Maternity Pants??

Re: Maternity Pants??

• ButterMyBiscuit member

  November 2015

  I have a belly band from my last pregnancy. Until I got "big" enough for maternity stuff, I just slipped it over my regular work stuff and never had to button or zip them.

  
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• MrsRo731 member

  November 2015

  You can definitely start shopping for maternity pants, but personally I like wearing my BellaBand in the beginning. Google it - it's basically a stretchy band that goes over your pants so you can wear them unbuttoned. I love it! I found that a lot of the maternity pants that I bought very early on didn't end up fitting when I got to be over 30 weeks. It definitely depends on preference, though.

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• juliagulia38 member

  November 2015

  You can buy a belly band. I didn't like them. They have all types of maternity pants, so you could buy the ones that just give you a little more room now and then buy the full coverage ones later on.

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• MrsRo731 member

  November 2015

  @ButterMyBiscuit - We seem to be on the same wave-length

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• ButterMyBiscuit member

  November 2015

  MrsRo731 said:

  You can definitely start shopping for maternity pants, but personally I like wearing my BellaBand in the beginning. Google it - it's basically a stretchy band that goes over your pants so you can wear them unbuttoned. I love it! I found that a lot of the maternity pants that I bought very early on didn't end up fitting when I got to be over 30 weeks. It definitely depends on preference, though.

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• jlgriff11 member

  November 2015

  I'm with you. I am so bloated. And I'm plus size so I won't show for AGES yet, if ever, but my regular work pants are so uncomfortable- and I've even lost weight!

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• knitmama member

  November 2015

  I'm 6 weeks today and sporting my maternity jeans for the first time! They are definitely too loose and baggy in the hip, but at least I'm not fighting to hide a muffin top. I'm on baby #2 though, and I suspect I'll start showing very early. I was HUGE at the end of my last pregnancy and was only 21 months ago.
  
  I never found the belly bands to be very comfortable, but it was also summer, so it didn't really work for hot weather. I bought a couple pairs of maternity capris and wore mostly sundresses.

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• noelietrex member

  November 2015

  I'm 7 weeks and doing the hair tie holding the button and hole together trick right now. My bras are too small and hurt already. My pants are too tight and I hate them. Yesterday I even wore a dress with leggings and the leggings cut across my lower abdomen and hurt all day. I only want to wear my husbands t-shirts and jogging pants right now. I'm headed to target this weekend for soft bras and maternity leggings to live in for the next month or so. I also ordered 2 of those bella bands, there are lots of promos for them where you can get 2 bands free and just pay for shipping (which was $16, not exactly free). My share code is "A4D00D9D5" here: https://www.bellybuttonband.com if anybody is looking for the "free" deal.

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• FiancB member

  November 2015

  Nah I've got mine on right now I don't call them maternity pants, I call them "actually designed with the average female in mind" pants. No love handles!

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• stephweinstein member

  November 2015

  I started wearing maternity pants at nine weeks last pregnancy.  By the end of my pregnancy I was SO sick of maternity clothes and it gets expensive.  I'm going to try to hold off a little longer this time but being as it's my second pregnancy who knows if that's even possible.

  
  

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• Puddles03 member

  November 2015

  Reitmans (not sure if there is one in the states) sells stretchy (elastic hip sided) work clothes. The band on maternity pants will show through most clothes so unless you plan on telling people early... I also second the belly band and the elastic trick. I only wore maternity pants at the very end with DD because your hip size will change closer to the end and maternity clothes are so expensive.

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• glitterfingers member

  November 2015

  I'm with you! Tired or being uncomfortable.

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• stephweinstein member

  November 2015

  GIRLS! Why weren't ya'll wearing jeggings to begin with? Therein lies the problem.

  
  

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• callen10210 member

  November 2015

  wait i'm not suppose to be wearing my maternity pants yet? I told DH the minute i get pregnant i'd start wearing them and i did until they put too much pressure on the top of my stomach making the nausea worse. Right now i'm just doing the rubber band trick until the MS goes away then back to the comfy pants.

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• jennyleigh16 member

  November 2015

  stephweinstein said:

  GIRLS! Why weren't ya'll wearing jeggings to begin with? Therein lies the problem.

  
  

  @stephweinstein I've totally been wearing jeggings since last week. 

  
  

  @noelietrex  Did you get the band or the body? I'm looking at the site but I can't decide if full coverage is better. I feel like the band would slide down and get annoying. 

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• pourmeanothermocktail member

  November 2015

  I can't wait to get unpacked from my move and find my dresses. It's warm enough to in without leggings. I bought the Bella band too, the full size and just folded in half to wear over my shorts. It's a little too hot when outside at 86, but fine in the AC. Definitely better than trying to close my regular pants. After I find my wardrobe, I plan to hit up thrift shops for maternity bottoms.

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• Taymiller member

  November 2015

  stephweinstein said:

  GIRLS! Why weren't ya'll wearing jeggings to begin with? Therein lies the problem.

  Yup I am currently obsessed with LuLaRoe leggings and plan on wearing them everyday until I pop.

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• noelietrex member

  November 2015

  jennyleigh16 said:

  stephweinstein said:

  GIRLS! Why weren't ya'll wearing jeggings to begin with? Therein lies the problem.

  
  

  @stephweinstein I've totally been wearing jeggings since last week. 

  
  

  @noelietrex  Did you get the band or the body? I'm looking at the site but I can't decide if full coverage is better. I feel like the band would slide down and get annoying. 

  I got the belly bands. I just want to unbutton and unzip and have the pants stay up/ hide my pointy unbuttoned ends. The body band looks like it's more for when belly grows and I'm planning to buy maternity pants for then. Just looking for something to hold me over during 1st trimester/ postpartum.

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• juliagulia38 member

  November 2015

  Taymiller said:

  stephweinstein said:

  GIRLS! Why weren't ya'll wearing jeggings to begin with? Therein lies the problem.

  Yup I am currently obsessed with LuLaRoe leggings and plan on wearing them everyday until I pop.

  Yay! I'm glad you said this. I just ordered my first pair and can't wait to try them!

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• fantasticmrsfox member

  November 2015

  I've been wearing the same maternity leggings every day this week. It's not so much my jeans don't fit, but the tightness makes my stomach upset.
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• jennyleigh16 member

  November 2015

  noelietrex said:

  jennyleigh16 said:

  stephweinstein said:

  GIRLS! Why weren't ya'll wearing jeggings to begin with? Therein lies the problem.

  
  

  @stephweinstein I've totally been wearing jeggings since last week. 

  
  

  @noelietrex  Did you get the band or the body? I'm looking at the site but I can't decide if full coverage is better. I feel like the band would slide down and get annoying. 

  I got the belly bands. I just want to unbutton and unzip and have the pants stay up/ hide my pointy unbuttoned ends. The body band looks like it's more for when belly grows and I'm planning to buy maternity pants for then. Just looking for something to hold me over during 1st trimester/ postpartum.

  
  

  Thanks for the input. It's a moot point anyway, its a great deal on the bands but with the shipping it becomes $50+. I'll pass and stick to my jeggings for now. Thanks!

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• Taymiller member

  November 2015

  juliagulia38 said:

  Taymiller said:

  stephweinstein said:

  GIRLS! Why weren't ya'll wearing jeggings to begin with? Therein lies the problem.

  Yup I am currently obsessed with LuLaRoe leggings and plan on wearing them everyday until I pop.

  Yay! I'm glad you said this. I just ordered my first pair and can't wait to try them!

  Omg they are like heaven! So soft. I know have 10 pairs and can't stop! These are currently my favorite pair.

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• gigemily09 member

  November 2015

  Wow! Thanks everyone for the responses!!! I'm gonna head to target and see what I can find! I might just try the belly band thing first... Keep the advice coming though!

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• juliagulia38 member

  November 2015

  gigemily09 said:

  Wow! Thanks everyone for the responses!!! I'm gonna head to target and see what I can find! I might just try the belly band thing first... Keep the advice coming though!

  Target might not have a big selection. Mine didn't. Motherhood worked best and kohls sometimes had awesome deals. Also I heard lots of good things about Old Navy. I believe their maternity clothes are just online?! Not sure.

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• LAC84 member

  November 2015

  I love my Bella band;I've been wearing it almost every day with jeans and work pants. Otherwise I'm wearing leggings and long tops that I wore pre-pregnancy. I'm 6 weeks on Sunday, and I think I will be getting one pair of maternity pants soon-I'm starting to struggle to make outfits that hide the Bella band (it tends to roll up a bit on me).

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• gigemily09 member

  November 2015

  Thanks @juliagulia38 I will definitely check those places out too!

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• sboston06 member

  November 2015

  I love wearing stretchy waist skirts. I'm short so maxi skirts look dumb on me but I am still loving skirts with knee high boots when I'm feeling my jeans pinch.

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• Tattooed+Mommy member

  November 2015

  I'm so tempted to pull mine out. I'm so bloated and just want to live in leggings. The only reason I haven't is I know they won't stay on. I'm 15 lbs lighter than when I got pregnant with DS and the elastic is stretched out because I was sooo huge at the end.

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• MrsRo731 member

  November 2015

  jennyleigh16 said:

  noelietrex said:

  jennyleigh16 said:

  stephweinstein said:

  GIRLS! Why weren't ya'll wearing jeggings to begin with? Therein lies the problem.

  
  

  @stephweinstein I've totally been wearing jeggings since last week. 

  
  

  @noelietrex  Did you get the band or the body? I'm looking at the site but I can't decide if full coverage is better. I feel like the band would slide down and get annoying. 

  I got the belly bands. I just want to unbutton and unzip and have the pants stay up/ hide my pointy unbuttoned ends. The body band looks like it's more for when belly grows and I'm planning to buy maternity pants for then. Just looking for something to hold me over during 1st trimester/ postpartum.

  
  

  Thanks for the input. It's a moot point anyway, its a great deal on the bands but with the shipping it becomes $50+. I'll pass and stick to my jeggings for now. Thanks!

  @jennyleigh16 - I got my bellaband at Target for less than $20. I def wouldn't pay $50! 

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• MrsRo731 member

  November 2015

  stephweinstein said:

  GIRLS! Why weren't ya'll wearing jeggings to begin with? Therein lies the problem.

  @stephweinstein - I can't wear jeggings to work . We're business casual so I need to wear dress pants. Also, I never found any maternity dress pants that worked for me last pregnancy. They all looked horrible and were huge (I'm on 5' and a lot of maternity clothes don't fit me). I ended up wearing yoga pants most of the time haha. 

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• stephweinstein member

  November 2015

  MrsRo731 said:

  
  

  stephweinstein said:

  
  

  GIRLS! Why weren't ya'll wearing jeggings to begin with? Therein lies the problem.

  
  

  @stephweinstein - I can't wear jeggings to work . We're business casual so I need to wear dress pants. Also, I never found any maternity dress pants that worked for me last pregnancy. They all looked horrible and were huge (I'm on 5' and a lot of maternity clothes don't fit me). I ended up wearing yoga pants most of the time haha. 
  
  @MrsRo731 - yeah, I can't wear jeans to work either. I must have had black pants for work last pregnancy but can't recall them.

  
  

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• LinzerBinzer member

  November 2015

  I'm so scared of trying to find work clothes!!! I'm already uncomfortable - the minute I get home I'm in pajama pants and no bra (which now hurts). Actually I did that before I got pregnant! Ha!

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• jennyleigh16 member

  November 2015

  MrsRo731 said:

  jennyleigh16 said:

  noelietrex said:

  jennyleigh16 said:

  stephweinstein said:

  GIRLS! Why weren't ya'll wearing jeggings to begin with? Therein lies the problem.

  
  

  @stephweinstein I've totally been wearing jeggings since last week. 

  
  

  @noelietrex  Did you get the band or the body? I'm looking at the site but I can't decide if full coverage is better. I feel like the band would slide down and get annoying. 

  I got the belly bands. I just want to unbutton and unzip and have the pants stay up/ hide my pointy unbuttoned ends. The body band looks like it's more for when belly grows and I'm planning to buy maternity pants for then. Just looking for something to hold me over during 1st trimester/ postpartum.

  
  

  Thanks for the input. It's a moot point anyway, its a great deal on the bands but with the shipping it becomes $50+. I'll pass and stick to my jeggings for now. Thanks!

  @jennyleigh16 - I got my bellaband at Target for less than $20. I def wouldn't pay $50! 

  We don't have Target in Canada anymore. I've been shopping around though. There's a maternity store near my work that should have them for a reasonable price. $50 was just too much to spend on something that may or may not work. 

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• Anewman1985 member

  November 2015

  Yoga pants and stretchy waisted things here.  This is baby #4.  The struggle is real.
  

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• Maries1987 member

  November 2015 edited November 2015

  Taymiller said:

  juliagulia38 said:

  Taymiller said:

  stephweinstein said:

  GIRLS! Why weren't ya'll wearing jeggings to begin with? Therein lies the problem.

  Yup I am currently obsessed with LuLaRoe leggings and plan on wearing them everyday until I pop.

  Yay! I'm glad you said this. I just ordered my first pair and can't wait to try them!

  Omg they are like heaven! So soft. I know have 10 pairs and can't stop! These are currently my favorite pair.

  I love the LuLa Roe, too! It's the only thing I'm comfortable in right now!! I've got 5 pairs and looking for more unicorns!

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• Taymiller member

  November 2015

  @Maries1987 - what unicorns are you searching for, I can keep my eyes out for them! I have a serious addiction. I am wearing my camo ones tomorrow!

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• LAC84 member

  November 2015

  @jennyleigh16 Thyme maternity has bellabands for $24cdn. They have online shopping if there isn't a location near you.

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• LittleLunarMouse member

  November 2015

  Im in the "leggings are actually pants" camp, so Ive been wearing those. I think theyre more comfortable than jeans/pants anyways, and theyre nice and stretchy so I should be able to wear the ones I already have for a while. I just wear lots of long shirts with them, like midthigh length or just above. So thats my suggestion!

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• coloradobnb member

  November 2015

  @noelietrex - I was wondering if you have received the Bella Bands you ordered online yet. Are you happy with the quality? This online deal of "just pay for shipping" seems a little too good to be true. Just checking before I order!

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