...that the third trimester figure is my favourite look of pregnancy (with the possible exception of the first trimester figure, which is virtually identical to the normal figure look). The second trimester is my favourite feel of pregnancy. If I could feel as good as I do during the second trimester, and look like the third trimester (or, even better, the first - but I'm merely being hypothetical here, not unrealistic), then I'd like pregnancy a whole lot more.
The reason I like this look is that it's nice to look honest-to-goodness pregnant, thus finally eradicating the hesitant almost-questions and unspoken wonderings of whether the thickening waist simply betokens the fact that I've been putting on weight (or, horrors, still struggling to lose it from last time around!) Second trimester is just an awkward transitional phase, when I'm sort of outgrowing my regular clothes but can still wear them, only to look stout and - well, spilling out of my clothes. It's too soon for maternity clothes, though, and when I did try to wear them early in the second trimester I just felt silly.
I must point out that the only reason I like this look is because of the nice maternity fashions of the day. They are generally cute, trendy, and flattering, and do their best to make one feel happy to be pregnant. If I had to wear the gunnysacks and tents of even a decade ago, I'm sure I'd feel much less happy.
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I agree, though my favorite month all the way around was month 7. I look pregnant (no one is wondering if I've just put on weight) and I feel good. I don't feel good until about half-way through the middle trimester and at this point (in my last trimester) I am waddling and I don't like that look either. -rlr
If months 6 and 7 hadn't happened in the middle of summer and 100 degree weather, those probably would have been my most prefered.
My favorite moment of pregnancy is when the midwife catches my eye and says, "Okay, now it is time to push!" :) geni
LOL! I think Geni may have it right (though the late 2nd/early third trimester is pretty nice). The problem with the first tri look is that while your own clothes may fit, the bags under your eyes from sheer exhaustion kinda give you away. :-)
I agree - the third trimester is the best look-wise because the second trimester I just feel really fat, not pregnant.
I also agree about modern maternity clothes. Thank goodness that fashion finally seeped into that clothing category!!
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