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2nd Trimester
lpichach
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proudly showing your bump... or not?
lpichach
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What's the consensus, are you proudly wearing curves to show off your bump, or leaning towards the more loose clothes that cover it up?
I finally announced to work last week, so I'm not trying hard to cover it up... but I'm in the "she could just be fat" stage lol... so it's not like it's a distinct "baby bump"
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Re: proudly showing your bump... or not?
Then came a miscarriage March '11
Then came a baby in the baby carriage May 16, 12
Waiting on our second little peanut!
I am ROCKING my bump! I have never been prouder of my body than I am right now. I own a ton of long tanks (and live in Florida!) so I have been wearing those with light sweaters and I think my bump looks phenomenal.
Today I wore a sweater with a tie around it. I had a bow tied right over my belly and my co-worker said "it looks like Ella is a little present!" She's already so cute...
I'm proud of it everywhere but at work.
I just feel so self-conscious because I feel everyone staring at me. I have coworkers who do double-takes to look at my bump while walking past me in the hall, or actually look down at it and stare while they're talking to me. And of course, I get the "Oh I think you've grown since last time I saw you!" comments. I just want to hide.
I feel like 12-year-old girl who suddenly has giant boobs and has all the junior high boys looking at her chest instead of her face.
I'm very thin so I have had a defined bump for a little while now.I am definitely proudly rocking it!
If you feel like you're in that awkward in between stage, then maybe wait a week or two until it is more defined.
But as far as I am concerned, I think you should rock it proudly!
It depends on the day. I'm still in the early 'beer belly' stage, but I LOVE my bump. What I don't appreciate is the butt and thighs that seem to expand with it!
I had to give up distance running, but I'm going to start swimming this week (I even got a cute maternity bikini!). Then I think I'll be able to rock my bump with a little bit of muscle tone!
June/July 2011 - IVF #1 - Transfer cancelled due to OHSS
23 perfect embryos. All 23 made it to freezing!
September/October - FET #1 - October 12th - 2 Grade A embies
October 20th - BFP??! EDD - July 1, 2012
Beta #1 = 154, Beta #2 = 352 Beta #3 = 3,800
U/S #2 - November 14th = 133 bpm! U/S #3 & 4 - November 30th and December 7th = 163 bpm! U/S#5 - January 30th - TEAM PINK!!!
Baby Sweets born on her due date!
I wore some looser things when I was in that weird in between stage, but now that I have a definite pronounced belly, I always want to wear tighter clothing. I personally think that today's maternity styles offer much cuter things in a tighter fitting silhouette than the options in the looser baggy pieces.
This, I could showcase my bump, but then I would be slightly annoyed because the world would think I am six months pregnant, not just starting my second tri! In a few more weeks I will transition over to proudly displaying my bump.
Unless I'm wearing a belly hugging maternity shirt people can't even tell I'm pregnant. It kind of makes me sad. Oh well! I guess I can't complain about being too uncomfortable yet.
This! If I wear loser fitting tops then it just looks like I need to lay off the donuts. So I might as well make it clear that I have a real baby in there and not just a food baby.
This!!! I actually feel pretty beautiful pregnant which is something that is rare for me in the first place, so this feels pretty good. And I'm showing it off as much as possible!
I'm really surprised at myself and kind of sad about this, because all I ever wanted in life was to be pregnant and have kids, and now that I am I just feel... embarrassed? I don't know what it is and I'm disappointed that I'm not proud of the little bump that I'm getting! I think some of it has to do with the fact that it LOOKS like a bump, but it's still mostly bloat that I can suck in (although it doesn't feel that good sucking it in, so I don't really) so sometimes it almost feels like I'm cheating if that makes sense? I also haven't told anyone in my grad program yet, and I really only started to somewhat show over winter break - which means that when I come back next week they'll all notice. The issue is that they're all rather judgmental and narrow-minded, so even though DH and I planned this and it was not irresponsible, I know that they'll be negative because it's not how THEY would've planned their lives (they might be nice to my face, but I know they'll say stuff behind my back because that's how my department is). I shouldn't care, but I do for some dumb reason, and I think that's also contributing to my desire to hide the bump rather than flaunt it. Plus, I've always had body issues so even though there's a great reason for the changes, it's hard to see and accept them so quickly (esp since I'm also still in the potentially fat-looking stage)... It's like the emotional part of my brain can't catch up with the logical. I really hope that I can get over this soon, though, because I really want to enjoy being pregnant and I know how blessed and lucky we are - I shouldn't feel embarrassed of it, especially since I don't have any reason to! It's been pretty frustrating but I'd like to think that eventually I'll 'wear' my bump with pride
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I don't feel that I really look pregnant yet being a bigger girl, but DH says my belly is looking pregnant. I wear a vest at work so you can't really tell but it depends on the day and if I feel fat (baggy clothes) Or if I feel pregnant ( time to show off)!
Married DH 7/30/11
CSC arrived 5/7/12
CHC arrived 6/2/14