Questions 6/20

[starryfish]

Place to post any questions you have!

-When did you start wearing maternity clothes? 
-When did you start wearing the FULL panel pants?

[numbers]

1. First kid- fully in maternity clothes by 13/14 weeks. Second kid- 6 weeks? LOL.

2. I never liked the feeling of full panel pants. I prefer demi panel or under belly.

[Mrs.flang]

1.  Tops, I don't remember, but pretty early on, but still had a few regular tops I could mix in.  For pants, I used a bella band starting at around 8 weeks and then switched to full on maternity pants around 20 weeks.
2.  I only bought/tried on full panel.  The others seemed like a waste since I was able to use the band with my regular pants.

[starryfish]

Thanks @sfgal530. I think a lot of people recommend the Dr Brown bottles. I know they have smaller size ones with smaller nipples.

[scm1011]

I started wearing maternity clothes around 16/17 weeks. I figured it'd be earlier since I'm pretty slim, but being tall and have a long torso helped delay things I think.

[ratherbepaddling]

1. Probably 20 weeks. I continued to stuff myself into pants with my belly band longer than I should have.
2. 20ish weeks for this too. I only have 1 pair of maternity dress pants (I'm so cheap!) and I put the panel under my belly since I find that more comfortable. Otherwise I wear dresses or yoga pants.

[preppy]

-When did you start wearing maternity clothes? Kid one around 14 weeks. This pregnancy I broke out maternity shorts this weekend. I wish I was kidding.

-When did you start wearing the FULL panel pants? 14 weeks. I HATED the belly band thingy and went right to real full panels.

[preppy]

@sfgal530, we use avent natural for bottles. Some bottles have extra pieces and washing bottles is such a PIA I wanted as few parts as possible. I also FF.

[BeagleMama]

I bought and wore my first maternity clothes around 15 weeks. I got away with wearing maternity and regular tops (with a tank underneath) until about 20 weeks.

[meredithblake]

@sfgal530, my second really liked the Nuk Ortho bottles. My first liked Playtex Ventaire. I would get 1 of a few different kinds of bottles. Once you know your babies preference, you can buy a bunch more. My second would NOT use the Playtex bottles for whatever reason and I was glad I had a random Nuk bottle on hand to try with her.

[carriebradshaw]

When did you start wearing maternity clothes? 1st kid - I started wearing jeans at 14 weeks or so, and then with the 2nd kid I think it was around 16 weeks. I was thinner the second time around, and I feel like I didn't show as quickly (there was also 7 years between pregnancies, so....not sure if that had anything to do with it). This time, I feel like I'll be breaking out the maternity jeans quickly.
-When did you start wearing the FULL panel pants? I don't know why, but the full panel pants always made me feel sick to my stomach. I didn't like the feeling of something always pressed against it. And the if that wasn't the issue, they were ALWAYS falling down.

We used bottles from the beginning with both girls, and I used Avent bottles. We loved them!

[bk1]

I started wearing maternity clothes at 8 weeks with dd and 10 weeks this time. I had been loosing weight so I had some extra room this time.

I did full panel from the start because I found them more comfortable.


We used Dr. Brown's bottles from the beginning with dd. That is what my friend recommended and thankfully they worked for us.

[cabbagecabbage]

First pregnancy I wore a band at 12 weeks and bought real maternity clothes at 20 weeks.

Second time I put on maternity pants for comfort by 9 weeks. I bought all full panel except some banded pants I found for $4.

My kid never took a bottle much to my dismay.

[awick14]

-I've been wearing a mix of maternity and regular clothing. I can fit into some of my clothing still as I lost weight during first tri. But soon I will only be in maternity/regular pants with the belly band. (I am currently 14 weeks.)

- not yet, but probably soon. At least with my work uniform it will probably be in the next 2-3 weeks. (My work uniform is either maternity or not there is no in between.)

[noodle]

I bought some maternity pants at 14 weeks or so, and all full panel. I tried the belly band, but found that, even unzipped, regular pants felt like they were digging into my abdomen/uterus - right at the bottom of the zipper. For a while I folded full panel over, but I find them really comfy when they are pulled all the way up.

I am just now, at almost 32 weeks, trying shorts that lies below the bump. I am worried that the extra fabric in the summer might feel too hot. But I think the full panel is more comfy.

[Velar Fricative]

Pregnancy 1 - Maternity clothes starting at around 16 weeks
Pregnancy 2 - 18 weeks (weird to need maternity clothes later, but in hindsight not surprising)
This pregnancy - 7 weeks

I didn't really wait until a certain point to where the full panel pants. I hate all maternity pants because they never stayed up for me (until I learned the mitten clip trick where you clip the pants up to your bra), so I bought full panel early in hopes that they'd stay up better (without the clips). They didn't.

I used the Medela bottles that came with my breast pump - not too many parts and easy to clean. Then I discovered that the cheapo Gerber bottles fit on the pump and she took them fine as well. I still used those Gerber bottles when she was fully on formula at around 9 months old.

[mrsgoontz]

I just got my order of maternity jeans, work slacks and shorts delivered yesterday, I'm 12 weeks. I bought full panel and they are so incredibly comfortable. I figured I should just get what I'll probably eventually end up needing so I don't have to buy more than I have to.

[starryfish]

Jun 21, 2016 8:59:58 GMT -5 mrsgoontz said:

I just got my order of maternity jeans, work slacks and shorts delivered yesterday, I'm 12 weeks. I bought full panel and they are so incredibly comfortable. I figured I should just get what I'll probably eventually end up needing so I don't have to buy more than I have to.

That is why I started this post. I got some good deals on pants from Old Navy and they are full panel. OMG they are so awesome! I will be wearing them soon!