10 Ways to Hide Your Pregnancy Before Announcing to Everyone

How to hide your pregnancy during the first trimester? Most women want to keep the secret due to fear of miscarriage or complications at work. As you find yourself walking a tightrope between wanting to make a loud announcement and keeping the secret about the bun in the oven, here are some tips to hide a pregnancy from friends and family.

How to Hide your Pregnancy?

You are desperate to tell everyone and want every bit of advice that people will have to offer. But you are not ready yet. If you are worried about how to hide pregnancy at work, just use these ten tips to disguise and mask your pregnancy symptoms- be it fatigue, morning sickness or even that visible glow on your face. You don’t want to be scrutinised about your activities, clothes or mood swings. Whatever be the reasons, here are a few tips to hide your baby bump until you are ready to spill the beans.

1. Know Your Bump

How long can I hide my pregnancy is a question that will definitely plague you as you will only get bigger by the day. You don’t have to worry about it in the first trimester when the hormones cause bloating relaxing your stomach muscles. But this may make you look like you have gained a few pounds. So if your close ones question you about your body shape, just say that you have gained a bit of weight as you are not exercising anymore. It will hardly be noticed and pondered about.

2. Avoid Fitted Clothes

It is a good idea to ditch those well-fitted clothes which could highlight your bloated belly or bump. Stick to clothes that cascade and seem fitted to the body at the same time. Stay safe with tunics which match any silhouette. Wearing loose fitted clothes could help you hide your pregnancy longer and confuse people whose curiosity is piqued! Re-vamp your wardrobe with clothes that are a size or two bigger than your normal ones so that you can wear them throughout your pregnancy.

3. Accessorize

Accessories could help shift focus from your body shape to your style statement. Accessories serve as styling tools that draw attention away from the main point of focus. Bigger earrings, hoops, large chains, chokers embellished in stone or gems could drift the attention from the slightly visible bump. Invest in big bags that could fit all your essential for pregnancy and also hide the bump. People will be envying your bag than concentrating on your belly. Large bags can camouflage the belly successfully.

4. Scarfs and Stoles

A great way to camouflage your condition, scarfs and stoles could just give you the perfect lean, svelte and taller look you probably have been always longing for. Throw an oversized length for glamour and don’t wrap it too much. The Indian dupatta is a perfect add-on. You can also opt for dark slimming colours like black or blue. You could also try the ornate ones or floral printed ones to garner compliments.

5. Detox Diet

You are not taking those tea and coffee breaks at work anymore and people are smelling a rat. Well, with fitness food flooding the market with several options you can always say that you are on a detoxifying diet. Use the “I am on a detox” excuse when sipping on herbal or green tea. A great way to help you get rid of pregnancy symptoms and not have people digging deep into the issue.

6. Drinking

You are at an office party or at a friend’s for a weekend and not drinking. It will definitely raise eyebrows! Well, first you can always offer to be officially designated driver for the evening. If that does not work then just order a cranberry and soda (personally at the bar). Last, if nothing works, then just say you have to be somewhere really early the next morning and cannot afford to have a hangover.

7. Disguise Your Medical Visits

You have a number of gynaecologist visits and scans lined up and you are worried about your disappearance raising suspicions at work. Well, don’t say you are going to visit the doctor. Just tell your senior you have some major dental issues that need to be sorted over a series of appointments. A valid excuse that cannot be denied and seems plausible too.

8. Excusing Yourself to the Loo

You have the constant urge to pee with an expanding bladder and also the morning sickness seems to be driving you crazy. You need to find some tricks to avoid those suspicious glances from your co-workers. Just say you have the stomach flu, bladder infection or that you are practising water therapy to release toxins from your body. Try and time your loo breaks so that people will know you have a clocked routine to be more effective at work.

9. Conceal Your Mood Swings

Pregnancy is accompanied with the emotional roller coaster of mood swings. So if your colleagues see you weeping in the corner or generally irritable for no reason, just say that you are under some personal stress lately. It could prove helpful with some comfort and solace being offered by friends and relatives. You need emotional support to go through the new phase and all the help pouring in from all counts could never be unwelcome.

10. Explanations for those Cravings and Aversions

This one is difficult to hide because you simply cannot stand few odours and would feel like disappearing from the room. There is nothing more you can do than excuse yourself by saying that you have suddenly developed an aversion to a few things. It could raise a few eyebrows! But you could always say that you developed them after bad flu or stomach infection that you had last. If you are craving for a particular food then simply announce that you are yearning to have it and you may find everyone around drooling and joining the fun.

It is only you who can make the decision of when you want to announce the good news and choose the perfect timing and setting. Until then, hopefully, these tips will help you succeed in hiding your pregnancy. There is a lot more you can do to distract the attention of people. Try all that you think seems right and sensible and happy hiding until then.

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