Maternity pants are expensive and don't always fit well, and professional clothing can be pricey. There were suggested to me to help expand my current wardrobe and lessen what I need to buy. I have been using these to wear my normal work pants and I'm currently 24 weeks pregnant. I suspect I will be able to wear my normal pants for most if not all of my pregnancy-- saving me a lot of money. These have fit comfortably from when I just stopped being able to button pants, up to a belly that now only lets me zip them up half way. They have not seemed to fail at all (my pants have stayed up!), and they are comfortable enough to wear an entire work day as well. I am probably going to pick up a second set to rotate through. I wear longer tunic style shirts since about week 18, normally, but when I wear my regular shirts that still fit over my bump, these help not only hold up my pants, but keep the bottom of my belly covered as well.