updated for 2012
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I was almost six months pregnant with my first when Halloween rolled around. I was completely stumped for a good costume, and we had a party to go to. After looking on dozens of message boards and lots and lots of web searches, I assembled the granddaddy of all lists of pregnancy-related costumes.
I realize that not everyone is looking for a couple/pregnancy costume, so the list starts off with “stand alone” costumes that highlight your “baby bump.” Next is couple costumes, although there is some overlap between the two. Most of the costumes were fairly self explanatory, but I elucidated a bit for a few. Please note that I’m not saying that I think these ideas are good/creative/funny; they’re just everything I found. Also note that any links in the list are affiliate links; I get a small percentage of any purchase made after clicking on the links. Not all linked costumes are “maternity” costumes, but they may still fit.
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Stand Alone
- 8 Ball (you could even be magic, if you feel so inclined)
- alien creature coming out of your belly
- angel
- baker
- Baker’s Wife (“Into the Woods”)
- Barney
- big baby
- Belly Dancer
- Big Bird
- Bowling Ball
- bumblebee
- angel
- bump in the road (wear all black, use sticky-backed felt strips to create road markings. Stick some cars on your belly)
- bun in the oven baker or Bun In The (actual) Oven
- Clown
- Cow
- devil
- Ducky
- Fairy/fairy godmother
- fishbowl
- Grape bunch
- gumball machine
- gypsy
- Hillbilly Bride
- Hula Girl
- Kangaroo
- M&M
- man with a belly
- marshmallow (Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, anyone?)
- Marshmallow Peep?
- “Midnight Priestess”
- Mike Wazowski (“Monsters, Inc.”)
- Minnie (accessory kit)/Mickey Mouse
- the Moon
- Mother Earth/Mother Nature
- “Mummy”
- Pillsbury doughboy
- Pirate
- Pregnant Bride
- pregnant hippie
- pregnant nun
- nurse
- pregnant schoolgirl
- Pumpkin/jack o’lantern—paint your shirt (or if it’s warm and you’re a bit of an exhibitionist, paint your belly)
- Raggedy Ann/Rag Doll
- Scarecrow
- skeleton with baby skeleton on your belly
- Sneetch (star-belly or plain-belly)
- trashy lady/man
- Violet Beauregard Blueberry (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”)
- Watermelon
- Winnie the Pooh
- witch
Couple Costumes
- “Mummy” and “Daddy”
- Bowling Ball and Pin or bowler
- Bun In The (actual) Oven & baker
- Cow and Milkman
- Hilbilly Bride and Hillbilly Groom
- Humpty Dumpty & the King
- M&Ms
- Minnie and Mickey Mouse
- Man and Lady Pirate
- Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head
- angel and devil
- Pregnant devil and devil
- pregnant hippies
- pregnant nun and devil
- pregnant nun and Priest
- Raggedy Ann/Rag Doll and Raggedy Andy
- Rosemary and the devil(“Rosemary’s Baby”)
- Sneetches (star-bellies, plain-bellies, or mix’n’match)
- trashy couple
- Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
There were a few things on my list that were “topical” (read: “dated”). Can you tell what year this was?
- Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
- Padmé and Anakin Skywalker (or Darth Vader) (“Star Wars”)
- Shrek & Fiona
- Sidney Bristow and Michael Vaughn (“Alias”)
My favorite idea wasn’t really related to pregnancy, but adorable: Sesame Street Martians (see for awesome instructions instructible and their family song if you’ve forgotten it .) I told my husband it’d be cute to put “Yip, yip, YOU!” on his back and “Yip, yip, ME!” on my back and “Yip, yip, BABY!” on my belly. Ryan laughed at me.
Our choice? That’s us at the top of the post. The day of the party, I got some pipe cleaners and headbands and made myself a halo and Ryan a set of sparkly red “horns.” He wore his red boots and his shirt with flames on it; I wore a flowy white shirt and skirt. It ended up being so flowy that almost no one could tell I was pregnant. Oh well.