My belly’s really ballooned in the last week or so, and I’m not due until mid-February! How does winter maternity wear work? What have your style-survival strategies been?

I'm still not really showing. It's been more than 4 months now, and I definitely don't look pregnant to the naked eye. Actually, that's not entirely true. My husband and I can see that my stomach is bigger (in fact, I really need to get new pants because most of mine won't button anymore without making me uncomfortable). But the rest of the world would have no idea I'm pregnant by looking at me in my clothes — unless I were a celebrity, in which case, discerning paparazzos would probably be able to tell that I have a bit of a "baby bump."

I'm just a little pony. A clotheshorse would have a lot more options in her closet than I do.

The Bottoms: I've got my beige stretchy linen pants; the same ones in black; two pairs of jeans (was going to muddle through with one, but my thighs and butt got too big); one pair of black fancy-pants for showing up at occasional work meetings and going to weddings; one light blue skirt — long, stretchy, drawstring, not officially a "maternity" skirt, but it works; one pair of Indonesian wrap-around pants that also predate the pregnancy, and also kind-of work; three pairs of stretchy yoga pants that I've also had for years, and will have to throw away soon after the birth due to current over-taxing of the elastic fibers.

The Tops: A diminishing catalogue of pre-pregnancy t-shirts that can still fit, though often over an extra long tank top to cover my lower belly; two short sleeved — blue, green —and two long sleeved  — black, white — super-stretchy maternity shirts that have gathers up the sides; one fancy long-sleeved top with plunging neckline and black and white swirls, for weddings; three tank tops, very stretchy, in black, white, and green; one super-cute stretchy empire waist sleeveless layered top in a pattern of light blue and white flowers with squiggly black outlines.