My friend gave me hers and I wore it yesterday. It was pretty comfy, but I was wearing it to keep a pair of pants on that were sliding down. I have yet to try it with my too tight to button things.
I haven't wore mine yet with this pregnancy but with my dd I got a few at 9w and wore them until the day I delivered. A sales lady showed me how to wear it so it wouldn't bunch up. I put it on first then put on my pants (unbuttoned and unzipped if necessary) and fold the extra material over the top outside of your pants. The band never moved out of place or bunched up wearing it that way.
Clomid M/C 8 weeks 2/08 *IVF #1-DD born 3/09
*Surprise BFP-T18 baby lost at 13w 1/10 *FET #1-DS born 2/11
I haven't wore mine yet with this pregnancy but with my dd I got a few at 9w and wore them until the day I delivered. A sales lady showed me how to wear it so it wouldn't bunch up. I put it on first then put on my pants (unbuttoned and unzipped if necessary) and fold the extra material over the top outside of your pants. The band never moved out of place or bunched up wearing it that way.
Wow! Thanks! I wore it pulled all the way up under my boobs yesterday and had to keep pulling at it. My friend gave it to me because she said she hated how it always rolled down. I'm going to try it your way tonight, maybe with a pair of jeans!
Good luck! I also found them useful for covering belly/adding support later on when I wanted to wear some too-short shirts.
I never had luck with it not rolling, but that's because I have a huge bubble butt anyway :P The front was fine, the back drove me nuts no matter how I put it on.
I have been wearing mine since the beginning of my pregnancy. I know that many ladies hate it but I found it really comfortable and it really helped to expand my maternity cloths..
I even wore it last weekend for one of my showers over a pair or linen pants and a cute tunic top. Who ever came up with the Bella Band is one smart cookie and made a fortune on such a simple concept!!
I love mine. Unfortunately it doesn't work that great with skirts. I wore it with a skirt one time and it had hiked up my skirt to the point you could almost see my butt!
Dec '09 IVF #1 = Epic Fail Feb '10 FET #1 = Epic Success!
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." - Henry David Thoreau formula-feeding, co-napping, sposie-using, baby-wearing, ap-ish mamma!
I wore it folded over for a few weeks and then just caved and bought maternity pants at like 11 weeks. They were huge on me, but SO much comfier than the bells band.
After 2 rounds of IVF & 2 rounds of FET, we were blessed with identical twin girls!
My band has kept me in my pre-pregnncy jeans, and it was key to wearing suits after about 10 weeks. It also helps to keep maternity pants up since they are a bit too big for me still. That is quickly changing! Ha! I love it. But I will definitely try the fold over trick.
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Re: Bella Band
Clomid M/C 8 weeks 2/08 *IVF #1-DD born 3/09
*Surprise BFP-T18 baby lost at 13w 1/10 *FET #1-DS born 2/11
Wow! Thanks! I wore it pulled all the way up under my boobs yesterday and had to keep pulling at it. My friend gave it to me because she said she hated how it always rolled down. I'm going to try it your way tonight, maybe with a pair of jeans!
Good luck! I also found them useful for covering belly/adding support later on when I wanted to wear some too-short shirts.
I never had luck with it not rolling, but that's because I have a huge bubble butt anyway :P The front was fine, the back drove me nuts no matter how I put it on.
I have been wearing mine since the beginning of my pregnancy. I know that many ladies hate it but I found it really comfortable and it really helped to expand my maternity cloths..
I even wore it last weekend for one of my showers over a pair or linen pants and a cute tunic top. Who ever came up with the Bella Band is one smart cookie and made a fortune on such a simple concept!!
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." - Henry David Thoreau
formula-feeding, co-napping, sposie-using, baby-wearing, ap-ish mamma!
After 2 rounds of IVF & 2 rounds of FET, we were blessed with identical twin girls!