https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:41:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-470789 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:16:19 +0000 Adira 470789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sucked it in in the beginning because I was soooo bloated! After 20 weeks, I stopped sucking it in (which is probably why the next picture looks like I popped, haha). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-470776 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 09:23:17 +0000 regberadaisy 470776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just relaxed! My belly was teeny tiny so I'd pushed out rather than suck it in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-470774 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 09:18:34 +0000 AnonMom 470774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried to consistently suck in a little bit ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-470640 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 01:00:35 +0000 softcream 470640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: thank you! crazy, i'm having almost the same belly progression as her. probably because we are similar in height and have about the same build. yay! i'm going to read her blog each week now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-470603 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:17:31 +0000 Grace 470603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@softcream: @shopaholic: Found it! <a href="http://www.babykerf.com/week-by-week/" rel="nofollow">http://www.babykerf.com/week-by-week/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-470279 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:05:02 +0000 birdofafeather 470279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>like @oliviaoblivia i figure now is my chance to let it hang out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-470209 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:36:37 +0000 softcream 470209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>sounds like i could go either way ... </p> <p>would love to hear more responses! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469996 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:06:14 +0000 Smurfette 469996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah I totally did up until about 20 weeks. Especially in the 1st trimester since that was all bloat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469952 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:08:53 +0000 JoJoGirl 469952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha, I always debated about this. I let it rest somewhere in the middle (like normal posture) - if I sucked it in too much, you could see the edge of my ribs, which looked totally unnatural. But I wouldn't relax my abs entirely either, I'd try to just find somewhere natural in the middle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469950 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:07:32 +0000 Foodnerd81 469950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hold it in- like ab muscles engaged but not a full suck in. I'm only 9 weeks so the bump is just carbs right now-- no need to accentuate that. I didn't realize you could suck in a real preggo belly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469939 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:53:25 +0000 ladyfingers 469939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't suck it in or push it out. I want an accurate representation of what I actually look like that week so I can see any progression. Sometimes I'll take one with my maternity panel up and one with it down, because my panel makes me look smaller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469934 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:50:22 +0000 shopaholic 469934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: That does sound interesting!</p> <p>I don't suck it in, and definitely can't if I tried now at 30 weeks! But posture makes a big difference. If I kind of slump, belly looks much bigger! In the beginning I think I even pushed out my stomach sometimes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469928 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:46:45 +0000 softcream 469928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: that sounds interesting. link? i'd like to see those pictures. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469870 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:45:30 +0000 Grace 469870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read a blog yesterday, where the girl took weekly bump pictures. She had been told that you can't suck in the pregnancy bump, so she took two pictures - one with sucking in and one without. It was interesting to see when when the bump wasn't "suckable". I decided that I'm going to suck it in, because I want my bump to be baby, not fat/bloat (got enough of those kind of pictures!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469865 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:41:58 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 469865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally pushed it out!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469761 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:15:20 +0000 Mrs. Markers 469761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>one of my favorite things about pregnancy is NOT sucking in! i usually just relax and it is what it is </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469758 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:13:14 +0000 oliviaoblivia 469758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I let it all hang out. I figure I spent 31 years sucking it in for photos that I should live it up while I can! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469672 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:09:35 +0000 heffalump 469672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't. But it's hard not to, it's a natural reaction when you're taking a picture! </p> <p>I remember going on our babymoon when I was 9 months pregnant. We went to the beach and when I walked out of the pool I was sucking it in. I had one those huge, people always ask you if you're having twins, bellies. There's no sucking that in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469669 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:55:54 +0000 autumnlove 469669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't suck it right now at 22 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469662 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 06:35:19 +0000 Cherrybee 469662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have this problem!! I have no idea when to post bump pics on here because, with my already pregnant-looking belly and the extreme amount of gas/bloating I'm rocking right now, I'm already filling full panel maternity jeans at 10 weeks!!! I'll be waddling by the second trimester at this rate! Eek!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469622 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:54:12 +0000 Sweet T 469622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always tried to relax and not suck in or push out. I did catch myself sometimes but would always take multiple pictures. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469620 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:52:12 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 469620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I pushed it out early on when I wanted to look more pregnant.</p> <p>Towards the end when I looked huge, I started sucking it in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-suck-it-in-for-belly-photos#post-469617 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:43:30 +0000 softcream 469617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm 16 weeks tomorrow and have been taking weekly belly shots. but now i'm wondering if i've been doing them all wrong.</p> <p>if i relax my belly, i can look like i'm 6 or 7 months pregnant. belly is fully round. if i suck it in, i just look like i have a thick waist.</p> <p>so do you suck in your belly for photos, or not? </p>