Beautiful Pregnant Bellies

Famous Pregnant Bellies

Moore was the tipping point for celebrating pregnancy in the modern world. Pop icons Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera both posed for magazines, scantily clothed as they showed off their bulging bellies.

But, just because a female is fully clothed does not mean she may not have been pregnant. Countless portraits of the Virgin Mary Magdalene depict her as being heavy with child. Even one of the most famous portraits of all time, the Mona Lisa, has endured speculation that the model was pregnant or had just given birth at the time of the painting.

Create Your Own Beautiful Pregnant Belly Memories

Women who are pregnant often want to remember pregnancy as a special point in their lives, as they are on the cusp of becoming a mother. Even if you are not comfortable with doing a nude or partially nude photo, you still have options for remembering that beautiful pregnant belly.

Creating life is a fleeting moment that lasts for just nine months, so capturing it for posterity is important to many women. Whether your pregnancy was unplanned or you had to go through years of infertility treatments, you will want to remember how beautiful your pregnant belly was after the baby arrives. A memento of your pregnant belly will be a treasured item for years to come.

Maternity Belly Photographs

Just because you are doing a maternity photo shoot does not mean you have to strip down to your underwear. Women who want to maintain some modesty often choose form fitting black t-shirts, white dresses, or other simple pieces of clothing. Take photographs with your partner, other children, or pets.

Consider having the photo session in the nursery or in your home to help relax yourself. Ask a trusted friend or relative to take the photos to save money or for your own comfort level. Display any photos in your albums, frames, or keep them in a private pregnancy journal to remember the journey into motherhood.

Belly Paintings

Get your maternity portraits done after you have body art painted upon you. This is a rising trend as more and more artists turn to creating portraits on flesh. Having your tummy painted is a great option if you are uncomfortable with showing off your belly or if you want to disguise stretch marks or pigmented skin.

See examples of painted pregnant stomachs at Embody and Belly Painting for Expectant Mothers. Design your own tummy artwork using a pregnancy painting or henna kit from ProudBody Pregnancy Art.

Belly Casting

Capture your beautiful pregnant belly by creating a cast of your stomach in your final few months or weeks. These casts can be bronzed or painted and hung in your bedroom or nursery. Pick up one of these easy to use kits:

• ProudBelly Belly Cast Kit
• Mother Belly’s Pregnancy Belly Cast Kits
• ProudBody Pregnancy Belly Cast Kit

Pregnant Tummy Artwork

Even if you are not comfortable using your own body as a model for pregnancy art, you can still celebrate your beautiful pregnant belly by purchasing a painting, sculpture, or figurine that will commemorate the special time in your life. Consider these items:

• Amy E. Fraser: Gallery of paintings celebrating the pregnant woman and motherhood.
• Three Pregnant Women by Carlos Andino: A watercolor painting of brightly dressed pregnant women.
• Lauri Jon Caravella: Fantasy paintings of mermaids, angels, mimes, and more while they are pregnant.
• Catherine Steinmann Pregnant Nudes: Steinmann has created two fine art photo books that celebrate the pregnant female body, Pregnant Nudes and The Ninth Month.
• Willow Tree Cherish: Figure portraying an expectant mother.

No matter how you choose to do it, you will want to create a memento of your beautiful pregnant belly to remember how precious the time was before your baby arrived.