https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel/page/2#post-1342882 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:42:54 +0000 Mommy Finger 1342882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started with the demi and wore them until they got uncomfortable. Meaning the baby hated them as they would dig in a bit when I was sitting. Then I moved to the full panel. I don't think I would have liked the full panel in the beginning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel/page/2#post-1340404 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 21:06:42 +0000 mrs. 64 1340404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the suggestions ladies! I guess I'll have to try or buy a few things and see what works. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1340164 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:35:18 +0000 Zbug 1340164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another suggestion to go try some on. I wore old navy Demi panels my entire pregnancy and postpartum. I don't usually love ON jeans, but I loved these. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1339914 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 17:07:16 +0000 anandam 1339914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with others - just go try some on! I'd recommend trying lots of brands in both demi and full, then see how you feel. Just like with normal jeans, fit varies significantly - eg. Gap jeans were saggy on me, but other people swear by them. I managed to get by in stretchy skirts till about 20 weeks, then got full panels because I preferred them. Plenty of people prefer the demis, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1339893 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 16:56:14 +0000 LBee 1339893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: This. My husband commented this morning that I had a lower gut - so glad to read someone else saying you carry low in the beginning. He made me feel like I was smuggling brownies in my uterus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1339680 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:31:09 +0000 bushelandapeck 1339680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't t love the full panel until the third tri but I always found my Demi's to be comfy. It's really personal preference though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1339647 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:07:52 +0000 googly-eyes 1339647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never loved the demi so if you have to purchase, I say full, but until about midway through I just did the rubber band trick, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1339627 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 13:50:41 +0000 Boogs 1339627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a full panel fan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1338982 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 00:41:50 +0000 Sapphiresun 1338982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went straight to full panel around 11 weeks. I got the ones with a really stretchy panel (almost like a nylon) for work dress pants, and they were super comfy, and I wore them right through to when I finished work in August 4 days before she was born since it was an air conditioned building. And quite honestly, I still wear them now sometimes 5 mos PP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1338930 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 23:30:28 +0000 JessKas 1338930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only ever liked the full panel, although they were NOT comfortable at the end because it was too hot (I was due in August). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1338908 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 23:11:06 +0000 meganmp 1338908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like others, I used a bella band to keep my full panels up until my belly could hold them up on their own. I caved at 16 weeks for them, and don't know why I didn't do it sooner! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1338884 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 22:48:38 +0000 LovelyPlum 1338884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got full panel around 9 weeks. I like them, but I agree that sometimes they do get itchy. Tucking a cami into them under my shirt helps, though. I liked how they gave me a more round bump early on!</p> <p>ETA: comfort is key, though! Buy whatever makes you not hate wearing clothes :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1338873 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 22:41:32 +0000 Pepper 1338873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full! I wasn't a big fan of demi panels past 20 weeks. and Honestly, the full panels fit just fine, even in the beginning. Although after about 30 weeks, none of the panels were comfy, so I just wore dresses constantly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1338670 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 21:18:22 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1338670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i loved the full panels. i even wore maternity shorts on vacation 4 months after i had my baby. maternity shorts are the bomb. i just folded them down and that worked fine. i don't think they'll have a problem with them staying up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1338519 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 20:27:52 +0000 regberadaisy 1338519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate full panels. They made me feel so suffocated towards the end. I prefer under belly and did not find them to be a problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1338513 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 20:24:35 +0000 artsyfartsy 1338513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually liked the full panels the whole time. Smoothed everything out better and lasted the whole pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1338511 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 20:21:51 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1338511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me my elastic pants hurt this early because everything is still so low down there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1338031 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 16:03:44 +0000 Foodnerd81 1338031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say try them on and buy what's most comfortable right now! I was never a fan of the demi panel, they always felt like they were squeezing me in the wrong places. Full panel was way more comfortable for me, and I folded them down early on. </p> <p>BUT my favorite for the first two trimesters were these 'early and after' jeans from Pea in the Pod. They are kind of in between, and they wouldn't have been comfortable at the end, but I was due in July and didn't really wear pants for the last two months anyway, because of the heat. Plus they were better than full or demi panels as I lost the baby weight. I got them during a sale but definitely got my money's worth:<br /> <a href="http://www.apeainthepod.com/Product.asp?product_Id=130940256&#038;MasterCategory_Id=MC25" rel="nofollow">http://www.apeainthepod.com/Product.asp?product_Id=130940256&#038;MasterCategory_Id=MC25</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1337986 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:16:42 +0000 deerylou 1337986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore demi panel pants for the first ~18weeks, but much prefer the comfort and look of the full panel. Unfortunately, the full panel just didn't stay up on my belly until mid 2nd tri, and would just bunch up, uncomfortably. I carried on the smaller side, so it just depends what kind of bump you're rocking! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1337977 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:07:12 +0000 blackbird 1337977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did Demi in the beginning (end of a season sale) and needed full panels or dresses at the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1337971 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:02:03 +0000 MCD919 1337971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't stand full panels! I just don't like the feeling of having something so high up on my stomach.. For pants, I got the Demi panels and even folded those down. Some of my stuff is full, and I just fold them down. 38 weeks &amp; nothing has fallen down yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1337954 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:46:13 +0000 pregnantbee 1337954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted "other." I bought full panel and folded them over until I had more of a bump, and that worked well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1337951 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:43:57 +0000 MrsA 1337951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted full panel, they were the most comfy throughout and I thought they gave the belly a nice shape. Also, the Demi panel cut into my early pregnancy bloat/belly oddly and gave me a bad case of (uncomfortable) muffin top. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1337791 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:55:46 +0000 mlm2934 1337791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted Demi. I'm due in July, and only plan to have one pair of maternity pants to get me through the next month or so (I wear a lot of leggings and dresses right now), cause there is no way I'll need pants from mid-March on. I plan to buy full panel capris for the spring, and shorts for summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1337782 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:51:26 +0000 MrsH 1337782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1337781 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:50:58 +0000 Greentea 1337781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only wore full when I was super huge and didn't want my tummy or back showing.<br /> I hated full. I found it annoying and it kept falling down and I kept having to adjust it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1337725 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:29:44 +0000 twodoghouse 1337725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me the demi panel was awkward at first and pushed up my belly into an unattractive muffin top. Now that I have a real bump the demi is alright, but I still prefer the full. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1337704 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:20:09 +0000 MrsKoala 1337704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've done demi panels throughout and I just prefer them. I tried on several full panel jeans/pants and I hate having something so tight over my belly. If you can try both on and see how it feels! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1337697 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:16:47 +0000 Torchwood 1337697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I fold down the full panel. But I've never tried anything else, so I can't say whether that's what I'd prefer if I had options. (I only have these at all because I got them at goodwill on dollar jean day.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-pregnancy-demi-or-full-panel#post-1337684 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:11:31 +0000 coopsmama 1337684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: This is what I did, too. It's super easy just to fold down the panel until you want the full panel coverage but I found the demi panel maternity jeans to be super uncomfortable and they always felt like they would fall right off. </p>