Photos: What real mama baby bumps look like at full term

Spoiler alert: they’re beautiful.

By Motherly December 22, 2016

Can’t see your feet? Need help putting your pants on? Analyzing every Braxton-Hicks with the thought that it might be The Real Thing?

You must be in the last fabulous stretch of your pregnancy. ?

Full term baby bumps come in all shapes and sizes, so we’re celebrating the full term mamas of Instagram with photos of their beautiful bumps—

9 months looks so good on you!

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