https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 09:39:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels/page/2#post-1776897 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 17:25:10 +0000 Rocker2014 1776897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love the full panel - and when I'm feeling hot or itchy, I just fold them down!<br /> I'm really short waisted, so a lot of the demi and low panels just didn't fit me well at all and hit at strange places on my stomach. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels/page/2#post-1776894 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 17:19:54 +0000 Boogs 1776894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full panel all the way. I couldn't find shorts the length I wanted for this summer that had a full panel and settled on a low panel and I curse them every single day. I'm constantly so uncomfortable and can't wait to get my bottoms off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels/page/2#post-1776549 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:06:51 +0000 psw27 1776549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the gap full panel work pants, they have been super comfy since about 12 weeks. The panel doesn't come up at as high now that I am 32w6d but they are still comfy. I have a pair of demi-panel gap pants that are okay... they were better when my bump didn't push it down as much. Now, my giant bump causes them to fold over so I would skip them if I had to shop again. </p> <p>The full panels from Loft feel like they are suffocating me and I have to wrangle myself into them which is a complete pain since I pee every 2 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels/page/2#post-1776506 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:57:52 +0000 mrsrain 1776506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved my full-panel jeans. I had some yoga pants that hit below my belly and I always felt like they were falling off (earlier in pregnancy) and digging in (later in pregnancy). The benefit of the full panel is that you can fold it down if you need to (if you get hot or itchy or anything). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1776483 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:52:21 +0000 gingerbebe 1776483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like low panel with a very wide, stretchy band. I have been really loving my Old Navy pants this pregnancy and I am currently at 32.5 weeks. I also like skirts and maxi skirts with the soft, wide fold down panels (both Old Navy and Gap). </p> <p>Full panel pants either slide down on me or they make me feel like I'm dying if they are too snug (but I've been having issues with the baby sitting really high and so I HATE the feeling of ANYTHING on my ribcage). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1776471 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:48:13 +0000 Mommy Finger 1776471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved the low or demi panel early in my pregnancy but as I started to get bigger, baby didn't like the waist band digging in so I had to buy full panel pants. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1776395 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:28:23 +0000 thismustbetheplace 1776395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full panel until my belly got so big in the 3rd tri that it started getting uncomfortable (I carried wayyy out front). At that point, the elastic panel in the "perfect fit" belly got so itchy I couldn't stand it! I ended up just folding it down (like you would yoga pants) to create a demi-panel until the end. Worked great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1776127 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:20:32 +0000 Mrs tartan 1776127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Low panel! The full panel is too many layers of clothing over my belly and makes me itch. Ever since I switched to low panel/breathable material I haven't been itchy at all and not one new strech mark! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775612 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:52:52 +0000 Radish 1775612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full panel! They are so comfortable! To me it feels similar to wearing a tighter camisole under my shirt. I have tried all of them and all I will buy this time is full panel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775576 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:38:22 +0000 loveisstrange 1775576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full! They were the only ones that didnt cut into the bottom of my belly towards the end. Plus, they feel like wearing pajama jeans. SO comfy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775574 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:36:51 +0000 MrsKoala 1775574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only like demi panels. Full panels made me feel weird and I hated having my belly covered. Demi panels work nicely after baby, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775442 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:37:48 +0000 Anagram 1775442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: the secret fit belly pants are spandex so they aren't baggy. I can wear them right now (not pregnant) and they fit fine in the waist and don't fall down. But then they stretch during pregnancy.</p> <p>I don't think I would like the cottony full panel pants, but I never owned any of those, so I don't know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775427 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:31:45 +0000 LuLu Mom 1775427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full panel, they we the most comfortable all the way into the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775367 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 07:55:14 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1775367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved full panel for the second trimester, but low panel for third! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775363 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 07:54:03 +0000 Alivoo01 1775363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another full panel lover here. I bought all my jeans from Motherhood maternity with the similar panels that @Anagram: mentioned (secret belly fit). So comfy!! </p> <p>I bought a pair of under belly maternity slacks from Gap and by the 3rd trimester, it was super duper uncomfortable. It actually dug into my belly if I sat down. No bueno. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775351 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 07:41:45 +0000 Smurfette 1775351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full! I had one pair of demi and they gave me love handles. They were great post baby when I still had some weight to lose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775340 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 07:35:22 +0000 looch 1775340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full panel here as well, although I did have one pair of demi panel jeans and they just didn't stay up well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775291 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 06:54:33 +0000 bushelandapeck 1775291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: I folded mine down, so they were half the full panel. You have to pull them up sometimes, but it worked for me. At 29w I still fold mine down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775288 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 06:53:18 +0000 bushelandapeck 1775288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer the low panel because I hate the tightness of the full panel. I do have a few pairs of the full panel that I wear, but I try to stick to low panel and/or dresses whenever possible. Full panel yoga pants are super comfy though and I wore mine in between pregnancies and will keep wearing them after #2 is born I'm sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775287 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 06:53:14 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1775287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumuckl: yes, this! I loved the low panel because they worked for so long after pregnancy too. I think i will probably be buying a couple of both this time. </p> <p>How do you ladies deal with the full panel in the 2nd tri before the big belly appears? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775285 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 06:49:10 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1775285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am allll about full panel. They were the only ones that didn't fall off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775273 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 06:09:09 +0000 Adira 1775273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full panel! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775242 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 03:19:09 +0000 Pumuckl 1775242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't vote because for me it depends on the stage of pregnancy I'm in. I loved the under belly ones in the early stages when the belly wasn't as pronounced and after birth (whenever yoga pants were not appropriate). Later in pregnancy I mainly wore full panel one because they just were more comfortable for me at that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775239 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 03:06:32 +0000 birdofafeather 1775239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hated full panel!! I loved the low panel, under the belly pants from asos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775172 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 23:03:22 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 1775172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: This is the kind I wore as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775171 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 23:02:00 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 1775171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full panel only for me. I found that if I wore them with my Bella band, the demi panel pants were okay. Otherwise they cut unflatteringly/uncomfortably into my belly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775166 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 22:44:59 +0000 Mrs. Detour 1775166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all of the advice! I feel like there are both too many options and too few options. I'm intrigued by the secret fit option. I think that will be my next target when I'm done wearing summer dresses to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775160 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 22:35:16 +0000 Sapphiresun 1775160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I much prefered the full panel. I had a few pairs of the secret fit pants, and kind of think pants should just be like that in general... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775149 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 22:21:53 +0000 SweetiePie 1775149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have every kind of maternity pant/panel possible and I strongly prefer a full panel. Total opposite of what I thought I'd like! I have some really nice jeans that have the side panel and some gap demi-panels...both are really tight and/or itchy to me.<br /> I also just feel like the full panel smooths my bump nicely and kind of holds my shirt in place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-opinions-about-panels#post-1775143 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 22:17:01 +0000 daniellemybelle 1775143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full panel! </p>