When did you start to use belly bands??

married102708 · August 2009

I'm thinking I may have crossed over into the too uncomfortable for pants to be buttoned, but not showing enough for true maternity clothes yet. So, I'm thinking that today I may need to put on the belly band... does 14 weeks and a few days make sense? I'm a pretty petite woman so it might just be that.. but I'm wondering when people do this cross over.

12bailey18 · August 2009

I have been wearing the bella band faithfully since 10 weeks....love it.

MrsRebecca · August 2009

I started using mine at about 8 weeks because my bloat was huge. Then it went away around 14 weeks and I was able to get back into my regular clothes.

Alyssajoy87 · August 2009

I started wearing mine at 8 weeks. At 16 weeks, I finally had to convert to maternity pants.

bhawk0527 · August 2009

cross over whenever! Smile I love my belly band because I am not ready to wear maternity clothes.

I do hear that some people on here don't like them because they roll and stuff but I thought it was 15$ well spent. To each their own Smile

rhannan · August 2009

I used mine starting at about 10 weeks because I was so bloated! And by 13 weeks the bloat went away, but I had a minibump that stayed instead so kept on wearing them.

I love my bella band!!

Kristen0709 · August 2009

I can't remember. Maybe 11 weeks?? I'm still wearing it and it's a life saver!!

seepstei · August 2009

I didn't use one until much later and totally regretted it because I was so much more comfortable once I did!

NiniJ55 · August 2009

I only started using my bands at 16 weeks.

ScissorTailedFlycatcher · August 2009

I started wearing mine pretty regularly at 9 weeks because of bloat. I had a horrible fit of m/s and lost 8 pounds, so I went back to going without it around 12. I think week 16 was when I had to start wearing it again.

It's so nice to walk around with your pants unbuttoned and it be socially acceptable. :-D?

KCC78 · August 2009

I think I was around 14-15 weeks. I got the B-band from Target for $17. I have a love/hate relationship with mine, because it rides up all the time! But it beats having to purchase maternity pants.

aaronica · August 2009

i've been wearing one since about 11 weeks depending on the pants...

mrs.priss7 · August 2009

I have one on now! I love mine! I think I started around 20 weeks and I will probably continue thrugh this PG using it. I can still fit into some of my jeans and pants OK without it but I don't like the thougt that I'm squashing him, plus he kicks incessantly at the waist band all day if I do that...

mooeta · August 2009

I used my at about 12 or 13 weeks for some bloat, and I still wear it. I didn't buy one I made a few and from the negative comments on here I'm glad I did.

Meli0604 · August 2009

I have some that my friend gave me (she just had twins in May) and they're a life saver. I'm definitely at that stage where buttoning my pants is really uncomfortable but I'm no where near big enough for maternity pants.

Worcbride · August 2009

w/DD--sometime around the beginning of the 2nd tri.....with this L/O--last week.

S/Cambio · August 2009

Around 13wks. The bloat was killing me in my jeans, lol.

justrachet · August 2009

I wore a belly band from 9 or 10 weeks until about 14 weeks. At 14 weeks, it was uncomfortable, and I upgraded to maternity pants.

Linzyxo · August 2009

I started around 11 weeks with mine only because I actually had to go into the office and wear real clothes and they were mighty uncomfy. Now I need to wear one every day pretty much (and was at a loss this AM because all of them were in the wash - i'm wearing a size too big maternity pants today because of it!)

hulagirl94 · August 2009

I wore mine for the first time at 15 weeks. My pants would still button, but they would also leave an indention in my stomach when I took them off. Kind of like when you go to an all you can eat buffet

I don't need them with all my pants, but the pairs I do need it with work great. My sister just had her little girl and she is using her's to untill she's fully back into her regular clothes. I love the Bella Bands!!!

duchessII81 · August 2009

I used it for the first time this weekend. It was nice to have the extra room - those are my favorite jeans and I'd like to wear them a little longer.

Happy10th! · August 2009

Alyssajoy87:
I started wearing mine at 8 weeks. At 16 weeks, I finally had to convert to maternity pants.

Pretty much this...and I don't even know why I waited so long to do maternity pants. They are HEAVENLY!

bellaleanne · August 2009

I used mine from 12 weeks until 30...now I'm in maternity pants. I can still fit the pre-pregnancy pants but they're not comfy.

NYTXbride · August 2009

I haven't used mine yet, but I think I'm getting close, pants are unbuttoned today!

snwqnbride · August 2009

I started wearing them at 7 weeks because of my crazy bloat. They stopped being comfortable around 12 weeks, and I'm now in maternity pants. I'm not showing all that much, but they're MUCH more comfortable!

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