Belly Belt

Yesterday I was depressed as I felt I looked big n hideous. The pants I bought was a little too big for me, and the top I wore was a Padini size L (not really maternity clothes lah) and overall I just felt big. So since I was meeting up my friends in Bangsar, I decided to check out online (read: google) if there are any nice maternity shops in Bangsar Village. And that’s how I came across a forum discussing the Belly Belt.

Yes, Belly Belt. It’s a really cool thing to have if your tummy isn’t too big yet to wear those maternity pants with those pouch-like thingy at the top, but your current clothes are getting too tight and uncomfortable that you need to unbutton them, especially when sitting down. So I did a little research (read: google once again) and found out that I can buy them from Mothercare, or online at BabyLoft. I called Mothercare in Midvalley first, found out that the price is RM89 for 3 elastic waistbands, but they’re out of stock now. So I checked online at Babyloft, it’s on discount right now so it costs RM81.21, and if you include shipping (RM6) the total comes up to RM87.21.

I was so excited, I immediately ordered it and made my payment via Maybank2u. I figured that it was easier to get it sent to me rather than going to Midvalley on a weekday. It was the only thing that cheered up my day. And then I called them to confirm my order and inform that I have paid. Guess what? They said they were out of stock! They just ran out of stock on Saturday! And the new stock will only arrive in 2 – 3 weeks’ time. Man, what a day. My mood was really swinging today – from depression to happiness to depression again!

I called Mothercare in Midvalley again, and the very nice girl there offered to find out from other outlets if they still have it. However, she called me back informing that every outlet has run out of stock except the one in Gurney Plaza, Penang. Hmmpphhh! But she said if I really wanted it, they can see if they can get the people at Gurney to send it over to KL. I decided that I needed to sleep on it.

This morning I continued on my hunt for the Belly Belt. I called up all the Mothercare outlets, and as was informed to me – none had stock except Penang. I called up the outlet in Midvalley again and asked if they could send it over from Penang. She said she’ll find out when they will receive the new stock, and she informed me that the new stock should be arriving next week! Phew! So, I just have to be a little patient now.

Babyloft informed me that they should get new stock by next week also, and will inform me when they do. However, since the people at Mothercare Midvalley were so helpful, I plan to go there to purchase it once they get their stock. Hopefully not too late next week!

Anyway I know I have to invest in proper maternity clothes soon. But I hope I can use this Belly Belt for the next month or so, until I am a bit bigger, and until I have found clothes that I like. So far I’ve checked out Sogo and Midvalley and have not found much to my liking. So, this buys me some time to shop. And this would be a good solution after I deliver and before I lose all the extra kgs!