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Creating a decent maternity wardrobe can be difficult because of a couple of different issues. First you will find that you will see many clothes that you probably will not want to wear, particularly if you are a professional woman. The clothes will have little animals or even alphabet trains on them, and those clothes are not ones that you can use if you are going to work.

The second problem is that you will not want to spend a small fortune (which you can do easily) on clothing that you will wear only a few months at best. Once you get later into the pregnancy, you may even find that you do not wear the clothes more than a couple of weeks before they are no longer comfortable for you. There are a few simple ways you can start to create a great maternity wardrobe, however.

First you should begin shopping now. The clothes that are on clearance now are the season that you will need in your later months. That means that you can get great deals on maternity wear if you pick up a few things right now. The general rule is that you should purchase maternity clothing in the same size as your normal clothes. While it is possible that you will get too big for them by the end, you definitely will get some wear out of them for less money.

You should create a wardrobe based on foundational clothing. For example, instead of purchasing trendy outfits, you should get a few basic pieces. You will need a couple of pair of jeans, some khaki, and various colored dress pants. Your best option for maternity wear is to get a couple of each of these pieces and then mix and match the tops. You can create great outfits for less if you re-use the pants. An additional benefit is that you will be able to have clothes that will not go out of style in the foundational pieces, so if you get pregnant again, you will not be looking at creating a completely new wardrobe.

Next you should go with accessories! Gone are the days when pregnant ladies did not draw attention to themselves. Pregnant women today are proud of who they are, and they dress to impress. That means that you can stick with the accessory pieces that you have now and work them into your maternity wardrobe. Those jeans and black sweater will look much better with the unique necklace you bought at an arts fair a few weekends ago. You can make your money go farther by using the accessories that you have to create beautiful ensembles.

Buy cheap shoes. By the end of my ninth month, no shoes that I owned were comfortable. I even got shoes intended for moms-to-be, but they did not work. In the end, I bought a couple of pair of really cheap ($5) shoes. Because of their poor quality, they would stretch really easily, which my feet needed, and they would go back to their normal size so that I could wear them again. So when you are looking for shoes, you should get some inexpensive shoes that will work with your feet. Do not put yourself in danger with them but do not think that more expensive is better when it comes to maternity shoes.

Buy second-hand. You can spend a lot less money by buying the clothes that other moms got when they were pregnant. If you check out the second-hand stores in your area, you will see that most of them have better selections than the regular clothes section. That is because the maternity wear was only used for a brief time. You can get great results by going to second-hand stores a couple of times a month when you are pregnant.

A maternity wardrobe is only temporary so do not spend time looking for just the perfect thing. You should spend time getting quality clothes and putting together a wardrobe, but the reality is that you will not be wearing these clothes for long enough to worry about getting the best clothes for everyday of your pregnant life. Go with comfort and price, and you will always win.

By Julia Mercer