When I was pregnant with DW, I didn’t buy any maternity clothes because I just thought it would be wasteful. I thought then that the money should go to baby stuff and food, which I had a lot of thus the 50-pound weight gain. I had a few loose fitting clothes which really served me well into my third trimester. Plus, I had cousins who lent me their maternity clothes too. I have to say that Gap and Old Navy Maternity make some of the best ones out there.
For pants I bought leggings from the Greenhills Tiangge and one pair of maternity jeans which hated because the garter just wouldn’t stay up. Thankfully I was able to still use my regular low-waist jeans well into my last trimester thanks to the BellyBelt.I bought them at Having A Baby at Alabang Town Center along with bra extenders and they really served me so well that I didn’t have to buy new pants at all.
My preggy partners: The Belly Belt and Panels, The Belly Belt in Action, Bra Extenders and Palmer’s Cocoa Butter (only the last one did not work! The first two worked superfine)
The garterized belts in the BellyBelt come in different lengths to accommodate your growing belly. It also has panels to cover the gap when you can no longer zip up your fly. When I was using the BellyBelt though, I didn’t use the panels anymore as my tops were long and loose enough to cover the already fully open zipper. Besides, it’s so hot here in the Philippines that the open fly was a welcome relief to my belly haha 😀
The BellyBelt saved me from buying ill fitting pants throughout my pregnancy. The pairs of jeans I had all worked fine (until my butt got too big for some).
Post-maternity still saw me using the Belly Belt because my tummy, my behind and my thighs still needed time to shrink then 😛
My good friend Cha got a free sample of the Belly Belt from Mommy Matters. It’s her turn now to try out the Belly Belt and here’s what she has to say:
I like using the Belly Belt because it’s easier to admit my actual gestation age (about 3 months; according to books, I’m not yet supposed to be showing) when I’m still wearing my pre-pregnancy clothes.
I think the Belly Belt is perfect for mommies-to-be who: (1) love their current wardrobe; (2) cannot find maternity clothes to suit their taste; and/or, (3) would prefer not to get maternity clothes until later in the pregnancy. I think it’s also perfect for new mommies who’d like to go back to using their pre-pregnancy clothes while not quite at their pre-pregnancy size.
Here’s Cha, her jeans, her baby bump and her belly belt 🙂
I also found a video of how to use the BellyBelt with the inventor narrating the how-tos. She was pregnant in 1996 when she thought about the BellyBelt! Bravo to her!
The regular price of the Belly Belt is Php 1,100, Awesome.ph however will hold a special sale of the Belly Belt and will sell this for Php 550 only!! Get a chance to score this at
Disclosure: Mommy Matters and Awesome.ph gave my friend a free sample of the Belly Belt to try out and review. This is not a paid post and we were in no way coerced to provide a positive review of the product. I own a BellyBelt myself which I bought 2 years ago when I was still pregnant with DW. The BellyBelt was reviewed and mentioned at my old blog here.
EDIT 3 Febuary 2014: Belly Belt is available online at http://nurturenookshop.com/ In the search bar, type in Belly Belt to get to the item right away!
You can also contact Nurture Nook via the following:
Phone: 514 7173
Email: nurturenookph@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NurtureNookShop
Dee says
February 1, 2014 at 1:05 pmHi Sisters, may i ask where can I buy a belly belt extender here in Manila Thanks much
neva santos says
February 3, 2014 at 10:57 amHi Dee –
You can buy online from Nurture Nook Shop at http://nurturenookshop.com/
You can contact the shop via the following:
Phone: 514 7173
Email: nurturenookph@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NurtureNookShop
Nette says
November 5, 2013 at 9:57 pmPlease let me know of any online stores for belly belts. Thanks
manilamommy says
November 6, 2013 at 12:00 pmhi you may want to try contacting nurture nook at their FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/NurtureNookShop
Mary Sy says
March 28, 2012 at 9:22 amHi, can you send to me where i can order online? Thanks!
mheng says
December 17, 2011 at 12:55 pmare you still selling the belly belt for 550? i want to buy it.
thanks!
manilamommy says
December 18, 2011 at 12:43 amhi – i don’t sell the belly belt, i just did a review of it. please check your email for details on where you can buy the belt online. thanks for dropping by the blog!
Momtrepreneur says
August 20, 2011 at 3:33 pmAlso available at MOMtrepreneur Shop (Level 4, shangri-la mall, right across Orange Juice and pink box kiosk). 🙂
mauwr says
January 4, 2014 at 1:41 pmNice of you to mention it here. I was looking for a store to buy a belly belt, since I’m not comfortable to buy it online 🙂 thanks
neva santos says
January 6, 2014 at 12:32 pmHi Mauwr! You can also buy it the Nurture Nook shop as the Momtrepeneur shop has already closed.
Nurture Nook is at Unit D 78 Estrella St. Bel-Air Village
Makati. You can call them at 514 7173 and email them at nurturenookph@gmail.com
mariqia says
June 1, 2011 at 8:29 amI’m on my 6th month now, and I want to try to belly belt. I miss my jeans..:)
manilamommy says
May 11, 2011 at 4:09 pmhi che! i was wondering about the transition tubes but i was worried that my pants would fall haha 😀 thanks for sharing!
Che says
May 11, 2011 at 12:32 pmhi neva! i used this when I was pregnant during the earlier months and loved it! later when I just got too big (somehow i just couldn’t stop ballooning!) i switched to the transition tubes from Indigo Baby. 🙂
Maqui says
May 8, 2011 at 10:55 pmhappy mother’s day neva!
Janie says
May 5, 2011 at 10:56 amA sanity saver for me when I was pregnant as I couldn’t be bothered to buy maternity pants/jeans. Belly belt to the rescue!
manilamommy says
May 5, 2011 at 9:36 am@cha – hi! it’s been around for a while now 🙂 i bought mine 2 years ago.
Cha says
May 4, 2011 at 10:11 pmIs this a recent product? I wish I knew about this when I was pregnant 2 years ago.