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Hi,  I'm new on this site and have just registered as I need some on advice on when to wear maternity clothes.

I only found out I was pregnant a week ago and I'm only 6 weeks but I've had really bad cramps, feeling really bloated and my work trousers are uncomfortable. Anything with a button or non stretch waistband is uncomfortable! There are a couple of other women who are pregnant where I work and they didn't start wearing maternity clothes until they were showing. I don't want people to think I'm wearing maternity wear to draw attention to myself or to get out of wearing a uniform!!

Any advice would be appreciated!

 Hi, Wear whatever is most comfortable, theres too much going on inside of you to worry about the outside! I'm 16 weeks pregnant, and have been wearing maternity clothes since I was 8 weeks.  I was worried what people thought at first, but then I just felt so bloated and huge, that I stopped caring and started wearing what was comfortable. 

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Hiya, I'm 16 weeks with my second, I just started to wear my maternity trousers to work last week - don't know how as I've put on 9lbs already but feel alot better in them. Casually I've been wearing alot of leggings and smock dresses, got my maternity jeans out at the weekend but I have a decent bump in them (feel the material over your belly makes you look bigger anyway) so kind of refusing to wear them yet lol feel its a bit early! Jac, Holly 2 and 16+3 bump x

Hi Ladies,

Thanks for your replies! I think I'll probably wait until the 8 week mark then speak to my supervisors about it, that way people will start finding out at the same time (although I've told a few people already, too excited!)

Its strange all the stuff you think about which really isn't that important, like what other people think!!! I'm not vain, just paranoid lol

I have my first appointment with my Midwife in 3 weeks which I'm looking forward to because I'm hoping it will make everything a little bit more real. Other than feeling sick and getting cramps and bloated thats the only thing thats happening! I know I shouldn't complain, just looking forward to more signs as sometimes I don't actually believe it! I'm worried that I'll go for the scan but there'll be nothing there. All worries that I'm sure will go away!

Any way, enough of rambling on a completely different subject other than maternity wear in the work section! Thanks again! xx

hi im expecting my sec child and i am now 22 weeks and only starting wearing maternity clothes last week so i think it all depends how you feel and what ya bump like but since than in 1 week i havhtly bigger hae gone huge it defo be a big one this time last child was 8 6oz this one is slighty bigger ha good luck and defo go with comfort 4 both of you good luck