Knocked Up Rollcall

And let me clarify - shockingly, I'm not having body image issues, which I was worried about (and which may come later, who knows). I actually think I look pretty great. I've lucked out so far in the hormonal sweepstakes pulled the thick hair and good skin and strong nails cards (which again, later? who knows...), which is certainly helping. This is 100% a clothes availability issue.

xp That is a nice feeling, I will admit.

I have a theory that royals and female politicians and public figures stay so skinny because otherwise you can't wear nice clothes and sit/eat in public, and they have to look like they're not miserable at every single moment.

alternate theory: oppressive body standards spare no woman, regardless or privilege or position

Man, you really need a better tagline, that one is just depressing.

:(

carl have you tried a belly band? you can wear your normal clothes (pants unbuttoned and unzipped)with it and it covers a bunch o belly

It's not totally practical now bc my wardrobe is 95% dresses or side zip skirts but it's totally a good idea for when elastic waist stuff has to go under the gut.

My fave jeans are actually jeggings or more accurately elastic waist skinny jeans that I had to take in at the waist so I've just let them out and they are totally good for jeans. Hopefully I won't need jeans until November or so. The belly band will be good to get wear out of otherwise too short shirts, too.

You will have excellent pregnancy weather, that's for sure.

I know! That's why I'm heart broken about the lack of tights selection. I'm hoping I can just size up in regular tights.

I have no idea what fat preggos who have no room to size up do. Never go outside?

There are always curtains, if Amanda hasn't turned them into a sundress and a bunch of throw pillows yet.

Von Trapp style ftw.

Carl, are Forever 21 tights an option? They're cheaply made but I know they do have XL+ selection. I forget how tall you are if that's an issue, but they almost hit my ankles, so they're pretty long!

lol no. Their stuff runs small and XL tights wouldn't cut it if I weren't pregnant.

I Love Colors has a robust plus line so fingers crossed their biggest size will accommodate whatever sized watermelon I'm smuggling in later months. Yours Clothing also has sweeeeet 120 denier black tights so I'm crossing my fingers that they'll work.

There's always leggings too, which are available in plus sizes from a few places.

Proper maternity tights have this sweet built in stomach support sling that I'm sad to miss out on as I can already tell that will feel pretty nice as things progress.

I feel bad like I'm asking for suggestions and then pooping on them! I don't mean to do that. I'm not going to be naked. It's just a word of difference from

http://www3.assets-gap.com/webcontent/0006/327/658/cn6327658.jpg

to

http://media.plussizetech.com/jessicalondon/ma/2319_97647_ma_0001.jpg

(huge so I'm linking it but if you don't feel like clicking, it's a fugly blue suit.)

Or like

http://www.apeainthepod.com/Product.asp?product_Id=273230010&MasterCategory_Id=MC2

vs.

http://media.plussizetech.com/womanwithin/mm/0046_22072_mm.jpg

I want that stripey tank top yesterday.

The black and white one, I hope you mean...

And let me again acknolwedge my inherently privileged position of 1) being on the smaller end of plus size and being able to size up in non-maternity plus stuff and 2) having money to actually afford new clothes at all! I recognize this is some quid/ag shit, ultimately.

The other one would make a fine dress if the stripes were different colors, I think. And by that I mean death to mauve. But really I am hearing you, the options are p bleak.

No offence taken, Carl! I wasn't sure if F21 had tights in higher than XL but I was overjoyed when I discovered they had cheap XL ones and hoped the size train kept on a runnin'. I kinda like hideous blue suit but I'm a weirdo, so.

I have... four? dresses that are almost that exact color! But something about the color applied to a suit and that cut and woof.

You are a weirdo, though. ;)

this weirdo likes mauve and has at least a couple of mauve tops, but doesn't do white tops/dresses and is suspicious of horizontal stripes (I am fairly sure that "horizontal = fattening, vertical = slimming" thing is BS but it still taunts me when I look at horizontal stripes in the shop so I never buy any), so, still not doing that stripy dress

i always feel like a clown in vertical stripes
sometimes that's ok but usually it's kinda nagl

I used stripes as a gateway drug to white in my wardrobe and now I'll wear every crazy thing. Summer of unemployment has been mostly jorts, leggings as pants(! Inside the house only) & yoga pants though. Skirts seem like too much work for lazing about the house in. You are right, Carl, now that I look again it is a weirdly cut suit but the blue is an A+ weirdo shade for sure. /helpful post

Simplybe.co.uk has a huge range of plus-size maternity stuff and it looks like the .com site has a fair amount too. Don't know if it's your kind of style, but def worth checking out if you haven't already.

PLUS-SIZE MATERNITY LEATHER-LOOK LEGGINGS Oh carl we have found your spiritual home.

The palazzo pants I am wearing right now are from Simply Be's maternity range! I wouldn't call the range huge, but it's pretty much a fat woman's best bet for anything nearing stylish maternity.

This is hot shit, though - http://www.simplybe.com/maternity/maternity-print-bodycon-dress/invt/rf288gw/

Please don't sell out before I get paid again....

Yeah, that dress is ace. It's a UK company so I guess that's why our site has a bit more stuff.

Anyway, I should out myself: I am carrying the spawn of Stet and will be for another 24 weeks or so, all being well.

hey, congrats!
what is a bodycon dress?

Awesome, Madchen!!! Congratulations!

Bodycon dress = form fitting

Am I still allowed to hang out in your club or did I get drummed out in absentia on Monday night?

And also wow holy crap congratulations madchen/stet

congrats Madchen and stet!

Woah! Congrats!!

Anyway, I should out myself: I am carrying the spawn of Stet and will be for another 24 weeks or so, all being well.

― Madchen, Thursday, August 15, 2013 4:33 PM (2 hours ago)

Yayyyy, congratulations!

Madchen (anybody, really), would you be interested in a pregnancy commiseration thread or the like? I feel like me using this thread to talk about general pregnancy stuff means that your amazing announcement got a little lost so we could take the conversation elsewhere. Or I could just stop talking about it so much...

congratulations madchen and stet, that's wonderful news.

don't ever stop talking, carl agatha, you are a joy to read.

Congrats madchen and stet!

I'd definitely post on a pregnancy commiseration thread, but don't worry about the general chat here - it doesn't feel like anything got lost.

Why not then - This Is the Pregnancy Commiseration and Support Thread

heh err umm guess what

wahoo

congrats on #2

are you working up to starting the next partridge family band y/n

ayo!

aww, congrats. <3 little hockey fans