Elastic to attach to trouser buttons - what is it called?

LankyDoodle · Sep 6th, 2009, 09:21 AM

I'm coming up for 8 weeks pregnant and my trousers are too tight; it makes it difficult for me to breathe or move well, so I need something to extend them as I am not going into maternity clobber yet.

What are those things called that you can buy to attach to the loop and button of your trousers so you can keep the button undone?

Caroline · Sep 6th, 2009, 09:54 AM

Try using a hairband. I'm having the same problem, my normal trousers feel tight, yet a size bigger is too big. My stomach is so bloated.

I'm gonna try a hairband @ work next week

3rdtimelucky · Sep 6th, 2009, 10:04 AM

hi girls, i think they are called a belly belt!!!! they look very useful!

Kirstin · Sep 6th, 2009, 10:05 AM

I saw them on ebay when looking for maternity trousers.

Mum2bewaiting · Sep 6th, 2009, 10:06 AM

button extender I think, I did a google serch and am now waiting for it to be delivered, cost £1.40 with £2 p&p

Seity · Sep 6th, 2009, 11:30 AM

I just use a rubber band or hairband.

honeygrl · Sep 6th, 2009, 12:59 PM

I have always just used a hair band.. attach 1 end to the button, string it through the button hole and attach the other end back to the button. With a hairband you can get different colors so it matches your outfit in case it peeks out at all.

punch · Sep 6th, 2009, 17:30 PM

i make mine with fat elastic and buttons. super easy if you've got a sewing machine.

Mum2bewaiting · Sep 7th, 2009, 04:06 AM

^^ I wish I knew where to start with my sewing machine, it was handed down from my grandmother, and am still waiting for lesson from my mother... a year on!!!

teal · Sep 7th, 2009, 04:36 AM

I just used a hairband or an elastic band! Eventually I bought the bump bands when the elastic wasn't working well anymore! x

Sep 6th, 2009, 09:21 AM	#1
LankyDoodle Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: England Posts: 4,928	Elastic to attach to trouser buttons - what is it called? I'm coming up for 8 weeks pregnant and my trousers are too tight; it makes it difficult for me to breathe or move well, so I need something to extend them as I am not going into maternity clobber yet. What are those things called that you can buy to attach to the loop and button of your trousers so you can keep the button undone?

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Sep 6th, 2009, 09:54 AM	#2
Caroline Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Devon Posts: 4,258	Try using a hairband. I'm having the same problem, my normal trousers feel tight, yet a size bigger is too big. My stomach is so bloated. I'm gonna try a hairband @ work next week

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Sep 6th, 2009, 10:04 AM	#3
3rdtimelucky Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,094	hi girls, i think they are called a belly belt!!!! they look very useful!

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Sep 6th, 2009, 10:05 AM	#4
Kirstin Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,157	I saw them on ebay when looking for maternity trousers.

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Sep 6th, 2009, 10:06 AM	#5
Mum2bewaiting Other BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 3,481	button extender I think, I did a google serch and am now waiting for it to be delivered, cost £1.40 with £2 p&p

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Sep 6th, 2009, 11:30 AM	#6
Seity Other BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 12,807	I just use a rubber band or hairband.

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honeygrl Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,555	I have always just used a hair band.. attach 1 end to the button, string it through the button hole and attach the other end back to the button. With a hairband you can get different colors so it matches your outfit in case it peeks out at all.

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Sep 6th, 2009, 17:30 PM	#8
punch Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 289	i make mine with fat elastic and buttons. super easy if you've got a sewing machine.

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Sep 7th, 2009, 04:06 AM	#9
Mum2bewaiting Other BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 3,481	^^ I wish I knew where to start with my sewing machine, it was handed down from my grandmother, and am still waiting for lesson from my mother... a year on!!!

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Sep 7th, 2009, 04:36 AM	#10
teal Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,385	I just used a hairband or an elastic band! Eventually I bought the bump bands when the elastic wasn't working well anymore! x

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