Last time I was pregnant (with Lily), I made a post about my complaints about maternity clothes nowadays. I just read it and I pretty much feel the same so if you want to read it, refer back to the original, but I have a few things to add.
My sister-in-law is getting married next weekend and I wanted to get a new outfit for the festivities. I was telling John just the other day that being pregnant is ok except for on Sundays when I HATE it because I hate all my Sunday clothes that fit me right now. Most of them are skirts that are just bigger, not maternity so they pretty much make me look like a whale. And after 5 pregnancies of wearing basically the same 3 dresses I'm pretty tired of them plus they're kind of worn out. So I decided that if I could find a nice maternity skirt and some shirts it would make my life happier.
SO, yesterday John and I went shopping for a skirt. Having already looked at the cheap places like Walmart, we decided to go to the mall department stores because they generally have nicer things. Anyway, I actually found some cute shirts, but there was not a skirt to be found anywhere, except one acid-washed jean one at Motherhood that I was not completely sold on. (I was hoping for something a little more dressy and I hate buying clothes at Motherhood because you can't get a cash refund even with a receipt and they try to sell you all kinds of magazines and pregnancy related things AFTER asking you fifty questions and BEFORE they will ring up anything in their store. I HATE it!)
All of the dresses we found were barely knee-length which I find completely unacceptable. I didn't wear knee-length skirts/dresses when I was 16 and they're definitely not any more flattering at 31 and pregnant. Plus when you factor in the kids climbing on you at church they are really upper thigh dresses because that's where the hemline is going to end up.
The last place we went was Dillards. Now I have never been that thrilled about their store anyway. I had a friend who swore by it and was always telling me all the "deals" she got there, but often in my head I was thinking, "Is my definition of deals the same as yours?" Now I'm just going to say right here that I am cheap. I can't help it. If you knew my father (who I love but is VERY money conscious) you would understand. Anyway, we went up to the Womens section and asked a lady there where their maternity clothes were. "I'm sorry, we don't sell maternity clothes," she said in a very condescending tone. John's interpretation was, "I'm sorry but we don't serve YOUR kind here!" and I think he was about right. Well, I have to say that I probably won't be going back to Dillards anytime soon.
Anyway by the end of the trip I had concluded that pregnant women must not go to church anymore or wear skirts for that matter. I found tons of cute pants (none of which had waistbands that would stay up on me in 2 months, but at least they were cute), but only the one half-way acceptable skirt. I'm still going to try the other mall but I was very discouraged, although I had fun shopping with just John and no girls. Maybe my taste is just too weird. I don't know, but I guess I'll keep looking.
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I had the same experience in Dillards when I was pregnant with Howie. It was here in Virginia, so I guess that is how Dillard's trains their people to respond: "We don't serve your kind here." Macey's and Babies R Us both sell Motherhood Maternity clothing with a better return policy and less sales pitch. I also have had luck at Ross and Burlington. They are hit or miss stores that might be more often miss in Utah. Good Luck.
At the last family wedding I was eight months pregnant at an old high school friend said something rude about what I was wearing. Very depressing since I had looked far and wide for something that would fit and did not feel like a tent. She has since had a baby, I hope she has matured a little.
Thanks for the tip! I hadn't thought of Ross or Burlington.
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