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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:04 pm 
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Need one for a wedding in amonth's time and since this is the last time I plan to be pregnant, I don't want to spend a fortune on it, thinking around the €60-70 price tag.
Has to be maxi because if it' any way warm, I will have cankles that will need to be hidden :blush:

I've looked on Asos and Next and didn't see anything suitable.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:10 pm 
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Could you get away with a non-maternity one? There is normally lots of extra fabric flowing in a maxi.

I was looking at lovely ones in M&S/wallis and next last week.


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:19 pm 
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Yeah was thinking I could get away with a non-maternity one but they'd probably need to be jersey type fabric so they'd have a bit of stretch?

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:22 pm 
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New look have a lovely one in black or purple. I think it was €25. I tried on it and a few non maternity maxi dresses and I have to say the mat one fit better.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:23 pm 
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http://www.littlewoodsireland.ie/holly- ... 5%3fnav%3d

I bought this for a Wedding in July, ill be about 23 weeks, its non maternity but its stretchy enough that im pretty sure it'll just loosely fall down over my bump, the gathering in the dress is above where your bump is. Use a 20% discount code and you'll get it for around 65.
The only thing I will say is there is a massive slit up the front but Ive stitched it up, as it went way up above the knee but there is so much material you wouldnt know I did a thing to it.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:04 pm 
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I definitely think you'd get away with non maternity, there are tons in the shops at the moment, just try on a few.


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:23 pm 
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New look have some lovely ones both maternity & normal
@ 36 weeks I wore a normal 1 to a christening & felt comfy & got loads of compliments

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:36 pm 
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What about this one:
http://www.marksandspencer.ie/Front-Kno ... id=1002041

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:53 pm 
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It's really pretty E, but am wondering if I should just stick to a plain colour instead of a pattern in case it ends up making me look even more massive!

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:17 pm 
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I suppose that depends on whether you wear colourful things normally or not - I would prob get a black one :D
Perhaps go and try it on?

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:25 pm 
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Yeah i'm going to head to Newbridge this week and see what I can see! Thanks!

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:24 pm 
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This, from Next? It's not maternity but a few sizes up should work. €87 but is nice, I think, for summery wedding.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:34 pm 
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http://www.eloramaternity.com/shopping_ ... %20Dresses

I got a mamalicious maternity maxi dress in divine boutique in maynooth and it was €55. I am now 31 weeks pregnant And have worn it loads over the last few weeks to communions/confirmations. It's really comfy and hoping to get a wear out of it post baby.

If u go to the above site, it's the stripy one called sofie.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:56 pm 
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i got a fab plain black jersey one in H&M recently for 15euro (have been looking for this specific type for ages). It's loose fitting but not to full in the skirt as some of them seem to be so it doesn't make a mountain of you.

Really nice with a short jacket to dress it up and really light and cool

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Mothercare had loads last summer so guessing again they will have them again this summer


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:31 pm 
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I was in Mothercare today, they only had 2 maxis. One was really big on to but then too small everywhere else-total disaster. The other was a peachy colour which isn't really a good colour for me because I have red hair!

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