Tips to wear saree after delivery is one of the most searched queries. Saree is graceful and elegant wear. Having a huge baby bump during your second and third trimester or having a postpartum bump should not stop you from wearing this. Wearing a sari in the second and third trimesters is indeed very tricky due to the growing belly.
However, for traditional functions, most of us prefer to wear Saree. Not only it gives you a gorgeous look, but also provides comfort and coverage during pregnancy and for hiding your baby bump after delivery. Do not hesitate to wear a sari just because you do not like to flaunt your baby bump. It all depends upon knowing how cleverly you can use that six-yard wonder. These tips to wear saree with the postpartum belly will help you.
In This Article
- Choosing the Right Saree During and After Pregnancy
- 5 Ways to Wear a Saree to Hide the Post Baby Belly
Choosing the Right Saree During and After Pregnancy
There are some general things that you should take care of before selecting your saree:
1. Choose Fabrics Which are Lightweight
Wearing Saree will be very comfortable if you select lightweight fabrics such as cotton, raw silk, linen which are easy to drape and help your skin to breathe. A Saree in the right fabric will hide your body flaws and make you look sexy and graceful.
2. Avoid Horizontal Lines and Pattern in Your Sari
Horizontal lines and patterns will make you look fatter and enhance your baby bump. So avoid selecting sari having such designs.
3. Use Monochrome Designs
Using monochrome designs (designs that only use different shades of the same color) makes your baby bump unnoticeable.
4. See What You are Comfortable in
After pregnancy, your body would have gone through a series of changes and you may not feel very comfortable in a variety of things. See what accentuates your body type, but at the same time is comfortable for you
5 Ways to Wear a Saree to Hide the Post Baby Belly
These are 5 methods which you can try to wear a saree with style during pregnancy and to hide post-baby belly:
1. Gujarati Style
This is a traditional and beautiful way to drape a sari. Here you take the pallu pleats around and bring them over the right shoulder. Now pin it neatly so that the pleats hang in the front. You can either pin the lower side of the top pleat of the pallu slightly towards your left or tuck the topmost layer in the back covering your postpartum belly.
2. Classic Indian Style with Slight Change
You can also wear sari normally with a slight change towards the end. After tucking in the pleats the pallu end should be pinned plainly without making any pleats. You can take one end around your back hold it so that your belly area is covered. In this style, you can also make a difference by stitching some hangings to the end that you hold.
3. Wear a Belly Band
You can also try wearing a belly band that is of the same color as your Saree. You can also make it at home if you have a creative mind. Select a stretchable material of the same colors as your Saree (or border) and you can fix it with hooks or zip in the back. Wrap this around your belly. This will give extra support and comfort if you are in your last trimester and also help you to hide baby bumps after delivery. You can wear Saree in any style, above or below your belly without bothering to show your post-pregnancy baby bump.
4. Adding a Stylish Layer
Using an elegant jacket of the same material as Saree is another method that will give you style and comfort. Wearing a contrast, bright jacket after delivery is a good idea because the focus will be on the jacket, thereby making the viewer not notice the postpartum belly.
5. Bengali Style
This is another way to wear the sari which will help to hide your belly as well, as this style is comparatively easy to wear if you are in your third trimester. In this style, pallu is wrapped around the body twice with two wide pleats in the front. Now place the pallu pleats on the left shoulder.
We hope these tips to wear saree in different styles after delivery is informative. Saree is an evergreen member of your wardrobe collection. So you don’t have to be doubtful wearing this elegant and versatile ware. Depending on the style in which you wear Saree and finding the perfect accessories to go with it, no one will notice your baby belly or postpartum belly.
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