I want to swim.....but what to wear???
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Topic: I want to swim.....but what to wear???
Posted By: peanut butter
Subject: I want to swim.....but what to wear???
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 6:14pm
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Ok, I'm not doing too well with the whole exercise thing, mainly because walking really hurts now so I thought I would like to swim (or at least float around in a weightless environment)
BUT.......my togs, dont fit and bikinis look HIDEOUS!!!! My bump doesnt even look pregnant in a bikini just HUGE!! Now I know you'd all tell me different but Ithink bikinis are too much for the body image my mind has.....what other options have people used? A tshirt over top? etc???? HELP!!!! 
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Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 6:18pm
I swum heaps during my pregnancy and I wore bikini bottoms and a sports bra/top thingy that came down over my stomach. It was made out of 'tog' material and I brought it ages ago (pre-pregnancy) from Rebel Sport. It was good cause it stretched over my growing tummy. In the end though I didn't really care what I looked like. I'd just do a mad dash for the water, then once I was in I was safe...lol -------------  My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 6:52pm
| So it was like a singlet in tog material????? that could work...man i was loving my bump till I saw it in togs and now I am having a body image crisis....bloody hormones.. But I was so gutted as I am really looking forward to weightlessness in the pool. Starting to feel big and heavy. |
Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 6:55pm
Yeah, but it had a built in elastic part that went under your boobs. Was really comfy. I loved being in the water when pregnant, felt so good! It made me forget I had a tummy (in a good way) ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 6:56pm
| Ok, Rebel sport...here I come. they are not far from work so I should be able to waddle over there in my lunch break. |
Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 6:57pm
I wore board shorts and a singlet like how Anna described I loved swimming while pregnant too ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 7:00pm
| I'm so pleased to here others went the shorts and singlet way....i thought I was being silly wanting to hide my bump....some clothes make it look good but not bikinis! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 7:00pm
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I wore singlet made out of togs material and pajama shorts ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 7:02pm
Ok!!!! DF has just tried on my bikini to make me feel better......I thought it looked bad on me but seeing a hairy body in it......I cant stop laughing!!! He wont let me photogrph him though.
I love him!!!! |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 7:25pm
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LOL @ your DF, what a sweetie to do that for you.
I was in JK over the weekend and they had some really nice tasteful black non preggie looking togs, sorry don't know how much they were. I've also got a tog fabric singlet that I got from Postie Plus, doesn't quite make it to the knicker line but it does it's job. I wear that and tog shorts ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 7:43pm
| cool, thanks guys. you have given me some ideas to check out. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 7:44pm
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I used bikini with t-shirt over top, but it really weighs you down. So then I bought maternity togs s/hand off TM but haven't actually used them for swimming yet lol. ------------- |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 7:45pm
i had a look at trademe but cant quite bring myself to use togs someone else has worn....it feels like I'm wearing someone elses undies.....dumb huh? |
busymum wrote:Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 8:05pm
| All I do now is wear bikini bottoms, a tankini top with a glassons singlet over top and no one has even noticed that it's not actual togs and keeps my belly covered (just) |
Posted By: Mikaela
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 8:50pm
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I got a great maternity tankini off trademe for $30 (it was brand new). It's normal bikini bottoms, although they are quite low cut in front so they sit under the bump. The top is like a normal tankini singlet top but with extra fabric in front. I'm wearing it to my aquanatal classes and it's awesome. ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com"> 
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Posted By: Mikaela
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 8:52pm
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I got a great maternity tankini off trademe for $30 (it was brand new). It's normal bikini bottoms, although they are quite low cut in front so they sit under the bump. The top is like a normal tankini singlet top but with extra fabric in front. I'm wearing it to my aquanatal classes and it's awesome. ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com">
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Posted By: Mikaela
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 8:54pm
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I got a great maternity tankini off trademe for $30 (it was brand new). It's normal bikini bottoms, although they are quite low cut in front so they sit under the bump. The top is like a normal tankini singlet top but with extra fabric in front. I'm wearing it to my aquanatal classes and it's awesome. ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com">
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Posted By: Mikaela
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 8:57pm
GAAAAH!! No idea what happened there 
Nzpiper, I just tried to find the username of the person I bought the togs from off trademe, because they seem to specialise in maternity stuff, but I can't find it. I do still have their email though, so PM me if you want it. ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com">
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Posted By: justme
Date Posted: 15 May 2007 at 10:35am
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The tankinis are great ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 10:45pm
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I just wear boardshorts undone with a singlet over top.
nzpiper you are in chch aren't you? Theres pregnant classes done at burwood on wed and fri mornings I think its about $2 and you can do it from 28 weeks. Its really good cos its not in a public pool and everyone is preg and a lot of them just wear a bikini. Ask your midwife about it or ring burwood. |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 19 May 2007 at 9:31am
| Rachandjack, that would be great....if only I wasnt working!!! Man, work gets in the way of a good life doesnt it? I live in Beckenham so Burwood is a wee way to go and I dont have a car during the week...bloody one car families! But i hope to get to rebel sport and have a look at what they have and then look at floating around pioneer one night. |