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Should I buy a maternity swimsuit or just a tankini?
I’m due with my first sometime in the last week of October to the first week of November, so come May-Aug I will be in my second trimester. I’m 11 weeks now and not showing, just bloated.
For the summer, should I get an actual maternity swimsuit, or should I just get a regular tankini style swimsuit, to cover up any bump I might have, since I will only be second trimester during swimsuit season?
Thanks for the help 
It really depends on your size and how your belly grows, and at this point it’s hard to tell how big you’re going to be.
You might be surprised. I was due November 2008 with my daughter, and over the summer I was pretty big. I couldn’t have gotten away with a tankini. I either wore a bikini and let my whole big belly hang out, or I wore my maternity bathing suit.
This year, I’m due October 28th and I will wear my maternity bathing suit. I just felt more comfortable in it since it’s designed to fit around pregnant bellies. But like I said, it’s up to you. If you only have a small bump then a tankini should be fine, but if you find that you’re like me and have a pretty big belly by 20-22 weeks, then you might want to look into getting a maternity bathing suit.
Congrats~
7 Responses to “Should I buy a maternity swimsuit or just a tankini?”
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April 17th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
A tankini.
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April 18th, 2010 at 12:38 am
I think you should get whatever you feel most comfortable! Go shopping, and pick something you like!
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April 18th, 2010 at 12:55 am
WELL I WOULD SAY WHATEVER YOU FEEL GOOD ON .
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April 18th, 2010 at 1:35 am
It really depends on your size and how your belly grows, and at this point it’s hard to tell how big you’re going to be.
You might be surprised. I was due November 2008 with my daughter, and over the summer I was pretty big. I couldn’t have gotten away with a tankini. I either wore a bikini and let my whole big belly hang out, or I wore my maternity bathing suit.
This year, I’m due October 28th and I will wear my maternity bathing suit. I just felt more comfortable in it since it’s designed to fit around pregnant bellies. But like I said, it’s up to you. If you only have a small bump then a tankini should be fine, but if you find that you’re like me and have a pretty big belly by 20-22 weeks, then you might want to look into getting a maternity bathing suit.
Congrats~
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Mommy of a 16 month old little girl
12w1d pregnant with baby #2
April 18th, 2010 at 2:01 am
you’ll probably need a maternity by at least middle of second trimester. i’m 5 1/2 months and am really starting to show now and this is my first.
They make maternity tankinis, that’s what i’m going to go for, just because i can;t imagine trying to get in and out of a one peice swim dress or soemthing like that with a big belly, especially if im in the bathroom and need to pee i won;t want to be struggling to get the one peice down lol
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April 18th, 2010 at 2:38 am
You will be amazed by how quickly a second trimester baby bump grows! I was pregnant with twins during the summer in my second trimester so my bump was bigger than a singleton mommy’s, but even when I was only 5 months pregnant a regular tankini would have left part of the bottom of my tummy showing. At 5 months pregnant I looked 6-7 months pregnant, so take that into consideration. I’d recommend trying on a maternity tankini and a regular tankini and seeing what you think. If you go to a maternity store, they’ll have a pregnancy pillow to strap on your front so you can see how big you’ll be in 3-4 months and try it on underneath a tankini or two. Good luck, and congratulations!
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April 18th, 2010 at 2:45 am
i don’t know how big or small you are but anything maternity didn’t fit me until i was about to pop, but whats wrong with a 2piece i seen girls about to pop last summer wearing them at the beach. also when i was pregnant it was cold but everyone always wanted to see my belly people love pregnant women so no1s going to thank anything about ur little pregnant belly showing
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