https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:21:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2575356 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 21:41:08 +0000 yin 2575356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So weight wise I should be comfortable in a bikini, but I have zero confidence. I have no boobs, and all the focus is towards my mid section, which is squishy and full of stretch marks. I'll be rocking a one piece for the rest of my life, and I'm okay with that. I keep thinking that maybe one day I'll be happy with my body, but realistically that won't happen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2575312 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 19:35:49 +0000 Winterbee15 2575312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: +1 :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2575300 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 18:37:48 +0000 simplyfelicity 2575300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: :heart: !!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2575297 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 18:24:17 +0000 pachamama 2575297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm gonna rock a bikini, saggy tits and all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2575286 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 17:28:46 +0000 Andrea 2575286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wear a bikini top, but shorts on the bottom. I don't find one pieces or tankinis comfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2575262 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 15:57:40 +0000 catomd00 2575262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tidybee: I don't have stretch marks but I'd still rock one if I did. I don't really give an eff at this point. I figure most people aren't paying me attention and even if they are, I'm not paying attention to them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2575249 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 14:57:34 +0000 pastemoo 2575249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: yup! and i don't care. but my stomac h has never been my insecure point, stretch marks, sags and all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2575109 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 07:38:19 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2575109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One pieces for life!<br /> I can only wear bikinis if I don't move.<br /> Lost too many tops to waves in high school. </p> <p>Between the pudge, the stretch marks, loose skin and restricted movement I am not a bikini gal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2575101 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 07:10:15 +0000 Tidybee 2575101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: me too!! The hernia is one thing to get past...but then there are the stretch marks that literally hug my belly button and fan out from there. I also have one reeeeally deep dark pink stretch mark above my belly button. I shouldn't care but I do. I'm just bummed because I think my stomach and love handles are smaller than pre pregnancy when I was always too self conscious to wear a bikini as well. Oh well. I lived in 1 pieces bc I was on a swim team through college so I don't find them that uncomfortable so I'll just don them and have fun with my kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2575068 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 01:42:54 +0000 MrsKoala 2575068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tidybee: I have stomach stretch marks and I'm wearing a bikini still!! They faded a bit but I've just decided I don't give a crap what anyone thinks anymore! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574776 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:13:47 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 2574776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. Stretch marks all over my stomach. Plus I'm 9 weeks post partum right now and no where near done losing the baby weight. But even next year I'm sure I won't wear a bikini either, there are just too many stretch marks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574709 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:50:55 +0000 babycanuck 2574709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes. </p> <p><a href="http://www.coffeeandcrumbs.net/blog/2016/6/6/swimsuit-season" rel="nofollow">http://www.coffeeandcrumbs.net/blog/2016/6/6/swimsuit-season</a></p> <p>"Here’s the thing: I don’t feel swimsuit ready for this summer. My workouts usually consist of getting three children in and out of the car (bonus points for an 18 pound six-month old in the baby carrier), and my healthy diet stops at snagging a few apple slices when I cut them up for the kids’ lunch. I’ve got a Pinterest board full of slim-down and tone-up ideas, but they have proven no match for this tired body of mine. But these three faces in front of me, they are swimsuit ready. They want to jump in the water, play with the hose, build sand castles and get in a water balloon fight with their dad. They aren’t going to wait for me as I focus on all the things my body is not; all they see is what it is: their mama." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574614 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:41:51 +0000 coopsmama 2574614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have stretch marks all over my belly and my second baby gave me a small umbilical hernia I have yet to have fixed. So no. No bikinis. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574590 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:22:15 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2574590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: you don't store anything anywhere! Your body is bangin'.</p> <p>I wear a bikini. Even after 3 kids! I don't look great, but I just don't find 1 pieces comfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574583 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:19:52 +0000 PawPrints 2574583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I completely assumed this thread was going to be a link to this:<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akPb_Bvor0A" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akPb_Bvor0A</a></p> <p>(Yes, I wear my bikinis postpartum. I refuse to buy new swimsuits unless I happen to find one I really like.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574305 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 06:31:34 +0000 looch 2574305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha, I just don't have a body for a bikini, no matter how much I actually weigh. I don't have the stretch mark issue, but I have that classic pear shaped body that needs a one piece to elongate.</p> <p>Plus, I am always shifting the pieces around...kind of like why I don't wear strapless dresses either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574272 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 02:50:24 +0000 808love 2574272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One day in a foreign country, I shall two piece it again🏝!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574233 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 00:56:09 +0000 lamariniere 2574233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do. I've never had amazing abs and after 2 kids I have slightly more squidge around the middle than I would like, but I still feel comfortable in a bikini. I haven't owned a one piece since my high school swim team days! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574218 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 00:16:10 +0000 simplyfelicity 2574218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tidybee: You are so not alone...My belly looks like a jiggly road map. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574207 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 22:51:02 +0000 sapphire 2574207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep ! I'm squishy but I have a long torso and small bust so one pieces are very unflattering. I bought a retro high waisted two piece that I think works okay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574206 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 22:48:38 +0000 Meowkers 2574206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I've never looked good in a one piece. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574205 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 22:47:20 +0000 JenGirl 2574205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup.</p> <p> I'm tall, so it's difficult to find a one piece that is long enough. And. Wing overweight pre-baby, I got used to bot caring how I look in a bathing suit. So it was natural for me to go back to a bikini after my son was born. </p> <p>I did have to get a new top to fit my breastfeeding boobs (large and can't have an underwire). And I specifically looked for one that I didn't fall out of if I was bending over, which took some looking! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574204 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 22:46:05 +0000 Ree723 2574204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tidybee: No stretch marks here - I come from a ridiculously lucky gene pool where no one in my family has ever gotten a stretch mark. Not sure if I'd wear a bikini if I did have them, would have to see what they look like! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574203 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 22:45:48 +0000 SweetiePie 2574203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I do. Im mostly self conscious about my hips and thighs and I actually feel like a one piece draws more attention to that area than a bikini does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574202 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 22:42:03 +0000 Iced Tea 2574202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tidybee: I have faded stretch marks on my hips and thighs. None on my belly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body/page/2#post-2574165 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 21:37:47 +0000 lovehoneybee 2574165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need to lose about 30lbs but eff it. Sort of, anyway. I have a bikini top with athleta shorts, but I also have a tankini. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body#post-2574137 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 21:09:30 +0000 SweetCaroline 2574137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't pulled the trigger. I have 10-20 pounds to lose first :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body#post-2574130 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:59:27 +0000 irene 2574130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES! Last year I bought something that covers my belly, but that was BEFORE I was serious about slimming down. And this year I think I look good and I am wearing the bikini! We are going to a beach resort on July 4 weekend and I am looking forward to it :)</p> <p>ETA: I only have one kid, and my stretch marks are not so bad. The stretch marks on my butt is worse than on my belly! Or maybe I am on denial... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body#post-2574120 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:42:59 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2574120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tidybee: I have stretch marks, but they aren't on my stomach and covered by my bikini. I got bottoms with a little more coverage than I used to wear to hide them. I think if I had them on my stomach I would be more self conscious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bikinis-and-post-baby-body#post-2574115 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:32:50 +0000 Tidybee 2574115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>are those of you wearing bikinis lucky enough to not have stretch marks? My belly isn't perfect, but it's not bad for having 2 kids. I would probably wear a bikini but it is covered in stretch marks. They're somewhat faded but i'm pretty self conscious and would be embarrassed to have them out for the world to see. </p>