Are you planning to wear a bikini this summer?

muybueno

muybueno

edit: breathe, not breath. Why can't I edit the poll options?

DunkinDecaf

I'm a special snowflake. It will depend on whether or not I like the way my body looks in a bikini during this pregnancy. I wore one happily last time, but there's a little more of me to begin with than there was the last time around so we'll see.

MrsDho11

muybueno said:

edit: breathe, not breath. Why can't I edit the poll options?

Because in practice it's weird to be able to change the options on a poll after it's been published.  Especially if it's already been voted in?

KilgraveMadeMeDoIt

I don't wear a bikini at all. Ever. I can't get over it feeling like I'm wearing nothing but underwear in public. 

jrussell16

I voted yes, but that's just because the only place I'll be in a bathing suit this summer is my family's lake house and I really don't care how I look around them. Also, I tend to hide from the sun as much as possible, so my bathing suit time will be limited to when I'm getting in or already in the water.

FiancB

If anything I think I'll feel more comfortable in one. I've always had a belly, and now it won't be just because I'm lazy and really like Chipotle! Besides, I would think that a bikini would be far easier to fit than a one piece or tankini. 

NatashaSprout

We have a giant heated pool. I plan to wear one every single day. 

comealongponds

I don't do one pieces...the bump is going to be huge, not like there's a reason to try and hide it. And like @FiancB said, at least now my excuse is babies instead of a love of junk food and sweets!

TinyAlligator

I tried a bikini with my first.. but my boobs wouldn't fit... so I'll probably rock the tankini again

MrsDho11

To answer the question at hand though, I guess I'm coming from a perspective of not currently having any visits to the beach, etc. planned, but I am planning to keep lap swimming, so hell yeah I'm planning to get a competition maternity suit for that.  And if I'm buying one of those, it'll probably just be my swimsuit for anything social because why buy two new suits?

sweetlyuntied

I started out last pregnancy in one, but ended up buying a maternity tankini mostly because my boobs were out of control and I just wanted the extra coverage. I still have it so I'll probably use it.

angelz429

I live in Florida and can't wait to rock the bump-kini 

TinyAlligator

sweetlyuntied said:

I started out last pregnancy in one, but ended up buying a maternity tankini mostly because my boobs were out of control and I just wanted the extra coverage. I still have it so I'll probably use it.

This was my problem too. I had a hard time finding tops that would cover more than just my nipples. I was like WTF. Even the bigger sizes had little to no coverage.

aquasocks

I planned to with my first, but I realized that: pregnant skin burns MUCH easier than normal skin. Beware! Also I was self-conscious about my linea nigra. So I bought a maternity tankini. 

Now I have a toddler who clings to me like a baby monkey. Wearing a bikini is just asking for a nip slip.  

whaat

I would normally never but I hope the bump will let me forget all of my weird body issues bc my body will be so weird already.

shevaCC

I'm already ghostly white enough on my legs and arms. Don't want to blind everyone! I also don't tan, especially when pregnant. I go from white to red, then back to white again. So I'll stick to a tankini.

TrulyBlessed22

Normally I'm all about a bikini but I plan on wearing a one-piece this summer as I think I'd feel wierd about "tanning" the belly lol.  That said I'll be at a beach house for a week this summer and plan on being in a bathing suit most of the time so there will be lots and lots of sun exposure and I think that's what's really impacting my decision.  

muybueno

With my other two, I wore two pieces (not true bikinis) until I was so big that people stared at my exposed belly awkwardly at the pool. I never got the linea negra so maybe that impacted my decision. I'll do the same this summer except I need a tankini for my lake vacay with the in-laws. They are amazing people but very traditional and a big, exposed belly would make them super uncomfortable. They'd never say a word, but I want to be respectful since it's their side of the family, their friends will be there, etc.

Sheybre

I would feel more comfortable in a bikini st 6 months than I do now with all this flabby bloat.

TwandaFTG

aquasocks said:

I planned to with my first, but I realized that: pregnant skin burns MUCH easier than normal skin. Beware! Also I was self-conscious about my linea nigra. So I bought a maternity tankini. 

Now I have a toddler who clings to me like a baby monkey. Wearing a bikini is just asking for a nip slip.  

#truth

I bought a really pretty tankini from Old Navy that I will wear and I have a black one piece as well.

AlexLindzz

I would be shocked if I ended up in a bathing suit. But it would depend on the situation...if it was an event for my DD then a one piece. But a two piece if it is a casual thing at the pool. 

sunbeam1

Oh yeah, two piece all the way.  I'm too cheap to buy a new bathing suit, and my favorite suit has a top that's basically a sports bra with bottoms with a hidden drawstring.  So... Cram the girls in the sports bra on the loosest hooks, loosen the drawstring, pull the bottoms under the bump,  good to go.  It was for that triathlon I'm still pretending I'll compete in some day- ha, right.

Roxell

I'm a big prude and don't belive in wearing a bikini. My DD was only allowed to wear a 2 piece when she was potty training and it still covered her belly.

MissAmeliaPond

I grew up in the most tropical of all the states, and body shame in bathing suits does not exist there. However, you are harassed if you wear a one-piece, and side-eyed if your bikini bottoms cover most of your ass. I could never get behind the brazilian bikini though, even when I was a teenager I was never comfortable showing that much of my butt in public. I will absolutely be wearing the bikinis I already own this summer!! Body-shamers be damned!

aquasocks

MissAmeliaPond said:

I grew up in the most tropical of all the states, and body shame in bathing suits does not exist there. However, you are harassed if you wear a one-piece, and side-eyed if your bikini bottoms cover most of your ass. I could never get behind the brazilian bikini though, even when I was a teenager I was never comfortable showing that much of my butt in public. I will absolutely be wearing the bikinis I already own this summer!! Body-shamers be damned!

I want to go to there. My white, cellulite thighs and I really want to go to there!

sweetlyuntied

TinyAlligator said:

sweetlyuntied said:

I started out last pregnancy in one, but ended up buying a maternity tankini mostly because my boobs were out of control and I just wanted the extra coverage. I still have it so I'll probably use it.

This was my problem too. I had a hard time finding tops that would cover more than just my nipples. I was like WTF. Even the bigger sizes had little to no coverage.

Yes! Or they had enough coverage but we're super ugly. And what @aquasocks said about having a toddler this time around. Nope nope
nope.

tatertat313

I wore a bikini my last pregnancy, this time around I will opt for a tankini

FallenLeaves1990

I'll get a cute one piece. I never have the balls to wear a bikini (pregnant or not).

hollowway

I'll wear a bikini top, but probably board shorts for bottoms. I hate my lower body, but love showing off the baby bump. 

BmcD2016

I'm torn on this. My last pregnancy I had an obvious fat pouch below my baby belly. I would hope that that doesn't happen this time, but who knows. If I'm in my backyard hanging by a kiddie pool, sure. Otherwise, probably a tankini. 

kms456

I'm too cheap to buy another bathing suit. I have plenty of bikini's that are fuller coverage tops that I'll make due with.

MrsMaritime11

I can't wait to rock a bikini this summer once my bump has grown! I did during my first pregnancy in 2014, but haven't been brave enough to since because I still have some excess belly skin from my big first baby. I am very excited to not have that anymore once my bump grows into it!

comealongponds

aquasocks said:

MissAmeliaPond said:

I grew up in the most tropical of all the states, and body shame in bathing suits does not exist there. However, you are harassed if you wear a one-piece, and side-eyed if your bikini bottoms cover most of your ass. I could never get behind the brazilian bikini though, even when I was a teenager I was never comfortable showing that much of my butt in public. I will absolutely be wearing the bikinis I already own this summer!! Body-shamers be damned!

I want to go to there. My white, cellulite thighs and I really want to go to there!

Join me! I'm the palest person ever...I don't tan, Scottish skin. My butt and thighs are totally covered in cellulite and IDGAF. 

muybueno

Just a word to those planning on using their existing bikinis rather than maternity bikinis- make sure you are OK with the possibility of the bottoms getting stretched out and being unusable when you're back to your normal size. I ruined a couple of bikinis and a lot of nice underwear that way Now I exclusively wear maternity bathing suit bottoms and maternity underwear (love Gap's) once the belly is large.

forevertired

muybueno said:

Just a word to those planning on using their existing bikinis rather than maternity bikinis- make sure you are OK with the possibility of the bottoms getting stretched out and being unusable when you're back to your normal size. I ruined a couple of bikinis and a lot of nice underwear that way Now I exclusively wear maternity bathing suit bottoms and maternity underwear (love Gap's) once the belly is large.

I never even realized maternity underwear existed... I just assumed a size up may be needed. I have so much to learn.

muybueno

lizap77 said:

muybueno said:

Just a word to those planning on using their existing bikinis rather than maternity bikinis- make sure you are OK with the possibility of the bottoms getting stretched out and being unusable when you're back to your normal size. I ruined a couple of bikinis and a lot of nice underwear that way Now I exclusively wear maternity bathing suit bottoms and maternity underwear (love Gap's) once the belly is large.

I never even realized maternity underwear existed... I just assumed a size up may be needed. I have so much to learn.

Yeah they are just roomier around the waistline and typically have more seat coverage. I didn't expand much in the butt or thighs during my pregnancy, but a little in the hips and of course the waistline. I didn't like how my regular underwear made me feel squeezed.