Maternity running clothes?

[katinthehat]

I haven't found anything I'm really willing to pay for, honestly.

I've had to add a maternity belt so I usually wear my bella band with the belt over it and the shirt over that. Stuff shows and it's obvious I'm very pregnant, but everything is covered because of the belt and the belly band.

I've been using my husband's old race shirts but they're huge through the shoulders. I might take the scissors to some and see if I can fashion a sort of tank top from them for the summer.

[jene]

I bought a few pairs of shorts in a size up and wear them below my belly and have been using my costco lululemon tanks since they are nice and stretchy.

[runblondie26]

Yay! I'm glad to hear you're feeling better and things are going well.

I should apologize now before you read any further. I'm not going to be in any way helpful on this topic.

For bottoms, I picked up a couple extra pairs of low-rise capri pants from TJ MAXX. Most low-rise spandex sat comfortable under my belly, so I didn't feel the need to buy anything maternity-specific.

For tops, I intentionally held on to some oversized race shirts to wear during future pregnancies. (Listen up ADIDAS, if a 9 month pregnant woman can fit in your "size small", then you better rethink your fit)

[emuni04]

I LOVED (and still love, postpartum) Old Navy's yoga maternity shorts. Super stretchy and comfortable. No idea if they still make them.

Pricey, but I found that LLL's yoga-length tanks were great when I was pregnant because they are so long and covered by bump all the way until the end.

[kams]

If you have a Costco membership, their racer back tech tanks are super long, and wash really well (& they're cheap!).

[shelbyann]

For shorts and pants, I just went under the belly with regular (larger sized) workout clothes rather than trying to go over it. There was probably some weird looking muffin top/love handle crap going on, but it worked.

For tops, I actually liked tighter tops better than loose ones. Costco's Kirkland knockoff lulu tanks (bought in a size up from my normal) were my go-to. (ETA: yes, the same ones kams mentioned!)

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Mar 24, 2014 8:54:46 GMT -5 runblondie26 said:

Yay! I'm glad to hear you're feeling better and things are going well.

I should apologize now before you read any further. I'm not going to be in any way helpful on this topic.

For bottoms, I picked up a couple extra pairs of low-rise capri pants from TJ MAXX. Most low-rise spandex sat comfortable under my belly, so I didn't feel the need to buy anything maternity-specific.

For tops, I intentionally held on to some oversized race shirts to wear during future pregnancies. (Listen up ADIDAS, if a 9 month pregnant woman can fit in your "size small", then you better rethink your fit)

Amen on the ADIDAS sizing. I'm normally a M in most clothing (size 6/8) and I bought a L to run in through the winter. I was swimming in it, even at 39w pregnant. I looked ridiculous.

I bought a size up in some ON capris-DS was born in December, so early in the PG I just wore my regular shorts under my belly. The good thing about my thighs being massive compared to my hips/waist-even though I grew by 2" in my hips by 16w, my shorts still fit

[jamalynn]

I bought shorts/capris that were a size larger and lower cut. Instead of a belt, I just cut some panty hose off, and used that for my growing belly.

Race shirts were also my go to. I think I only bought one pair of maternity yoga capris at Old Navy.

[psyri]

I bought a couple regular Running Skirts skirts at the advice of a friend who wore them throughout her pregnancy, and I dug out a couple of C9 skirts from Target that were a little big but fit me again now. None of my other bottoms fit comfortably at the moment, especially ones with built in drawstrings. I also like the Costco tanks. They are long, stretchy, and fairly tight.

[hannahb]

Ditto long tanks. Other than that I didn't buy anything. I had a couple running shorts that were bigger and stretched with me. Towards the end I would steal my husbands shirts

[bella9280]

I bought two sports bras other than that I refuse to buy anything! I've just been wearing some of my bigger size things and longer tanks

[Mushe]

I actually really like the GapFit maternity stuff. I didn't run during my first pregnancy 2 years ago, though, so maybe take it with a grain of salt! I walked a lot and did yoga.

[Brit]

Another 'husband clothes' wearer checking in. His cycling shorts, t-shirts, and running tights mostly worked for pregnant me. I wore my normal running shorts really low, but probably could have gone up one size for a more comfortable fit. H's t-shirts didn't look spectacular, but I was more interested in buying new non-pregnant workout gear, so I just sucked it up and wore them anyway. I also did a lot of at home workouts in just a sport bra and shorts.

[mollyrunner]

I didn't buy much, but I loved the GapFit maternity line. Try to get a few pieces when they're on sale. Otherwise I just wore a lot of my stetchy long tanks and wore my shorts under my belly.

[bella9280]

I saw some cute stuff at target today

[lucky3]

I ran until 25 weeks and then moved to the stair master and walking. I wore my pre pregnancy shorts under my belly until my last workout the day before I had the baby. For tops I went to the men's C9 section at Target and purchased a couple sleeveless tops. Those worked out better for my than big t-shirts because they did not created the bunching around the neck and super long sleeve situation that huge shirts do. The arm whole on the sleeveless top was big and some of my sports bra would peak out when I was lifting, but it was the best fit for me.

[osulori]

Long tanks were a godsend, so were Old Navy's compression capris...I got them in a size up and angled the waistband under my belly once I started showing, it worked out great!

[agswife]

I wore my regular shorts/capris under my belly and bought a few Old Navy ribbed maternity tanks in my size (3) and in the next size up (just 2 - needed these only for the last month-6 weeks.)

[katinthehat]

I just bought this top and love it.  It's more cotton than I would like, but it's very very thin so it wasn't a big deal to run in it.  Plus it's cute

[breezy8407]

I had a cute tank from For Two Fitness that said "running for three" but sadly only got to wear it running a few times since I had to stop shortly after.

I was able to wear regular shorts under my bump and bigger t-shirts. I wasn't a member of a gym at the time, so I was just on my treadmill at home, so I didn't really care what I looked like.

For pants, my LLL pants and Costco LLL pant knock offs actually worked well for a while - they stayed snug under the belly, too.