Belly Bands!!

[BadassMom]

Has anyone else tried out belly bands? Their a wide elastic band that goes around the top of your pre pregnancy pants so you can leave them unbuttoned and unzipped and wear them longer. I bought one to save on buying maternity pants but I'm not sure if I like it or not. It keeps sliding up on my bump or down flashing my open buttons Anyone have any tips on keeping it in place?

 

[okmomma]

I got one as a gift. It works better with some pants than others. I put it on, put my jeans over it, then fold it down over top the jeans. It works OK. Maternity pants don't stay up yet and my regular jeans are too tight. I just make sure I wear a long enough shirt to cover it, especially if my pants fall down a little

 

[Katie1]

I bought a pack of 3 on ebay for only $13 and love them! A white one, black one, and tan one. They go with every outfit and keep my pants up and I can leave them unzipped/unbuttoned... it's great. My belly isn't that big, though, so maybe that's why.

 

[Bunnylicious]

maybe the band size is too big for you?

The band has to be form-fitting, but not suffocating, and you have to pull the band down until right below your hips to prevent it from riding up.
I've been wearing one for about a month, since maternity jeans are still too big for me.

 

[FeliciaD]

ive had a white one for a lil while now, and like u, not sure how i feel about it. sometimes it stays up others its just annoying and i have to keep fixing it more than i'd have to keep pulling up my pants. lol. luckily tho, i stay home with our daughter, so mostly i only b other with it when we go out...and even at that, i use a hair band laced thru the button hole tbh. i loved it when i first got it tho, now its just uncomfortable and annoying. lol

 

[SnowGal]

I borrowed one from a friend, but I find it uncomfortable, too many layers that all have to lay right. I find myself more comfortable in maternity pants with the belly panel folded over.

 

[okmomma]

Mine is definitely the right size. I, too, stay home so I only wear it when I go out. I think my problem is I have a short torso and I am carrying the baby low. I do prefer the band over maternity jeans right now.

 

[BadassMom]

I'm pretty sure mine is the right size. I usually wear it folded in half over top of my jeans, but I'll try the other ways you girls suggested. Thanks for responding!

 

[bumpycat]

I have two, both black, they're great. I have one pair of underbump maternity jeans that fall down without the band to help them out, and I still easily fit my pre-pregnancy jeans with the zip undone. I don't fold the band, I wear it with the bottom edge over my bum and the top edge over the bump. It's a little itchy at the top by the end of the day, and I'm always glad to get home from work and pull on pj bottoms instead. I only wear the unzipped jeans with tunic length tops, just in case there's a flash, but with the maternity jeans I'll wear anything, it just looks like a snug tank top/vest underneath.

 

[Nafretili]

I got a pack of 2 from asda
Black and white one
Think they were £8.
They're very comfortable but I think you need to be quite big for the full benefit
I'm only just showing so they are a bit saggy for me above my belly button!
But I'm sure i'll grow into them haha

 

[Bunnylicious]

I'm pretty sure mine is the right size. I usually wear it folded in half over top of my jeans, but I'll try the other ways you girls suggested. Thanks for responding!

probably that's the problem

I wear mine unfolded, so it covers my whole tummy and bottom edge is below my butt.

 

[jules7521]

i love love mine! However that being said it works best if I only use it once or twice between washings otherwise it stretches out and then my pants due tend to slide a little. I do wear mine below the hips and sometimes it peeks out a little but it just looks like i have another shirt on underneath