Today I’m sharing my maternity wardrobe for my September-due baby. I will be pregnant through the spring/summer so I’ve created a capsule wardrobe plan to meet the needs for the weather! I’ve also turned my capsule wardrobe list into a free printable checklist that you can use to create your own capsule!

My capsule-creating process

I began by pulling out the maternity clothes from storage that I used with my first pregnancy. Luckily, I was pregnant during the same seasons last time too so it will all still work this time around.

To make sure I’m getting a fresh look at the options and really loved everything going into the capsule, I created a pile of what I still loved and another pile of what I know I wouldn’t want to wear this time around (either not my style anymore or too worn out). Thankfully, the latter pile was small! I donated a few items and left a few in storage. 

Then I went online to look at other ladies’ maternity capsule wardrobes and integrated my existing wardrobe with the ideas I found. I added a handful of items that I wanted to include this pregnancy (in italics), and that became my shopping list. I will be sharing my finds starting in May in my Budgets & Finds reports.

To make it easy to find my coordinating maternity items (items from my temporary capsule), I have sectioned off an area in my closet and one drawer in my dresser to house my capsule wardrobe items. I’m not even looking at my other clothes (for the most part). 😉

Creating your own Maternity Capsule Wardrobe

Refer to my post on “How to Put Together a Minimalist Maternity Capsule Wardrobe” for the steps to shaping your wardrobe for pregnancy.

Start your own capsule by downloading the free clothing checklist.

My Complete Maternity Capsule Wardrobe Spring/Summer

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* Items for which I am using a few regular non-maternity options are asterisked

Tops

• 3 Neutral Tees

• 2 Accent Color Tees

• 2 Patterned Tees

• 4 Dressy Tops

Dresses

• 2 Solid Colored Maxis *

• 1 Patterned Maxi *

• 3 Patterned or Solid Colored Day Dresses *

Pants

• 1 Skinny Jeans

• 1 Bootcut Jeans

• Accent Color Pant or Capri

• 1 White Pant

Shorts

• 1 Denim Short

• 1 White Short

• 1 Accent Color or Patterned Short

Skirts

• 1 Patterned Maxi

• 1 Solid Maxi *

• 1 Solid Knee-length *

• 1 Patterned Knee-length

Completer Pieces

• 1 Dark Wash Denim Jacket *

• 1 White Denim Jacket *

• 1 Vest *

• 1 Leather Jacket *

Other

• 2 Light Camis *

• 2 Dark Camis *

• 1-2 Accent Color Camis *

• 1 Pair Leggings *

• 1-2 Belts (for above the bump) *

• 2 Pairs sandals *

• 1-2 Pair flats *

• 1 Pair sneakers/loafers *

68+ Outfit Pictures from the 9 Months

See them here.

My Shopping List

Click on the links to see that month’s report and get prices and pictures of my finds.

1. White tee (FOUND 4/16- Exact)

2. Patterned tee (FOUND 4/16- Coral striped tee)

3. 1-2 Dressy tops (FOUND 4/16- 1 aqua and 1 white)

4. 1 White Pant (FOUND 5/16- Distressed white jeans)

5. 1 Denim short (FOUND 4/16- Denim bermuda short)

6. 1 Vest (utility or denim) (FOUND 5/16- Crochet vest)

7. Accent color or patterned short (FOUND 6/16- Coral Shorts)

Best Places to Shop for Maternity

I have a list of best places to find cute maternity clothes here.

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Pictures of My Spring/Summer Maternity Capsule Pieces

I’ll be sharing the outfits I create during pregnancy over on Instagram!

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Outfit 1 from #mymatcapsule My favorite maternity top so far! Picked it up for $12.99 at Burlington Coat Factory. ? Brand is “Oh! Mamma”. #nowthaticando #iphone #momstyle #mommyfashion #ootd #lookoftheday #outfitoftheday #whatiworetoday #momuniform #instastyle #budgetfashion #momblogger #mommyblogger #ohheymama #momlifestyle #momboss #mompreneur #thatsdarling #darlingmovement #pursuepretty #pregnancy #preggers #prego #thebump #bumpstyle #pregnancyfashion #pregnantstyle #momtobe #babybelly

A photo posted by Corina (@nowthaticando) on Apr 14, 2016 at 9:12am PDT

Free Maternity Capsule Checklist Printable (PDF)

I’ve created a checklist that you can print off using my capsule wardrobe above. Feel free to modify it as it meets your needs.

You want to try to use as much of your current wardrobe as possible and simply add what’s still needed.

Remember that accessories, completer pieces (jackets/vests/cardigans), camis and many dresses may work through all three trimesters even if they are non-maternity. Half of my capsule is non-maternity!

Have you ever wanted to give a capsule wardrobe a try? Have you already tried one? How did it work for you? Let us know in the comments below!