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Help me dress my pregnancy bum (not a typo).

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HereForTheLineEyes · 08/11/2018 16:41

I'm a petite pear, with a very round sticky-out bum and heavy thighs. Normally I exercise 3 x weekly and watch what I eat to keep my bum from ballooning and dropping down the back of my thighs.

I am now 11 wks into my 5th pregnancy and having lost the last one to MMC I'm not doing the intense exercise I would normally, and I'm eating whatever my body will allow me to without throwing up (carbs). The result is that my previously bubble shaped butt now has it's own gravity. It has expanded significantly (as it did with the other pregnancies). I am so, so thankful that this pregnancy seems to be healthy and viable so far, don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining!

BUT I'm not a very stylish person at the best of times and I have no idea how to dress well with a bum this big. Previous pregnancies I haven't felt like I did a good job at all with what I was wearing.

My tells and slender friend just wore her own leggings rolled down a little and bought looser tops. Should I just accept that I will look super curvy with my baby bump out front and my baby bum out back? Or can anyone with a better handle on fashion offer up some advice?

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Racecardriver · 08/11/2018 16:43

Jeggings and tunics are your friend here.

Racecardriver · 08/11/2018 16:43

Or dresses and tights.

silkpyjamasallday · 08/11/2018 16:51

I am also pear shaped, and my hips/bum went from 34 to 42 inches during pregnancy. I bought one of these skirts from misguided and wore it to death www.missguided.co.uk/black-jersey-midi-skirt-10123209 I just got a size up. Works for casual with a baggy tshirt or jumper or more dressed up with a blouse. I then gave it to a pregnant friend when I had had DD so it was very good value for money. It was really flattering and I think you just have to embrace the shape your pregnancy gives you. I did get wolf whistled at from behind when 36 weeks pregnant wearing that skirt though, when I turned around and the guy saw my planet sized bump he looked horrified.

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