The Dirt on Pregnancy Weblog

I am currently in the dreadful point of pregnancy that my friend Sarah refers to as the “I look like a big ball fat!” stage. My pants won’t button and if I force them to, I feel pain in addition to discomfort. I guess my uterus isn’t keen on having to battle for space in my body.  I also am not “showing” or don’t have a cute little bowling ball of a stomach. It’s just thicker. So I’m left with walking around feeling extremely fat and bloated.  Some of my friends have suggested wearing your old pants with the button undone or rubberbanded together with a BellaBand holding it all up. I tried this and it just didn’t feel right. I was always worried my pants would come off, my underwear would be showing or my button would stick out and look like my belly button was a huge protruding third nipple.  So, today, I bit the bullet and shopped for some maternity pants. Let me tell you, it was a glorious day at the Gap Maternity.

 I have the type of body where my legs and butt are small and my waist leaves much to be desired. I don’t have the tiny waste and little arms like some of my friends.  When I buy pants, my legs are a size smaller than my waist. So, naturally when I discovered jeans that had an elastic waist, I was in heaven. I was even able to get a size smaller pant than I normally do because it’s all about my legs fitting and the waste has room to grow. I don’t think I realized that maternity clothes were pull on and didn’t have any sort of zipper, clasp or botton. It is almost as cool as velcro shoes.  So, I walked out of the store with two jeans and a pair of nice black pants that I look great in. I’m even contemplating keeping these suckers around even after I have the baby and return to my original weight! I love them. I would have bought the whole store but I do remember my friend telling me not to completely replace my wardrobe at once because as my body grows, different types of clothes will fit differently and be more or less comfortable.  It’s days like these that make the big ball of fat inside of me feel like my old regular self.