1. Check yard sales, craigslist, ebay, thrift/consignment stores, prenatal lamaze/yoga centers' boards, expectant mothers' and La Leche League groups for the following:
Elastic-waistband, wrinkle-free, maternity skirts and pants (matte jersey is low-maintenance and stretchable)
2. Your used, loosest-fitting pants/jeans/skirts can also be altered by an experienced seamstress/tailor. If you buy elastic waistband, and matte jersey fabrics, they can replace the entire waistband and insert a stretchable, pregnancy tummy panel into your existing wardrobe.
In order to come up with the right sewing pattern, bring a U.S. regulation-sized (for professional men's) basketball to the seamstress and have her measure your rise, waistband with the basketball held against your lower abdomen, centered on your belly button.
***The new waistband should be at least five to seven inches above your belly button in the center of your lower back, with a graduated matte jersey panel, fully elastic-waistbanded. Don't forget a half inch sewing allowance on top of the seamstress' measurements with the basketball.***
3. They often sell prenatal lamaze and yoga pants at large yoga centers also. Those help to build support, along with joining free workshops, classes, social groups and seminars that are offered at large hospitals for expecting parents.
4. If working, schedule an appointment with your Human Resources manager to ask about where you can privately pump your breast milk and store it in a refrigerator.
5. Bring in a doctor's letter to request a modified workload/schedule, minimally, after six months of pregnancy. This will keep your unborn baby healthier and reduce your need for high-risk, medical intervention.
6. Use your backbelt and all recommended protective gear if lifting, or working with any chemicals, including organic, plant-based ones. If carrying anything up or down a ladder, make sure the ladder is both safe, and stabilized to prevent falls. Pregnancy can throw your balance off and cause dizziness.
7. If discriminated against or fired by your workplace based on your pregnancy, report them to the ACLU, Department of Labor, and hire a reputable, highly experienced, employment attorney right away.
Check to see if there are any complaints lodged against them with the American Bar Association, and all online, and archived reviews/news articles about them. Call their peers/colleagues and check their former clients' recommendations. They can potentially negotiate over six months salary as severance pay, and code your termination so that it's compliant with the Family Medical Leave Act, and other federal regulations that protect both yourself and your unborn child.
Otherwise, your future employability, professional reputation, social standing, ability to maintain or acquire a security clearance, pass a background check, maintain a positive credit risk score for loans/insurance, medical benefits rights and legal rights can be permanently impaired.
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