Bella bands, maternity bands

[shesse]

Hello!
Has anyone tried the belly bands? I saw the Ingred and Isabel ones but when I went to ebay, I saw a lot more, many more that were cheaper than the Ingred and Isabel (bella band). Has anyone tried them? I am wondering if they are just as good? They are supposed to let you wear your regular clothes (for a while) and you can just unbutton them.
Anyone know of any deals on these bella bands?
Let me know if you have tried these!
Thanks,
Shannon

[SnuggleBuggles]

There was a discussion on these maybe 2-3 months ago and the majority of moms give them a thumbs down.

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=11&topic_id=24258&mesg_id=24258&listing_type=search

But, looking back in the archives there are more positive comments.
http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=11&topic_id=23369&mode=full

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=11&topic_id=21648&mode=full

I didn't wind up buying one with this pg b/c of some of the negative comments. I could see that it would be annoying if if kept rolling down.

Happy shopping!!

Beth

[nupe]

I skipped it too because of the less than stellar reviews from my prior post.

[sweetpea]

I didn't even know these existed when I was pregnant. I used plain old extra long tube tops, the cheap tight spandexy ones that you find in the teeny-bopper section of stores like Forever 21. But I wasn't using them to hold my pants up, I wore them to cover that gap between my shirt and low rise pants.

I couldn't stand the pressure on my bladder that mat. pants caused so I just wore the super low rise regular pants (again from the teeny-bopper stores). I'm pretty sure nobody wanted to see a pregnant lady flashing crack so i used the tube tops to spare them the visual.

[sadiespetunia]

I've only used the Bella Band (no other type) and have found them wonderful! They are perfect to cover that gap between your shirt and pants/skirt/shorts that sometimes happens. I would spend the extra cash and go for the Bella!

[jesseandgrace]

Well, I hated it in the first trimester, I was hot, they did nothing - but I guess I really didn't need it yet. I took it out again yesterday, at 19 weeks, and I used it. It was a bit annoying, but it solved my problem. I was wearing my regular "fat" pants that fit a week or so ago no problem, and I couldn't button them. I put on the band, and it did hold them up, but I had to readjust it pretty often, but I wasn't flashing my open zipper! I think they are better in fall/winter/spring and not in summer, and I think they are just the same as a spandex tank top or anything else, no better, probably no worse.