Comments on: The More You Know

By: Erika

Erika — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:18:14 +0000

-Caroline, Seriously! You have to pay a ton of money for jeans that feel flimsy and thin! And of course they won’t put them on sale or anything, because that would be pedestrian.

Also, the Goodwill and consignment shops have very VERY few worthwhile finds. It’s so discouraging! I tried for weeks to find a good deal, but came up fruitless so I bent to the inevitable and bought full-price maternity jeans from Old Navy.

I hate to admit it, but I’m so glad I finally succumbed. They’re so much more comfortable!!!

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:24:00 +0000

This made me laugh out loud. I’m 24 weeks pregnant and as yet have bought NO maternity clothes. This is not because I’m tiny–in fact, none of my pre-pregnancy pants fit me by the time I hit 20 weeks, and I’ve only survived this long due to a lovely little thing called the elastic waist band. It is, rather, for all the reasons you mentioned above, plus one other: every pair of pants in maternity clothing stores looks about as high-quality as something from K-Mart or Wal-Mart. Yes, I am a clothing snob. I can’t help it, and the fact that I prefer high-quality clothing is not about to change just because I’m pregnant! On the other hand, I don’t want to invest good money in something I’ll wear for a couple months and then pack away until/unless I have another child!

And I have looked at thrift stores. But can someone please explain to me why every single item of maternity clothing I’ve seen in Goodwill looks about 20 years old and so ugly I wouldn’t give it to my enemy?

However, I’ve reached the breaking point. This weekend it’s do or die, because if I don’t find one or two pairs of pants to wear I’m going to start getting frostbite on my legs.

By: Erika

Erika — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:21:34 +0000

-Kate, It is a seriously brilliant idea. If my maternity jeans weren’t so baggy and shapeless I’d totally consider them sanctioned Thanksgiving pants.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:15:52 +0000

For the record (and drawing on my GREAT breadth of experience as a mother of one), tall and/or larger women don’t sell their maternity pants b/c they have recognized the concept of maternity pants to be the Best Ever Invented. Pants that for the most part look like normal pants but have an incredibly forgiving waist? Brilliant.

I guess that, were we to follow the logic behind this, tall and/or larger women are just smarter than tiny women. Another reason to screw ‘em all.

By: Erika

Erika — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:29:56 +0000

-Nancy, I am a HUGE cheapskate (which my husband loves) and have a very hard time shopping for clothes. They just…they don’t last, and it galls me to shell out lots of money for something I know will be falling apart after a couple years.

Good suggestions on the sewing! My mother in law is very handy with a sewing needle, might have to hit her up…

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:00:50 +0000

LOL. And here, I thought 35 bucks was cheap. If you’re handy with a sewing machine or can find a seamstress, you can have your regular jeans altered…. just buy the stretchy fabric at the fabric store.

By: Erika

Erika — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:32:51 +0000

-Nancy, Score! I liked the secret fit belly, I just didn’t like the Motherhood Maternity prices =/ I shudder to spend more than $25 on jeans, so this has been a real struggle for me. It just feels so decadent!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:11:52 +0000

I went shopping for maternity jeans this weekend, and surprisingly, the best-fitting jeans were the cheapest at 35 bucks, AND they came in a Petit Extra Large. :D I got them at Destination Maternity, and I’m pretty sure they are Motherhood Maternity brand, the ones with the secret fit belly.

By: Erika

Erika — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:24:48 +0000

-Blanche, I shop at the outlets as well but I still found their prices exorbitant. I love their clothes, dislike their prices. I, too, noticed the pricing disparity. Apparently women are just richer than men? Bigger suckers? Realize how unlikely it is they’ll find a better deal elsewhere?

By: Blanche

Blanche — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:09:16 +0000

I buy mine at the local E.B. outlet, so not quite $50 (but not that much off either unless I happen to catch one of their very infrequent sales on jeans) – and you know what I noticed the last time I was there…the women’s jeans are more expensive than the mens. What’s up with that?