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To wish normal jeans were as comfy as maternity jeans

30 replies

SnozzberryWibble · 27/02/2016 08:28

Just that ^^

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LindyHemming · 27/02/2016 08:30

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Brindler · 27/02/2016 08:31

YANBU. Funny enough was just saying the other day how I think I'm going to keep my mat jeans as my normal jeans after this pregnancy. Elasticated waistbands are the way forward!!

Oysterbabe · 27/02/2016 08:31

That's why I'm still in mine when DD is 8 weeks not because of all the fat

IJustLostTheGame · 27/02/2016 08:39

Yanbu.
If my ginourmas bump hadn't stretched mine I would still be in them. (DD is 3 Blush)

SunsetSinger · 27/02/2016 08:42

YANBU! Top tip for a long distance flight! So comfy.

Nobrain · 27/02/2016 08:48

DD is almost 4 and I still wear mine Blush

BillBrysonsBeard · 27/02/2016 09:31

Still in my maternity leggings and DS is 2.... Blush I like how far they come up!

SmallBee · 27/02/2016 09:34

They don't make the maternity jeans I had last time anymore!
It was one of the things I was really looking forward to about being pregnant.
They were so soft and comfortable. Any recommendations would be welcome please!

Pastamancer · 27/02/2016 09:43

Maternity jeans are awful, they don't stay up. I just wore tracksuit bottoms when pregnant so didn't have to put up with maternity trousers

NinaSimoneful · 27/02/2016 10:10

Just yesterday I had a big wash on so wore an old pair of jeans (2 sizes bigger than my usual size) and they were so much less comfortable! Maternity jeans all the way.

Branleuse · 27/02/2016 10:13

new look jeggings are great. I wear them a lot. Cant wear normal jeans

Runningupthathill82 · 27/02/2016 10:19

Comfy they may be, but I couldn't wait to be out of mine and get back to normal, "proper" clothes. I can't wear an elasticated waist forever!

I wore my trusty Top shop Leigh maternity trousers for the last time the day I went into labour, and then after the birth I wore leggings/yoga trousers until I could fit back into my old jeans.

It might sound daft, but the mat jeans just hid the fact that I still had - and have - a huge mummy tummy. DD is four weeks old now and I think if I were still in the maternity jeans I wouldn't have the same need to get the weight off, IYSWIM?

And normal jeans are as comfy if they fit properly, right?

MoreGilmoreGirls · 27/02/2016 10:23

I can't stand the under bump ones they just fall down. Struggling to find some over bump ones I like and that fit. I need a short leg so any recommendations would be great.

MrsHathaway · 27/02/2016 11:30

Good jeggings do similar, or ultra high waist.

Low rise is rubbish.

OhIfIMust · 27/02/2016 12:20

@moregilmoregirls topshop Leigh over the bump ones are great. They do a 30 leg. Love them.

MoreGilmoreGirls · 27/02/2016 16:36

Thanks I'll give them a try

Skrewt · 27/02/2016 16:38

Just celebrated my youngest's 7th birthday and wear my favourite pair of maternity jeans on a regular basis Blush. I have bought ordinary jeans since just none so comfy and flattering.

BackforGood · 27/02/2016 17:16

Oh yes. YANBU at all. Smile

Unhappyexpat · 27/02/2016 17:38

High waisted jeggings.
H and m do surprisingly good ones, as do marks.

Woobeedoo · 27/02/2016 17:40

I adored my H&M over the bump maternity jeans. So comfy, so flattering.

queenMab99 · 27/02/2016 19:34

You are so lucky, in the 70s the only maternity jeans I could find were in mothercare, they were limp, baggy, and about 4inches too short for me, I wore my usual levi 501s with a loop of elastic from the top button hole, across the large gap, then hooked around the top button. until it became too uncomfortable to bear.

queenMab99 · 27/02/2016 19:35

Should have added, covered with a long top of course!

jusdepamplemousse · 27/02/2016 19:35

YABU - maternity jeans are awful fally downy bastards. Cannot WAIT to get back into normal zip and button jeans (39 weeks pg and so, so ready to be not pg anymore!).

Seriously though, under bump, over bump, they just slide down taking your knickers with them . What is comfy about that?!

poocatcherchampion · 27/02/2016 19:36

Why are people who have just sprogged worrying about their weight?

It is not a concern for at least 6 mo imo

poocatcherchampion · 27/02/2016 19:38

Why are people who have just sprogged worrying about their weight?

It is not a concern for at least 6 mo imo