Let"s face it: maternity clothing is ugly and expensive. Since most women don"t need to wear maternity clothes until the second trimester, at most you"ll only be getting six months of use out of those ugly $200 overalls to cover your ever expanding stomach. I couldn"t bring myself to spend thousands of dollars on a new wardrobe when I already felt so ugly, so I resorted to making my own for as long as possible. For example, I really didn"t want to buy old lady underwear that would cover me from my belly button to the tops of my thighs. They were hot and uncomfortable anyway, but there aren"t many sexy maternity panties around.