Top Tip: Shopping for that ever growing bump

Thanks to the likes of Topshop and ASOS, there are nice maternity clothes out there, however, they are still few and far between. Most retailers seem to think that because you're pregnant, you don't care how you look and will be quite happy to wear bootleg jeans and tunic tops - bleurgh!

So, if like me, you still love clothes, follow my tip and just buy a size bigger! It doesn't work for trousers etc, but for dresses and tops, it's great. Look for either looser shapes (as opposed to anything fitted) or jersey material - New Look do great T-shirts and long sleeved tops that are so cheap and fit well over the bump. Oh, and leggings are a must - they go under dresses, baggy hoodies, long jumpers. They are the mainstay of my wardrobe, so will probably never want to look at a pair again once I've given birth, but for now they're a godsend.

The great thing about buying a size bigger is that after the birth, you can still wear these clothes without feeling dreadful that you're still in maternity clothes.

The two things that are definitely worth buying from a maternity range though are jeans and tights.

Discovering maternity tights was like a revelation - they're so much comfier than regular tights and shops like Topshop even do cool patterned ones. There are some great jean options out there but I do still struggle with the ugly elastic bit and the fact that I spend most of my time hoiking them up!

Got any top pregnancy fashion tips?! Let me know please!