There are mothers who make molds of their pregnant belly, what does it consist of?
This new trend can be very beautiful, a plaster mold in the shape of the belly when we are pregnant, which always reminds you of this stage.
There are few more beautiful ways to immortalize a pregnancy than by casting a pregnant woman’s tummy. And it is that through this mold, we will obtain a totally unique memory. No two bellies are exactly the same, no two pregnant women with the same physiognomy, and, therefore, there will not be two identical casts.
Not only that, but many more details can be added to this memory, to this belly . There are those who are not content only with removing the mold, but also choose to make drawings on it. One of the ideas is to draw a summary of each lived month in a notebook and later transfer the drawings to the mold. In this way, in a simple object you can have absolutely all the experiences that you have felt during pregnancy.
If you are pregnant right now, or you know a pregnant woman, perhaps this idea could interest you . Keep in mind that this mold is not something that you can always do, but something that you must do during pregnancy. So take advantage! It will be a unique memory.
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TWO WAYS TO DO THIS TUMMY
There are two very basic ways that you can make a mold of your belly yourself, or help someone else do it. The first one that we are going to see is with plaster , and it is quite simple. You will need to have oil that is commonly used for babies, a cast, and some gauze. Once we have the materials ready, we can get to work!
The first thing you should do is clean your belly and have it completely dry to start. Once it is dry, smear it with the baby oil and then apply the plaster . After the plaster, put a layer of gauze and, again, plaster. You have to give about two or three coats of plaster to get enough thickness so that it doesn’t break. Once all the layers you consider necessary are given, be patient and wait for the mold to be dry on all sides. That will be the ideal moment to take it off and perfect the sides with fine sandpaper. And now you can decorate it!
But if you did not like this method, there is another much simpler . You can use papier-mâché , something that will also be very durable and will give you very good results. You will need, in this case, papier-mâché, which is prepared by dissolving glue in warm water and gradually adding pieces of newspaper, which you must have cut by hand. Also, you will need plastic wrap.
This time, the first step will be to wrap your torso with plastic wrap . This will fulfill the same function that baby oil did before: it will make it easier for you to take off the mold. Next, you must go placing layers and layers of papier-mâché, well smeared in warm glue. As a general rule, with about five full coats you will have enough. Once it’s done, and dry, you just have to remove it and refine the edges.
With the two techniques you will get the same result, so it all depends on which one you prefer to use for comfort. Also, think carefully if you want to make a mold only of the belly or you prefer to do it of the belly and the chest at the same time; Both molds are very beautiful, and they will give you very good memories , since they will talk about your pregnancy.
THE DECORATION: THE MOST FUN
Finally, what you will have to do is decorate your belly to make your memory something completely unique. There are many ways to do it, many ideas, and surely you can come up with a totally different one. For example, you can wait and have your baby draw his footprint month after month, or year after year, so that your tummy reflects the growth of your child.
Or you can have all the people who have lived the pregnancy closely with you sign , leave something for the baby, and that way, when he is older, he can read it. Or maybe you just want to make a design that you liked (like flowers, or marble, or any other pattern). Or you prefer to leave it a solid color! All this is super free, and it is you who must decide. Because, after all, the pregnancy is yours, and the memory will be too!
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.