Have you ever worn maternity clothes

[verycontrary247]

while not pregnant? Having never been pregnant before either.

I love this dress 100x more than its non-maternity counterpart.

Maternity: 
www.target.com/p/merona-maternity-short-sleeve-dress-with-belt-assorted-colors/-/A-14452838#prodSlot=medium_7_58

Non-maternity:
www.target.com/p/merona-women-s-kimono-sleeve-shirt-dress-assorted-colors/-/A-14440485#prodSlot=medium_7_60



Target has so many cute maternity dresses right now

[papie]

I wouldn't unless I had a super flat stomach.  They are meant to emphasize the bump, and my gut needs no emphasizing. 

[speckledfrog]

That looks exactly the same, the belt is just lower. Unless you have a big belly I wouldn't recommend maternity clothes, as they have extra fabric in the front.

[Deleted]

I've never been pregnant and I own a couple of Target maternity shirts because I loved the colors and the side-ruching helps disguise my not-pregnant-just-fat gut.

[goaskalice]

I totally bought one on accident once, you know how the sections kind of just run into each other. I didn't even realize it until my friend who was pregnant at the time mentioned she had the same dress. We laughed about it, but honestly it's one of my favorite dresses.

[amberlyrose]

I bought a maternity shirt on accident at target and then when I realized it was maternity, I cried and never wore it.

It was not good for me.

[anlo]

Have you tried them on? You might be pleasantly surprised to find the non-maternity dress more flattering once it's on. I would hesitate to buy the maternity dress because you run the risk of actually looking pregnant.

[pinkflats]

I wear my Motherhood Maternity fitted t-shirts even though I am not pregnant. They don't have any extra fabric or anything, they are just longer, which I like.

[lolly]

I still wear some of my maternity shirts because I like how long they are. My dresses do not look right, there is too much fabric in the front.

[verycontrary247]

May 1, 2013 13:11:08 GMT -5 anlo said:

Have you tried them on? You might be pleasantly surprised to find the non-maternity dress more flattering once it's on. I would hesitate to buy the maternity dress because you run the risk of actually looking pregnant.

I haven't yet. I couldn't decide if it was cut differently or if it looked better on the pregnant lady because it was more form-fitting.

[snorky]

I have a pair of mat pants that I bought in small and medium when I was pregnant. The medium fit then, but I loved them so much that I kept the small and still wear them (just wore them Monday, in fact).

My daughter is two.

[nomad100]

I bought a maternity tankini bathing suit top. Mainly because I couldn't find a regular one that was big enough for my boobs. I did love that the looser body part hid my gut.

I have a t-shirt from the maternity section too but I liked that it was longer than the regular ones.

[Kit]

I accidentally bought a maternity bathing suit at Target last season. I had no idea...it was just a once piece but when I got it home it had the netting on the inside of it to cradle the bump.

Whatever, I kept it cause it was cute.

[jayded]

No, I didn't even get to wear maternity clothes while pregnant. I had hyperemesis and my pre pregnancy clothes were even too big.

[amberatkins]

May 1, 2013 14:12:46 GMT -5 jayded said:

No, I didn't even get to wear maternity clothes while pregnant. I had hyperemesis and my pre pregnancy clothes were even too big.

Good for you? Way to add nothing to this post.

As for the OP's question - Yes, I wore a few maternity shirts before getting pregnant and one of my favorite t-shirts is gap maternity. It's nice to have a little extra length. I'm not sure about dresses though, they seem a little riskier for the non-pregnant.

[Deleted]

i didn't before i was pregnant the first time, but did afterwards. i cried the day i packed away my maternity jeans.

the only tricky thing with dresses and tops is if the front dips too low in the middle. sometimes that's how they make them "maternity."

[rupertpenny]

No, but I fully embraced maternity pants long before I needed to. Elastic waist bands are awesome.

[jayded]

May 1, 2013 14:17:23 GMT -5 amberatkins said:

May 1, 2013 14:12:46 GMT -5 jayded said:

No, I didn't even get to wear maternity clothes while pregnant. I had hyperemesis and my pre pregnancy clothes were even too big.

Good for you? Way to add nothing to this post.

As for the OP's question - Yes, I wore a few maternity shirts before getting pregnant and one of my favorite t-shirts is gap maternity. It's nice to have a little extra length. I'm not sure about dresses though, they seem a little riskier for the non-pregnant.

My comment wasn't meant to come off as bragging. I was one of those women who actually looked forward to having a baby bump, but alas it wasn't in the cards. I did get a healthy baby out of it though. Sorry if I offended anyone. 

[mellimel19]

I have, though unknowingly. I once bought a skirt with some ruching on the belly- it's actually one of my favorite skirts! One day someone pointed out to me that the ruching wasn't for style, it was to allow for an expanding belly! So now I make sure to wear that skirt whenever I'm going out for a big dinner

[litebright]

Yes. I still have one pair of maternity lounge pants that I wear around or for exercising.

[kasi]

Yup. I like the elastic waistband.

[shepoz]

I wore some of the non-ruched tanks, but only because they were longer than my normal tanks.

As for that dress, am I the only one seeing that they are exactly the same, except the maternity one has a body form in it while the non-maternity is lying flat? I think that is what's making you like it better, quite honestly. Once your body is in it, the non-maternity version will look better, IMO.