This afternoon my partner and I took advantage of our daughter's day sleep, by creating a plaster cast of my pregnant form. It will be a lot of fun decorating once it is completely dry and set (hours later it remains damp). It will also be lovely to have this work of art to forever preserve this moment in my body and our family's history.
Having said all that it was not an entirely pleasant experience. As the plaster began to set on my skin I felt quite ill. I was short of breath and faint. We took a break before finishing off the sides, and strolled around our backyard for fresh air. Then he finished the sides, helped me sit down carefully and while enjoying being off my feet the cast began to ease away from my body.
So for any other Summer-due Mummas planning to make a belly cast, I recommend a cool room with the AC cranked, lots of water, and assuming a seated position from the outset ;) And make your artists work at lightning speed.
Having said all that it was not an entirely pleasant experience. As the plaster began to set on my skin I felt quite ill. I was short of breath and faint. We took a break before finishing off the sides, and strolled around our backyard for fresh air. Then he finished the sides, helped me sit down carefully and while enjoying being off my feet the cast began to ease away from my body.
So for any other Summer-due Mummas planning to make a belly cast, I recommend a cool room with the AC cranked, lots of water, and assuming a seated position from the outset ;) And make your artists work at lightning speed.
For a how to belly cast guide check out this post.
3 comments:
Your belly cast turned out great! What a beautiful keepsake you'll no doubt treasure for years to come :)
I did a belly cast with my pregnancy and sat down from the start and it did not work very well! The shape of the belly of course changes when you sit down and so it wasn't as nice and shapely as yours is! I think yours is wonderful!
Sitting worked fine for april's cast, the first one I did (linked in post).
It was pretty horrid trying to figure out how to go about being sick and faint without destroying the cast, so next time, if there's a next time I'll sit on the edge of a seat, as in the pic above, taken at the end :)
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