What’s so sexy about a baby bump?
I was at a party a few weeks after I’d given birth to The Kid, happy not to be slave to the stretchy, flowing maternity clothes I had worn for months but not quite ready to fit back into my babe outfits, either. I settled for something that didn’t scream “Maternity!!!!!” but, still, not up to my usual standards. I was in that post-pregnancy physical gray zone that, unless I was actually holding the baby, could be misconstrued to be, “Wow — she looks like she’ll be popping out a baby any day now.”
It isn’t a happy zone.
So when someone at the party asked me when I was due, I was flustered (and then somewhat depressed) — “I gave birth almost three weeks ago!” I mumbled — but nowhere near as flustered as the person who asked. No one wants to get that pregnancy vs. fat thing wrong.
David Beckham noted how “amazing” wife Victoria looked — then nine months pregnant with their fourth child (she gave birth to a girl yesterday) — recently on his Facebook page. That is a pretty hot photo, but then again we all don’t all have a bod like Victoria’s.
But, is a baby bump all that sexy?
When women come upon a bulging belly, we love to ask all sorts of questions — Is it your first? Do you know the sex? — and then want to share their horror stories of delivery, nipple attachment, whatever. But we generally don’t think a pregnant woman is all that hot; we just commiserate. I don’t even know if guys pay much attention, assuming it’s not their own partner, that is.
I think the sexiest thing about being pregnant is what Beckham said — that his wife looks “amazing.” The daddy-to-be loving how mom-to-be looks? Now that’s hot!
- Are pregnant women sexy?
- If you’re a woman, did being pregnant make you feel feminine or just fat?
- If you’re a guy, did you like the way your partner looked when she was pregnant?
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Twitter: mobilene
says:
Strangely, yes, it’s hot. I never, ever, ever, ever, ever want another baby of my own, but I can’t help but sneak an extra peek at every pregnant woman I encounter. Even the ones who wouldn’t do anything for me when not pregnant.
Twitter: tsquest
says:
I know some men who never considered pregnancy hot until their spouse was pregnant. I think it’s beautiful, yes. Hot? Eh. Depends. As a pregnant woman, I masturbated like a fool so I definitely WANTED sex… but I didn’t feel hot at all. Unless you count temperature.
Posh doesn’t count. The woman doesn’t have an ounce of body fat, pregnant or not.
Twitter: KatWilder
says:
Jim — Is it because of … well, what is it because of?
T — I know; not an ounce. But I don’t find her attractive at all. Still, she has Beckham, and I would certainly like to bend it — ya know?
Twitter: chopperpapa
says:
I was at the gym the other day and a very pregnant woman was wearing a halter toppish work out top with low cut gym pants and a bulging gut.
Honey, I’m glad your pregnant, and no I don’t need to see your stretch marks. Often a bit of decency is the right course of action.
Twitter: youshouldknowca
says:
What’s so #sexy about a #baby bump? http://bit.ly/pw4ihG
Twitter: KatWilder
says:
@Chopper Papa — Agreed! But I am much more offended by people who are just plain fat — and shoving bad food, and massive amounts of it, into their mouths. They have no excuse; a mom-to-be does
Twitter: mobilene
says:
I have no idea why it’s hot! It’s some sort of primal reaction.
I think all pregnant women are sexy as Hell. I’m not sure what makes them so attractive but man would I like to show a pregnant women a awesome night and I’m the type of guy who loves to show a women a real good time before I get mine but to me they are sexy.