My bump just started popping out a bit, enough to be in maternity clothes but not enough for people to look at me and tell I'm pregnant. My underwear are all bikinis, so they are all lower than my bump. But now they keep falling down? They aren't even going over my bump and they won't stay up? What's the deal??
Re: Why is my underwear falling down?
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Haven't the clue....
I say join my club and go commando....
DD born 07.06.09 || DS born 01.24.11 || Bean 3.0 due 11.16.12
You ARE my entertainment
Cooper Edward
9.25.12
Yes this! I just bought some more pairs of my more full coverage underwear that I don't normally wear (because they were a little big before) so that I'd have enough to wear for awhile. I never thought these Hanes and Fruit of the Loom cotton 'hipsters' as they are apparently called would be my go-to underwear, but here we are. They sit low and they fit comfortably under my super-low bump.
With ya on that one!
Cooper Edward
9.25.12
LILBIT1221:
You ARE my entertainment
Oh please. Before you make a crack on grammar you don't quite understand maybe you should check your spelling and punctuation. I'm not going to waste my time explaining why what I said was correct.
Will come out of lurk-dom for grammar! OP, if you refer to one piece of underwear, you could probably squeak by with using "is." However, you seemed to imply that all of your underwear were falling down, which requires the use of "are."
All of this, of course, is moot if you follow the mindset that since we refer to a single piece of underwear as a "pair," as we do with pants, the plural is always required.
I'm a grammar geek.
As to your actual problem...no idea. I'd say if they are sliding off, then they probably are too large, but if they are rolling down, then they are probably too small. Buy a size larger and a size smaller so that you can experiment with what fits best.
LOL you took a poll? eafogel, I am a language specialist. The word underwear can be used as a collective noun, which almost always requires a singular copula. In addition, since I wear only one pair of underwear, it is also to be used with a singular verb.
As far as the "pair of" thing goes, when you say "My pants ____ falling down", you have to use ARE. But when you say "My pair of (socks, pants, etc) ____ on the floor", you actually use IS, not ARE, because the subject becomes PAIR, and the socks, pants, etc becomes part of an adjective phrase.
AHHHH I still don't have staying-up underwear!!!!
OK, now you've really peaked my interest. I've never heard it explained that way before, and I graduated with a degree in English. Your argument makes complete sense.
When you say you are a language specialist, what do you mean? Is it a hobby or is it something you do for a living? I don't mean to pry, I'm just fascinated.
And, in reading over my prior post, I think (OK, I know) I came across as condescending. It truly wasn't my intent, I'm just a nerd! And apparently I'm a nerd who needs to go back to school....
I agree with rakle. Also, she "piqued" your interest, not "peaked."
I had to laugh at this! That's a mistake that regularly gets on my nerves when I see it done by others, and look at me... ::shakes head at self::
I agree with her too. Thanks for the correction.
What an awesome job! You get to do something you're clearly passionate about and help children as well. Your child is going to be so lucky when it comes time to write papers and learn grammar, since you'll be able to explain the trickier parts of language so well.
I think you are now officially my Bump hero.
I had the same problem today with my bikini style.
Yet I have others that make it apparent my hips have grown because they are a tad sung.
Make a pregnancy ticker
I went commando most of the time before getting KU, but now that's not an option. Too much moisture. My thongs stay up fine, but if I wear bikinis, I notice I have the same issue.
I wear legging at work most days and noticed yesterday that I had to keep yanking them up, which I thought was weird since I figured they'd have a snugger fit now.