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MayMom1990
16 weeks. Can barely fit into my non maternity jeans (that are already a size up from my usual). I feel silly wearing maternity jeans since I don’t have a pregnant belly yet. I just feel bloated and heavier. Any thoughts on this?
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3BriannaLong3
Ive been wearing my maternity jeans and tops for 2 weeks now. I'm 16 weeks also.
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KristynC97
Whenever you want. They are so comfy lol. With my first I actually started wearing maternity pants at 8 weeks. I wasn’t showing, but my stomach was sooo sensitive and I had to wear dress pants for work every day.
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cheeeezymama
haha I've been wearing mine. This is my second and as soon as my pants got tight I whipped out the stretchy babies.
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crystal31385
I started wearing mine at the first sign of bloat! I prefer my under the belly jeans though vs the over the belly ones at this early point. Do what makes you feel comfortable ❤️
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ad8765
I started at 14 weeks! I just folded the top down a bit so they weren’t so high
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jtl-0264
I’m struggling with this too! I feel embarrassed wearing maternity jeans at 16 weeks because I have zero bump, but my regular jeans are tight. I tried on the maternity ones and 1) they’re falling down, and 2) unless I wear a super long top, you can see the stretchy belly band part. Ugh. This is my 3rd and I haven’t been in maternity until 24 weeks and then 20 weeks with my previous two so I just feel so silly (and slightly embarrassed) doing it this early ��
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MayMom1990
@jtl-0264,
I totally relate to this! Now I’ll have to try to take my own advice here but we have to also remember- no one cares lol. People don’t notice or care what we are doing nearly to the degree we think they are. But I totally feel the same (hence my question to the chat!) and relate to you.
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angeldolor
I started wearing maternity leggings last week (14 weeks), and I’m so grateful I did. I have yet to find good work maternity pants.
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Adventuregirl28
@angeldolor,
I found some good maternity dress pants at old navy!
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no1musiclover
I started wearing maternity pants at like 8 weeks because the bloating made normal pants uncomfortable. I'm almost 16 weeks and don't wear anything else unless it's my husbands lounge pants.
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natmari
I have been wearing them since about 12 weeks. I started showing early and now at 16 weeks I can’t even button my usual pants ����
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jmh20
I’ve been wearing maternity jeans for several weeks now ( I’m almost 15 weeks). It’s my second pregnancy and I’m showing even though I’ve only gained like 5 pounds.
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