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Maternity Pants: to buy or not to buy? Bloat, money, 9 weeks

I'll be 9 weeks tomorrow and my pants are not working. I can button them, but my stomach feels tender and uncomfortable. So my options are: 
  • buy maternity pants
  • buy pants up a size
Here's the problem with buying up a size: that's only going to work for, what, a month? Two? And, yes, I've tried the bella band and hair tie. The band doesn't really work with most of my clothes and the hair tie is just awkward. It leaves my underwear exposed. 

Here's the problem with buying maternity: I feel like it's too early, which maybe is arbitrary. But I really wanted to wait until we were at 16 weeks at least to feel like it was 'safe' to buy maternity stuff. Silly, perhaps, but it feels weird to buy it now. 

Thoughts? What are others doing? 

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Re: Maternity Pants: to buy or not to buy? Bloat, money, 9 weeks

  • spacepotatoesspacepotatoes member
    edited November 2013
    Have you considered a belly band? I'm almost 11 weeks and just bought one this weekend because I can't do my pants up anymore. it works great.

    Edit: sorry, I had a reading comprehension fail. Just reread and realized you have tried the bella band. In that case, I'd get maternity pants.
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  • I just found a seller on ETSY called BELLY JEANS that for $20+ will convert your own jeans into maternity jeans. I figured it was the most economical option for now because I can still wear my nice jeans comfortably and don't need to buy $200 maternity jeans of the same brand.
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  • From my experience, you may want to have a few pants in a bigger size for after the baby, too. For me, I was still carrying a lot of baby weight when I went back to work when DD was 3months old, so having some bigger pants came in handy.

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  • I had to buy maternity pants at 8 weeks due to all the bloat. I actually found and was surprised that in my area Motherhood Maternity had cheaper jeans than Old Navy and Target.
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  • Buy them! You deserve to be comfortable!
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  • I would go with maternity, might as well get your money out of them :-) I am wearing them and they are glorious!! Also you can't tell they are maternity, so no one will know you are wearing them. Go for comfort!
    So you're wearing maternity at 10 weeks. Do they fit okay? Like, not baggy or falling down? 

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  • It's winter, go with cute leggings with comfy sweaters and boots. It's my look right now. :)
  • When I was at about 8 or 9 weeks and having the same problem as you, I bought a couple pairs of cheap "transitional" jeans that were a size up, and also bought 2 pairs of maternity pants. The transitional jeans were good for a couple weeks but now at 12.5 weeks I've been on maternity pants only for about 2 weeks. In my opinion, it's up to you and whatever you're comfortable with. You won't jinx anything by getting maternity pants early, and the way I saw it for me was God forbid something happened, I would at least then have the pants for when I needed them again. Also, I went up a size in undies which has helped tremendously! I hope you find some comfortable pants soon!

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  • I needed new work pants because mine just weren't buttoning comfortably anymore. I went to New York & Co and for $20 found AMAZING pants. They're called the 7th Avenue Pant. They pull on, have a handfull of different colors and sizes, and look completely professional. My favorite part about them is that I feel like I'm wearing sweat pants to work and no one knows the difference. They have amazing stretch too.

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  • I needed new work pants because mine just weren't buttoning comfortably anymore. I went to New York & Co and for $20 found AMAZING pants. They're called the 7th Avenue Pant. They pull on, have a handfull of different colors and sizes, and look completely professional. My favorite part about them is that I feel like I'm wearing sweat pants to work and no one knows the difference. They have amazing stretch too.
    ^YES. I have a pair of these and they are glorious!! They were one of the last pairs of "normal" pants I was wearing for a while but those are now finally too small, as well.

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  • Treat yourself to maternity pants!
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  • Take the plunge. I gained weight pregaming my pregnancy and did go out and buy a size up, but it was more like 4-5 weeks. I hope they will hold me off for a bit.
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  • Old Navy sells maternity pants (best selection is online) that don't have a full panel, just a stretchy waist. Those are great for early on.

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  • This is making me feel so much better. I was kind of feel like a cow for busting outta my pants at this point. Not that I'm huge, but that other people were like, "Oh, I wore my regular clothes until five months." 

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  • If you choose to "buy up," and not get maternity pants yet, you will get use out of them after the baby, as you're coming back down.  I wore maternity for a few weeks after DS was born, then wore the pants that were up a size while I was losing the rest of that weight.  FWIW, I can't wait to get back into maternity pants.  I loved not having to deal with zippers and buttons :)
  • It's totally worth the investment to get a belly band. I got one at Target with my last pregnancy, so amazing. I bought maternity pants at about 15 weeks? Definitely worth the investment. I second the fact that I can't wait to wear maternity pants again, trying to zip pants with bloat is the worst!
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  • wtfisup said:
    This is making me feel so much better. I was kind of feel like a cow for busting outta my pants at this point. Not that I'm huge, but that other people were like, "Oh, I wore my regular clothes until five months." 
    I know exactly what you mean! I do know a couple ladies who recently had babies and said in retrospect, they feel like they held off too long on the maternity pants and should have submitted to the comfort of them earlier. So I say, wear away! Also @rainydayluck mentioned the Old Navy pants that aren't full panel, those are super!

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  • My thoughts are that I loved maternity pants. I wore them pretty early on last time around and felt no shame. I already have my maternity clothes washed so that I can wear them when I want. You buy them earlier, you get more use out of them. But you can buy pants a size larger too and will get use out of them before and after baby.
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  • I'm actually thinking about this myself. The first time around, I started wearing maternity jeans around 10 or 11 weeks. I keep hearing with a second baby, you show more quickly, so I'm probably not far away from digging them out. I had no shame in wearing them early. Enjoy the comfort!
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  • I've had a hard time finding the belly band... where?!? No luck at Target unless I am looking in the wrong area. I feel everyone's pain... I am at 12 weeks and already shifted my clothes around. Tried on all of my pants and only have those out that fit right now but I only give them a few more weeks. I was thinking about leggings but that means I need to invest in all new shirts b/c I dont have long enough shirts for leggings. AND I dont have the money to just buy buy buy new clothes. Love the suggestions though... 
  • I know how you feel. But buying a few maternity pants will be the best option. When I reached 9 weeks I just couldn't wear my pants either. So I went for stretchy leggings but couldn't find yoga pants that fit right or was appropriate for work. So I bought inexpensive maternity pants from Burlington Coat Factory. Best decision ever
  • I got jeans from Motherhood in my pre-preg size around 9 weeks and I was able to fit in them my entire pregnancy.  They stretch really well.  I did end up buying a size up in jeans PP at 4 weeks because I was sick of wearing maternity jeans though.

    This. Motherhood jeans are super stretchy. So much so that I had to buy a size down.

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  • When i was pregnant with ds ibought jeans from oldnavy. They didnt have the band thing, but they didnt have a button, it was like a elasticy top. Anyway look there, onlne you can shop by trimester
  • I've had a hard time finding the belly band... where?!? No luck at Target unless I am looking in the wrong area. I feel everyone's pain... I am at 12 weeks and already shifted my clothes around. Tried on all of my pants and only have those out that fit right now but I only give them a few more weeks. I was thinking about leggings but that means I need to invest in all new shirts b/c I dont have long enough shirts for leggings. AND I dont have the money to just buy buy buy new clothes. Love the suggestions though... 
    I got this belly band from Amazon:
    https://www.amazon.com/Maternity-Belly-Nursing-Stretch-Cotton/dp/B007YS6YYC/ref=sr_1_8?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1383775491&sr=1-8&keywords=belly+band

    I'm actually wearing it today with the one pair of "normal" pants that will still fit over my thighs :)

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  • This is my first baby and I have been in maternity pants since 9 weeks. I bloated like a beast and my hips started to spread, like as soon as the pee dried on the stick.

    Embrace the stretchy! You won't regret it. Most of my stuff is from Old Navy (online, the stores have nothing in them).


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  • I just bought my first pair of maternity jeans today! I will be 10 weeks tomorrow. They are SO comfortable! I want to wear them everyday! I got them from Babies R Us in their maternity sections. (Brand is Thyme) They were 50% off and ended up being I think $25. Cheaper than the ones I saw at Target.
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