Your Pregnancy: Week 19

http://www.motherhood.com/Product.asp?Product_Id=930660111&MasterCategory_Id=MC32 Try using this on your old pants, it works wonders for me as it keeps them up, and I dont have to buy maternity yet, but it will also keep the maternity up when they are took big. Congrats

Try the Bellaband (from Target) to keep the medium size maternity pants up, don't worry, you'll be fitting onto them soon!

I have found that Old Navy has some nice cargo style pants that I can wear to work since my office is business casual. I just wear a polo or a nice shirt with them. Cheap and confortable, can't beat that!

i'm tall & pretty petite. gap & old navy have a nice selection. if you get a black pair of slacks, a pair of khakis, and some cords, you can rotate them into your wardrobe. i'm still using the hair band through the button loop trick (with a belly band covering the fact that i haven't buttoned or zipped my pants), but that's gonna be over very very soon. i also made a tremendous score at kohl's purchasing about 5 $20 dresses that were from the apt 9 brand (non-maternity). very cute flowy dresses that can be belted, or not depending on the space i need. good luck in your search.

i got on ebay and searched for lots of maternity clothes (a lot as in one person selling multiple things). i filled my wardrobe for about a hundred bucks. much cheaper than buying clothing at maternity stores, since i won't be wearing them for a long time. i also have to wear dress pants, and the lots that i found included dress pants, khakis, and jeans alike. plus, i got many cute long- and short-sleeve tops. i never would have been able to afford a full wardrobe at the prices the maternity stores charge!

old navy is pretty affordable and their clothing (eventhough maternity) can be worn post pregnancy without looking frumpy

For some reason I still havent gained any weight (well at least per the scale). My stomach has a small pudge, not much diffence from what was there prior to my pregnancy (lol). But I guess b/c I was already overweight Im not expected to gain much. Thank GOD I'm extremely tall b/c I hide weight extremely well. No one can tell Im pregnany yet. I thought b/c this was my 2nd pregnany I would gain weight faster but luckily I was wrong!!!!!! Good luck every one :-)

YOu can usually buy pretty cheap at Ross. That is what I did during my first pregnancy. Now we get to wear scrubs at work so that makes things a little easier!

Get a belly band. It goes over your pants and about up to your bra and it makes it so your don't have to button your pants. The band holds them up and helps smooth the fact that the buttons on your pants are sticking out. I've been wearing one for weeks now, MUCH more comfortable with the dress pants at work. I got mine at Target.

I used the belly band for a while on my clothes til I was able to fit into maternity clothes. Khols and Old navy have really cute maternity clothes and good sales. Target is a great place to. My friend bought yoga pants and dressed them up through her whole pregnancy

Am a first timer, my questio is what are some good penatal vitamis that have everything for the baby?

mannbaby, I went to some of our local consignment shops in the area and they had a few good pairs for $5-$10 bucks. You can also try craigslist.org. These are a few things I did. I was able to get a couple pairs of pants without paying for the full price. Hope it helps.

We just found out we are having a boy! I have been in maternity for a while since this is my second. My uterus knew what to do I guess and just expanded :)

I'm pregnant with my third. Here's my advice to MDS30: If the baby's daddy wants to know and you're on the fence, just find out. I went through the same debate with my first, and I think it's really just more fun to know. 7AZAMO4: I like Rainbow Light Prenatal One a Day best. There a little large, but they are full of good stuff and are food-based for better absorbtion. I would a avoid a vitamin that contains Retinyl Palmitate to supply vitamin A. Look for Beta Carotene instead.

I am also having the same problem finding pants to fit. I bought a belly band at Motherhood Maturnity. I wear it with my old jeans and leave them unbuttoned. I also heard you can use it for maternity pants that are too big to keep them up.

Try a rubber band. I'm having the same issue. My maternity pants fall off. My regular pants don't close all the way. So a co-worker taught me to loop a rubber band around the button and through the button hole and back to the button. It works great and is comfortable to wear too!

I got my cords from Oldnavy. They are dressy enough for work and fit me really good. I have trouble finding smalls small enough, but these are the best ones I can find. They sit under the belly and are extremely comfortable.

try a belly belt which you can use as an alternative to maternity pants. you can use all your pants and skirts until you give birth. it's alot cheaper than buyibg maternity clothes. i bought mine on ebay because we don't have them in france but i'm sure there are plenty there in the states. :D

I feel like my tummy just suddenly exploded and is now quite big! Did that happen to any of you at around this time?

I totally agree about the bella band! It has saved me some cash on maternity! I bought 1 in each color ($16.99 each) and they'll be great when I get really big for support. I wear over too big maternity and too small pre-pregnancy stuff. Good luck!

i bought a belly band from target. I am having the same problem. My friend recommended it. It works great and it was only 15 dollars.

Try finding a baby/maternity consignment store in your area. I have two near me which i frequent regularly and have been able to find really inexpensive maternity clothes that are still stylish! So far, it's saved me a small fortune

@ Mannbaby...have you tried a bella band? You can buy the generic ones at Target for around $12-16, and they work with your normal pants...or you can try buying leggings. I have bought about three pair, and rotate those throughout the week. You can wear them with boots and oversize shirts for a cute look!

Try the belly band from motherhood maternity. I have found that it really helps. I usually wear one of those fitted cami tops with the shelf bra from express (they are nice and long) over the belly band with my pants unbutttoned and unzipped! Noo ne will know :)

Hey mannbaby, I feel your pain! I found nice dress pants at the store motherhood, they look professional but the pants and belly area are stretchy, when it comes to jeans prego smalls are to small and prego med are way to big so I have had to stick with the dressy work pants and pj pants to lounge at home. I hope you find some stuff that fits just remember its just like non prego pants and shoes all sizes are different, a small is sometimes bigger in different brand so just keep looking and what ever u do trust me DON'T shop for pants online!!!

I have the same problem so I bought the Be band from Target...it works really well! You can wear your normal pants with this band- it's great!

I would suggest the belly band to anyone who wants to wear their regular pants, but they are too small. This is a spandex band that you wear over your pants, but you can leave them unbuttoned and nobody can tell. I am in the wierd stage too, so this works perfectly!

If your pants have a button, try using a rubber band to give yourself a little extra room. Loop one end around the button, thread the other end through the button hole and then loop that end around the button. Then use a bella band (as someone else mentioned) to cover up your little 'fix' (or a nice, longer maternity shirt).

I have the bellaband and its amazing, I wear it all the time! They're fairly inexpensive and come in a couple of different colors.

Mannbaby-I had the SAME problem. I don't know if you have a "Target" store anywhere by, but if you don't you can buy online, it's called a "BellaBand" It's an elastic band that comes in white, black, and nude and you put it over the top of your pants and it holds the too small ones in place and the too big ones up. My husband bought it for me one day while he was out and I love it!

Dear Mannbaby, Check out your local consignment shops. They have nice maternity pants and sometimes you can find some tops that tie under the breast in the junior section. I had gotten rid of my maternity clothing and then found out that we were having baby number four! I am opting for clothes that will work now and later. God bless!

ohh I just had a Yummie mango last week .. awe my baby is almost there..:)