Really Poppin!
A couple months later, I had gained even a little more weight. It all seemed to go right to my belly. Whenever I walked, my belly jiggled up and down, and it made me self conscious. Dan got this idea that he saw for sale online- it was called a “belly band” and used for support. However, it was marketed to women who were pregnant or post partum, and I was neither. I was just way too big around the middle! He bought me one, and I tried it on. I had to strap it above and below my entire midsection, and lift my whole belly up to do so. When I fastened it all up, my poor tummy just *really* popped out far! I actually looked like I was pregnant. It definitely felt better to wear it, though. There was no jiggling when I walked, and I had no lower back pain. But my belly stuck so far out from how much it was being lifted that Dan went out and bought me maternity clothes. We only had enough money for two dresses and one pair of pants with a top. But with my old clo...