The first few months, everyone commented on how small I was and how I was hardly showing and wow, you can still fit into your jeans. Then, practically overnight it feels like, my baby bump popped out and suddenly I can’t seem to fit into anything! My wardrobe has been whittled down to four pairs of pants, two of which are stretchy sports bottoms and one of which I can just pull off with the help of a belly band (for the uninitiated, this is what a belly band looks like).
I have never needed to go shopping so badly, I assure you.
And this is what I’m starting to realise: maternity clothing options in this country are really, really limited (even the belly band took me ages to find!) and, generally, expensive. As compared to (nicer) stuff that’s available overseas. Sometimes even when you take into account the exchange rate and shipping costs.
Unfortunately, many of the stores in the UK or USA don’t ship to Malaysia. I found this great Australian site Bump Baby & Beyond that stocks quality, gorgeous stuff at unbelievably reasonable prices and that ships to Malaysia, but there’s no tracking service available and my parcel went missing!
Cath from BB&B was amazing – my order was processed in a blink but after waiting two months, we finally conceded that my clothes weren’t going to arrive and she gave me a full refund within days. I was really impressed and relieved (thanks, Cath!) if terribly disappointed that I wasn’t going to get my stuff after all. If someone’s taken the items, I have just one thing to say to you for stealing from a pregnant woman: karma.
So now it looks like I’m limited to only overseas sites that offer courier delivery to Malaysia and local options. While I await an opportune moment to hit up stores like Topshop maternity and Modern Mum for basics, I have been doing plenty of online shopping – here’s a site I visit regularly – buying oversized tops mostly. They’re cheap (which means I can buy more!) and I intend to wear these for as long as I can before turning to maternity options.
I know I don’t need an entirely new wardrobe, just a handful of bottoms, lots of tops and a couple of nicer things maybe. I already have a bunch of accessories and this is a wonderful excuse to buy flats and sandals. Oh and I’ve been advised to get a bag that I can carry satchel-style because snatch thieves tend to target visibly pregnant women and that should deter them. Hubby isn’t convinced though; he reckons a bag that slings across my shoulders could prove more dangerous if I’m targeted. I’m still undecided.
Try Mother Club. Tell Jenna, recommended by Kong. Ask her give you discount abit =) http://www.motherclub.com.my/
Haha, thanks :)
I have an idea..in the mean time why won’t you steal some of Y’s clothes..or perhaps just stick with buying PJ’s..since most of them are big and baggy. some PJ’s look like outside clothes..i’m not joking on wearing Y’s clothes..man shirts are in season i heard! lolll. take this all as a joke if it bothers you.
I will steal his clothes… later on. I’m not THAT big yet!
There’s this maternity shop which sells “not-so-aunty-looking” maternity clothes at 1u new wing, 2nd floor. Same row as esquire kitchen & safe and sound. You’ll see it on yr right as you come down from the escalator if u had parked at preferred parking (xzqt entrance).
Are you who i think you are-sis in law?
I heard from a friend some days ago, that we should start buying ‘loose’ clothes eventhough we are not pregnant yet, it is the most economic way and it is sustainable…maybe i should think about it!
Yes Adele, it’s me :)
According to my husband, i spent a bomb on maternity clothes starting at 20 weeks. i like 9 months at The Curve/Pavilion. Ya, and i had to keep buying bigger and bigger. My mum lent me her clothes near the end and she went on holiday in china so bought lots of big stuff.
At the 34+week mark, haha….i was down to 3 dresses, up by 14+kg and begged God to give me an early delivery or else i’d be 20kg+ by the time i delivered; assuming a 40-weeker. Mind you, i got elephant ankles nearly everyday! I mean, it comes with eating icecream everyday lah. And so at 37 weeks i got the braxton hicks and a c-section! in the end, i put on 16kg…and was HUGE! hahahha….
Yes, so no worries about being uber (non-)fashionable, i took over many of marcus’s vulgar tshirts (as PJs)…. with prints like ‘Oral Me’ and cartoon cars humping each other.
Thanks for the tips (and the reassurance) guys, will check out those stores when I’m there :) I’m already planning to live in hubby’s clothes towards the end. And in the meantime, I’ve also been eating ice cream almost everyday! Uh oh.
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