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Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / July 2008Snug clothes already?
Here I am, happily into my 5th week of pregnancy #3, and I'm already finding some of my clothes unbearable. I have to wear a business suit to work every day, and I'm finding that I cannot stand to wear most of the dress pants I was wearing even one week ago. It's not that they are too tight to button -- it's that they are so uncomfortable to wear. I had a sensitive belly in both previous pregnancies (kind of feels like having done too many situps the night before, combined with being really bloated with gas -- rigid waistbands are just painful) and am finding it seems to be the case again. I guess what I'm wondering is whether this is normal? I haven't gained any weight, but I am almost ready to resign every pant, skirt, short, or capri I have that isn't either really stretchy or one size (or more) bigger than normal. I can't imagine this is from the growing baby or my growing uterus -- it's probably just something hormonal, like water retention... right? -Carlye DD 9-2004 DS 6-2006 #3 due 4-2009 > Here I am, happily into my 5th week of pregnancy #3, and I'm already > finding some of my clothes unbearable. I have to wear a business suit [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > growing baby or my growing uterus -- it's probably just something > hormonal, like water retention... right? With all 3 pregnancies, I found that I couldn't bear anything round my waist from about week 5. Debbie > Here I am, happily into my 5th week of pregnancy #3, and I'm already > finding some of my clothes unbearable. I have to wear a business suit [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > DS 6-2006 > #3 due 4-2009 I don't think it's at all abnormal or anything. I know with this pregnancy (baby/pregnancy #5 for me) I feel like a fat blob and have felt like that for quite a many weeks. I think I was around the 5-6 week mark that I opted to go for the bigger stuff/pulled out some early maternity wear and felt a little strange about it... Like 5-6 weeks? I had just found out a week or two earlier ;) Just go with whatever is comfortable! If that means pulling out and using the bigger stuff, then do what you need to do to feel most comfortable! Carlye, I've always heard that when you are pregnant, your digestive system slows down so that you can absorb every last nutrient in the food you eat, which causes your system to back up. So basically, the bloating you are feeling is because you are full of sh.t. : ) Before you get rid of all your skirts and pants, can you try the rubber band trick? Slide a rubber band around the button, and then through the button hole and back over the button. This may give you an extra inch. Also, if you link two rubber bands together, and do the same thing, you can get 2-3 inches. If you wear shirts that are not tucked in, or keep a jacket on, it may work out fine and not be visible. It does make it tough if you don't want to announce before the end of the first trimester. Good luck!  SignatureJamie Clark www.ClarkDigitalArts.com > Here I am, happily into my 5th week of pregnancy #3, and I'm already > finding some of my clothes unbearable. I have to wear a business suit [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > DS 6-2006 > #3 due 4-2009 > So basically, the bloating you are feeling > is because you are full of sh.t. : ) Ah-ha! My husband and mother will be so delighted to know they were always right about me! > Before you get rid of all your skirts and pants, can you try the rubber band > trick? I'll have to try that. I tried it with the first pg and it wasn't comfy enough, but maybe this time it'll work. At worst, it's still got to feel better than the rigid waistband. Thanks everyone! I was about ready to either hide from embarassment or, in the event it was purely psychological, see someone about getting my head shrunk! :o) -Carlye DD 9-2004 DS 6-2006 #3 due 4-2009 >> Before you get rid of all your skirts and pants, can you try the rubber band >> trick? > > I'll have to try that. I tried it with the first pg and it wasn't > comfy enough, but maybe this time it'll work. At worst, it's still > got to feel better than the rigid waistband. I've generally been out of my regular clothes by 6 weeks. In some pregnancies I've been able to use the rubber band trick, but in others it has made me way too sick. In my last pregnancy, I made it through the first trimester without making an announcement by getting some loose lower rise pants and using the rubber band trick. I used dollar store hair rubbers, 1st 1, then 2. --Betsy > Carlye, > I've always heard that when you are pregnant, your digestive system slows > down so that you can absorb every last nutrient in the food you eat, which > causes your system to back up. So basically, the bloating you are feeling > is because you are full of sh.t. : ) LOL I like that. It's blunt and to the point! ;) > Before you get rid of all your skirts and pants, can you try the rubber > band trick? Slide a rubber band around the button, and then through the > button hole and back over the button. This may give you an extra inch. > Also, if you link two rubber bands together, and do the same thing, you > can get 2-3 inches. If you wear shirts that are not tucked in, or keep a > jacket on, it may work out fine and not be visible. WOW. I have never heard of that one, nor have I thought of such a thing. I remember I had a pair of pants, years and years ago (before babies) that had a wonky button on it, but I absolutely loved the pants... I had actually put a simple coated hair elastic around the button to keep it from popping off and leaving me stranded with my pants falling off because the button didn't work properly! I find my arse gets too big, too fast and I find I feel like I get quite wide from the waist down. Most of my regular pants are kind of fitting - not really loose (N hates baggy pants as he likes to see butt a little lol) so my pants were out long ago - and I don't know if the elastic idea would have worked (I doubt it would now anyways if I tried) but that is such a great idea! I'll keep it in mind, although there will NOT be a next time for me to try it out LOL > It does make it tough if you don't want to announce before the end of the > first trimester. Good luck! [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> DS 6-2006 >> #3 due 4-2009 > Here I am, happily into my 5th week of pregnancy #3, and I'm already > finding some of my clothes unbearable. I have to wear a business suit [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > DS 6-2006 > #3 due 4-2009 Oh, I was that way while pg with Alexander! Back then I had a small waist, and I switched over to wearing my husband's jeans (they were super loose, and I used a belt to just barely keep them on my hips) and discovered the joys of elastic waistbands with drawstrings. I guess this time, it would be just the elastic with drawstrings since I only have a couple inches in my hubby's jeans now. :-P Oh, and I definitely wasn't constipated--quite the opposite actually. ;-) Sharalyn mom to Alexander James |
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