Those with bloated bellies, what are you wearing?

[kayla14]

So since some of us have some bloated bellies, i'm wondering what everyone is wearing? Are you just squeezing into your regular pants? Maternity pants?

Anytime I put my jeans on I get a double belly and it looks gross. But I feel silly wearing maternity clothes at 5 weeks. Plus I kinda feel like i'll jinx something by wearing them already

[tschifo]

I'm not quite there yet, but I'm on a mission to find some looser fitting jeans with an elastic waistband. Thank goodness Summer is coming!

[waldorfknitmama]

Urgh, *sigh* sweatpants. Well cute ones at least my abercrombie ones, my cute ones I got from target, bigger jeans (non-maternity) and gauchos. gauchos are flattering and cute and the weather is finally nice out.

[~Mamaterra~]

Yoga pants are on currently but I have no shame about wearing maternity clothes. I am enjoying every minute of this pregnancy and won't apologise to anyone for it!!!

[waldorfknitmama]

Originally Posted by ~Mamaterra~

Yoga pants are on currently but I have no shame about wearing maternity clothes. I am enjoying every minute of this pregnancy and won't apologise to anyone for it!!!

I second that! I am enjoying all aspects (well most, not all )

[magpiedee]

Well, I was just lamenting to DH about this last night-- my regular jeans are too tight and uncomfortable, but my post-baby jeans are still too baggy and nearly fall off. I think I need to find my belly band and get my gauchos and skirts cleaned and unwrinkled from their sojourn in the maternity box. I can't wait to be totally rockin' the preggo belly!

[Starfish11]

Well, luckily I can squeeze into most of my pants right now, although I admit I am happiest/most comfortable in my yoga pants, so I wear those most weekends.

Target has some cute elastic-waisted capris. I bought several as the season started to change and before I knew I was preggers--thank goodness!

[LoveMyJonah]

Well I had endometriosis and always had to keep two sizes of clothes, one for the follicular phase and one for the luteal phase. My stomach would grow two inches in the luteal phase due to inflamation. So I have those for now and I'm wearing the bigger size because its just more comfortable but they seem like they'll last a good while...

[romamama]

I have been wearing lots of loose fitting skirts and dresses.

[caedmyn]

Low rider pants...not the ones that barely cover your butt crack, just regular ones (sorry, I'm not in the least fashion savvy so I don't know the right names for them!). My stomach just sort of pooches over the top and they feel pretty comfortable, whereas I have to unbutton (and often unzip, too) my jeans. The only problem with these is that I'm sure someone is going to notice the pooch soon and figure out that I'm pregnant, and we agreed not to tell anyone until June 1!

[3for_me]

I have one pair of jeans that fit because they have lots of stretch in them. I have also found the love for DH's wind pants. Those things are so comfy. I am trying to make due as much as possible because we are on a tight budget. I also want to be comfortable too so I will have to see how things go. I had a friend tell me today that I can use her prego clothes and her little one was born the end of Nov so that really helps.

[blairinargentina]

i'm all about the low rise (though not plumber crack!) pants and gauchos with fold over waist bands, etc. i wear them all the time anyway, pregnant or not! i have a few skirts and pants from old navy, target, etc that have gotten ALOT of wear lately. i am all about being comfortable, pregnant or not!

[LeaAline]

I'm just glad I'm not the only one feeling snug! I thought, "gosh, this is so early to feel so fluffy." But I guess you can't deny it!!! ENJOY IT LADIES!

[coyotemist]

Maternity pants...some are too big and I'm rolling up the band, others fit just fine. I've picked them up at garage sales, resale shops, and our local Salvation Army (which has GREAT prices and nice stuff).

It sure is odd how differently different brands fit. I'm normally a size 16-18 and maternity clothes from size L to xxl fit depending on the brand.

[chic2chic]

nothing feels comfortable right now, but i'm still way too small for my maternity clothes (all of which i kept).

i confess that i've been guiltily stalking maternity clothes on e-bay and elsewhere because i've never been pg in the summer, so i'll need some summer things
(we'll be done after #3, so i don't even have the excuse of possibly another baby to spend money on maternity outfits )

[sillynika]

I have a pair of jeans that fell off my hips when I lost all the pp weight from my son and now I have put away my 'skinny' jeans and am back in them. I also have some velcro closure capris and a pair of yoga pants. I mostly wear pajama pants or no pants at all around the house though :-p

[simcon]

Today, drawstring linen pants... ahhh. All of my work pants are way too uncomfortable around my bloat, so it's nice to get a reprieve every once in a while. I feel like it's a little too early for a belly band, but we'll see how things go next week! (I've got a linen pair of capris on deck for tomorrow that should be fine too...)

[korintherin]

Shoot. Either my normal jeans are normally too BIG around the waist (possible), or I'm just not very embiggened yet!

The kakhis and a particular pair of undies have already bit it, though.

[artinhappiness]

Ugh....as soon as I walk in the door from work, I'm straight back into my comfy yoga pants. I could LIVE in these pants these days! I generally pretty well have to wear jeans to work, and not only did I gain a few pounds before getting pregnant, I'm now swollen and bloated on top of it.

My boyfriend just rather rolls his eyes at me, and tells me to do whatever makes me happy, but I couldn't quite break down and get maternity jeans either...that and I'm keeping it hush-hush at work until I hit the second trimester and jeans with panels...well, that would tell all! I ended up breaking down and going up a size at Target in a pair of low rise jeans so my belly can kinda pooch, and it doesn't put all sorts of pressure on my uterus.

[grace's voice]

My jeans aren't TOO too tight yet, I can still pull of the rubber band trick... however, I can't STAND the feeling of jeans touching my belly. So... I'm wearing yoga pant and jammies. I've been too sick to leave the house anyway.

Last pg I started wearing maternity clothes at 7 weeks. I felt like a geek, but I just couldn't handle tightness on the belly. The only reason I'm not wearing them now is that I haven't felt well enought to dig them out of storage.