NAPR - Swimsuit Advice

tomkat35728

I used to wear bikinis pre-pregnancy - the kind with shorts to cover my obnoxiously large behind.  After having DS and now being covered in scars from stretch marks and a c-section, I don't really feel comfortable in a bikini at all.

What do you wear for the pool/beach?  I found these...

https://www.modcloth.com/store/ModCloth/Womens/Swimwear/Beach+Blanket+Bingo+One+Piece+in+Black

https://www.modcloth.com/store/ModCloth/Womens/Swimwear/In+a+Daze+y+One+Piece

What would you think if you saw someone wearing these?  I am trying to cover everything up without matching my Grandma.  I have considered a wetsuit, but I think that might draw a little bit of attention when I take DS to swimming lessons next month.

:::sigh:::  I should have appreciated my pre-pregnancy body more...

atlbride23

I think they are really cute. I have a jantzen swimsuit that is very similar. I bought it last summer when I realized that I will never show my midsection in public ever again

shaunna&chad

Oooohh!!! Those are darling. I'd totally wear one. 

SteelCityBride

Oooh I love those! Just when I was about to say "I especially love the first one", I realized how much I like the second one too.  I love the style, totally cute yet modest without being old-ladyish. 

bookwrm

Thanks for the link!  We are doing swimming lessons next month and I am trying to figure out what to put on my body.  yuk.

WyoGal

Those are really, really cute!  I LOVE the first one!  I generally go the tankini route because it's easier to find a good fit for my disproportional upper and lower parts.   IME this summer, a two piece was also easier to change in and out of modestly with a squirmy whiny pre-walker in the locker room. 

LurkieLoo

Those are both super cute.  I ended up getting a few tankini suits from Lands End this past summer and they have some cute ones too.  I always have to get two piece suits because my boobs are HUGE and thankfully Lands End makes DDD tops and they are very supportive. 

This is cute- https://www.landsend.com/pp/BandeauTankiniSwimsuitTop~216168_59.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::ZTU&CM_MERCH=IDX_00002__0000002591&origin=index  And you can do any type of bottom

This is the one I have (although they used to have it in DDD... good thing I bought 3 already).  Super easy to wear, supportive and the bottom part is a little loose once you loose the baby weight but at first it was tight enough that it didn't really show bulge... it kind of held it in.  Love it! https://www.landsend.com/pp/BeachLivingVneckTankiniSwimsuitTop~215868_59.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::GD1&CM_MERCH=IDX_00002__0000002732&origin=index

kacelle

I got the Natalie One-Piece from Anthropologie for Christmas, and it's perfect.  Really flattering, and I'm excited to wear it in the summer after LO is born!

christine_marie

I love the first one! The second one is not bad, but it's just not my style.