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When did you start wearing a Bella Band?

undiscovered778undiscovered778
in November 2011 Moms

Hi all -

I'm 12.5 weeks along and today I truly couldn't comfortably button my pants ... so today is my first day wearing the Bella Band. I feel it's so early to already be not fitting into my pants... How soon did you all start transitioning? Have you?

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  • onthewaybabyonthewaybaby
    I was wearing maternity pants on certain days as of week 12.  They were just more comfortable.  I didn't really like the bella band.  Now I am in week 15 and usually wearing maternity pants daily.
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  • Sarahbear621Sarahbear621

    I won't!! Hehe I'm wearing sweatpants and anything with a drawstring till this baby comes.  I work from home so no one sees me but DH, and he knows I hate being pregnant so won't hold it against me.

    With DS last year I think I started to wear a belly band around 21 or 22weeks as I had to dress up everyday for work- which was in an office.  But I threw up a lot so I didn't really put on weight or start to really show till I was around 22 weeks.

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  • katie0919katie0919 member
    I'm 12 weeks 4 days too! First time I wore mine was last Friday...I was feeling extremely bloated after a day of work and my jeans were feeling really tight, so I threw on the B Band before going out to a huge Mexican dinner with my hubby. LOL! I'm still fitting into work pants fine (they are all lower cut and a bit big to begin with), but my jeans are getting uncomfortable for sure. :) So weird to be getting bigger. Good luck, enjoy it!
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  • jenni888jenni888 member
    Yeah ... My bloated butt transitioned into a Bella Band around week 6. You are quite lucky to have made it this far without one!
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  • jseaton61jseaton61 member
    i started wearing the bella band around week 7-8, i think. i couldn't button my jeans comfortably anymore so i gave up. i'm 14.5 weeks now and i'm still in my regular pants and using the bella band.
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  • MrsC2009MrsC2009
    I started with certain dress pants during week 11.  I'm not really crazy about the bella band...maybe in a few weeks?  I still have 4 pairs of jeans can still be buttoned or just a hair tie to "button" them.  I wore mostly maternity summer clothes on our vacation during week 12 and it was great. 
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  • MrsLaurenandDanMrsLaurenandDan member
    Bella Band around week 8, Maternity pants week 13. 
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  • burghbabyburghbaby
    I don't think I needed it until like week 18 with baby #1.  But this time I went searching for it last week.  I cannot get my work pants even close to snapped anymore.  I don't think it will be long for me until maternity clothes get brought out!
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  • StaceyM06StaceyM06
    Be-band last week at week 12. I also bought some work pants one size up. It's so much easier going to the restroom in them than dealing with the stupid band all the time. 
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  • caro123carocaro123caro member

    I had to start wearing my bella band around week 9 or so, I couldn't button up my pants and if I managed to get on button done up in the moorning by the afternoon it was bursting and uncomfortable! 

     

     

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  • undiscovered778undiscovered778
    Thanks for making me feel better about myself. I am pretty self conscious about expanding like this and feel like I shouldn't be this big already ... glad to know most of you are in the same boat.
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  • pinklilly122pinklilly122

    imageStaceyM06:
    Be-band last week at week 12. I also bought some work pants one size up. It's so much easier going to the restroom in them than dealing with the stupid band all the time. 

    Haha it is sooooo annoying going to the bathroom ALL the time with these things on!! 

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  • pinklilly122pinklilly122
    I started with mine around 10 weeks. All the bloat made it very uncomfortable to wear my pants buttoned up, today I did not have to wear it which was kind of nice
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  • Froggy76Froggy76 member

    imageMrsLaurenandDan:
    Bella Band around week 8, Maternity pants week 13. 

    Ditto!  I still do have a couple pair of pants that were big on me before that I can wear without the Bella Band.  At this point, I've given up on the Bella Band and either just wear those pants or maternity pants.

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