There go my pants...

LinziLoo09 · June 2014

So I'm at a professional workshop this week, garbed in my fancy work attire. During a bathroom break, I was re-buttoning my pants when my button FLEW off and over the stall door. Unfortunately these pants are fairly low-waisted (so they need reinforcements to stay on), and the zipper refuses to stay up all on its own without the assistance of a button. Needless to say, I'm now sitting through the rest of my meetings with a binder clip holding my pants together. The epitome of dignified, I tell you! Any fun wardrobe malfunction stories yet, girls?

SCSmith2011 · June 2014

I'm impressed that you were still able to button your pants. I'm at the point where I can't even zip mine now but I haven't gotten any maternity clothes for work yet so I'm hiding everything and holding my pants up with bella bands.

Manateearmz · June 2014

I gave up on real pants about 4 weeks ago. Make the switch you'll be so comfortable.

Jessie333 · June 2014

Manateearmz said:
I gave up on real pants about 4 weeks ago. Make the switch you'll be so comfortable.

This!

LinziLoo09 · June 2014

Yea, I've been wearing stretch pants and dresses for the most part these days. Unfortunately I didn't think ahead to professional attire for this week and didn't have any professional dresses that don't cut at the waist, so I've been stuffing myself, sausage-casing-like, into my largest pair of khakis. ...now my retired pair of khakis.

JaneArson · June 2014

I just gave up on real pants, even with the bella band. I wore maternity leggings as pants today (with a long tank top because it's 92 degrees here today), that's not a thing I've ever done, but I don't even care. I was so fucking comfortable. It was glorious.

LinziLoo09 · June 2014

Babar78 said:
No malfunctions, but last week I took my bra off while I was a stop light! I was on my way home from work and it was hot and my boobs wanted out. I didn't give two shits who was watching either.

HA! I'm still laughing about your boobs wanting out. They do seem to have their own desires these days!

kayak11 · June 2014

Manateearmz said:
I gave up on real pants about 4 weeks ago. Make the switch you'll be so comfortable.

I held out on getting maternity clothes with my last pregnancy until I was over halfway. Once I made the switch, I was amazed at how much more comfortable I was!

bibliophiletory · June 2014

not quite a malfunction, but i went to a baby shower last week and planned on wearing my favorite flowy cotton sundress, knowing that it is very forgiving around the belly. however, i hadn't factored in the boob growth.....so i was tits magee throughout the whole shower. it wasn't hardcore, nasty cleavage, but it was way more than i'd usually show and a little much for a baby shower. oh well!

momtoE25 · June 2014

Ainslie325 said:

I'm a teacher, so the atmosphere is pretty khaki casual. Now that we're on break, when I leave the house, it's knit dresses only. I can't deal with uncomfortable. I don't envy the work clothes vs. bump battle. I'll have to fight it out the last few months when we're back in school and my summer dresses and sweaters can only take me so far into Midwestern winter.

I'm in the same boat. Although, I am teaching summer school but have been living in dresses and will continue to for the next week and a half. Luckily I live in the south and it doesn't really get cold until January so I should be good in the wardrobe department until delivery (that's if I can fight the urge to shop

)

vintagejjane · June 2014

Babar78 said:

No malfunctions, but last week I took my bra off while I was a stop light! I was on my way home from work and it was hot and my boobs wanted out. I didn't give two shits who was watching either.

I seriously love the time of day I can take my bra off. I was at a play date with a really good friend and I literally just blurted, "I'm so sorry but I have to unhook my bra. This thing is driving me nuts." Best decision of the entire day, right there. It was so tight and stuffy and seriously making it hard to breath.

Eora3 · June 2014

I am exclusively in maternity shorts and skirts/dresses these days. Even my post baby "fat pants" are uncomfortable.

I was doing some yard work in the front yard this past weekend. I ripped out a particularly stubborn weed and both boobs popped out of my bra. I was wearing a tank top that wasn't concealing much. Thankfully, no one else was around as I jammed the girls back in place. I guess it is time to admit defeat and go up a cup size (or two) before I get charged with indecent exposure! Lol

JaymeeLH · June 2014

I am so envious of all you ladies who can wear maternity clothes to work. We have a strict uniform policy and shocker, no one makes maternity tactical BDUs. My "office mom" as I refer to her told me the other two women who are/have recently been pregnant just stopped buttoning/ zipping their pants. I stopped buttoning them weeks ago but pulling the zipper up is proving to be difficult and uncomfortable lately. I unzipped last night in the target parking lot and could not have cared less who saw. I'm thinking I'm gonna have to sew some stretchy fabric into the front panel of my pants to get me through the rest of the pregnancy.

Eora3 · June 2014

JaymeeLH said:

I am so envious of all you ladies who can wear maternity clothes to work. We have a strict uniform policy and shocker, no one makes maternity tactical BDUs. My "office mom" as I refer to her told me the other two women who are/have recently been pregnant just stopped buttoning/ zipping their pants. I stopped buttoning them weeks ago but pulling the zipper up is proving to be difficult and uncomfortable lately. I unzipped last night in the target parking lot and could not have cared less who saw. I'm thinking I'm gonna have to sew some stretchy fabric into the front panel of my pants to get me through the rest of the pregnancy.

Check out Etsy and Amazon as well. I have seen some pregnancy pant inserts that button into the pants so you don't have to sew anything in. Also, I think Bella Bands sells some sort of insert that buttons into place.

JaymeeLH · June 2014

Eora3 said:

JaymeeLH said:

I am so envious of all you ladies who can wear maternity clothes to work. We have a strict uniform policy and shocker, no one makes maternity tactical BDUs. My "office mom" as I refer to her told me the other two women who are/have recently been pregnant just stopped buttoning/ zipping their pants. I stopped buttoning them weeks ago but pulling the zipper up is proving to be difficult and uncomfortable lately. I unzipped last night in the target parking lot and could not have cared less who saw. I'm thinking I'm gonna have to sew some stretchy fabric into the front panel of my pants to get me through the rest of the pregnancy.

Check out Etsy and Amazon as well. I have seen some pregnancy pant inserts that button into the pants so you don't have to sew anything in. Also, I think Bella Bands sells some sort of insert that buttons into place.

The issue is mostly that it has to be hidden, our shirts have to be tucked in, so anything on the outside is a no-go. I had bought a snap on extender that went around your belt loops but afterward realized that it wouldn't work having to wear a belt on my pants. I'm training for a dispatcher position starting next month and one of the full timers is leaving at the same time so I'm praying they just bump me into her spot, that way I can just leave them unzipped behind my desk

Eora3 · June 2014

JaymeeLH said:

Eora3 said:

JaymeeLH said:

I am so envious of all you ladies who can wear maternity clothes to work. We have a strict uniform policy and shocker, no one makes maternity tactical BDUs. My "office mom" as I refer to her told me the other two women who are/have recently been pregnant just stopped buttoning/ zipping their pants. I stopped buttoning them weeks ago but pulling the zipper up is proving to be difficult and uncomfortable lately. I unzipped last night in the target parking lot and could not have cared less who saw. I'm thinking I'm gonna have to sew some stretchy fabric into the front panel of my pants to get me through the rest of the pregnancy.

Check out Etsy and Amazon as well. I have seen some pregnancy pant inserts that button into the pants so you don't have to sew anything in. Also, I think Bella Bands sells some sort of insert that buttons into place.

The issue is mostly that it has to be hidden, our shirts have to be tucked in, so anything on the outside is a no-go. I had bought a snap on extender that went around your belt loops but afterward realized that it wouldn't work having to wear a belt on my pants. I'm training for a dispatcher position starting next month and one of the full timers is leaving at the same time so I'm praying they just bump me into her spot, that way I can just leave them unzipped behind my desk

You might need to order some extra large pants and extra extra large shirts if you have to keep a shirt tucked in! I get absolutely huge in the third tri so I would have to get man pants and have a seamstress totally rework them. What a pain!!

JessiRyan810 · June 2014

I am new here (first time going through this!) and I can't help but chime in here. It's nice to read these stories and find people who understand what is going on! Until this week my clothes fit "fine", I am now down to about 10% of my pants that zip up & button.

I'm pretty tall & have a very long torso, and with this being my first, I figured I wouldn't need to find alternative clothes real early but I'm very close to having to leave pants unbuttoned at least. I would say about half of my pants no longer fit at all however, they're tight everywhere, which was difficult for me! I'm planning to wear lots of dresses this summer!

Nice to meet everyone!

LinziLoo09 · June 2014

JaymeeLH said:

JaymeeLH said:

I am so envious of all you ladies who can wear maternity clothes to work. We have a strict uniform policy and shocker, no one makes maternity tactical BDUs. My "office mom" as I refer to her told me the other two women who are/have recently been pregnant just stopped buttoning/ zipping their pants. I stopped buttoning them weeks ago but pulling the zipper up is proving to be difficult and uncomfortable lately. I unzipped last night in the target parking lot and could not have cared less who saw. I'm thinking I'm gonna have to sew some stretchy fabric into the front panel of my pants to get me through the rest of the pregnancy.

Check out Etsy and Amazon as well. I have seen some pregnancy pant inserts that button into the pants so you don't have to sew anything in. Also, I think Bella Bands sells some sort of insert that buttons into place.
The issue is mostly that it has to be hidden, our shirts have to be tucked in, so anything on the outside is a no-go. I had bought a snap on extender that went around your belt loops but afterward realized that it wouldn't work having to wear a belt on my pants. I'm training for a dispatcher position starting next month and one of the full timers is leaving at the same time so I'm praying they just bump me into her spot, that way I can just leave them unzipped behind my desk

That's rough! How did previous pregnant ladies manage?! Seems like this is one of those areas where "reasonable accommodations" for work should be provided through HR. Though an ergonomic desk is slightly different than a stretchy insert for pants...

JaymeeLH · June 2014

LinziLoo09 said:

JaymeeLH said:

Eora3 said:

JaymeeLH said:

I am so envious of all you ladies who can wear maternity clothes to work. We have a strict uniform policy and shocker, no one makes maternity tactical BDUs. My "office mom" as I refer to her told me the other two women who are/have recently been pregnant just stopped buttoning/ zipping their pants. I stopped buttoning them weeks ago but pulling the zipper up is proving to be difficult and uncomfortable lately. I unzipped last night in the target parking lot and could not have cared less who saw. I'm thinking I'm gonna have to sew some stretchy fabric into the front panel of my pants to get me through the rest of the pregnancy.

Check out Etsy and Amazon as well. I have seen some pregnancy pant inserts that button into the pants so you don't have to sew anything in. Also, I think Bella Bands sells some sort of insert that buttons into place.

The issue is mostly that it has to be hidden, our shirts have to be tucked in, so anything on the outside is a no-go. I had bought a snap on extender that went around your belt loops but afterward realized that it wouldn't work having to wear a belt on my pants. I'm training for a dispatcher position starting next month and one of the full timers is leaving at the same time so I'm praying they just bump me into her spot, that way I can just leave them unzipped behind my desk

That's rough! How did previous pregnant ladies manage?! Seems like this is one of those areas where "reasonable accommodations" for work should be provided through HR. Though an ergonomic desk is slightly different than a stretchy insert for pants...

Sorry I couldn't help but snort at reasonable accommodations. HR is useless at our company and every one of my supervisors is a man. It's basically stay on the road til you can't anymore. Which technically no pregnant woman should be on the road, we're expected to perform everyday tasks without accommodation which includes lifting up to 150lbs. Thankfully I have awesome partners who don't allow me to do any lifting unless 200% necessary and even more awesome dispatchers who spare whatever crew I'm on the residence jobs and bariatric patients, and if we do get assigned one they send a backup crew for a lift assist. The company does not provide larger uniforms for pregnancy so it's up to each individual to figure it out for themselves. I know one of our medics who had her son in April worked up to 8 months, she just stopped zipping her pants. Another one sewed stretchy panels in. There's another girl who's due in October, I don't see her much but I think she's doing the same thing I'm doing, unbuttoning and at some point unzipping.

LinziLoo09 · June 2014

That's rough! How did previous pregnant ladies manage?! Seems like this is one of those areas where "reasonable accommodations" for work should be provided through HR. Though an ergonomic desk is slightly different than a stretchy insert for pants...
Sorry I couldn't help but snort at reasonable accommodations. HR is useless at our company and every one of my supervisors is a man. It's basically stay on the road til you can't anymore. Which technically no pregnant woman should be on the road, we're expected to perform everyday tasks without accommodation which includes lifting up to 150lbs. Thankfully I have awesome partners who don't allow me to do any lifting unless 200% necessary and even more awesome dispatchers who spare whatever crew I'm on the residence jobs and bariatric patients, and if we do get assigned one they send a backup crew for a lift assist. The company does not provide larger uniforms for pregnancy so it's up to each individual to figure it out for themselves. I know one of our medics who had her son in April worked up to 8 months, she just stopped zipping her pants. Another one sewed stretchy panels in. There's another girl who's due in October, I don't see her much but I think she's doing the same thing I'm doing, unbuttoning and at some point unzipping.

Yea, to be honest I think that accommodating HRs are few and far between. At least you have supportive coworkers. Good luck with your stretchy paneling!

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