Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TIRNAUER JUDD P
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Destination Maternity Corp [DEST] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION, 456 NORTH FIFTH STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/29/2012
(Street)

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/29/2012   M   464 A $ 3.515 35,787 (1) D  
Common Stock 04/29/2012   M   2,241 A $ 11.89 38,028 (1) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 3.515 04/29/2012   D     336   (2) 11/19/2018 Common Stock 336 (3) 2,064 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 3.515 04/29/2012   M     464   (2) 11/19/2018 Common Stock 464 $ 0 1,600 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 11.89 04/29/2012   D     5,759   (4) 01/29/2020 Common Stock 5,759 (3) 26,241 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 11.89 04/29/2012   M     2,241   (4) 01/29/2020 Common Stock 2,241 $ 0 24,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 22.13               (5) 03/31/2021 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 14.51               (6) 11/18/2021 Common Stock 12,395   12,395 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TIRNAUER JUDD P
C/O DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION
456 NORTH FIFTH STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123		       EVP & CFO  

Signatures

 Judd P. Tirnauer   05/01/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 13,200 shares of unvested restricted stock, including 400 shares from the November 21, 2007 grant of 2,000 shares, 4,000 shares from the July 23, 2008 grant of 10,000 shares, 800 shares from the November 19, 2008 grant of 2,000 shares, and 8,000 shares from the March 3, 2011 grant of 10,000 shares, which grants each vest in equal annual installments over a five (5) year period. Also includes 5,417 shares of restricted stock issued to the Reporting Person by the Issuer on November 18, 2011, which shares vest in equal annual installments over a four (4) year period.
(2) On November 19, 2008, options to purchase 4,000 shares were granted to the Reporting Person by the Issuer. The options vest and are exercisable in five (5) equal annual installments beginning on November 19, 2009. All of the remaining outstanding November 19, 2008 options are unvested.
(3) The inherent value of the shares underlying these options being surrendered to the Issuer is being applied to pay the exercise price and applicable tax withholdings for the option exercise reported in the next line in this Table II.
(4) On January 29, 2010, options to purchase 40,000 shares were granted to the Reporting Person by the Issuer. The options vest and are exercisable in five (5) equal annual installments beginning on January 29, 2011. All of the remaining outstanding January 29, 2010 options are unvested.
(5) On March 3, 2011, options to purchase 20,000 shares were granted to the Reporting Person by the Issuer. The options vest and are exercisable in five (5) equal annual installments beginning on March 3, 2012. 4,000 of the March 3, 2011 options are vested and 16,000 are unvested.
(6) On November 18, 2011, options to purchase 12,395 shares were granted to the Reporting Person by the Issuer. The options vest and are exercisable in four (4) equal annual installments beginning on November 18, 2012. All November 18, 2011 options are unvested.

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