Maternity pants keep falling down
A few weeks ago I bought some 3-in-1 pants from Thyme Maternity. They fit great in the store, but I find that they fall down when I walk or move around. I wear petite, so I don’t have that much selection of pants from the Maternity stores.
So I got a big safety pin (1.5″ long) and now I pin the top of my pants to my bra. This wouldn’t work with normal pants, but I find it works great with the high-top of the maternity pants.
I have to undo the safety pin every time I go pee (which is fairly often), and it is ripping a small hole in the pants, but overall I find it works best. I make sure the sharp edge of the pin is facing outwards, just in case.
I also tried suspenders, worn underneath my top, however I found that they were not as comfortable and it was harder to re-attach after going pee (I just undid the back clasp). So I went back to the safety pin approach.
Eventually I should have a big enough belly that I don’t need the safety pin anymore.
Anyone else found good ways of keeping their pants from falling down?
The news is out
So I have finally told my manager at work, which means I no longer have to keep the biggest secret I have ever had to keep. (I am at 21 weeks). I feel better now that people around me know, I can talk about things and people will realize that I am wearing these strange clothes for a reason. (I borrowed some maternity clothes from a friend, but she is shorter than me so I have lots of tops, but very few bottoms.)
I have one black skirt and one black pair of pants that fit properly (and actually the pants keep falling down since they are 3-in-1 and I don’t have enough of a belly yet. I was using a safety pin to attach my pants to my bra, but now I have borrowed some suspenders so I will see how those work 
Anyway, I am just glad the cat is out of the bag and I can wear clothes that make me look pregnant instead of just fat. Also, maybe people will be more understanding now of how tired I get.
I woke up three times last night, twice to go pee, and once to kick the cat out of the bedroom (I have allergies, and the gate doesn’t always keep the cat out). So this morning I was really grumpy, but now I feel ok and am heading to my second prenatal yoga class.
