Flaunt the Bump

I know this is a blog post that spans about two decades of change in dressing pregnant women, so the message might seem a bit overdone. Regardless, It still comes up with me so I thought I would address it. 

It still shocks my mom how I dress my tummy.  Mainly that I don’t swath it in drapey layers and patterns to try and hide my shocking condition;).  But what other time in your life can you celebrate weight gain with such flourish?  I find that on the days I don’t flaunt it I get strange looks from people, like they are trying to figure out exactly what’s going on with me.  The old “fat or pregnant?” question flashes across their expressions and it’s just awkward for everyone.  So instead of letting the people around me suffer I make it pretty apparent what’s going on with me, tight tops, high waists, hands on top of tummy, the whole shebang.  I am just a kind person that way;)

There are several ways to flaunt the bump:

Tightly swathed:

This can be done with a dress or tighter shirt, you can layer on top but as long as the tummy stays apparent it still gives the look that you want.

High Waist:

This can be accomplished in a shirt or a skirt, just as long as you keep either your legs or your top portion looking small with tight sleeves or pants.

Here I kind of did a combination, a tight maxi dress with a crop top that I made sure to tie a bit so it didn't undo all of my work of showing off the belly.  Just a fun combo for fall, I am loving the colors going on right now!

{Shirt: F21 $10, Dress: Gap $30, Necklace: Apricot Lane Boutique $15, Shoes: Minnetonka $50}