When I learned that I was pregnant, clothing wasn't the first thing on my mind. But as the bump got bigger and my clothes smaller, it became more of a reality. I started looking around for maternity wear, but found them to not only be very expensive, but also very outdated. I was in my twenties, and didn't want to wear pants that went up to my breasts, or frumpy sweaters. Then I discovered H&M, I had previously bought many items but never wandered past the women's section. And the maternity floor was a new and quite surprising, experience. They had everything from suit jackets, to patterned skirts, and pirate pants. I walked out the store door ...  Read the complete review

During my pregnany i bought quite a few pieces of H&M's maternity range "Mama". I have always like H&M anyway, they always have very fashionable clothes at a decent price as well as some lovely quirky pieces. They are also good for basics. Some people complain that H&M can be messy, but having worked in fashion retail ever since i left school i can safely say i will never judge a company on this...i'm sure the staff work very very hard and they can't help how busy the store gets. I seriously doubt they like seeing their work ripped apart everyday. Anway - in my local H&M maternity is tucked away in a corner next to the baby ...  Read the complete review

I heard from many of my friends that it is possible to get very cheap clothes at H & M so I thought I would give it a go. I went to the store based in Bond Street and it is one of the bigger ones on London. From outside it looked promising and I was expecting great things when I went inside but was hugely disappointed. What a mess the store was in. There seemed to be no organisation to the store at all and it looked like clothes were just randomly thrown together on rails and based in the shop! It was untidy, unruly and uninviting. Even Top Shop was in better shape! I was dismayed at the shop but decided to give it a chance so went around looking at the ...  Read the complete review

I bought trousers and tops there last June (2002) when I was five months with a small bump and wore them constantly and still do! The lycra keeps the shape and the longer length helps hide the post pregnancy rolls! I have to agree with many of the points in the other reviews, but I found the best H&M maternity selection in Bluewater, where the layout is less chaotic. If they stock a pair of wide legged black cotton/lycra (thick, not thin fabric) with a roll down waitband, buy them. They are fantastic, the band can go over or under the bump depending on size/inclination. I found anything tight or seamed too uncomfortable and irritating. However, as ...  Read the complete review

When I became pregnant I went in H&M a few times to look at maternity wear as bizarrely it seems to be the only place in Sheffield city centre apart from Mothercare that sells any. You go through the main entrance and walk through the shop to get to the escalator and go up two flights to the maternity wear, passing all the colourful, fashionable clothes thinking this is going to be great, no frumpy Mothercare smocks for me. When you get to the correct floor the maternity section is quite difficult to find. This is because it is about two rails of black and navy blue t-shirts and trousers and doesn't stand out at all. As I said I went more than ...  Read the complete review