Majority of everything I purchase is on sale. I happened to find this coat a couple years ago, in August, on a major clearance rack at Macy's. I snagged it for a mere $17, originally $250. Normally I wear a S/M. This coat happens to be an XL, but because of the belt, I have always been able to cinch it. I never had it in mind for a maternity coat, but now with my growing belly, it couldn't be more perfect.
If I didn't have this coat, I would have looked for a cape I could wear before and after pregnancy - like THIS.
OR...I would have found an oversized fur coat at a vintage store. ;)