PG women get a shoe pass, right?

[Bernadine]

Nothing is fitting any more, except a pair of flats and two pairs of sandals.  I looked for some shoes over the weekend, I found nothing.  Which is not surprising- I have wide feet anyway, and always have trouble finding shoes.

I can get away with shoes that would generally be considered too casual for work for the next 6 weeks, right?

[stinkyfeet]

Yes. Absolutely!!

[Elsa]

If anyone gives you shit, just channel this gif. They'll feel bad and shut up REAL fast.

[VillainV]

I would think so, but it probably depends on what shoe, and what your job is. Normally wear a suit and heels, and now you're going with flats? Probably fine. Normally wear a suit and now you're going with tennis shoes? Probably not. Work is business casual and you usually wear flats but now are thinking of wearing Toms? Probably okay.

[callmehales]

yup. all bets are off, wear whatever fits and doesn't make you want to murder someone.

[CloudBee]

Pretty much. I wore ballet flats in a wedding when I was pregnant. The bride didn't care.

[Deleted]

I work in a very professional, pearl-clutchy office and the last few weeks I wore flip flops because I couldn't get my swollen, fat feet in anything else. Do what you gotta do.

[FastHands]

Yep. Unless your work dress code is really strict. Even then, you should be able to talk to HR and it would likely still be fine.

[Deleted]

It's a medical thing if your feet are swollen. I would get a Drs note and wear what you need to.

[malibu]

I work in a fairly casual office (I'm wearing jeans today). The last three months or so of pregnancy, I wore flip flops after my feet swelled so bad - until a CW brought in some big, ugly, brown Crocs for me to wear because she hated seeing me walking in them in the snow. It was November. In Minnesota. And I was wearing flip flops because I literally could not cram my feet into anything else until she gave me those Crocs. I wore the Crocs every single day until DD was born in early December.

[birdmom]

The last day that I worked before I went into labor, I wore slippers to work. So, I say you get a shoe pass, but I might not be the best person to ask

[chickadee77]

Yup. I lived in flip flops the last three months of my pregnancy. My coworkers were amazed at the size of my ankles. Like, not in a good way.

[Bernadine]

I couldn't even get my feet into most flip flops I tried on.  

[FastHands]

I bought a pair of size 11 crocs and had to stretch them out in the dryer. Good times.

Hang in there!

[yourmother]

Girl, you wear whatever fits. Haters to the left.

I remember the ONLY shoes that fit (barely!) were my flip flops. My feet (and body!) were swollen. So much so, it was like 20 pounds of fluid.

[adhdfashion]

Yes, wear what is comfortable.

[spitforspat]

I've been wearing the same pair of brown flip flops for the last 2 months. I just pretend like others can't see my feet- I know I can't! Do what you gotta do.

[teeah22]

I'm a dentist and wore cheap flip flops the last two or three months of my pregnancy. Literally nothing fit anymore and I doubt anyone was looking at my feet considering my belly was the first thing entering the room.

[sharknado]

I wore crocs

[clairedunphy]

That was the best part of being pregnant in the summer-getting to wear flip flops. And sundresses and no pants. I hate pants when pregnant.

[cabbagecabbage]

I wore and loved the Crocs ballet flats at my office and just pretended they weren't foam shoes.

[lolo]

I wore sneakers to a huge presentation at 36w with the president of my division and loads of directors and vice presidents. I made some suitably self-deprecating remarks at the beginning of the presentation everyone laughed and we all moved on.

[VeryViolet]

I wore flip flops to the office exclusively from about six months on and never got a comment even though some of the higher ups were weird about dress code. I did go to target and buy a pair of plain black flats a full size up for when I had client meetings. They weren't perfect but I could wear them once or twice a week for a few hours and look somewhat presentable.

[LanaLang]

I worked in business professional and wore Old Navy flip flops that had stretched with my swelling feet. Had anyone said a word, I would have gladly let them find a pair of something else that would actually fit on my feet. Like another poster, I was about 20 lbs of straight water. Everything was swollen.
As it was, not a single person said anything. Of course I was HR...

[nahoku]

Oh yes. I used to have size 7.5 feet and at the end of my first pregnancy, I was wearing size 10* :/ I bought the fugliest brown clogs from target and wore the crap out of them. But I could just slide my feet in, it was necessary.

*I'm now solidly a size 8.

[flex]

I wore slippers to work in my last weeks with DS#3. My boss tried to flick me some shit about it, and I said "do you want me to get a doctor's note, you jerk?" (I wasn't very patient those last weeks lol). He's like "oh no, no...you don't need to do that!" I dearly would have loved to tell him "Well just STFU then!"


ETA:  So I really didn't call him  a jerk, but the look I gave him said it all.  lol

[YahYahs]

Definitely.
I had DD1 in December and wore gray sweater Uggs with my black dress pants, lol. They were comfy, big enough for my pre-e swollen feet, and made me feel better about walking through the icy parking lot. I looked ridiculous but whatever.

[Doggy Mommy]

My co-worker wore fuzzy crocs and her students pushed her around her classroom in a rolley chair. Do what you gotta do.

[Waffles]

Absolutely. Needs must.