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Alicia

Ok, so we all know that when you become pregnant, you no longer fit into any of your clothes. I suddenly had nothing to wear at all! So I went to Wasteland and Crossroads, my local thrift stores – or "vintage" as I like to say.

Although Wasteland is pretty pricey, they have beautiful, fancy stuff. They have really nice clothes – well-made fancy-pants style! Anywho, I now have dresses and a sweater, and sexy tops and everyday tops – and they all fit! I spent $400 and walked out with an entire new wardrobe that I will be able to wear well after I’m pregnant, but that I can wear every day. I got a great sweater and tons of tops – it saved me!

Alicia and friend

Now, I just need a pair of pants. Right now, I’m borrowing a pair from my friend. That’s the other great thing – friends can save their stuff. My friend Liz literally has a box of maternity stuff. It’s a nice, small box she had collected from her other friend who was finished with it, and now she’s handing it off to me! How great is that system of sharing clothes? I think that will be a great way to go with baby clothes too.
 
Have any of you kind moms used hand-me-down maternity or baby clothes?

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Congratulations!!! and you look fabulous in your vintage clothes.

xxx

i have a ton i dont know what to do with?

YES!!!!!!!!! My sister gave me all of hers and I've got tons - any idea where I can donate them?

Congratulations!!!

I've never been pregnant but when I have clothes to get rid of, I always donate and most recently started taking things to some humane society thrift stores where the proceeds go to fund and operate the animal shelter and care for the animals. This is my first choice and Goodwill would be my next. I also love to shop at thrift stores, Goodwill and consignment shops. You never know what you'll find!

Luckily for me I only gain 18 pounds during my pregnancy. Because of that I only ever purchased 5 materbity shirts and 2 larger sized jeans. I was able to make it thru with those 7 items and gaucho & yoga pants I already had. I also used a bellaband in the iterim stage of not fitting in my usual pants,  but before buying bigger ones. I donated all my clothes to a pregnancy and addiction center I was working for at the time.

Congratulations and Good luck  with the pregnancy.

Hi Alicia! You look so beautiful and I am sooo very happy for you! My best friend Lisa and I shared our maternity clothes through two pregnancies- we would add to our collection each time and just pass it on to the other when needed so there was always something new and exciting in the box. Then when my friend Jamie was pregnant we passed some of the tops on to her (we are VERY tall- she is petite lol). It was wonderful being able to share together. We also share and exchange the childrens clothes and toys as well when mine get too big for them I pass them on to her :)

There really is no sense on spending tons of cash on clothes you will only wear for a few months.  Aside from a few items (who wants to wear second hand bras and tights?) I borrowed most of my maternity clothes and baby clothes from my sister-in-law and a friend.  After baby #2 comes in June, I will then pass them on to someone else.

I absolutely share my maternity clothes with my prego friends and family members.  It is such a huge waste of money to buy new with every pregnancy.  I also have hand me downs for my children.  I don't think there is anything wrong with that.  Why waste...and better yet, you save sooo much money.

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