So *this* is how maternity jeans work

[rbp]

My Old Navy shipment came in (from last week's order; not the dresses). I ordered a pair of full-panel skinny jeans, and they are just perfect. They pull on like sweatpants as some of you mentioned in my frustrated thread on Saturday. I can't speak to the stretching issue as I just put them on, but they pulled up just fine in my regular pre-pregnancy size. They actually look pretty nice, and the long length is just perfect. I love how the panel smoothes out my muffin top. I may never go back! LOL

[MrsDarcy]

Good to know! Any specific ones?

[anna7602]

I was just asking myself the other day why in the world I stopped wearing maternity jeans/pants after I had DD. They're so comfy!

[centralsquare]

Awesome, can't wait till I need some. Right now, I'm doing the "size bigger + a rubber band around the button" trick. It's about run its course!

Does either Gap or Old Navy carry these in stores, or online only?

[mrssandro]

I keep going back and forth and placing my order for maternity pants. I was looking at the ones from Gap since it's Friends and Family currently.

I am trying to hold off until 2nd tri just in case.

[VillainV]

Glad you found something that worked for you! I wasn't a huge fan of skinny jeans pre-pregnancy, but I think the problem was that I wasn't wearing tops that were long enough. Maternity tops are always long enough, so it works great for me :-)

[thatgirl2478]

Mar 14, 2014 11:39:13 GMT -5 rbp said:

My Old Navy shipment came in (from last week's order; not the dresses). I ordered a pair of full-panel skinny jeans, and they are just perfect. They pull on like sweatpants as some of you mentioned in my frustrated thread on Saturday. I can't speak to the stretching issue as I just put them on, but they pulled up just fine in my regular pre-pregnancy size. They actually look pretty nice, and the long length is just perfect. I love how the panel smooths out my muffin top. I may never go back! LOL

yep!  I LOOOVE the full panel jeans for this reason they are super comfy when you eat just a little too much too

[VillainV]

Mar 14, 2014 11:51:16 GMT -5 mrssandro said:

I keep going back and forth and placing my order for maternity pants. I was looking at the ones from Gap since it's Friends and Family currently.

I am trying to hold off until 2nd tri just in case.

Gap and ON both have sales all the time, so there's no reason to pay full-price…just wait a week (if you can).  Keep in mind that Gap, for some reason, excludes all jeans (including maternity jeans) from a lot of its sales, so read the fine print :-)

[thatgirl2478]

Mar 14, 2014 11:40:28 GMT -5 MrsDarcy said:

Good to know! Any specific ones?

I have had good luck with Khols' brand (Oh Momma? or Oh Baby?) as well as H&M's jeans.  I've never been a huge fan of Old Navy's jeans, but maybe their full panels are better than their 'hidden panel' ones (basically elastic waist jeans...)

[mrssandro]

Mar 14, 2014 11:52:51 GMT -5 VillainV said:

Mar 14, 2014 11:51:16 GMT -5 mrssandro said:

I keep going back and forth and placing my order for maternity pants. I was looking at the ones from Gap since it's Friends and Family currently.

I am trying to hold off until 2nd tri just in case.

Gap and ON both have sales all the time, so there's no reason to pay full-price…just wait a week (if you can).  Keep in mind that Gap, for some reason, excludes all jeans (including maternity jeans) from a lot of its sales, so read the fine print :-)

I priced it out with all the discount and some reward dollars I had and it was $72 for two maxi skirts from old navy and nicer pair of jeans from Gap. The jeans alone was a $27 dollar discount. 

I think it's the m/c loss thing keeping me from pulling the trigger. The last two times I did buy something pg related and then I found out I m/c. I am paranoid. 

[nessness]

Mar 14, 2014 11:47:15 GMT -5 centralsquare said:

Awesome, can't wait till I need some. Right now, I'm doing the "size bigger + a rubber band around the button" trick. It's about run its course!

Does either Gap or Old Navy carry these in stores, or online only?

Some ON stores carry maternity clothes in store, but not all of them.

[pinotgrig]

I love, love full panel maternity pants. I started wearing them around 12w because they don't dig in like more normal pants were starting to. I told H I didn't think I'd ever go back!

[chickadee77]

Welcome to the dark side, lol.

I got some from Motherhood on sale and looove them. Wasn't expecting that, since jeans are normally almost impossible for me to fit.

[IndiaInk]

You people with your love for maternity jeans are crazy! I tolerate them because there is no other choice, but they sag constantly and I hate wearing a stretchy panel. I own both premium denim and cheap Motherhood maternity jeans, so it's not the quality that is making the difference. I live and breathe for the day when I can burn these pants - I have zero dreams of wearing them for life!

[bowies]

Amen. Maternity pants are great. Maternity jeans can suck it. I'm convinced it's the weight of the denim vs. the weight of the panel that makes them sag. I'm sick of constantly hiking them up to avoid dumpy butt.

[rbp]

Mar 14, 2014 11:40:28 GMT -5 MrsDarcy said:

Good to know! Any specific ones?

I got the maternity full-panel skinny jeans: oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=2944150021003&cid=1007255&locale=en_US

They fit me more like straight-leg jeans than skinnies.

[rbp]

Mar 14, 2014 11:52:51 GMT -5 VillainV said:

Mar 14, 2014 11:51:16 GMT -5 mrssandro said:

I keep going back and forth and placing my order for maternity pants. I was looking at the ones from Gap since it's Friends and Family currently.

I am trying to hold off until 2nd tri just in case.

Gap and ON both have sales all the time, so there's no reason to pay full-price…just wait a week (if you can).  Keep in mind that Gap, for some reason, excludes all jeans (including maternity jeans) from a lot of its sales, so read the fine print :-)

Ugh, that annoys me so much. Probably because jeans are the only thing at Gap that people will actually pay full price for LOL.

I have a pair of Paige jeans on the way (waiting patiently, Zulily...) so I didn't want to spend a lot on a second pair, and I wasn't convinced that the Gap jeans would be a whole lot better than ON.

[rbp]

Mar 14, 2014 13:49:21 GMT -5 IndiaInk said:

You people with your love for maternity jeans are crazy! I tolerate them because there is no other choice, but they sag constantly and I hate wearing a stretchy panel. I own both premium denim and cheap Motherhood maternity jeans, so it's not the quality that is making the difference. I live and breathe for the day when I can burn these pants - I have zero dreams of wearing them for life!

I saw your picture on Wednesday. I don't think you have muffin top

[mrsnole]

Mar 14, 2014 12:05:07 GMT -5 @abbycobb said:

Not to be a kill-joy, but for me the ON full-panel skinnies are not working well in my third tri. The panel isn't as long as some of my other pairs and the top seam digs into belly now.

YES! My ON skinnies do this to me as well!!  I thought it was just me and even bought a pair one size smaller and still. 

[curbsideprophet]

Glad they are working for you!

[amaristella]

Some brands have a hidden adjuster (buttonhole elastic and buttons) inside the fake waistband area that cinches or releases them to help with sagging. Not all mine had it and it took me a weirdly long time to find that feature on mine (the elastic was itching me one day so I reached in to figure out what was wrong) but once I did I was so happy. So ladies, check your pants! I want to say that one of my JC Penney pairs had it.

[Blue Moon]

I don't own any maternity jeans because I hated them all. I feel like an anomaly. I live in leggings. I can't wait for warm weather so I can add dresses to my repertoire.

[robinsbff]

i've been very happy with my recent purchases from gap and old navy in the jeans department. i wear jeans probably 4-6 days a week so it was worth it to me to get a few different styles and colors/washes. i went with my pre-pregnancy size even though i could have probably sized down and been fine since i've lost weight so far. but, i figured i have no idea how much my hips will spread or what other changes will happen in my body so having a bit of a baggy thigh/butt area is fine with me. i also wear them to school 3-4 days per week and super tight is not appropriate when working in an elementary school.

[Myrrhine]

Mar 14, 2014 15:44:36 GMT -5 rbp said:

Mar 14, 2014 11:40:28 GMT -5 MrsDarcy said:

Good to know! Any specific ones?

I got the maternity full-panel skinny jeans: oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=2944150021003&cid=1007255&locale=en_US

They fit me more like straight-leg jeans than skinnies.

I think these are the ones I have. Honestly they are the most flattering skinny jeans I have ever owned. Not sure what this says about my regular wardrobe...

[SJ]

rbp did you get your Paige jeans yet?

Mine came yesterday and I really like them. They are a little big/long but I was scarred after the 7FAM so I probably ordered up unnecessarily.

They are different than the full panel ones I have (one pair Gap, one pair Old Navy) but look nice.

[rbp]

Mar 19, 2014 6:00:27 GMT -5 SJ said:

rbp did you get your Paige jeans yet?

Mine came yesterday and I really like them. They are a little big/long but I was scarred after the 7FAM so I probably ordered up unnecessarily.

They are different than the full panel ones I have (one pair Gap, one pair Old Navy) but look nice.

Yes! They came on Monday. I went up one size from my pre-pg size because that was on the snug side before I got pg. They fit great! They are more low-rise than I am used to, but I guess that's required for the under-belly style. I'm just not sure how to keep from showing crack when I bend down? Will my maternity shirts cover that? 

Tagging @charky because I know she was waiting on the Paiges too!

[rbp]

Mar 19, 2014 9:05:16 GMT -5 @charky said:

Mar 19, 2014 6:06:30 GMT -5 rbp said:

Yes! They came on Monday. I went up one size from my pre-pg size because that was on the snug side before I got pg. They fit great! They are more low-rise than I am used to, but I guess that's required for the under-belly style. I'm just not sure how to keep from showing crack when I bend down? Will my maternity shirts cover that? 

Tagging @charky because I know she was waiting on the Paiges too!

Still waiting on mine. I ordered 2 pairs and they haven't even shipped out yet! Zulily got a nasty call from me yesterday.

My god. Get it together, Zulily!

[lo]

How are they with muffin top? Usually I can't do low rise because of this issue, so I'm thinking these probably won't work for me, since along with a bump I'm still also rocking some love handles.

[rbp]

Mar 19, 2014 16:06:53 GMT -5 lo said:

How are they with muffin top? Usually I can't do low rise because of this issue, so I'm thinking these probably won't work for me, since along with a bump I'm still also rocking some love handles.

I have muffin top with low-rise jeans too, but these seem fine. The waist band is stretchy, so it doesn't squeeze my love handles