Tights Rolling Down on 5th

Today Rick and I attended our dear friends Sarah and Kingston's baby daughter's Baptism.  Since it was held in the Taj Mahal of Catholic churches - Saint Patrick's Cathedral, I decided to wear one of my two maternity dresses and stuff my swelling legs into some tights to complete the outfit.  Since I've stuck to my uniform of black pants and leggings this last trimester, I didn't realize that I outgrew my maternity tights.  The entire hose was too tight and it was really a mission putting them on with a basketball getting in the way of the task.  The worse part was that the elastic waistband could've given me an instant C-section had I not quickly taken a pair of scissors to it.  Having done enough DIY tailoring for various articles of clothing for dance, I figured this would work.  I figured that the tights were so darn tight they will not fall off even without the elastic waistband. 

All was well until Rick and I got to the train and I felt this rolling sensation under my dress.  Luckily with my long coat for cover, I was able to reach in to yank it up... again and again.  The efforts were futile as the tights acted like they were in quicksand - a slow but definite descent causing me panic.  How embarrassing would it be to have your tights rolled down to your knees for all to see??  Yes my coat was long but it wasn't that long.  We finally got to our 5th avenue station and made it to street level with me gripping my waistband and my coat flapping open.  The usher at Saint Patrick's Cathedral was nice enough to show me to the bathroom so I could adjust myself for the Baptism ceremony. 

The point of this post is that today, I discovered the most comfortable pair of maternity hose ever!  I went to Saks after the ceremony to get a new pair and was introduced to Mama Spanx.  These pantyhose come with support for the belly and thighs in a wide almost seamless elastic that contours the belly.  This is very unlike the maternity tights I got where the elastic sits above your belly but creates a muffin top right by the bra line.  Yuck. That's why I usually wear them underneath the belly but then the elastic cuts into me.  The Mama Spanx is on the pricey side for pantyhose.  If I weren't so desperate, I never would've brought them to try them out but I don't regret owning the pair!  At $28, the belly support really does the job and it's super comfortable.  I don't feel restricted at all.  The leg of the hose is sheer but strong enough where it won't snag so easily like Leggs.  Still, you need to be careful since it is a sheer hose.  I was so relieved after I put it on in the dressing room!  I was so happy that I told the sales lady I'll be coming back for more although maybe not since I only have 5 more weeks to go and I'll be back in my black pants uniform starting Monday.