People often ask how Ingrid came up with the Bella Band and she'll never forget the day. She was newly pregnant and dressing for work when there it was: her belly popped!

Ingrid wasn't big enough to fill maternity wear, yet there was no possibility of buttoning her pants. Safety pins were bulky, rubber bands were uncomfortable, larger sizes looked sloppy, and when her blouse rose it exposed her poor attempts to hold up her pants.

She panicked, thinking, "How can she keep her pants up and hide the fact that they don't fit?" Finally, she tried a tube-top over her waistband. It was thick and not sized properly for a growing belly, but it worked! She un-tucked her blouse, left for the office and no one knew her pants were undone.

In the coming weeks she found herself wearing her new accessory almost daily. She wore it over unbuttoned jeans that still fit around her hips, cute maternity she had yet to fill, and later with low maternity waistbands that constantly fell down around her hips. That's when she wondered if other women might want something like this.

Eventually, Ingrid introduced the BellaBand. And her inspiration, you might say, was her sweet daughter Isabel, now age six-that once pesky bump in her belly.

Ingrid wants women to enjoy getting dressed every day during pregnancy. Let’s celebrate our changing bodies and dress with confidence because we deserve to look and feel beautiful.