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People often ask how I came up with the Bella Band and I'll never forget the day. I was newly pregnancy and dressing for work when there it was: my belly popped!
I wasn't big enough to fill maternity wear, yet there was no possibility of buttoning my pants. Safety pins were bulky, rubber bands were uncomfortable, larger sizes looked sloppy, and when my blouse rose it exposed my poor attempts to hold up my pants.
I panicked, thinking, "How can I keep my pants up and hide the fact that they don't fit?" Finally, I tried a tube-top over my waistband. It was thick and not sized properly for a growing belly, but it worked! I un-tucked my blouse, left for the office and no one knew my pants were undone.
In the coming weeks I found myself wearing my new accessory almost daily. I wore it over unbuttoned jeans that still fit around my hips, cute maternity I had yet to fill, and later with low maternity waistbands that constantly fell down around my hips. That's when I wondered if other women might want something like this.
Eventually, I introduced the BellaBand. And my inspiration, you might say, was my sweet daughter Isabel, now age six–that once pesky bump in my belly.
I want women to enjoy getting dressed every day during pregnancy. Let's celebrate our changing bodies and dress with confidence because we deserve to look and feel beautiful.
Ingrid Carney, President of Ingrid & Isabel |
