to think of course you can hide a pregnancy with Spanx?

[Zezet]

Genuine question.

When I was pregnant with my first child I showed very late. And no-one was worried about the baby growing properly, doctors and women just (correctly, I suppose) assumed stomach muscles are still strong en keeping the baby in place. Only in the sixth month or so could people tell.

If the baby won't be harmed by stomach muscles constricting him, how could a second/third/... child be harmed by Spanx doing the same level of constricting for the same length of time? (I wouldn't wear them in the third trimester of course.)

I agree women shouldn't have to feel like they have to hide and so on... but what medical reason could there actually be not to wear Spanx for baby three if first time mum stomach muscles were fine?

[scatteredglitter]

Yes but actually hormones cause a natural relaxation of muscle tone in response to pregnancy,
Muscles are elastic but your body responds to that, the tension is not static.
Spanx are a constant tension not responsive to pregnancy and not designed for pregnancy unless wearing specific pregnancy support wear.
Up to you if you want to wear it tho. Good luck

[ARoseDowntown]

Your abdominal muscles are around your abdomen. Spanx constrict all parts of your body that they’re on.

Also, your abs and back muscles provide support to your skeleton and ligaments by taking the strain/carrying the weight. Spanks just squash you in. They don’t make flab disappear, they just push it around to other places Eg internal or, in my case, out over the tops and hanging out the bottoms 🙄

If you want to stop people guessing you’re pregnant, just start wearing maternity style clothes when you’re not. Then they won’t know and will stop asking or dropping hints when you are. Admittedly, you have to plan a year or so in advance for this to work

[HahaAreyouSerious]

Jesus fucking christ, are we saying that tight tights will stop a baby from growing, now??

I really thought I'd heard it all here.
Fuck me do you all need some basic biology lessons.

[FlyNow]

I agree with you OP in that it's fine to wear spanx while pregnant if you want. It's just fabric, no where near tight enough to affect the baby in any way. If you did somehow fashion a garment that tight, you'd pass out way before the baby was affected.

During my pregnancy I wore a tight support belt every day and I found the weight and stretching sensation unbearable.

However you are way over estimating the capabilities of spanx. Spanx slightly smooth out small lumps, they don't make you look slim. Otherwise I'd just pop some on and be a model .

[FlyNow]

The other problem is you can normally tell someone is pregnant by their increased bust and puffy face. I guess you can wear a minimiser bra, not sure what you can do for the face though.

[OwlBeThere]

Restricting blood flow is the reason it’s a bad idea, strong stomach muscles doesn’t do that, right restrictive clothing can cause fainting, overheating, gastrointestinal issues.

[timeisnotaline]

It’s a good question, from the logic perspective!

[timeforanewnameagain]

@FlyNow

The other problem is you can normally tell someone is pregnant by their increased bust and puffy face. I guess you can wear a minimiser bra, not sure what you can do for the face though.

Ha, this is true! Even without a bump I had a moon face when pregnant! I didn't even put on much weight but the water/puffiness? Wow. It was a sight to behold.

[lubeybooby]

I couldn't bear anything tight on my tummy or waist from 8 weeks with my DD so while I'm sure it's technically possible it seems like a very uncomfortable way to go about anything

[Opal93]

I wouldn’t try, the whole thing sounds horribly uncomfortable! I can barely stand spanks when not pregnant never mind when pregnant lol

[bunglebee]

I don't think it would hurt the baby much, because no pregnant human being could have them on for more than an hour or two without being desperate to claw the things off and into shreds with their bare hands. Bumps are so sensitive to restriction anyway that it would be grossly, horribly, painfully uncomfortable.

Also I agree that the boobs are often at least as much of a giveaway. I've clocked many friends as pregnant before they said a word or had a bump by the giant boobs. If you want to conceal a pregnancy, wear a colourful blazer and large scarf over dark clothing.

[swimlittlefishy]

@Zezet

BabyOfMine, thank you for the very kind reaction, I am fine :-).

Thus is coming across as me insisting on hiding the belly, which isn't really the point... I'm just stuck a bit on trying to understand what would be so harmful.

Wouldn't poor circulation impact your toes and fingers and lips instead of your belly?

It's not at all harmful to the foetus. It might be uncomfortable for you. But mainly it probably won't help very much, you will either show or not.

It's hard to tell, on my 1st I was enormous and on my 3rd I was so small that nobody noticed until I was 7 months. It's pretty random.

[Nith]

Why keep it low key at work? You won't be the first or last person there to get pregnant, they'll find out sooner or later anyway, you might as well get it over with.

[Thistimelastyear]

I'm only 16 weeks and have looked obviously pregnant for 3 weeks now (its my 1st). Spanx certainly wouldn't be able to hide it, but I can wear baggy clothes/jumpers and hide it fine.

[Iwanttomakepartner]

@bunglebee

«I don't think it would hurt the baby much, because no pregnant human being could have them on for more than an hour or two without being desperate to claw the things off and into shreds with their bare hands. Bumps are so sensitive to restriction anyway that it would be grossly, horribly, painfully uncomfortable.«

Literally what I experienced. I had to cut the stomach part down! I couldn’t understand before preg why so much maternity wear is soft jersey type material which I thought super unflattering. Once pregnant I understood!!