walmart there and buy more foot lockers for yet more armor (Walmart had no maternity!), and we hit Savers. They had all shirts and a couple of dresses - no pants! I did pick up a tank top and an Old Navy Maternity Halloween t-shirt, though those won't help me for work pants. There was no time to try out the Old Navy there (supposedly the one in Framingham has maternity) or the Baby Gap in the Natick Mall (the store I was specifically told sold stuff there). We got out there by 7:00, had dinner and then only really had an hour to hit the places we needed to go. That Walmart is terrible and it is always a long, frustrating ordeal to get in and out of there. Not a Walmart fan, but sometimes they are the best option for armor storage/transport, unfortunately.
Who knew this would be so difficult. There is also the challenge of figuring out where the clothes would be: near the baby stuff? near the plus size? mixed in the regular women's section? I could of course get to sewing some things for myself, but messing with weird panels in pants and strange mixes of fabric (some stretch, some not) in the same garment isn't something I'm looking to do. My local thrift stores have had a lot of shirts and dresses, but little to no pants. I'm thinking that women only have a couple of pairs, wash them to death, and then have to throw them away when they are all done with the process. :)
Again, I'm doing quite well if this is my primary complaint about pregnancy at the moment. It would be less of an issue if my workplace wasn't so business. These are the cushy, second trimester worries!
I did bring a few things up to the attic despite our going out. We're going to get the donation and trash stuff out of there on Saturday morning (need Brian's truck to do it - a lot of stuff), will bring up the remaining stuff that needs to go in its spot, and then we'll have made huge headway in getting the babe's room organized. At some point we'll need to get a crib and a rug for there, but not until the other stuff is out.
Target has next to nothing (despite their offerings on their website). They had a pair that I liked but could use the next size up (which of course they didn't have). Motherhood Maternity had limited options - tons of shirts, less dresses, and only a couple of pant styles. Not a huge selection! I did manage to get one black pair that fit perfectly, and asked if they had them in other colors. The medium black fit me, but the medium gray and tan were too tight (of course, they didn't have any large gray or black for me to try).
I did get a couple pairs of tights to wear with the skirts and few dresses I have - post Labor Day we have to go back to wearing hosiery at work. They only had 2 pairs at Motherhoood maternity in my size! I have plenty of stockings but the garter belts won't fit anymore (and I don't trust the thigh high/stay ups to actually stay up).
I was told that some Baby Gaps have a small maternity section in them - not the one in Burlington. The Old Navy website said that the Burlington location sold maternity clothing - not so. I was feeling defeated and didn't have the cope to try the Kohls in that area also, as traffic worsened and I just wanted to get home. I hate shopping - I love to just run in, get my thing and get out of there. I have been putting this off for a long time. :)
We were out in Framingham/Natick last night so that Brian could hit the Walmart there and buy more foot lockers for yet more armor (Walmart had no maternity!), and we hit Savers. They had all shirts and a couple of dresses - no pants! I did pick up a tank top and an Old Navy Maternity Halloween t-shirt, though those won't help me for work pants. There was no time to try out the Old Navy there (supposedly the one in Framingham has maternity) or the Baby Gap in the Natick Mall (the store I was specifically told sold stuff there). We got out there by 7:00, had dinner and then only really had an hour to hit the places we needed to go. That Walmart is terrible and it is always a long, frustrating ordeal to get in and out of there. Not a Walmart fan, but sometimes they are the best option for armor storage/transport, unfortunately.
Who knew this would be so difficult. There is also the challenge of figuring out where the clothes would be: near the baby stuff? near the plus size? mixed in the regular women's section? I could of course get to sewing some things for myself, but messing with weird panels in pants and strange mixes of fabric (some stretch, some not) in the same garment isn't something I'm looking to do. My local thrift stores have had a lot of shirts and dresses, but little to no pants. I'm thinking that women only have a couple of pairs, wash them to death, and then have to throw them away when they are all done with the process. :)
Again, I'm doing quite well if this is my primary complaint about pregnancy at the moment. It would be less of an issue if my workplace wasn't so business. These are the cushy, second trimester worries!
I did bring a few things up to the attic despite our going out. We're going to get the donation and trash stuff out of there on Saturday morning (need Brian's truck to do it - a lot of stuff), will bring up the remaining stuff that needs to go in its spot, and then we'll have made huge headway in getting the babe's room organized. At some point we'll need to get a crib and a rug for there, but not until the other stuff is out.
