Funny NSV
I ran to the outlet mall a couple days ago to look for some pants, since we're going away for a week and I'm always cold and I have one pair I can wear out in public. So I try on about 12 pair in one store and find a couple that fit ok...they're big in the butt and legs but fit my stomach comfortably in size 18 regular. I like them a little loose on the stomach because I still have a sore area from surgery. When I started to try on one pair I got really excited because they actually fit my legs, and oh yeah no saggy butt! But wait, something was wrong with the waistband--I thought it was a factory defect. It was obviously a waaaay too small waistband sewn onto these great pants. Darn, and they fit everywhere else!
I took them off to give to the store manager so he could send them back...they were misfiled. I'd tried on an 8!
This might sound weird but try maternity pants. They have 'give' in the waist and a normal butt/thigh area. They have different kinds too, some are regular button up with a little stretch (for the first trimester) and then it goes all the way up to a full belly panel (for the last trimester). Pregnancy jeans are pregnant women's best kept secret! lol