I have been on vacation for the past couple weeks, and my track pants fit fine, but I had to get back into work clothes today and nothing fits.

I had picked up a maternity black skirt recently that I wore today, but I was sure everyone was looking at my tummy.  I had to go shopping after work today so that I would have something different to wear tomorrow.

We have “Thyme Maternity” stores everywhere, so I thought I would try someplace else.  I went to “Motherhood Maternity” and they didn’t have many petite black pants and the customer service was horrible.  One guy helped me find a size, but then no one helped me decide what fit best or to help me with other sizes.  So I went to “Thyme Maternity”  (I am lucky that the Eaton Centre has two maternity stores in the same mall).  They were so much more helpful there and had a better selection of pants (two types to choose from instead of one).  I also ended up getting a more supportive bra and some underwear.

I ran into another shopper who had also started at the other store and ended up at “Thyme Maternity”, she also complained about the customer service at Motherhood.  The prices were cheaper at “Motherhood Maternity”, but it is important to make sure the clothes fit.

The books say that you shouldn’t buy everything all at once, especially since you don’t know exactly what shape you will be.  So I will go back next month and get something new too.  I have borrowed some clothes from a friend, but not enough to last me through another 4.5 months.