postpartum friendly swimsuits {promise}

While it's impossible to ignore the fact that everyone is in total back-to-school mode (rightly so .... it's almost that time!) ... I'm in, "maybe I should stop avoiding the water" mode because we've got several more months of warm weather in our neck of the palm trees. I can hide behind the fact that generally Bosco needs to be held/fed/worn/bounced whenever we go swimming but Simon is perfectly capable of doing all of those things and the kids always ask me to swim and as many a blog post has pointed out ... our kids don't care how we look in a swimsuit .... but they do want us to swim. So! Martyrdom be mine ... I've started to search for a swimsuit that fits and isn't my trusty Target maternity suit. I was oh so pleasantly surprised when I polled the FB page last weekend and there were over 70 super helpful responses to wade through. I can't help a good pun like that, I'm half sorry. So, sor.

So, maybe you're not currently postpartum but you're pregnant and due in the spring and will be postpartum next summer or maybe you just like flattering swimsuits or maybe you don't care and you've already clicked away. But, I wanted to share the wealth of Facebook knowledge. I'm merely playing scribe. Or plagiarizer. Or thief. One of the three.

A lot of people suggested a lot of the suits over on Shana's awesome guide .... so you might just want to skip over there for a more succinct guide! You just might!

Or you can settle for the kindergarten version.

Let's dive in.

1 // this suit {recommended by Jenna, seconded by many!} found on both Anthro's website and little bit cheaper over on Amazon (Prime, bb) - I ordered it, got it, loved it! But, after reading a million reviews I ordered two sizes up from my regular size but should've just gone one size up (mainly because of the top being a little loose -- the rest fit juuuuust fine -- so hopefully the new one fits fine too!) so I'm exchanging it which is a breeze with Prime, thankfully.

2 // Two people told me about this one and I do love it but I like the idea of a teeny tiny bit more thigh coverage for my particular body type. But I did order these bottoms on clearance to go with this nursing friendly rash guard.

3 // Macy's suit I ordered but it hasn't come yet and I just spotted this one and might love it more. Shooooot (they had a 20% off promo code on their main page when I ordered, it was SAVE ... hopefully it's still going on!)

4 // most of the one pieces from here - but I feel like if I had sleeves ... I wouldn't mind a non-shorts bottom? Logic forever right here. They have the prettiest cover-ups too but ... another post. And while we're at it ... their sunglasses are all the best. I'll take them all.

5 // Lands End is a TREASURE TROVE of forgiving suit goodness. You can narrow the selections not just by size but by categories like, "conceal thighs", "create curves", "flatten tummy" .... those LE geniuses. I was particularly a fan of this rash guard and these bottoms. Or might I interest you in a dresskini? They've thought of everything.

6 // this Modcloth suit comes in a ton of colors and got great reviews.

7 // Kortni Jeane - I want every single suit on that site. And I want all the little girl suits for Phoebe and Julia.

8. Albion Fit - they have thee cutest suits. If I thought I could pull of peplum ... I'd be all over this.

And some super honorable mentions:

the Wal-Mart slimming suit of wonders

Rey Swimwear (the Regina especially)

Athleta (lots of ladies liked these!)

L.L. Bean - I think this sarong/suit combo is genius and the cutest of them ALL.

I'm missing some goodies, I know it. Let me have it ... if you're in a generous and knowledgable mood.