When we go on holiday ill be 26 weeks. Should I be aiming to cover up more then or still ok in a bikini? Would anyone feel like a pregnant tummy shouldn't be on show?
I'd love to see a big belly in a bikini but since this world still has the madness of people complaining about breast feeding, I wondered if anyone would frown upon my naked bump.
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squash / 13208 posts
Bikini!
I loved wearing a bikini when pregnant - I didn't have to suck in at all 
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
I wore a two piece while 36 weeks pregnant...not sure if it is offensive or not, but I wasn't going to go buy a special bathing suit to use 2-3 times.
grapefruit / 4649 posts
It has never bothered me to see a pregnant woman in a bikini. Wear whatever makes you happy!
bananas / 9899 posts
I'm also going on a vacation at 26 weeks and I will be wearing a tankini that covers my belly. That's really just my personal preference though! I don't think there is anything offensive about a pregnant woman in a bikini.
honeydew / 7504 posts
I think it totally depends on your comfort level. I personally got a one piece because I didn't feel comfortable having my belly on display like that. But, I think pregnant women look adorable in bikinis. It just wasn't for me.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
I wore a 2-piece on our family beach trip when I was 34 weeks pregnant!
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
It was the last time I would probably ever wear a bikini, work it!!
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
You're totally fine at 26 weeks! It's far more comfortable than a one piece riding up your ass 
pear / 1698 posts
I wore a bikini while pregnant. I never caught any disapproving looks, but did get some smiles!
grapefruit / 4903 posts
I don't think that it's offensive, but I don't personally like the look of it. If you go with a bikini, be careful to use lots of sunscreen!
clementine / 899 posts
Whatever is most comfortable for you! If you want to wear a bikini, like PP's have said, than rock it!
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I covered up my belly, but at 26 weeks I think go for it. The only time I was offended was my cousin's baby momma in a string bikini (nipples barely covered) when she was very pregnant (and sadly not in shape to begin with.) I don't think offended is the right word, just turned off? Doesn't help I don't care for her anyways! hah
honeydew / 7091 posts
Oh heck yeah, wear a bikini! You never know how you'll feel about wearing one post baby, so enjoy it as long as you can! (Although I do hope you're lucky and can wear one afterwards too!)
pineapple / 12566 posts
Bikini! I swam in a bikini until 37 weeks with my 1st LO. With my 2nd, I wore a bikini all summer. I hated the idea of squeezing myself into a one piece.
grapefruit / 4089 posts
I'm not very comfortable in a bikini now, but I think sporting a baby bump is the perfect time to rock one! No need to suck in
nectarine / 2973 posts
Next time I hope that I'm visibly pregnant is the summer time so that I can wear a bikini. I think pregnant bellies in bikinis are adorable!
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
I think it's a great time to wear a bikini!
That said, I personally did not. I only wore a bathing suit a few times when pregnant, and the first, I was at the point where people probably thought I was pregnant but also thought I might have had too much to eat and drink the night before, so I felt better in a tankini. The other time I was 36 weeks pregnant and going to the beach with DH's brother and grandmother and I just felt more comfortable with a maternity tankini on. If I was with just DH or girlfriends I probably would have done the bikini.
pineapple / 12234 posts
I think as long as it's not a skimpy bikini, it's okay. DH's cousin wore a teeny-tiny string bikini that barely covered her boobs/nipples at their family lake house. She was 37 weeks...it wasn't flattering. But I personally wouldn't wear that no matter how fit I am.
coconut / 8498 posts
It's not offensive at all. But it definitely doesn't always look good. Confidence or not, I just don't think everyone should be wearing a bikini while pregnant.
GOLD / squash / 13576 posts
Go with what you are comfortable with. DH was adamently against me wearing bikinis.
GOLD / pomegranate / 3938 posts
I think you should rock it if you've got it!!!!!!
pomegranate / 3383 posts
Show it off!!! I wore a bikini when I was ~4 months pregnant and probably just looked chunky...but I embraced my bump and loved my pregnant belly!
If I am pregnant with my next LO during the summer I will definitely be rocking a bikini!
pomelo / 5220 posts
If you are comfortable, go for it! I agree with PP that some amount of modesty is appreciated of course, but there are plenty of people on the beach every summer that I roll my eyes at and think "why are you wearing that!?"
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
I was proud to wear my bikini when I was pregnant! Probably the first time I felt comfortable wearing one. For once I didn't have to suck it in.
pomegranate / 3768 posts
Bikini for sure! I wore one on my babymoon when I was 6 months pregnant.
grapefruit / 4400 posts
If you could pull off a bikini pre-bump, then you definitely need to wear one while you're pregnant!
I've always been fluffy and would have loved to rock a bikini at any point in my life, but I never felt comfortable wearing one before getting KU-- me + 20 extra lbs wouldn't be the right time 
nectarine / 2765 posts
Bikini! Definitely don't think it's offensive...I wore one throughout my pregnancy. No one complained, or, perhaps they were too afraid of my wrath to say anything
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