Elastic Waistbands

The first time I tried on elastic waistband pants, I giggled. It was Sunday morning, Mark was still in bed and I thought it was time to venture into the world of maternity clothing and it felt really funny. A cross between a little kid and an old lady. Quite silly.

Plus, at least for me, my belly still wasn’t quite big enough. I mean, it was big enough to boot me out of my favorite low-rise, boot-cut jeans. But not quite big enough to keep the maternity pants up. Quite a dilemma. My sis talked about the same problem. The first time she wore her maternity pants, she and her hub went out to eat. As she stood to leave, she had to hold the waistband up so the pants wouldn’t fall down.

I’ve mostly learned to embrace the elastic waistband now. Of course, that could be from lack of better options. But they’re quite comfy and will come in handy during Thanksgiving. There are no buttons and zippers to worry about, which is a nice time-saver during those pressing bathroom runs (which are now FAR more frequent than I’d like.) And most of them ten to have a bit of stretch in them…which is also nice.

Now the worst problem is I still can’t keep them up! Who needs low-rise maternity jeans anyway? Not me. I just want pants that stay up on their own and don’t require constant tugging and pulling. No fun! Perhaps I’m alone on this, but – especially now – I don’t enjoy having any part of me flashed to my coworkers while I go about my business.

So I’ve learned I’m a full-panel girl. Did you know there are at least 4-5 different kinds of maternity pants now? Yep, and I’m a full-panel girl. The elastic panel comes up over my growing belly (which I’ve heard is wonderful even after you have the kid) and it gives the pants something to hold on to – which means… I don’t have to!