They DO exist! (A bit late now though...)

So after getting beyond frustrated about the maternity wear saga, I eventually gave in and took 2 pairs of my 'normal' tracksuit pants and had the elastics removed - problem solved!

And in typical Murphy's Law fashion, today I found a shop that sells very nice and affordable maternity wear - including tracksuit pants for R129.

It's too late for me now - at this late stage of the game I'm not buying any more clothes, but for all the other preggie women out there, check out Tums & Tots.