So, what do you do when you're pregnant and none of your clothes are fitting? Well, now there's an easy answer. I just had my baby three months ago and couldn't have done it without my belly bands.

What are they? They're soft, stretchy bands that you can wear over your pre-pregnancy (you know, the cute stuff) clothes. The band just goes over your regular clothes. You leave your pants unbuttoned and the band keeps everything in place.

While you have to buy the band, you'll save a ton of money in maternity clothes. And the maternity clothes I did buy, they weren't even that comfortable, so it was like why bother?! Especially when you're in the in between stages where maternity clothes just look kind of silly, these are great.

Also, you can use the bands for after you give birth until you get back into your clothes.... trust me, your belly doesn't go away overnight! (Don't know why I thought it would!).

Ok, I didn't know which ones to get, so I bought a few from Amazon.com.  Here's what I thought....

Baby Be Mine Maternity Belly Bands:  Awesome!  They come in four sizes (which is nice if you're not the model petite most clothing designers think you are.  Also, I like that they come in different patterns, so you can actually where them on top of your clothes for a nice fashion statement.  However, if you're like me, when I was at work, I was more into hiding everything.

Bella Bands: Smaller in width, so a little more comfortable in the early pregnancy stages, but not as supportive later on.  Also, comes in a variety of sizes and colors.

The Belly Belt:  Not a band that goes all the way around your tummy.  Instead, it just hooks on to your button and button hole.  Not as supportive and leaves you wide open where the zipper is.  I know a friend that really liked this though, maybe because she was very petite?

Swelly Belly Band:  Comes in fashionable colors and patterns.  Not the best on sizing and not really that supportive.