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Need Help!!!! Bloat + Bridesmaid Dress= Bad

SthrnbellSthrnbell
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I am in a wedding next saturday and the bloat is bad enough to make the dress tight and looks like I have a beer belly...and that is with Spanx on!  The wedding is still a week away so the thought of the bloat getting worse frightens me.  I need to tone my Buddha belly down, especially since no one in the wedding knows I preggers.  Any help and all suggestions are encouraged.

 Also I am drinking the correct amount of water a day and staying away from sodium rich foods.

Please Help!!!!!!!

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Re: Need Help!!!! Bloat + Bridesmaid Dress= Bad

  • TeamReyTeamRey

    Maybe a bella band would work.

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  • lfen0526lfen0526 member
    I am not having major bloat issues yet, so I can't help you, but good luck!!!
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  • catycombscatycombs member

    Can you wera a pashmina?

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  • SthrnbellSthrnbell
    Unfortunately no...it is a beach wedding in St. Pete, FL.
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  • epopp85epopp85
    You could try getting a body shaper.  They're ugly, but they work.
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  • catycombscatycombs member

    I live 45 min from St. Pete, it can be breezy on the beach. Other than that, I would just watch what I ate that day. Stay away from gassy foods, they kill me.

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  • imaPrincessimaPrincess
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    I live 45 min from St. Pete, it can be breezy on the beach. Other than that, I would just watch what I ate that day. Stay away from gassy foods, they kill me.

    this.  and make sure you take a good poop prior to wedding day.  that should take it down a little.

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  • magdusiamagdusia member
    can you put a shawl over your shoulders and tie it around your belly?
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  • SthrnbellSthrnbell
    imagecatycombs:

    I live 45 min from St. Pete, it can be breezy on the beach. Other than that, I would just watch what I ate that day. Stay away from gassy foods, they kill me.

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  • SthrnbellSthrnbell
    imagecatycombs:

    I live 45 min from St. Pete, it can be breezy on the beach. Other than that, I would just watch what I ate that day. Stay away from gassy foods, they kill me.

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  • SthrnbellSthrnbell
    imagecatycombs:

    I live 45 min from St. Pete, it can be breezy on the beach. Other than that, I would just watch what I ate that day. Stay away from gassy foods, they kill me.

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  • SthrnbellSthrnbell
    imagecatycombs:

    I live 45 min from St. Pete, it can be breezy on the beach. Other than that, I would just watch what I ate that day. Stay away from gassy foods, they kill me.

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  • SthrnbellSthrnbell
    imagecatycombs:

    I live 45 min from St. Pete, it can be breezy on the beach. Other than that, I would just watch what I ate that day. Stay away from gassy foods, they kill me.

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  • SthrnbellSthrnbell
    imagecatycombs:

    I live 45 min from St. Pete, it can be breezy on the beach. Other than that, I would just watch what I ate that day. Stay away from gassy foods, they kill me.

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  • SthrnbellSthrnbell
    imagecatycombs:

    I live 45 min from St. Pete, it can be breezy on the beach. Other than that, I would just watch what I ate that day. Stay away from gassy foods, they kill me.

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  • SthrnbellSthrnbell
    imagecatycombs:

    I live 45 min from St. Pete, it can be breezy on the beach. Other than that, I would just watch what I ate that day. Stay away from gassy foods, they kill me.

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  • SthrnbellSthrnbell
    imagecatycombs:

    I live 45 min from St. Pete, it can be breezy on the beach. Other than that, I would just watch what I ate that day. Stay away from gassy foods, they kill me.

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  • SthrnbellSthrnbell
    imagecatycombs:

    I live 45 min from St. Pete, it can be breezy on the beach. Other than that, I would just watch what I ate that day. Stay away from gassy foods, they kill me.

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  • MrsDCruzMrsDCruz member

    Oh mee too.. The Bloat has already begun... oiy. My pants feel so tight today.?

    I would also try the body shaper... ?

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  • NHGirl04NHGirl04 member

    My recommendation is to try very hard to stay away from foods high in sodium the week before wedding and drink TONS of water!! 

    Edit..wow pregnancy brain you already said you are doing this.  But drink even MORE water than you think is needed!  Good luck...the bloat does not necessarily get worse... Im sure you will look great in the wedding. And if someone asks..well just say you are due for your period or something. That always shuts people up!

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  • Nell1217Nell1217
    carry your flowers by your middle and then for the reception, say your chilly or something and put on a jacket?
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  • sparkle990sparkle990 member

    I know people (who aren't pregnant) that give up cheese for a week and their stomach really slims down.  Maybe that would help?  (Not sure if you're even eating cheese...I know I'm avoiding it with my m/s!)

    Could you see a seamstress this week?  They might be able to let out the seams on the sides of the dress and give you a little extra space?  I'm in my second wedding while pregnant this Memorial Day - and my seamstress has worked wonders with bridesmaids dresses...they're crafty!  GL!

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