MSE Pregnancy Club 21

pigpen

I hate bump bands they slide down or up and are just irritating. I find under bump trousers dig in and make you just look flabby as you bump hangs over..

I want a plain black ankle length stretchy skirt.. is that too much to ask? ... and a support belt as my SPD from Freja is starting up again.. So long as my kidneys keep working I'm alright

galvanizersbaby

pigpen wrote: »

I hate bump bands they slide down or up and are just irritating. I find under bump trousers dig in and make you just look flabby as you bump hangs over..

I want a plain black ankle length stretchy skirt.. is that too much to ask? ... and a support belt as my SPD from Freja is starting up again.. So long as my kidneys keep working I'm alright

I've not tried bump bands yet - will try and get one at the weekend - come to think of it it's prob easy enough to make one - will bear in mind the sliding - will try and get one that stays put without cutting off circulation.
I much prefer the under bump jeans though I guess the over bump ones are prob more comfy - just don't like them.

I've got a black maxi skirt left over from last summer with elasticated waist but havent worn it yet - perhaps when the weather gets a bit warmer!

mrsspendalot

Does anyone know at what point in your pregnancy you get measured for nursing bras? I can't remember!

pigpen

mrsspendalot wrote: »

Does anyone know at what point in your pregnancy you get measured for nursing bras? I can't remember!

when you outgrow your underwear!

I got mine at 16 weeks.. 3 cups sizes bigger than I was wearing I didn't get any bigger after the birth thank goodness!

mrsspendalot

Hmmmm I'm about outgrown my maternity bras now, so maybe I'll go and get sorted!

pigpen

It is usually recommended about 38 weeks.. but I have only once got that far and also in the last weeks my kidneys don't work too well so I have a lot of fluid retention which means I am measured bigger than I am after the birth.. like the always say to get a size wider (38 instead of 36 for example) yet even in the last day I never needed bigger than my normal width it was just cup sizes that were bigger

mrsspendalot

Gosh, I don't think I'd be able to walk into the shop at 38 weeks with this SPD! I went into slow labour at 38 weeks last time too .....

twi1ight

Thanks for all the feeling fat vs bump reassurance. I'm feeling the same and just feel chunky but when I saw a friend this week and said "I've got something to tell you" she immediately said "are you pregnant?" and then said that she could tell when I took my coat off. Bloomin good job she was right!

Galvanisersbaby - I think I've seen online how to make a bump band from an old big t-shirt. I'll see if I can find it again but I guess it's just to cut across under the arms, hem and then take in the sides to fit your belly.

twi1ight

Pigpen - have you managed to sort a scan yet?

galvanizersbaby

twi1ight wrote: »

Thanks for all the feeling fat vs bump reassurance. I'm feeling the same and just feel chunky but when I saw a friend this week and said "I've got something to tell you" she immediately said "are you pregnant?" and then said that she could tell when I took my coat off. Bloomin good job she was right!

Galvanisersbaby - I think I've seen online how to make a bump band from an old big t-shirt. I'll see if I can find it again but I guess it's just to cut across under the arms, hem and then take in the sides to fit your belly.

Thanks for this :cool: - I am rubbish at sewing so may get my mum on the case