Under-Belly Pants

Those that have never been pregnant may not realize that maternity pants come in several different types. Some pants rest under the enormous pregnant belly, others have a panel that roll up over the belly. This gapmaternity site has photos of the different styles, for reference. So now that we're all clear on the styles, let me say that I don't get along with maternity pants that rest under the belly. I didn't know I hated them, until I bought several pairs and have struggled with them over the past few months. I still wear them, because I've got to wear something and I only have a couple of great over the belly pants. The problem is that under the belly pants constantly slip down because there is nothing to hold them up. The perfect non-pregnancy example of this is old men with beer bellies. They must either wear suspenders or risk being footage on America's Funniest Home Videos. Pants that rest under the belly fall down- there's no getting around it. It gets so annoying that I've considered duct taping my pants to my belly so I don't have to heave them up all the time. Of course, removal might be painful. Then I'd have one more thing to complain about.