I'm in my last tri today, but I popped REALLY early. My belly is HUGE. I have two pairs of demi panels that I bought a size up so that I could wear the panel under my belly. They fit okay, but they're always riding down.
If I buy my normal size, the panel is always tight. And I've outgrown my favorite demi panel Blue Cult jeans :( I have 2 pairs of extended panels from the Gap which are comfy, but ugly as sin.
Anyway, I came across this site where this girl, a SAHM, converts jeans into maternity jeans by putting a demi panel in the front. I bought 2 pairs of jeans, Dollhouse brand, (because the low rise ones convert the best)and sent them in. She charges $15 for a conversion.
She had them back to me a week after I received them and I have to tell you, my only regret is that I didn't find this girl 3 months ago. I would have loaded up on stylin jeans and sent them all in to get converted! The jeans I sent in were $20 a pair at Century 21 so with the conversion they work out to $40/pair plus shipping. They're SOOOO much more comfortable then the ones with the panel all the way around, THEY STAY UP, and they're as trendy as you want them to be!
Anyway, just wanted to recommend her to anyone that's having jean woes. I LOVE jeans and it's big plus that I can just buy normal ones and send them in and not pay $$$$ for stylish maternity jeans *designer maternity jeans run about $170/pair*
