https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:37:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-544146 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:43:34 +0000 Meridian 544146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Thank you for remember!! But OMG, why are they sooo expensive?! Holy crap... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-543229 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:16:22 +0000 Anagram 543229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sweetchic: FINALLY remembered to look at work and found them. That pic is from a maternity fashion blog, but the pants are AG Skinny Jeans from A Pea in the Pod in Cobalt <a href="http://www.apeainthepod.com/Product.asp?Product_Id=23353Z20291&#038;MasterCategory_id=MC27" rel="nofollow">http://www.apeainthepod.com/Product.asp?Product_Id=23353Z20291&#038;MasterCategory_id=MC27</a></p> <p>There ya go!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-537885 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:23:44 +0000 Anagram 537885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sweetchic: oops, just saw this. I saved that on my work computer, so I can tell you tomorrow. =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-537762 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:19:53 +0000 bisous 537762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am 22 weeks into pregnancy, but so far, I love the full panel. I second that Gap definitely has demi panel. I am not a fan, but I have friends who love them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-537754 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:11:54 +0000 Boogs 537754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sweetchic: I just meant that style. I didn't have any maternity pants that nice lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-537744 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:07:23 +0000 Mrs. Pen 537744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the full panel for my entire second trimester... but once I was into my third tri I hated anything on my stomach and ended up folding the panel down. I really wished I had a pair of underbelly jeans!</p> <p>I will get some for my next pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-537736 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:00:39 +0000 andrea86 537736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you got paige maternity pants did you go up a size or two or just get your normal pre pregnancy size? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-537617 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:38:41 +0000 Meridian 537617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: Where are those first pair (cobalt blue) from?? I love them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-537575 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:07:43 +0000 Boogs 537575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first pair @Anagram posted were my FAV! I fount them to be so much more comfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-537537 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:41:31 +0000 QBbride 537537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I LOVE full panel mat jeans. They're super comfy and they also give me a nice shape :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-536838 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:27:43 +0000 bunnylove08 536838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full panel. The other ones just go super uncomfortable for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-536745 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:46:52 +0000 Meridian 536745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Those cobalt blue skinnies are AWESOME, where are they from??</p> <p>I'm only 10 weeks, so haven't started shopping for maternity clothes yet, but it's only a matter of time... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-536700 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:32:02 +0000 purrpletulips 536700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First pregnancy I preferred the underbelly second pregnancy I preferred full panel. Unfortunately my pregnancies were opposite seasons so I bought a lot of under the belly (mostly from e-bay) stuff the second time and didn't wear hardly any of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-536349 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:45:52 +0000 Dandelion 536349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my pants with a panel...it makes my belly feel better supported. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-536313 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:34:16 +0000 andrea86 536313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks girls! I will definitely see if there is a Pea in the Pod around here and check out Gap and Old Navy. </p> <p>Mediagirl - I'm glad I'm not the only one that hates those things! Seriously I cant wear them, not even for a second! HAHA </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-536108 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:23:47 +0000 2PeasinaPod 536108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Early in my pregnancy, I preferred the demi panel, but once I started to get bigger, I preferred the full panel. The only problem was that I was 8 months pregnant in August, and the full panel was sooooo hot for me. I would fold it down when I was outside and not in air conditioning. My stomach also itched like there was no tomorrow...so the panel made that worse too. But to stay up, I preferred the full!</p> <p>I got a few of my demi panel stuff at the Gap. They have the different panel types for most of their pants! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-536104 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:20:43 +0000 Anagram 536104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm only (almost) 16 weeks, so I don't have a huge belly yet, but right now I prefer the full panel IF it's made from the tighter spandex material as opposed to the more baggy cotton-poly blend knit material.</p> <p>Mainly just because I'm sure I would have love handles with anything under-belly, since then it would be cutting in right on my hips (not a good look on me).</p> <p>But it probably depends on your body type?</p> <p>These pictures explain the different styles I'm talking about-- The first style of full-panels are the ones I like with the spandex top--no love handles and comfortable (to me) even now when my belly is not very big.</p> <p>The second style are like all the Mat pants my SIL tried to give me--they aren't comfortable (for me) at all. The panel is more bunchy and more cottony, like leggings. They're gappy and uncomfortable (but maybe in the 3rd tri, I'll like them more).</p> <p>[attach=2976/13/mhg2mj.450x590.twill-slim-fit-skinny-leg-maternity-pants.jpg]</p> <p>[attach=2976/13/mhg2ml.600x580.Pregnant-Women-The-Tropsch-back.jpg]</p> <p>[attach=2976/13/mhg2mn.556x600.Pregnant-Women-The-Tropsch.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-536067 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:53:19 +0000 Alivoo01 536067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 2 days shy of being 13 weeks and I have pair full panel maternity jeans. So far, it's really comfy although the panel does slide/roll down a bit as s the day progresses. I'm thinking it's because I don't have much of a belly yet to hold them up. At home, I wear my pants below my belly and it's pretty comfy and allows my belly to "breathe". I did try on one pair of underbelly jeans at the store, and it didn't feel as comfy as the full panel one. The store I tried was Motherhood Maternity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-536064 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:52:21 +0000 tororojo 536064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought only full panel because it seemed like they would give me a smoother line/not cut into the waist/love handle area. I'm slightly tired of having that material over my belly, but only a few weeks left! I don't think I would go back and change it. Have seen lower panel pants at Gap and Old Navy, I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-536063 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:51:44 +0000 dookie32 536063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The demi panel pants were really uncomfortable for me. I bought a few pairs from the Gap because they were the only style the pants I wanted came in but I didn't really wear them much past 6 months. I loved the full panel- I had the boot cut Paige jeans that I found accidentally at the Bloomingdale's outlet. Only issue was that they were super long- like the regular designer denim- so I had to pay to get them hemmed. Although they looked cute, they weren't really my favorite pair of maternity jeans because they were really low cut (where the jean part ended and the panel began in the back). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-535991 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:17:49 +0000 Goldilocks1107 535991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I preferred the underbelly for the majority of my pregnancy and bought work pants from Gap. But at the end of my pregnancy, I liked the over belly because they helped my pants stay up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-535968 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:07:00 +0000 Mrsbells 535968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have only tried the full panel but I like it. I am 5ft 11 with a long torso too and I just prefer to be covered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-535950 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:59:41 +0000 heartonastring 535950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cannot stand the under-belly pants! I greatly prefer the panel. I think part of it is that I'm 5'10" with a long torso, so if I wore the under-belly kind my shirts wouldn't cover my belly entirely - not a good look! I also like how smooth the panel makes everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-535934 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:51:09 +0000 Smurfette 535934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer the full panel. I won't even wear my jeans/pants with the demi panel from the Gap, so uncomfortable to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-535924 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:39:57 +0000 mediagirl 535924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I despised the over belly panel. A lot of women said it was really comfortable but I just found it to be itchy and uncomfortable. I also found the part that connected the stretchy belly panel to the pants part always dug into my lower belly. I lived in low panel pants throughout my pregnancy and loooooved them. :)</p> <p>I also found it hard to find those types of pants, though. I got one pair of jeans from a friend that were Old Navy and a couple from Target. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-535920 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:37:45 +0000 PrincessBaby 535920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also liked full panel...It made my bump feel snug as a bug:). I also second pea in the pod though for trying jeans with both...They may even have the Paige's you are wondering about. I bought some AGs with the full panel from there and I wore the crap out of them:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-535910 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:29:19 +0000 hilsy85 535910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved the full panel. I feel like the under belly panel cut into my stomach and created a weird bump/outline; the full panel smoothed things out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-535908 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:27:47 +0000 BananaPancakes 535908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had 2 pairs of Paige maternity jeans and both had the side elastic. Like this :</p> <p><a href="http://www.figure8maternity.com/viewItem.cfm?pid=1313900" rel="nofollow">http://www.figure8maternity.com/viewItem.cfm?pid=1313900</a></p> <p>I absolutely adored those jeans and wore them comfortably until 33 weeks or so. I swelled really terribly at that point and had to go buy a pair if full panel jeans from gap, which I loved at that point, too. But if you're not a sweller, I can't recommend those side elastic jeans enough. Really, even if you do swell, I still recommend them until you can't squeeze your ass in them anymore. They were really great jeans. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-535891 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:12:10 +0000 pelikila 535891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Through most of my pregnancy I preferred the full panel and loved Paige Denim's Laurel Canyon maternity jeans. However, by the end of the pregnancy my belly was big enough that the full panel pants just rode the very crest of my belly and thus started to dig in and be uncomfortable and I preferred under belly pants. My favorite work pants with an underbelly style were from Japanese Weekend and were seriously great (I'd wear them now if I thought I'd get away with it). I found a local boutique for maternity wear called Pickles and Ice Cream. Then once I found brands that fit me well I would look online too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maternity-pants-panel-vs-underbelly-amp-paige-maternity#post-535877 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:04:37 +0000 blackbird 535877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I liked the low panel in the beginning, but eventually, my shirts weren't long enough for me and I liked having the panel because it saved me from having to tug my shirts down lest someone see my bare skin at work. I'm just too tall for that style. I do have a pair of skinny jeans in that style and they are comfy and I do wear them, but only with tunics and the like. </p> <p>I like the full panel now that i'm 8 months pregnant, though. Before, it just annoyed me. It does help them stay up, though. </p>