How to Make a Pregnant Belly Cast

Did you ever imagine your pregnant belly would have quite this shape? Many women are amazed by the changes in their body and choose to memorialize it with a pregnant belly cast. A belly cast is easy to make and a unique keepsake.

Things You'll Need

  • Pre-plastered self-casting material
  • Olive oil

Instructions

    • 1

      Prepare a workspace by filling a bowl with warm water and spreading newspaper or a tarp on your bathroom counter or table to protect the surface. Wet plaster can damage wood surfaces and leave a crumby residue on your bathroom counter tops.

    • 2

      Cut the pre-plastered strips into triangular shapes. It doesn't matter how big they are, but making them triangular will help them conform to cover all of the curves so your pregnancy belly cast doesn't have sharp corners.

    • 3

      Decide what shape you'd like your belly cast. You can choose to include your breasts or to leave them out. Use a washable marker to trace the surface of your skin to reflect the shape you'd like to cast.

    • 4

      Massage a generous amount of olive oil into the skin. This will moisturize your skin and protect it from the drying effects of the plaster. It will also keep the plaster from adhering to your skin and causing pain when the belly cast is removed.

    • 5

      Make the first layer of your belly cast by dipping the plaster into the bowl of water and then smoothing it onto your belly. Stay within the lines that you've drawn because when this stuff dries, it is very hard. Your belly cast is off to a good start.

    • 6

      Continue placing plaster strips on your belly, smoothing them as you go along. Be especially careful beneath the breasts to keep the casting smooth, it is very easy to make a mess here. You can spritz with water to keep the pregnancy belly cast damp while you're working with it.

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