So, through my pregnancies, I’ve noticed a progression of maternity shorts. During my first pregnancy, I didn’t wear maternity clothes at all. In my second, I had to get some. I was too uncomfortable in “regular” clothes. So we went out shopping and bought those shorts with the different colored material at the top that came ALL the way up over your belly.
At the time, I thought it was cool because it gave my stomach room to relax and breathe. It didn’t hold everything in so tight.
With my 4th pregnancy, I went out shopping again and added some new shorts to my collection. This time I noticed that they made shorts with the material up at the top, but that band of stretchy material was smaller and DIDN’T go all the way up over your belly! I thought that was cool because on hot days, those other ones couldn’t be quite uncomfortable to wear. So I bought a few pairs of shorts like the one shown below.
Just a few weekends ago I went shopping for maternity shorts again. I was in the “in between” stage where my “regular” shorts didn’t fit, but most of my maternity shorts were too big and I really needed something that I could wear and be comfortable in.
Well, what I found out this time around, is that there are shorts WITHOUT those stretchy bands at the top. Check these out - they are so comfy at this stage AND they can stretch quite a bit. They have an elastic waist in the back and the material is quite stretchy. I was surprised at how far out I could pull it. I’m not sure that these will still be comfy at 8-9 months, but for now, they are PERFECT! Plus, they don’t look “frumpy.” They look like normal shorts. So cool!
See how much it can stretch?
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