'down there' if you know what I mean, LOL!! So I cover it with some plastic wrap before putting the plaster over it just in that area. You can grease up enough to keep it from pulling hair on your body, but if you are doing a full belly you will be getting low enough to cover some of the hair. Like I said above, the plaster sticks to hair terribly. Something that is wider makes dunking easier. where you will be casting, because it can get messy. You need something to cover the floor, chair etc. Or a shower curtain, newspapers, tablecloth etc. I won't put that stuff on my skin!! I like to use Olive Oil, I use it very generously and it is good for my skin. It will stick to any hair and hurts when it is pulled off so grease up as much as possible!! Most people recommend Petroleum Jelly, but, no thank you. You need to completely coat your skin so that the plaster won't stick to you. It is pretty easy to rip the longer pieces in 1/2 if needed while casting. I usually cut a few smaller ones around 6" too, for around the breasts. You will cut the strips into 12" and 18" sections. If you can find 8" rolls then buy at least 1 of those, it makes things go really fast and replaces 2 4" rolls. If you are just doing the belly and no breasts, then 2 rolls would probably work. If you are larger and want to also do arms, or start higher and end lower then go with 4 rolls (or more). If you are average size and want to do neck down to bottom of your belly then 3 rolls should work (that is what I use). If you do a google search for "plaster gauze strips" you will find many places online that sell them. You can buy these at craft stores like Michaels or Hobby Lobby, one name is Rigid wrap but there are other brand names as well. With Piper I thought I was going to pass out, but with the other 4, I did fine. You will want to make sure you feel good, have eaten, are not tired etc so you will have energy to stand there. I think ideally, if you can find a tall stool that you can prop yourself on that would work best. Sitting would work but realize that will distort it too and may make casting the lower belly hard. Lying down would be most comfy but it really distorts the belly and breasts. What position do you want to be in? Standing produces, IMO, the best looking cast, but standing for that length of time (20 minutes minimum) unable to move is often very hard when you are very pregnant (believe me, I know, I did it in early labor with like 3 of them, LOL!!). which was difficult since it was just the 2 of us there The variations are endless! You can see pictures of various ideas for casts HERE. I did one when pg with Xian with Charlies hand on my belly. If you have someone else helping you (besides your husband, who has always done mine) then maybe your husband would want to include his hand while someone else casts your belly. If you want to have your hand on your belly you would include your arm in the cast. You can also include your arms/hands in the cast. Pipers in the picture at top, 2nd to the left) But I plan to do it with them all eventually. Remember that you can trim and shape your cast afterwords (so far I have only done that with 1 of mine. Some will stop just above the breasts and under the belly, but others will go all the way up to the neck and down to include part of the thighs. How do you want your cast to look? You can do just the belly or the breasts and belly. If you don't mind not having the biggest belly possible then anytime after 36 wks would probably work great! (or earlier if you have early labors) You can always buy more material and do one around 40 if you make it that far (there can be a pretty good belly difference in 38 and 40 wks). If you have fast labors (or haven't been in labor before) or have ANY concern about going into labor before you are able to do your cast, you may want to play it safe and shoot for 38 wks. However, I usually have very long labors and they slowly build, so I can wait. With the others I as either in early labor (I even woke Charlie up at 3am to do the cast since I was in labor) or after my EDD. When do you want to do your cast? I like the biggest belly possible, so with all of mine I wait as long as possible.
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