https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:36:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-663709 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:37:23 +0000 birdofafeather 663709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Regular bikini! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650724 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:24:18 +0000 mjane 650724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This wknd (31 weeks) I wore a regular bikini that was always a tiny bit too big and it fit perfectly! I would say rock the regular bikini--it was so fun not worrying about my stomach not being toned! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650497 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:55:48 +0000 MrsTiz 650497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FutureMrsMcK: Damn! You looked great!</p> <p>So there isn't a clear winner here, some people preferred maternity and others wore regular. Hmm. I guess I'll skip it for now and see what I need when the time comes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650481 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:38:44 +0000 luckypenny 650481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Regular one from jcrew </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650461 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:15:38 +0000 hilsy85 650461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maternity tankini. I also wore a regular bikini when dh and I went on out babymoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650447 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:10:19 +0000 mole 650447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore a regular one piece with ruching on the sides. I only went swimming one or twice though (the last time at 35 or 36 weeks). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650426 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:02:56 +0000 yin 650426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore a regular bikini with pregnant with my first. I'm not so sure that I will be daring enough to wear a bikini again with my second pregnancy. I don't know how postpartum + pregnant belly will look. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650420 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:58:22 +0000 2PeasinaPod 650420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maternity tankini. I wasn't a fan of my belly to begin with, so I definitely wasn't going to show it off bare! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650412 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:55:05 +0000 mrskc 650412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bought one, never wore it. I just wore my regular bikini. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650403 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:52:38 +0000 shopaholic 650403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last time I wore a bikini I was only 19 weeks, so just normal bikinis. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650366 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:44:50 +0000 Ree723 650366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Regular - I bought a bigger size to fit the growing boobs and expanding hips and it was fine. My boobs were a bit too scandalous (for me) by the end so I wore a loose tank top over it at the beach as I was self-conscious. I couldn't stomach the thought of paying for a maternity suit - I'm cheap like that. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650350 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:40:07 +0000 Pink Champagne 650350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Regular! I just went to Target and bought a large top- my bottoms were the same size as I normally wore.<br /> I think maternity swimwear is most overrated, unless you aren't comfortable in a two-piece. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650334 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:35:30 +0000 bunnylove08 650334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i wore a size up regular person tankini from old navy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650272 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:06:40 +0000 wheres_c 650272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maternity tankini </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650252 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:57:45 +0000 sslm 650252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister lent me her maternity one. It's awesome and so much more comfortable than my regular stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650250 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:56:52 +0000 Foodnerd81 650250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore a looser style tankini on vacation at 18-19 weeks (lido tank top from J Crew) but to be honest, didn't feel super cute in it at all. I felt like I just looked like pudge, not pregnant. I was loaned a maternity tankini top that I'll probably wear if I go swimming later on or this summer. By the summer, I think I will be way beyond anything but maternity styles (due 7/30). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650242 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:54:14 +0000 Bao 650242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just a regular one...I'm not brave enough to post though ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650236 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:52:05 +0000 lovehoneybee 650236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore a regular tankini on our family beach trip when I was 33-34 weeks pregnant, but rolled up the top BUT my boobs didn't really grow at all during my pregnancy.</p> <p>[attach=1866/13/mjvgiu.493x600.34wksbeachbare2.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650223 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:48:28 +0000 Boheme 650223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wear a regular bikini and throw a maternity tank over it to swim laps. Shameful, but no one sees me there :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650221 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:47:50 +0000 blackbird 650221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 25-26 weeks pregnant in mexico and crammed myself into a bikini. The bottoms had ties, so that was the only reason I could keep wearing them! I was kind of busting out of the top, but I didn't care too much. If i was going to wear it for more than 5 days, or was pregnant in the summer, i would've invested in a maternity suit </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650219 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:47:37 +0000 LuLu Mom 650219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>maternity, no way my boobs or belly were fitting in a normal one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650218 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:47:30 +0000 T-Mom 650218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a cheap maternity suit from Target so that I could take DD to the pool. If I had been less pregnant, I might have tried to get away with it, but I was almost at the tail end during the swimsuit season.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650217 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:47:19 +0000 edelweiss 650217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>when i was 30 weeks we went on a beach vacation so i bought an old navy maternity swimsuit on ebay (new with tags! i did not buy a used swimsuit!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650214 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:46:25 +0000 MsLipGloss 650214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore regular (Victoria's Secret) bikinis for our babymoon . . . since I was able to order the top and bottom in different sizes, I got adequate coverage for the girls and my bum bum. ;P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650206 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:44:56 +0000 T.H.O.U. 650206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maternity! I loved the extra coverage of the bottoms, extra support in the bust, and then baggier area in the tank part over my belly. </p> <p>I actually got 2 summers of use out of mine. I wore it the summer while pregnant plus a summer post partum (although it was big the second summer, it fit and I was comfortable). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650205 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:44:29 +0000 heffalump 650205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maternity. My belly got way too big for a regular suit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-buy-a-maternity-swimsuit-or-wear-a-regular-one#post-650201 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:43:22 +0000 MrsTiz 650201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wondering! </p>