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Readers Respond: Pregnancy Jeans - love them or hate them?

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From the article: Maternity Fashion
Pregnancy jeans - love them or hate them? There seem to be two camps. Do you miss your pre-maternity jeans and crave that denim feel? Or do you simply swear off jeans for the whole nine months? Share Your Experience

booooo!

They dig into my belly and fall down so I'm constantly pulling them up yet feel like I'm cramping cuz they are still too tight! I just get regular jeans that fit legs and butt, then zip and do rubberband trick... then add the belly band over that for xtra support!
—Guest nette

Yep

Only if they are the full belly panel. The others just fall down and it gets annoying when my pants don't stay up...I have enough problems without that.
—Guest Guest TX

YES!! Love em!

Jeans, work slacks, PJs, Lounging pants, no matter. Nothing is worse, when you're already uncomfortable and dealing with a knee to your ribs than an annoying zipper that keeps popping open. If you're long and lean go to GAP. I had such a hard time finding any pants that were cut for women that gained belly and not all round in any other store. It was almost like you automatically have to be apple shaped just because you're expecting.
—Guest Carolin

Itchy!

I can't find any I like full belly ones are itchy.
—Guest KS

It's like PJs...

I love my pregnancy jeans. It took me a while to find a good pair last pregnancy and this time I went back to the same store and sprung for a 2nd almost identical pair. And I LOVE the full panel. I start wearing them pretty early - by ...about 10 weeks. I don't get why people put off wearing maternity clothes - it feels like spending the day in your PJs.
—Guest JR

First time...

First jeans I've worn that didn't gape in the back!
—Guest AK

LOVE

That's a BIG L.O.V.E. but only if they have the big full sized band!
—Guest KD

Love, hate relationship

Love mine on my early pregnancy, but hate them at the end.
—Guest LN

Full Belly Panels

I have a few pair that I love and one that I hate... I prefer the ones with just the thin stretch of elastic, the full belly panels are the ones I hate!
—Guest KK

Hard to find some that fit.

They never made any to fit me until this year. I am gonna buy a pair soon because I can no longer button my jeans.
—Guest KR

Too Tight

I could never keep them up. It was highly annoying.
—JB

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