Bikinis and baby bumps

allyshaa · February 2015

Being that we're all due around the same time, I know that we'll all be big and beautiful this summer& we will all run into this problem at some point.. Just wondering who will be wearing 2 pieces and who won't& why. I'm still debating. If you won't be wearing a 2 piece, what will you be wearing? Love to hear everyone's opinions.. Thanks (:

ooopswediditagain · February 2015

I won't need one but I think fit pregnant mamas look awesome in two pieces. Im not fit though and have no business in a bikini. I would wear a tankini though. They fit me best pregnant.

allyshaa · February 2015

I wouldn't really consider myself a fit momma either, but this is my first.. So far no stretch marks or weight gain. Besides the bump you wouldn't know I'm pregnant but just curious how others feel about pregnant people wearing bikinis

missjenniebean · February 2015

...i felt self conscious in one before....maybe next year. Fit mama's or mama's with no weight gain definitely have the advantage here.

taboullio84 · February 2015

I think pregnant bellies are beautiful in a bikini

I just don't wear them anymore out of respect for the S/O. I dress modest. And wear a cover over any swim suit. But I always thought pregnant women had more rights to a two piece than anyone .

rrcameron21 · February 2015

I think if you wore a bikini before the bump, definitely wear one now! Bikinis are pretty much made for pregnant women!! I'm personally looking forward to rocking my bump in sun this summer

Kiki119 · February 2015

Going on our Babymoon today... I have brought both tankini and bikini... SO voiced his opinion that i should wear bikini... So I m gonna do it

I wore bikini before I got pregnant but I always feel self conscious thou.... I feel this is prob the only time it is ok for my belly not to be prefect and flat (which never was)... So I am just gonna do it hahahha

leenziepops · February 2015

I'll be happy to rock a bikini. I think it would be more comfy.

karaelaine1991 · February 2015

1) my baby's due June 2 and we have no vacation plans by then, so I won't be needing them.

2) I personally would not feel comfortable with it, but I haven't worn one in a few years anyway, so I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing one even if not pregnant

3) if YOU feel comfortable with it, go for it!

babybean9 · February 2015

I'm due June 8 and won't be going to the beach before baby. I'm sad I won't get to wear a bikini with my baby bump.

Mama-Bear · February 2015

I don't wear bikinis either. I'm a 1-piece kind of girl but do plan on getting a tankini for pregnancy (we've been at the pool a lot teaching our kids how to swim). I'd get a 1-piece like normal but the hospital I'm delivering at has beautiful labor tubs so I'd rather NOT have to get out and take a wet 1-piece off, figured I'd just wear the top in there.

finchfeeder80 · February 2015

You don't want to see this in a bikini not pregnant, so definitely a pass for me. This is definitely a do what you want to do and makes you happy thing. May and June are hit or miss around here, so I doubt it will even be hot enough to make this a viable topic for me anyway. I usually only wear a swimsuit once a year and that's when Mom and I take our annual long weekend down to Nag's Head in September.

KonaCoffeeBean · February 2015

I can't fit into my bikini because boobs. I don't want to spend the money on new one just for this summer. I may feel differently if I were due at the end of summer and could get more use out of it.

MamaBish · February 2015

I will definitely be wearing a bikini. Just thinking about the logistics of getting in and out of a one piece to use the bathroom makes me tired, lol

effthisnoise · February 2015

I'd have no problem rocking a bikini while pregnant since I wear one when I'm not...but I'll probably opt for a tankini after I give birth. I have no idea what my post-pregnancy body will look like and we'll be hitting the beach about 8 weeks after the baby arrives (assuming he/she is on time). If I have a lot of extra skin flapping around, I'm going to cover it up.

mamahawk12 · February 2015

I'm not a fan of the look, so I'll be passing. And it doesn't start to get *that* warm here before late May anyways so the need likely won't present itself. I have some tankinis from my last pregnancy (August baby) that I'll wear should I need them. I'll wait till I have my post baby body back to bust out the bikinis again.

sharice111 · February 2015

I try to be modest and have always worn a tankini. I love tankinis anyway because getting out of a one piece is awful pregnant or not. I think pregnant bodies are beautiful, but I just don't need to see all that... I prefer a covered body pregnant or not, but that's me.

thelittlestbee · February 2015

I live in Miami and everyone here wears bikinis or less. I have no problem rocking a bikini 9 months pregnant.

I've seen pregnant women wearing thongs to the beach with zero shame!

Emilywooddesign · February 2015

I will wear a bikini until/ if I get stretch marks

walshbunnie · February 2015

We travel quite a bit so I've already started rockin the bikini bump look. I was sure to purchase 2 new ones with tops that provide enough coverage.

ksimo6 · February 2015

I have a couple of maternity tankinis. I only wore a bikini to tan or with the hubs before. I'm typically a tankini user. If you are so inclined, I say flaunt that bump.

toodaloo · February 2015

Yep. Did so for the last 3 pregnancies. Always have and always will wear a bikini. Cellulite, veins, baby bump, and all. I could care less about what others may think of me. If you don't like what you see, then don't look.

FirstbabyKu · February 2015

I think you should wear one if you're comfortable in a 2 piece bikini! I am just more conservative so I would wear a one piece. Also, A co-worker (who isn't a mom) expressed to me that seeing her pregnant friend (on a social site) in a bikini was weird and that it should be more private but that's her opinion & she doesn't know how beautiful and amazing being pregnant is.

MrsCaliRN · February 2015

I actually have felt the most confident being pregnant since like high school and would love to rock a bikini. The fact that I already have some cute ones will make it easier (I hate bathing suit shopping!) We'll see, though, how this pregnancy treats my skin. So far, so good...

jfelicio · February 2015

Due late June however we live in Florida and have a pool. I'll be out in my bikinis all Summer long. Just was out last week in one!

ruby2315 · February 2015

I bought a new bikini last summer and had hoped to wear it on vacation this spring, but I tried it on this weekend and found that it doesn't fit anymore because of how big my boobs have grown. My one piece still fits, but it'll be a pain to take on and off. I'll probably get a cheap bikini or maternity tankini.

nicolec3 · February 2015

Go for it. I have worn a tankini while pregnant.

katier29 · February 2015

I'm going on vacation in May and I'm not due til the end of June. We live on a lake so I am planning on swimming the second it gets warm enough. I am very small, to find a swimsuit that fits prepregnancy is hard so I'll probably just keep wearing my bikinis I have unless I change my mind later.

reginaeschette · February 2015

DH and I are leaving for our baby moon to New Zealand tomorrow. This fit mama will definitely be rocking a bikini on one of those beautiful beaches.

Sportzchck · February 2015

Living in SoCal we are in bathing suits year round essentially, so I will continue to rock my bikinis. Way more comfortable and I don't need to spend money a special maternity suit.

devyns2nd · February 2015

Its super cute but, I'm too fat so no I will not be wearing a two piece.

jmkelly18 · February 2015

I'm usually a bikini wearer but I am going to be wearing a tankini with the bump this summer. I don't think my bump and poky belly button look good sticking out of a bikini...personal preference

tanners5360 · February 2015

Was just in the Bahamas and rocked my bikini everyday.. Letting it all hangout and enjoying it

mccall35 · February 2015

I have a maternity one piece and bikini. I alternate between them when we go to family swim with DS. The bikini is wayyyyyyy more fun to get on and off. Like times a million. I will likely mean more towards that as I get bigger. The one piece was a cheapy from old navy I got for the first part of pregnancy when I was mostly fat and boated. Now that I'm round... To hell with that!

mlindzz · February 2015

I think it would be easier to find a two piece that fit while pregnant. The idea of trying on any more bathing suits then I need to at a store wouldn't be fun. Blah!

Also, baby bellies are beautiful! Show 'em off while you can.

KaLikeAWind · February 2015

I don't think it will be bikini weather outside here till June anyway, so i probably won't get a chance to rock a swimsuit out of doors. However, I am in a swimming aerobics class right now, and wear boy short bottoms with a tankini top. I used to rock a bikini top, even with my (former) beer gut. But I use the tankini cause these classes are at the Y, and I'm not sure how a bikini would go over. If it does get warm enough to use a swimsuit outside, I will probably use the bikini top. Why the heck not.

Selune · February 2015

OMG! I never thought about the one-piece bathroom break logistics issue, but you're right!

I'm due 6/4, so my bump will be all leftover fat during swim season. I'll probably wear a bikini (and a cover-up if other people are around). Fortunately, my parents have a pool, so I can lay around in a bikini with baby (at least until it gets too hot for baby outdoors).

MrsRucinski85 · February 2015

I stretched WAY out with my first and have a billion stretch marks... After 3 years of working out and getting back in shape I rocked a bikini last year. With that being said now that I will be huge this summer I am sure my billions of stretch marks will be red and ugly and huge since I'm already getting huge, so I will not be rocking an itty bitty bikini this summer BUT next summer watch out lol

MrsFriede · February 2015

DH thinks I look great in a bikini with my huge twin bump! So that's all the confidence I need!

hotsun · March 2015

I have a nice bikini.But when I am 7 months or so I'll. have my takani. For my big belly

MrsWiggleWaggle · March 2015

I was a competitive swimmer for years, trust me gals; no need to take the one piece all the way off. They are made of spandex and very stretchy, just pull that thing to the side! Unless you have a stream akin to niagra falls, it's really not a problem.

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