Pregnancy does not differ dramatically from any other surprise. Among your very first thoughts, you naturally wonder, "OMG! What will I wear?" Fashion-wise and shopping-smart cool moms advise you to go on wearing your regular clothes just as long as you can. Then, they will show you belly bands, and better still, they will show you the secret of the belly belt.
Face it: you have approximately the same chance of finding genuinely cute, attractive, fashionable maternity clothes as the odds favor your winning the Kentucky Derby on a carousel pony. Not that it cannot happen, but you ought not plan as if it inevitably will happen. You find the best and cutest maternity clothes already hanging in your closet; you call them "my clothes."
As long as they still slide over your hips, your "regular" jeans, pants, and skirts can stay in the wardrobe line-up until you feel it's time to go to the hospital. Belly belts let you expand the waistbands in your favorite Calvin Kleins and Levis 550's, and they spare you the difficulty, annoyance, and occasional embarrassment of fumbling with belly bands. You, the baby, and the "coin slot" remain perfectly prim, proper, and protected no matter what you do or how you move. Belly belts attach to fasteners built-into the waistbands of all your favorites, and they adjust-not stretch, but adjust-- to accommodate you and the baby.
The cool moms insist you need both belly bands and belly belts, because they work differently and serve different fashion purposes. Belly bands look like you have added another layer beneath your cute knit tops or some of your cotton blouses. Made of cotton and Lycra, belly bands stretch comfortably around your waist, and you may pull them up to cover you and the baby or leave them comfortably beneath your tummy covering and holding-up your unfastened pants. No cool mom would deny belly bands are fashion essentials-especially in your third trimester.
But not all your best looks lend themselves to layering, and some of your sleek slacks and skirts will not feel right without the waistbands secured. Voila! The belly belt solves your problems. If your slacks button, you button your belly belt into your waistband, adjust to fit, and you are good to go. If your skirt zips and hooks, you secure the other belly belt to the hook and eye in your waistband, once again adjusting to fit, and rejoining your regularly scheduled life already in progress.
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