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Maternity Pants help...

cocojack10cocojack10 member
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Okay, so it is official, I can only wear maternity pants... nothing else fits.  : )  Wearing mat jeans today.  However, they roll down.  Is there a secret to keeping them up?  Or is it that my belly is still too small to hold them up?

I feel so awkward pulling them up every few minutes.  Oh, and they are my size.  There is no way I can get a smaller size.  And people at work don't know, so I can't be walking around pulliing them up, running the chance someone sees the "pouch"

-- Jackie
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Re: Maternity Pants help...

  • kiki0301kiki0301 member
    Bella Bands worked great for me. :)
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    imagekiki0301:
    Bella Bands worked great for me. :)

    On top of the maternity secret belly?  I bought a bella band, and used it 1x.  I hate it.  I felt like I was wearing SPANX... too tight, and left me hard to breath.

    -- Jackie
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  • kiki0301kiki0301 member
    I agree that they are terrible if they are too tight. I actually bought one size larger than I needed and it worked for a while. I couldn't fold it in half though.
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  • cocojack10cocojack10 member
    I actually bought a Large b/c I read somewhere it is best for multiples.  I wore it once @ 7-8 wks, and I thought I was being suffocated.  So not for me.  LOL
    -- Jackie
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  • kiki0301kiki0301 member
    Sorry :) I admit that when it finally got too tight I was so miserable I wanted to rip it off...lol
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  • AlbahAlbah member
    You will grow into them, as long as the actual pants fit the elastic will be ok once your bump grows some more. The bella band can help for now.
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  • MrsJOSEnADRIMrsJOSEnADRI

    No advice here!  I'm in the same boat.

    I wear my mat jeans for going out and they do roll down constantly.  I fold over the elastic part for extra support, but it only works temporarily.  I only have one pair of mat pants that fits perfectly, but they're work pants.

    Now is when the bella band is starting to fit.  Before, it was too big and would roll down.  I wear it folded so that it fits under my belly button.

    Other than the above, I just rig my pants/jeans with rubber bands and paper clips when I don't feel like wearing the mat ones. 

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  • VirginnyVirginny
    Yep, you'll grow into them! It's kind of annoying to keep pulling at them, I know. Have you tried maybe black maternity leggings or some cute summer dresses!
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  • MellyMelBMellyMelB
    Mine always roll - at least a little bit! I will tell you that with Sophie I bought a lot of the pants without the full band, the one that cut under the belly button? They made me miserable. This time I around I lean towards the full belly band and find them much more comfortable even if I have to tug them into place occasionally.
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  • cocojack10cocojack10 member

    imageMellyMelB:
    Mine always roll - at least a little bit! I will tell you that with Sophie I bought a lot of the pants without the full band, the one that cut under the belly button? They made me miserable. This time I around I lean towards the full belly band and find them much more comfortable even if I have to tug them into place occasionally.

    I've only bought the fully belly - secret belly fit - Mari highly recommended them stating they made her belly cuter, so I had to buy them!  LOL  Yes, I'm vein.  LOL  Guess I'm still in the "in between" stage.

    -- Jackie
    "If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane" -- Jimmy Buffett Lilypie Second Birthday tickers
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