32 Weeks Pregnant - what dress size?!

Still transverse, so I won't bang on about that, apart from saying it's probably the major thing on my mind at the moment, apart from the "do we buy a house" dilemma and trying to work out how I'm to combine the benefits of Gina Ford and Deborah Jackson's "Three in a Bed"... anyone who's read both will realise the dilemma!!

My main rant of the week, however, is the sizing methods that retailers use for pregnant women. I'm baffled. Usually a UK size 10, 12 on a bad day, most retailers suggest that you buy maternity clothes based on your "normal" size. Fair enough. I've put on 2 stone (28lbs / 12.7kg) so far, so I'd forgive them if I had to move to a 14.

This week I was simply looking for a pair of black trousers for work, nothing special as I've only got 3 weeks left. On visiting H&M a lovely pair of black chords caught my eye... looking at a size 14 told me I may be being a tad optimistic, but when I tried on a 16 I still couldn't get them above my knees!! Who are these size 16 women with legs this thin? I sure haven't met one. So, refusing to try an 18, I move to Jo Jo Maman Bebe.... more lovely trousers, but this time a size 14 looks like I've jumped into a pair of clown's trousers! I bought them but despite the lose legs I've found myself suffering with the waistband digging in when I sit down.

I really don't care what size I am when I'm pregnant, but a bit of consistency really would be much appreciated...

So, thunder thighs and all, this is me, 32 weeks pregnant:

According to BabyCentre, my baby now weighs about 1.7kg and is around 42cm long from head to toe. Although his lungs won't be fully developed until just before birth, the little one is busy inhaling amniotic fluid to exercise his lungs. From 32 weeks, babies born early have a good chance of surviving and thriving.

His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth. Some babies have a head of hair already, others have only a few wisps. Thick hair at birth doesn't necessarily mean thick hair later on. But children with fine hair in childhood also tend to have fine hair when they've grown up.