2nd Trimester
when did YOU need maternity jeans/pants ?
ok, so I don't know about you but I'm curious because I'm at 17 weeks todayand I'm still not really showing plus I still sort of fit into my regular jeans, but I leave the top 2 buttons undone. the reason I ask also is because I tried on some jeans at Motherhood and the S was a little baggy, and the XS size was good and a bit tight but the girl there says that they tend to loosen with wear, so they were perfect. but ok, I have no idea but won't my legs also get bigger once my belly gets big or is it just my belly? how is it for you guys? did you have to go up a size in maternity too? I'm a size 4 so I have no idea what I should buy. I don't want to have to get a ton of different sizes and spend money unnecessarily. meaning, I don't want to buy the XS and then find out my ass for huge and they don't fit anymore.
so, as you can see I'm a bit lost, any suggestions?
thanks
frani
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Re: when did YOU need maternity jeans/pants ?
I couldn't button any of my regular pants after like 10 weeks.
But that was still bloat and not a baby bump yet.
I'm 25 weeks and can still wear my elastic waist pants and skirts though.
I just bought my first pair maternity jeans from Motherhood. I'm 15 weeks and I needed to stop wearing my same 4 stretchy dresses. They're still a little loose in the belly and thigh area but I figure I'll grow into them in the next month or so. I absolutely love them...i seriously don't think I'll give em up when I'm done being pregnant. So comfy and you can eat and eat and nothing feels like it's going to pop!
10 weeks with #1, 7 weeks with #2!!!!
I'm usually a size 6 non-preg. and can wear a size small, but a med is more comfortable. At the end with #1 NOTHING fit- he was a huge baby and my belly was giant!
This time around, I was probably wearing maternity jeans by 15 weeks. Since I had them from DD, I didn't see the point in messing around with the belly band. Personally, I really like Gap mat. jeans. I have a pair from motherhood and they are nothing special. The pair of pants that I do like from motherhood are the ones that can be rolled up to be capris. They don't sag the same way their jeans do.
If you are on track to gain 25-30lbs total, I'd go with the XS. If you think you are going to stress out about possibly growing out of your pants, get the small. The motherhood that I shopped at didn't carry XS. I had size small jeans, gained 35lbs and didn't even come close to growing out of them. I'm about a size 2 pre-pg. HTH.
I haven't started wearing maternity jeans yet, but once the weather gets cooler in a month or so I'll probably go right into them and not even mess with my regular jeans.
I had the same question as you last time about how big your legs and ass are going to get! For me, they got a little thicker. But a lot of the pants that were huge in the thighs and seat early on were still pretty big by the end. The XS will probably fit you for the majority of your pregnancy (the last 4 weeks I don't think anything fits anyone...lol). A lot depends on how much weight you gain too. Like if you only gain 20-30lbs and it's almost all baby, then your legs won't get too much bigger, but I'm guessing if you gain 60lbs you'll put on more weight everywhere.
What pants were you trying on in an XS? My Motherhood doesn't carry any XS
I can't wear their pants until I'm well into my 3rd tri!
I bought a pair of jeans that's one size larger than normal that i'm still wearing, and a couple of my shorts still fit me, but I switched to maternity pants for work about 3 weeks ago for comfort only. I recommend it- may as well be comfortable while you're miserable at work!
I bought my normal size, and I have a feeling i'll have to buy another pair of work pants in a bigger size later in the third trimester though.
I started to wear Mat pants at around 11 weeks. I had not gained any weight, in fact I had lost 10 lbs at that point due to the nausea and inability to eat, but it was just uncomfortable to button anything on my belly.
I figure there is enough uncomfortable things about pregnancy that I can't avoid, my clothing may as well be comfy for as long as possible!
I got mine at Thyme Maternity....it is a store in Canada...not sure if the have it in the US. I love the way their pants fit and they always have things on the clearance rack. I have 1 pair of jeans, 1 pair work pants and 1 jean skirt. This will do me for a while since I can still wear dresses and elastic waist skirts.
I was able to wear my regular pants until about 18-19 weeks, but with the button undone and wearing an extender and/or a belly band. I was able to wear my regular pants without modifications until I was about 14-15 weeks.
I went out and bought some maternity pants a few weeks ago because I noticed a lot of my work pants felt a big too snug in the hips, and even with the extender or belly band, they just felt uncomfortable. I've managed to find several pairs of good maternity pants that are also fashionable. Here in Canada, there aren't a lot of reasonably-priced maternity clothing stores to choose from. Gap and Old Navy in Canada don't carry maternity clothes
Breleigh & Mason
Wow! Thanks everyone for the replies!
I know that everyone is different, so that's why I sort of wanted to see how your experiences had been, just to sort of compare.
I guess I'm not that much of an anomaly to not be showing at 17 weeks, but I just really want to!! I hate looking like I'm bloated or fat, but still no obvious baby bump.
Actually when I mentioned that to my mom today, she said I was lucky and that I would probably be like her, since she didn't show until month 8 or something crazy (she may be exaggerating, but she told me she was dead serious...lol) She said her boobs get huge, and nobody knew she was pregnant because she had no bump for so long, that people would just comment on how much weight it seemed she had gained because of her boobs, lol.