Help!! Maternity scrubs?? Are they necessary?

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Anyone who can offer advice, it would be greatly appreciated. I am pregnant and finding my normal scrubs difficult to fit into. They are very snug in the waist, and the shirts are snug around the bottom. I will only need scrubs until I am about 20 weeks along (I am 11 weeks now, but this is my third kid so you know how much faster you pop out...). I am in my last term of nursing school and only need them for clinicals so I only want to buy one pair. I googled maternity scrubs and only found a few pair and they seem so ugly. Would it work to just buy one size up? I don't want to look dumpy...not that scrubs are flattering to begin...but...you know...

So any ideas ladies? Thanks so much!

Joni

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Specializes in PCICU.

look dumpy? you're preggers. doesn't matter what you look like, as long as you are comfortable (you know, within reason...IMO). Go up a size, i would.

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I went one size up.

Get two, in case something happens to the one.

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I agree, i just went one size up. The pants that tie around the waist are a lot better than the elastic band, for the obvious reason of being able to adjust them. As far as tops, i bought one bigger one and wore white tshirts other times because they're stretchy.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

OR scrubs were perfect for me.

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Specializes in High Risk In Patient OB/GYN.

Found this for ya http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=maternity+scrub&category0=.

I'm a big fan of ebay, personally. Good luck! (I've never been pregnant in scrubs, but a few of my friends have been-they wore the drawstring pants tied below the bellybump, and a white tshirt with an open button-up white top, or lab coat-depending on dress code).

ETA: Congratulations!! :)

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Specializes in ICU, PACU, Cath Lab.

Go up one size!! I did that when I was preggo..I wore a tighter shirt underneath, incase of any ride up...worked great!!!

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I'm in my 7th month, now. Wearing one size up draw-string pants below the bump, stretchy tee or polo, and a big lab jacket. Congrats!

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Specializes in ICU, CCU, Trauma, neuro, Geriatrics.

I was prego in nursing school, wore what I had although it was tight. If working, go one size up, you can take it in later.

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Can the hospital lend you a couple of sets of scrubs in a larger size? It can't hurt to ask. You will return them when you are done with them.

I never used maternity scrubs. The drawstring waist on a medium pants went all the way around my 42 inch waist.

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I doubt they'll loan her scrubs, she's a student not an employee. Won't hurt to ask, but expect a No.

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Thanks for all the great ideas everyone!!!! Very much appreciated. I have only 13, twelve hour shifts left but I certainly want to be comfy. This was very helpful.

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