Not all of us feel super confident about the way our baby bump looks when we're pregnant. Especially if this is our first and we're still getting used to all the changes our body is going through. But one mom-to-be has a solution to a common insecurity some pregnant mamas have about their bumps — and it's a surprisingly simple fix.
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The "solution" has come to be known as the belly button hack
A lot of TikTokers were surprised they'd never thought of this before
“Omggg thank you!!” one person wrote. “My belly button is so deep it really shows.”
“Well. This just proves how incredible the TikTok algorithm is,” another person commented. “Thanks for this!!”
Others said they went their whole pregnancies feeling insecure about this very thing.
“I refused to wear tight clothes when I was pregnant because I had a big divot on my belly," another mom shared.
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Some moms started weighing in with what their own pregnant belly buttons look like
“Mine sticks out like ET’s finger,” one mom said.
Another said she feared that a nipple cover might make her uncomfortably sweaty, because her belly button "needs to air out."
But plenty of others took a moment to remind any insecure mamas of what really matters most right now: the health of their baby-to-be.
"Just be happy and embrace this time in your life,” one TikToker commented. “Who cares what your belly button looks like? You are growing a life… be happy mommas.”
