If you can pull it off, GO FOR IT!
You go girl! If you're nervous start out with a top over it and shed it later.
If you can "pull it off", then go for it! Just know that the moms that no longer can (even two years later) because of stretch marks and now unsightly belly buttons might have an inner rage at your showing off....but there is no reason the mommy can't still wear what she wants. Speaking as someone who is forever changed by childbirth and without some serious plastic surgry will never again be able to pull of a bikini :( Feel good about looking good. Just know if you do get looks from other moms it is out of envy!
I say, if you can do it more power to you and go for it!
Hi JE,
Go for it! I had my first daughter 5 years ago and have been wearing a bikini ever since. I work out really hard and am proud of my figure, especially since I have given birth to two children and work part-time. Be proud of what you have, and yes, it is completely appropriate. I wear my bikini in front of my family as well. Last year I tried a tankini and my husband did not like it at all, so back to the bikini I went. Have a good time at the party!
If you can wear a bikini and are comfortable taking care of your little one in the pool wearing it, then GO FOR IT. The only thing that should make you change your choice of bathing suit is your comfort (physical or mental).
If you look good, then go for it!!! Of course the other moms will hate you for being so skinny (LOL) but you deserve to where what looks good!
GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!! If YOU feel good about it and like the way you look then that is all that matters. You may want to give it a trial run first - I found it sort of tough sometimes to do those tricky mom moves (without having something pop out) in a two piece but if you have one that can stand up to twisting and turning and little hands pulling then I say go for it!
Hi J E,
As others have said, if you can pull off a bikini then go for it. I have had 5 kids but I can still wear a two-piece. I do have a tank cover up that later on I can remove if I want. I don't wear a super skimpy two-piece though because for me, I'm not a teen anymore and being a mom I wouldn't want to embarres the kids trying to act like one. But there is nothing wrong with wearing a two-piece if you feel comfortable. Others could be a little jealous but if they are your friends then they should also be happy for you. I hope you have a good time.
Janet J.
Now that you're a mom doesn't mean you have to wear the swimsuit equivalent of mom jeans nor abandon what you like.
Good for you JE. My son is almost 4 months, and there is no way I would be able to wear a bikini right now. Go for it!
My girlfriend wears a bikini (a modest one) and she's had three kids (twins and a singleton). She looks great and has worked hard to get there. Go for it!
I wore one up until about two years ago (I'm almost 40). I'm just getting too old now, but I still wear a tankini.
Good luck! As long as it's tasteful and not a string bikini I don't think there is ANYTHING wrong with it!
Do it! If you can pull it off, do it!
Not that this is a reason to do the bikini, but there are a lot of other people at the beach who are inapporpriately wearing bikinis and it has nothing to do with being a mom, KWIM? If Kate from Jon & Kate can do it, so can you!
Hi JE,
If your body is in good shape, which I mean no flab hanging out or cleavage on your back, then go ahead show off that body. If you're one of those mothers who wears a bikini because everyone else is; it's not so attractive, one piece please. I still wear a bikini, but I work out too. I would never get caught dead in a bikini if I was slightly over weight. My husband makes fun of those mothers and says that it's gross!
I say if you have the body to look good in a two piece, by all means show it off!! God bless, I wish I could wear a two piece.
Hi JE,
You have tons of opinions here, so I'll keep mine brief. By and large, just wear what's comfortable. One tiny thing to keep in mind - are all your friends husbands' going to be there? If so, you may want to go with the one-piece. This has nothing to do with being a mom, but being a responsible friend and keeping concious of just how much you want to show off your body in front of the husbands of the women you care about. It's human nature - everyone looks, and people's feelings can be hurt without you meaning anything by what you wear.
Hi there! I would say that if you are comfortable in it - wear it! If you think you are going to be walking around feeling uncomfortable, than don't; it's not worth it. I could never pull it off, but my sister-in-law wore a bikini when her daughter was an infant and she looked beautiful. Why not?
Have fun! Renee
If you can pull it off, by all means wear it. You said it is not skimpy or anything so I don't think there is anything wrong with wearing a bikini. I have seen many mothers who are in a bikini and look wonderful. I wore one after my first daughter, it made me feel good that I still could wear one after having a baby.
I say, so long as it's not skimpy you are just fine wearing a bikini. It's wonderful that 5 months after giving birth you can still look flattering in one.
Good for you!!
Just do it!! You are a 31yr old mom - not a grandma. If you can pull it off - go for it!