What style swimsuit do you wear?

[Ladylove]

There are some really stunning- and flattering - one pieces around now including boy leg and normal leg cuts. If you have a tummy look for swimsuits with ruching or gathered fabric around the torso. Jets by Jessica Allen is my favourite brand for one pieces but most lines do nice ones now

[Traveller]

I wear a bright pink bikini with black/fuchsia board shorts. Most of my excess weight is on my thighs and lower tummy so this covers those bits. Can I just say though, when you get to the swimming pool have a look around at all the people there and what they are wearing. I guarantee you will see lots of wobbly bits, pale skin (nothing wrong with that btw, I wear mine with pride because it matches my hair ) stretch marks and pot bellies. Nobody will notice when you are in the water, and when you are out of it nobody will care. So whatever swimsuit you get, wear it with pride and enjoy the swimming time with your little one

[lee09]

Thanks everyone for your speedy replies so far!

Miss E, I think I will go shopping on my own and try on heaps of styles, that's good advice. I think I need to prepare myself for a long day!

Traveller, you are right too. Especially at swimming lessons - I suppose the people most likely to understand and not think twice about what swimmers you're wearing are other mums! But, we also live close to the beach and I anticipate spending more and more time there as DS gets older, so I want to feel nice and confident in my swimmers. So I guess I'm thinking so hard about what to buy because I'll also be wearing them around family and friends, not just other mummies at the pool!

[Beach Mama]

so I want to feel nice and confident in my swimmers. So I guess I'm thinking so hard about what

Might be worth doing one of those body shape quiz things? I now know that I need v-necks in most clothes as they are the most flattering but also trying onto lots is a great idea. I don't know if you have a Swimwear galore nearby but it's worth having a look at their site too as they have a huge range. Having said that I found mine at a Speedo shop where I never would have thought I would find something but their beach wear stuff is lovely.

[MrsFabuloso]

I wear a plain black one peice with a deep v neckline, a halter neck (though I don't really like the halter, the knot where I tie it always hurts and if I wear it all day, I get a headache and a sore spot from it). It has ruched fabric on the tummy with really tight fabric under it, so it helps suck in my tummy a bit. I don't bother with singlets or boardies, cause I feel like I am fully dressed and swimming in clothes if I wear all of that on top. People can suffer the atrocities of all that is me- cellulite, lilly-white skin, tubby rolls and all, before I will swim fully clothed. If they don't like it, don't look at me!

[BMW]

As a swim instructor I'm going to say it doesn't matter. LOL I don't think people really look at what others are wearing at their kids swimming lessons. Everyone is so focused on their own kids that they don't bother looking anywhere else.

Outside of work I'm a tankini & boardies girl. Or a rashie & boardies to be sun smart.

[RhiChiChi]

Tankini and boardies

[briggsy's girl]

another with tankini and boardies if i'm going in the water inside - usually add a tee if outside

i'm of the "if the sunlight touches my skin for a microsecond i'll burn to a crisp" breed of people, so i'm as covered up as i can be - and then some!

[Astrolady]

I wear a black all in one. I don't do bikinis due a large mole on my stomach that I have had forever. To much hassle to get it cut out LOL. Although you can see the lump of it poking out through the bathers anyway, so I generally wear a t-shirt over top too.

[Tinks]

Where my kids have swimming lessons most of the mums wear tankinis or one piece bathers.