Maternity wear in Canberra, where is it?

Try the Gap or Topshop websites – better range and much cheaper than what I found in Australia
http://www.gap.com
http://www.topshop.com

The Labor club, Belconnen………….

Ummmm….its 2011….its on the intertube thingy

Have Ms Hosinator try SES in woden
(lower level, near the toilets that are being refurbished), as i picked up lots of flowing dresses and tops very cheap (no more than $20 each!) that became my staples the entire time i was pregnant.

I was pretty unimpressed with the maternity wear options in Canberra, and the last thing I wanted to do while pregnant was traipse around all over Canberra looking for them! A friend got me on to a couple of UK websites, Dorothy Perkins and ASOS, which have good maternity wear options – it ended up being cheaper to buy online and have them sent here, than to buy online in Australia.

Plus, because they’re on opposite seasons you would now be able to get their winter wear on sale as they try and get rid of it.

My first maternity hurdle came for a wedding we attended the other month – I couldn’t justify spending $160 on a dress from a maternity store – luckily, Target in the city had a black dress that I was able to dress up and will be my ‘formal’ staple for the next couple of months.

I found the target pants that cross under the bump to be really good, and all weekend is spent in maternity jeans from Jeans West – two pairs for $109 and they’re super comfy.

I bought up on maxi dresses so they’ll be under other tops as long skirts as it gets cooler, and I’ve bought up in places like Cotton On where loooong singlets are the rage and are stretchy (and cheap) so they’ll last me all the way through. A few cardigans and shrug type things has also meant I’m able to stretch this warmer weather wardrobe a little further – at least until I finish work. It doesn’t hurt that I’m running warmer than I normally would, so layering singlets and tops under cardi’s is also practical.

Target and K mart are the best and there are heaps of on line stores. I found the best thing though were normal clothes with empire lines or wrap style in a size bigger than normal. That way you could wear them post birth as well

Oh, should have mentioned Maternity Style in Manuka also closed down a few years ago…

Baby Wombats in Belconnen had some maternity wear (or it least it did when I was pregnant a couple of years ago!) I remember picking up a couple of nice dresses there.

Good timing – we’re working on a maternity post for HerCanberra so I’ve got a bit of a list!

There aren’t a lot of options around town, and previous commenters have pretty much covered them, but here are some suggestions for mainstream stores to try and online stores. Hope they help!

In terms of mainstream fashion that can be adapted – I lived in Witchery basics. Their tops tend to be really long and stretchy, so can accommodate the bump.

Supre and Cotton On are also great for stretchy basics…and cheap.

Country Road has some great maxi skirts (can sit on or below bump and so comfy) and dresses at the moment which would be perfect for winter. Also long line singlets and tanks which she can wear under things and cover her bump.

Jeans – Yim jeans are fantastic – not cheap but look so good she can wear them for yonks after bub is born. http://www.yim.com.au/yim/YIM%20Maternity%20Jeans.html

Other online options are Egg Maternity – http://www.eggmaternity.com.au/ , Barefoot and Beyond http://www.barefootandbeyond.com.au/cart.php , Szabo http://www.szabomaternity.com.au/ , Ripe http://www.ripematernity.com/ and Queen Bee http://www.queenbee.com.au

There’s also the Canberra-based Dressing for Two – http://www.dressingfortwo.com.au/