https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 23:53:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-137542 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:18:05 +0000 BSB 137542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: I'm in my TWW and I knew my pants have been getting tighter and tighter over the last couple months. Well, this week was really bad. I need to get new pants, but I'm holding out on if I get a BFP. I could buy bigger non-maternity pants but am a little afraid that I won't return to this size. Maybe I should go to a consignment store so I'm not paying full price for pants. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-137460 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:35:52 +0000 joyjoy 137460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss @Mrsdaredevil @mrsjyw: Thank you for the suggestions! Time for me to go shopping. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-137395 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:18:39 +0000 lavender 137395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didnt' start wearing maternity pants until week 25ish. Granted I wear scrubs so I had some breathing room, btw- maternity scrubs rock and are sooo comfy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-137328 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:35:01 +0000 jennylynn 137328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I fought having to wear maternity clothes until I was so miserable I eventually gave in. I think it was like 16 weeks or something crazy like that! I was so much more comfortable once I finally gave in though! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-137201 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:28:45 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 137201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@joyjoy: I found that most maternity pants were too big for me too. Motherhood Maternity was the only brand that had a band that was tight enough for me. Their "secret fit" belly panel fits really snug. I didn't buy maternity pants til 25 weeks and this was still the only brand that fit me properly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-137182 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:20:33 +0000 calsmom 137182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought my first pair of maternity clothes at 13 weeks. I was so happy I did, bc I was finally comfortable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-137175 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:18:51 +0000 winniebee 137175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started wearing mat jeans at 8 wks and Bella band around the same time. Wore maternity pants around 12 weeks and was so comfy! Had to wear suits for a trial til 16 weeks and didn't want to but maternity suits so used the Bella band when I needed to and hated it as I got bigger! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-137171 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:17:21 +0000 LuLu Mom 137171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha I didn't hold out and love my maternity clothes! I do wear normal jeans still, but it's coming soon that they won't be able to fit much longer! My last appointment I only gained 1 pound, but I have a feeling at this next one I gained 4-5 (which she wanted me too!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-137142 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:58:57 +0000 mrsjyw 137142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@joyjoy: Mine are and will probably be saggy for a while so I wore a tight tanktop for extra coverage and to hold up the sag in my demi pants. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136924 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:34:01 +0000 chopsuey 136924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HAHA. I started wearing maternity clothes right away. They're so comfy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136905 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:26:04 +0000 MsLipGloss 136905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoyJoy: If the panel is too big, I just fold it down, which really helps to keep it in place. Worn up, my panel is a little baggy, cus my bump is small and low, but with the panel folded down, I get a tighter fit and the support that I want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136900 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:23:13 +0000 heffalump 136900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So glad you decided against the bella band, it's so nice not to have to constantly check to see if you're pants are falling down!</p> <p>I started at 12 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136886 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:15:43 +0000 joyjoy 136886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Where is everyone getting these amazing maternity pants/skirts? I'm 21 weeks now with an obvious bump, and I can't find any that fit. The panels are all way too loose and baggy. I've been using bella bands and hair ties/rubber bands to keep my pants up since week 14 or so because I've had no luck finding maternity pants (save under the belly leggings) that fit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136882 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:14:58 +0000 Boogs 136882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started around 12 weeks. I'm not holding out so long next time, I have no clue why I did. Might as well get every dollar out of those clothes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136881 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:13:08 +0000 MsLipGloss 136881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TidyBee: I hear ya on the *transition mode* issue! At 21 weeks, I still have a mini-bump . . . I really just look like I have gained weight (the ladies at work keep telling me I'm small :(. I digress . . . ) I have a couple of maternity shirts that I was super excited to wear when I bought them, but I haven't been able to wear them because I still don't have enough belly to fill them out. Now, it looks like I might outgrow those tops (boob--and butt-- wise because they are long-ish) before my belly gets bigger. &gt;.&lt; </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136879 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:12:30 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 136879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aren't maternity pants the comfiest!??<br /> I started wearing maternity clothes at 25 weeks. I wish I would have started sooner for the comfort though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136876 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:09:55 +0000 MsLipGloss 136876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Wagon: it's a skirt-like suit . . . the Secret Fit Belly Knee-Length Pencil Skirt from A Pea In The Pod. If you're looking for more of a stretchy-type material, they have a few of those, too. For example there is this one:</p> <p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/7ucj84m" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/7ucj84m</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136834 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:47:13 +0000 Tidybee 136834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started using the bella band for jeans around 9-10 weeks, but I started wearing it for everything around 11-12 weeks. I'm finding that shirts are getting tighter at 13 weeks, but i have a few maternity shirts and they are still so big! I hate being in the transition mode...so I am just rocking some tanks and cardigans for now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136819 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:36:45 +0000 mrs. wagon 136819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: ooh what skirt and from where?? I'm at a loss looking for a plain black skirt I can wear to work! (not a suit-like skirt though.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136793 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:24:31 +0000 mediagirl 136793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah girl! Don't hold out, just buy them!! Every pair of maternity pants that I like wearing has the demi panel. I know every woman is different with that but I can't stand the full panel - or the half panel weird thing that Old Navy does. Why would I want my pants to stop at my belly button? Confused.</p> <p>I'm hoping I don't grow out of these Old Navy demi panel jeans in the next 6 weeks. They have been a life saver!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136788 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:22:49 +0000 purrpletulips 136788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably around 8 weeks. I have a pair of maternity jeans that look like regular jeans except for the adjustable elastic inside the waist at the back which I wore until around 12 weeks when I started telling people I was expecting and could start wearing my other demi panel/under bump pants without tipping anyone off. I like the demi panel because until about 8 months I still have a waist and the full panel just get saggy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136784 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:22:36 +0000 hilsy85 136784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 14 weeks and still in my old clothes, although i have bought some maternity tanks and tees from old navy for the length. They are soo comfy! Im hoping to stay in my old pants until the summer when i can start doing dresses and skirts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136768 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:16:23 +0000 MsLipGloss 136768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 14 weeks (I am 21 weeks now) I wore a maternity skirt to work for the first time . . . I knew as soon as sat down in my car to drive to work that (1) maternity panels ROCK; and (2) there was no going back. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136758 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:13:39 +0000 babynumber1 136758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in maternity clothes at 10 weeks also- I love how comfy they are. I'm dreading going back to trying to squeeze into regular pants! I found that I like the over the belly pants much better, but they have to be the silky stretch part that goes over, not the thick fabric. Kohls and Motherhood sell them with that kind of belly. The under the belly ones make my bump look really funny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136757 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:13:28 +0000 Mrs. Pen 136757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started wearing them at 14 weeks. I had been wearing mostly dresses up to that point cause it was late summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136730 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:57:29 +0000 mrs. wagon 136730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@roccoandkirby: I hated the demi panel the first pregnancy but my bump is quite different this time... flatter, I think, and wider... so maybe it would fit differently on me this time?? Time for a trip to Gap Maternity! I LOVE LOVE LOVE their tops.... so soft and well-fitting.</p> <p>ALL maternity jeans give me saggy butt since I have no butt... and no hips to hold them up. The crotch always ends up at my knees. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136726 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:53:46 +0000 roccoandkirby 136726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I decided against the bella band as well and went straight to maternity pants. I was able to fit into my regular pants until 16 weeks so I've been wearing maternity for 4 weeks now. I don't understand why some people try to "hold out" either. They are so comfortable and they look just like your regular pants.</p> <p>@Mrs. Wagon: My first pair of maternity jeans was Liz Lange from Target with a full panel and I'm not too crazy about them (maybe later on in the pregnancy they'll be more comfortable, but right now they are loose and gives me "saggy butt"), but then I bought a couple of pairs from the Gap with the demi panel and I love them. So comfortable!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136654 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:29:20 +0000 mrs. wagon 136654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I LOVE maternity pants (not jeans-- they suck!). I'm going to be wearing my maternity leggings and yoga pants wayyyyy after I have this baby. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136653 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:28:24 +0000 DillonLion 136653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>7 weeks. And I haven't been uncomfortable since. I don't understand why anyone tries to "hold out" as long as possible in restrictive clothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-clothes-3#post-136647 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:24:11 +0000 mrsjyw 136647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So after mixed reviews, I decided against the bella band and bought maternity pants during Motherhood Maternity's BOGO sale last week. Today is my first day wearing them to work... HOLY COMFORT! I can still fit into nonmaternity pants, but love the extra room in my maternity pants! :P</p> <p>I'm about 10.5 weeks along. Probably gained a pound or so, but the lil pooch/bloat is constantly there, making my nonmaternity work pants tighter and tighter! I'm in heaven today.</p> <p>When did you start wearing maternity clothes? </p>