1. Utilize what I already have for as long as I can.
2. Buy secondhand or borrow.
3. Buy sustainable pieces that can transition with me to an after baby body.
1. Utilize what I already have for as long as I can.
I found that I already had clothing that would “grow” with me. baggier t-shirts, cardigans, button up shirts, dresses, and so on. Yes, my wardrobe options were a lot fewer towards the end but ultimately that was the last thing on my mind as I was wattling from my bed to the bathroom a billion times a day. I think I wore the same 2 dresses nearly every day for the last couple of weeks – no one noticed – or no one dared to say anything about it! But seriously though….
There’s also a pretty fantastic piece that I was able to get from a friend that allowed me to wear my same pants and shorts up until the very end. Belly Bands – have you heard of these things?! Basically, they go around your unbuttoned pants to make it appear as if you are just wearing a layered shirt. I think for the $10 price tag versus the ungodly expensive maternity jeans is a pretty good deal!
2. Buy second hand or borrow.
Like I mentioned above for my Belly Band – I got it from a friend as well as a postpartum belly wrap. If you need to get additional maternity pants or shirts I would opt to get them second hand or borrow them rather than buy new. Why? Maternity clothing is EXPENSIVE and incredibly wasteful considering the amount of resources go into each peice and the amount of time they are worn. In every thrift store I’ve been in there has always been an overflowing maternity section. Save your money.
There are also some online thrift/consignment sites that have second hand maternity clothing like ThredUP and Motherhood Closet.
3. Buy sustainable pieces that can transition with you to an “after baby” body.
You’d be surprised what actually will still fit you as you progress through pregnancy. I have to slowly retire clothing as to not stretch them out while I got bigger so towards the end I was pretty much living in a true minimalist capsule wardrobe of about 20+ items – and I actually loved it! I can’t wait to start that project in the future!
Below are a few items that I wore throughout my pregnancy that I will continue to wear afterward. With the addition of button up shirts and cardigans, I was able to pull off new outfits nearly every day using the same handful of items. Out of these 12 pieces, I only purchased or borrowed 4 of them. The rest I already had in my closet.
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You're truly a zero waste nerd! It's good to know that someone on the earth preserving the resources and using them in limit. Whatever resources it may be, one day everything would be null. People like you are inspiring for the whole world. Everyone knows that buying new clothes in the time of pregnancy means, they will used it for some months. And within this short period, the clothe quality will not deteriorate. Still, they buy! And you're quite opposite.
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