I kept up my fake tanning routine through to 40 weeks of pregnancy – it was tough but I wanted to look good in labour
FOR lots of women, looking good is the last thing on their mind when they go into labour.
But that wasn’t the case for Louise Cook, who took to TikTok to reveal that she kept up her fake tanning routine throughout her pregnancy – all 40 weeks of it.
In a jokey video posted on the site, Louise wrote over a shot of her applying the tan: “When my boyfriend asked why I am fake tanning at 39 weeks pregnant for labour.”
“Proud of me for keeping it up for 40 weeks without fail,” she added in the caption.
“May have been out of breath by the end!”
Louise’s video quickly attracted comments from other women who had similar approaches to their beauty routines and pregnancy.
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“This is me right now 38 weeks pregnant – can’t have my baby meeting me for the first time being all pale,” one wrote.
“I tanned the nignt before my c section, I just couldn’t allow me to be seen that way As well as being pale,” another added.
While a third commented: “Yep 8 months still going strong – getting difficult!”
“best thing ever except the tape from the IVs and the epidural ruined all my hard work,” someone else raged.
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“This is me right now, I’m 39 weeks and trying to plan when to scrub it off and reapply to make sure it’s fresh for labour,” another weighed in.
As someone else wrote: “Nurse asked me why are you in full glam to give birth? My answer? FIRST IMPRESSIONS MATTER.”
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But another mum insisted Louise’s priorities will change now her baby girl has arrived.
“This was me – baby is now 10 weeks sat here like Casper no time for that anymore,” she wrote.