I sometimes cry in the fitting rooms

I'll start by saying that I generally love being pregnant.  I love feeling the baby move and kick.  I love the ever-growing belly that holds her.  I especially love my husband's undivided attention.

But one thing that I do not love is maternity clothes.  Primarily of the pant variety.

The first time, around 17-18 weeks, that Jon and I ventured into a maternity clothing store (Motherhood), I cried.  I walked in the store, looked at the clothes, and started crying.  I loved my jeans.  I loved their fit, their look.  I loved the way they made me feel.  I hated maternity jeans.  They were loose in all the wrong places.  They made my bottom look droopy.  I tried on 3 pairs, then sat in the fitting room and had myself a pity party.  I grabbed the pair that looks the least terrible and ran out of the store, vouching never to come back again.  On the way home I called my best friend who just had a baby and whined about my hatred for maternity jeans.  She wholeheartedly agreed and told me that I just needed to get through it.  She gave me all the clothes she was able to find and I did my best not to weep some more.

That weekend I packed away my adorable jeans, tight-fitting pencil skirts, and cute little tops in the bin and parked it under my bed, promising to see them again soon.  Then I sat on my bed and cried some more.

But this story has a happy ending.  This weekend Jon and I went out to do a little bit of shopping for some odds and ends we needed and I decided to stop by H&M.  My mom had mentioned to me that she saw some maternity clothes that weren't too ugly there, so I decided to check it out.

Boy am I glad I did!

H&M Maternity Jeans

Check these puppies out!  They're amazing.  They fit - LIKE A GLOVE.  They hug where they need to hug.  They're tight and therefore do not need to be pulled up every 15-20 seconds.

H&M Maternity Jeans

The band is smaller, which is rather nice when you don't like pulling it up to your neckline.  It even has a button in the front!

H&M Maternity Jeans

They have super skinny fit in the knee and straight leg all the way down (if you're into that sort of thing. Which I am).  

H&M Maternity Jeans

But the best part is the bottom-hugging backside.  It's marvelous.

H&M Maternity Jeans

I'm genuinely excited to wear them.  They feel like my old jeans and I feel like my old self.

I wanted to share the secret with you in case you're having issues with maternity jeans as well.  Don't give up  They're out there.