What style swimsuit do you wear?

[*LittleMissSummer*]

I wear a bikini, boardies and a singlet to cover my fat.

But i see more and more tankini's so maybe could try one of those. I can't wear them as my torso is long and it doesn't cover anything at all!

[Aligater]

I wear a tankini with board shorts to cover my thunder thighs but make sure I have bust support cause I have boobs to be proud of (or so DH says)

[Phteven]

I wear a burqini.

[Jewel]

I have a tankini ( the top has underwire in it for support, cause I feel more secure with support) and then wear board shorts ontop of the bottoms.

Covers what needs to be covered for me.

[Beach Mama]

I was a bikini gal pre-kids (man why did I EVER curse that body?!) since having kids I have gone with one piece or tankini all the way. Thing is the style that I have been wearing was SO unflattering, I had a tankini set that had a halter neck and NO boob support - badddd. I recently bought a pair of navy, red and white speedo beachwear bathers and OMG I LOVE them. Firstly they aren't halter neck (they give me a headache!) they are just normal straps. They are a V-next which show a bit of cleavage so I still feel hot but the best bit is a the tummy, it has firm fabric underneath and then rouching on top that covers up my belly!! They are ace! I will never again go back to el-cheapo bathers. These were $80 on sale and normally $140 and totally worth it as I haven't felt nice in bathers since before the kids!

[Miss E]

Sounds like I have (well had, before getting UTD again) a pretty similar bod to you. Before having DS I wore bikini's. But after having him, and especially given that we were going to be doing swimming lessons, I personally didn't feel comfortable wearing a bikini. I spent a day (a depressing one) trying on all different sorts of bathers from tankini's, to one pieces before settling on a one piece halter. For me it is relatively flattering to my shape, hides most of the squishy bits, but doesn't do much for my short, stubby legs (mind you not much does). It was pricey, but well worth it because I've gotten quite a bit of wear out of it. Only thing I found a PITA is that because my boobs are quite big, when we would do swimming lessons they would kind of float out of place a bit. They never popped out fully, but the halter didn't do the best job of maintaining my modesty either. And, when you're holding a bub and are standing in chest deep water for the most of the lesson, keeping them and in place can be a bit of a challenge. So if I was buying a new pair for swimming lessons, I would be looking for something that kept the girls right where I wanted them and didn't provide any opportunity for escape

Personally, I think the best thing you can do is go shopping by yourself and try on as many different styles as you can until you find something that you feel comfortable in.