Ever since I came home from the hospital in June, I have not been able to wear my jeans. Even though I lost over fifty pounds, those old jeans were just too uncomfortable on my abdomen to be able to wear them. Now I don’t know about you, but to me, if I am not comfortable in my clothing, I am just miserable. The other thing is that the only thing I could find that WAS comfortable to wear were sweat pants.
I have NEVER in my life worn sweat pants outside of the house. Wearing them made me feel frumpy. Old. Unattractive. I think that contributed to my depression. A while back, I started thinking about getting some maternity jeans to see if I could wear them. I asked around in a forum I am part of, Momdot, that has a lot of young moms as members, to find out what the best brand of maternity jeans would be. I got lots of recommendations for them. But I felt sort of silly being a 60 year old Grandma going into a store to buy maternity pants.
Then I called my daughter, Emily, who is pregnant right now, and asked her where I could buy some maternity jeans. She told me that she had a couple of pairs that she was not able to wear and she would give them to me the next time she saw me. Today, she came over to visit with me, and brought the jeans with her.
When I put them on, you can’t tell that they are maternity pants. But, OH! do they fit, and they do not cause me discomfort by being too tight across my abdomen. They accomodate my colostomy bag quite well, too. I am so happy to be able to dress the way I want to dress again! Yay!
Sandy VanHoey says
January 29, 2013 at 5:51 pmGreat idea and they look great too! So happy for you!
Emily says
January 29, 2013 at 6:04 pm🙂 Glad I could help. <3
Judy Bell says
January 29, 2013 at 6:32 pmWooHoo!
MommyJenna says
January 29, 2013 at 8:01 pmGlad you can wear something comfortable! I hadn’t even thought about that.
Sandy says
January 29, 2013 at 9:02 pmAren’t hand-me-downs supposed to work the other way? =o)
Gaelyn says
January 29, 2013 at 9:04 pmLooking good! Know what you mean about going into public in sweats.
Sally in WA says
January 29, 2013 at 9:39 pmWhy, you simply look fabulous!
Lindsay says
January 29, 2013 at 10:55 pmLookin’ good!!!
Henrietta says
January 30, 2013 at 9:33 amYou look great Karen! I’m so glad that you can be comfy in your jeans again, I feel awful when my clothes aren’t comfortable too. I cannot wait to see pics of that new grandbaby, yay!
Elizabeth says
January 30, 2013 at 5:02 pmYou are LOOKING GREAT!! So glad you are feeling comfortable again in your normal type clothing!! I so understand!!
sarah parson says
February 2, 2013 at 2:59 pmThey looks super cute on you too
Kelly says
February 6, 2013 at 1:59 pmHey Fab! I just had a random thought to check up on you and see where in the world you are and notice a lot has happened! I’m sorry you had to have surgery, but you seem to be in good spirits and I’m happy that you are well!!
Who knew maternity jeans had more than one use? 🙂
And congrats on the house!
xo
Kelly
Kelly @ A Girl Worth Saving says
February 12, 2013 at 2:03 amYeah! They look great and you look happy. I don’t wear anything unless it’s comfortable and I do wear sweat pants outside of the house, lol.