Pregnant Kitsuke - 27 Weeks Pregnant! 妊婦 着付け
It’s been a while since I’ve had time to sit down and do anything fun with kimono. Work, life and pregnancy have been keeping me terribly busy! Today, though, despite my horrendous allergies (I hate plant life at the moment), I finally got a chance to dress in an ensemble I’ve been wanting to do for a while. The last time I was able to dress was when I was 15 weeks pregnant - now I’m 27 weeks!
I actually found, much to my surprise, that kitsuke wasn’t any harder than normal - and I was doing it with a kimono I cannot get an ohashori out of.
The only real hurdles I had was:
1. My juban didn’t want to wrap around as much as it usually does - so I had to play with the collar a little.
2. My himo and datejime are soooo short on me now! Haha.
The things I did differently due to pregnancy:
1. I wore my kimono bra with my sarashi wrapped over the top of it. I also wrapped the sarashi down around and below my belly to help support it (it’s 10 meters long - enough to go around!). I looked like a mummy - but it was VERY comfortable! I also had to double up on the padding to fill in the gap between my bust and belly.
2. I tied all my himo directly under my bust, which, again, was very comfortable.
3. I used a biyosugata for my otaiko. I swear, a biyosugata should be every pregnant woman’s best friend!
Other than that, everything else was pretty much kitsuke as per usual!
For those curious - here is a photo of my belly today outside of kimono, and my usual weekday garb (photo from last Friday).
October 30th, 2009 at 12:44 am
That is such a pretty kimono, and your pregnant kitsuke looks amazing! Must be fun to try this kind of kitsuke
November 1st, 2009 at 12:02 pm
i love your ensemble so much. and the cute hair accessory just makes this perfect. is it confortable where kimino while being pregnant? i always wondered…
on a side note, isn’t coloring your hair bad when being pregnant? where i live they highly recommend not coloring the hair when expecting a baby…
November 1st, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Anne - Thank you! It was fun trying this kind of kitsuke!
Sara - Thank you! It was very comfortable wearing kimono while pregnant - all the himo are tied up higher under the bust. As for dying your hair when pregnant - no, it isn’t bad. I specifically asked my doctor if it was OK, and she said it was absolutely OK and safe. The reason why people may want to avoid it is because hormones can make your hair react to the dye very differently than when you are not pregnant. Also, the reason why it used to not be considered safe is due to an ingredient used on older dyes which is no longer used in dyes these days. Trust me - I did a LOT of researching on the subject before I went in