I broke down

[Basylica]

And bought a bella band today

My pre-maternity pants still fit me fine (13w today) but since I sit ALL day long, they are digging into my lower abdomen and causing gassy cramps now

If I unbutton, i'm fine...
But my pants FALL OFF me when they are buttoned up still, my reg pre-baby pants!
I hope this helps!

I bought a pair of NWT gap maternity pants via ebay, but there was a incident of crack smoking at my local PO, and they decided to try and forward the package, and decided there was no forward order (no duh) so they returned the pants, and re-delivered a second package of mine the same thing happened to (same day)

Want to KILL my po!
I don't think the underbelly gap pants will fit right yet either...too big to stay on my hips!

I'm hoping the bella band helps me out for awhile, my last pregnancy I switched to a pair of pants one size larger at 20w and they were falling off me and giving me serious plumber butt until I finially moved into maternity pants at 30w. LOL.
I expect to show faster this time, but who knows WHEN!

Plus, if it doesn't work for me, i imagine it'll be REAL usefull at hiding those awful rolls and stretchmarks while nursing. LOL.

[MPsSweetie]

One of my friends gave me 5 pairs of maternity jeans and a bunch of shirts yesterday, and I am wearing the jeans tonight!! I am almost embarrassed to be getting fat this early, but I can't help it. I could hardly eat for 2 months and now I can eat some things, but I am getting bigger. I sit here at work for 8 hours a day and my pants were killing my stomach, so I had no choice. My friend is a bit skinnier than me, but these jeans fit so good. Actually they are corduroy, and soooo soft, and the band is soft and silky, it feels great on the bump.
They are loose through the hips, but I need that right now. Another thing that was really bothering me about my pre-preg jeans was how tight they were in the crotch. Ouch! They weren't like that before.

[sophiamama]

I hope it helps! I had a friend that loved hers. I've been wearing my maternity pants for maybe 2 weeks (12 weeks now).....one morning I went to put on my jeans and they wouldn't zip or button! It happened all of a sudden!!

[Fuamami]

What's it made out of? Is it patented, because I think I'm going to make a couple. I have yards of some heavy black knit that I've never made anything out of, I just don't know if it's too stretchy.

Sorry, creator of Bella Bands!

[Sharlla]

Man, I can't even zip up my capri pants anymore, I need one of those bella bands cause they kept falling down

[roomformore]

None of my regular pants fit me once I hit 8/9 weeks! Thankfully, I only have had to leave the house a few days a week as I am working a lot from home. Although recently I've had to go into the lab more often and am wishing I had gotten more than 2 pair of maternity pants from my sister! Since the weather had warmed up I have broken out some of my skirts with elastic waists. I left my sewing machine in storage when we moved and I am regretting that!

[miranda]

Well, I bought some maternity clothes this weekend. I wanted to hold off, but none of my decent pants fit me, so what the heck. I'm 12 weeks.