I have a friend that is near the end of her pregnancy. I've noticed from facebook, she is having or did have a hard time embracing the baby bump. It's inevitable right? And I know it gets big near the end....but I never had a problem embracing the bump. In fact I always felt the most secure about my body when pregnant. I guess because in my head all flaws with my body, even if it wasn't because of pregnancy, could be blamed on pregnancy.
I am not having anymore kids....I have nothing to pin my body anymore. I don't even feel I can pin it on my kids anymore because they are 6 and 4.
How did you feel about the bump?
I didn't like that period of time where you are getting fat and pants dont fit, but you dont look pregnant. And that part where you almost look pregnant but people aren't comfortable asking because you might just be fat! Hate it. I couldn't wait for the bump. I'd rather look pregnant than fat anyday!
Totally loved it with my first pregnancy, right up until I gave birth 6 days past my due date. I loved being pregnant. Now I'm pregnant with my second and all of the stretch marks that appeared in the last month of my first pregnancy, the weakened abdominal muscles, the extra effort of taking care of a toddler and the lack of time to exercise have made me not love it so much the second time around. Definitely don't hate it, but I'm feeling like I'd be ok if this was my last pregnancy, whereas with my first I felt like I could have babies for a living.
Hated it x3!! Love my kids, loved L&D, hated every second of pregnancy.
I absolutely loved my pregnancy and my baby bump. I don't think I ever felt sexier than when I was pregnant. I was so proud of my ability to create and grow life inside of me and that I think that's what made me feel sexy and confident. I was blessed with a great healthy pregnancy. Sure, it was uncomfortable not to be able to sleep on my belly, but I loved my bump. I miss it from time to time.
Next to my wedding day, pregnancy was the prettiest I ever felt in my life and that lasted much longer than the hours in my big dress! :oD
Loved my bump! LOVED IT! Loved all the maternity wear that accentuated it too!
It was also nice when it came to dealing with cranky pet owner clients. They would be all rude to the receptionists and techs and then suddenly they would see I was pregnant and they were not cranky anymore. I milked it for all it was worth. Nobody gets mad at the pregnant lady.
I actually hate the term baby bump. It just sounds like someone is trying to make it cute or something. Not that I am saying it is ugly but come on, I have waddled three of my four pregnancies, it isn't a bump.
I loved it and felt very comfortable with it.I nurtured that bump like there was no tomorrow (moisturizer twice a day) and loved just being rounder everywhere, including my otherwise small breasts. I also had fun with it, dressing with empress style cute shirts (not intended for pregnancy), flowy dresses and wearing high heels. My skin was glowing, so I remember feeling very beautiful. Until I hit the 8th month, that is. Then I just became bloated and lost all my sexiness :-( but it lasted only one more month, so not a biggie, i guess. I also loved going back to my original size, though: nine months is enough for the experience!
Gotta say....liked the bump.
But I have to say I never got to the huge, uncomfortable stage.
I went into labor almost 2 weeks early.
My pregnancy was 100% trouble free, so yeah.....loved the bump.
Loved my bump! I definitely felt prettier being nine months pregnant than I currently do. There was a legitimate reason for being so round when i was pregnant, and now there's not.
I liked the bump until everyone felt the need to comment on how huge I looked, to the point that someone at work was actually monitoring what I was eating. No pregnant woman likes to hear that she looks like she is having twins, unless she really is. I think those comments made it hard for me to embrace and enjoy the bump during my last pregnancy.
Truthfully, my stomach never got very big. I didn't start showing until 7 months. By the time my delivery day came around, I looked 5-6 months pregnant. I didn't really buy new clothing, so I never really felt like my body was changing much. It wasn't my stomach that I hated. I HATED being pregnant, period. So many negative feeling are attributed to my pregnancy, that I guess I just don't care about the stomach part!!
I have been a fitness person forever and work very hard to keep my body toned and tight.
Pregnancy ruined it completely.
I hated being pregnant, every step of the way, because I hated watching it get destroyed.
Judge if you will, but that's honestly how I felt.
I worship my kids and wouldn't trade them for the world, but the reason that we stopped at 2 was because I wasn't willing to make it even worse.
I've had a tummy tuck, now, to get rid of all the loose saggy skin I was left with, and we are most certainly, done.
So, no, in no way did I embrace the bump! LOL!
Loved the bump. Loved being preggers. And like you I felt fantastic when I was prego. I felt fat before kids and after but while prego I felt beautiful and sexy and confident.
Oh wow, are you kidding? To finally let it all hang out, not having to worry about a flat tummy? LOVED it!!!
But no, I didn't love the last month or so, when I was so huge and had yucky stuff like indigestion, constipation and heartburn :(
I loved it! When I was pregnant, I couldn't wait for my belly to get big and plump. I think pregnant women are beautiful. Sure I felt disgusting at the end, but I still loved my big round tummy.
The bump, LOVE IT!!! The huge butt, arms, and thighs....not so much, lol!
I was uncomfortable, but I was more annoyed by the indigestion and sleep deprivation than I was about the belly itself. I was generally happy pregnant. I didn't care if I looked like I had my own ski slope and none of my shirts quite fit anymore (the bottom of the belly would show because I was so far out). I can understand just feeling huge, but I loved being pregnant.
I loved every moment of it. It seemed very short to me.
I did not really realize I was pregnant for about 8 weeks and then our daughter came 3 weeks early.. I even had one woman tell me she did not realize I was pregnant until 2 weeks before I gave birth.
I was able to purchase beautiful maternity clothes and really cute shoes, because I was working full time in a fashion setting. I also found the cutest swim suit.. My husband told me all of the time how beautiful I looked.
I had a ton of energy.. The only bad part was the morning sickness. I had it I guess from the beginning. I had thought I had some sort of stomach bug in the beginning. It continued even while I was in labor..
I'm pregnant now, almost 8 months, and I LOVE my belly. This is my third and final pregnancy and my first boy. For some reason it's all belly!i wear clothes that fit snug around it , I don't show skin but I'm certainly not hiding it.
With my first pregnancy, at first I was in shock of how I looked. I was the type girl growing up and in college that whenever I tried clothes on, I would always ask myself or friends if "it made me look pregnant". So I had a little bit of a hang-up about looking that way going into pregnancy.
At first I really tried to hide it and not even look at myself, which was hard by the way since I was teaching dance full time and in front of a mirror 4 days a week. But at about 6.5 months I realized that I didn't look "bad" or "weird", that it was normal.
Fortunately, I am 5'10" with a slender build, so I only looked pregnant from the side. If you looked at me straight on or from the back, you couldn't tell. From then on I would wear more things to show off my bump. I embraced it the rest of the pregnancy with cute clothes and dance wear.
With my 2nd pregnancy, I was on bed rest for the final 5 months, so nobody saw me anyway, and I usually wore sweats or pi's all day. :( It wasn't near as fun.
Loved it until about 37 weeks and then was a bit gross, haha!
