Customer Reviews

Proudbody Pregnancy Belly Cast Kit

5 star:		(23)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

As the father that actually had to apply this to a pregnant wife, it went much better than I expected. It was pretty straightforward and went on quite well and quickly. I would recommend cutting into smaller strips to make it easier to apply.

While I cannot fully appreciate the beauty and joy of the belly cast my wife is absolutely thrilled and that's all that really matters to me at this point.

i had casted a friend's belly once before. we used plaster from home depot and thin, soft gauze strips. it didn't work all that well and so i thought i'd give an actual belly cast kit a try. first of all, the fact that the plaster was in the strip rolls was so convenient! just had to dip in water and it was ready to go! didn't use the belly cream that came w/ it b/c altho it's not "organic" vaseline works much better. liked that it included a plastic drop cloth and gloves...that was great! and the rolls of gauze were so abundant! i have enough left over to make another cast!

the reason i gave it 4 instead of 5 stars is that i think that the gauze should be a little stiffer. it's stiff when u cut it, but when u dip in water it becomes too limp and there is some work required to try to keep in flat and to keep it from rolling in on itself. i had a friend help me, she dipped the strips and flattened them out and i applied. if she hadn't helped, it would've taken me twice as long. as it was, it took about an hour.

I would definitely recommend doing this in a place that you don't mind making a mess. Using smaller pieces works better than big pieces. It helped that my husband is an artistic guy - he was able to make this turn out very nice. We'll probably go back and put some type of extra casting material or wiring in the back of the cast to give it more support (and hopefully it will last.) I was so happy that I did this the last week of my pregnancy (since baby didn't come early!)

This is a wonderful keepsake to document your pregnancy. I have a belly cast for each of my children. I encourage all women to do this.

This is a great product and I am so glad we used it. We casted my wife's belly just three days before she delivered, so we will always remember how LARGE she was! ha It is easy to forget, but we have a reminder displayed in our home! Guests love it and family members who didn't get to see us while she was pregnant appreciate it. Most importantly, we can now show little Gavin what he did to mommy's body!

The product is probably a little harder to use than you think . . . I am a physician and cast body parts regularly, but this was much more difficult! I would recommend covering everything within range and wear old clothes because this stuff makes a mess! Also, it sets pretty quickly, so use small strips, but it takes hours to dry enough for her to move, so make sure she is comfortable. The only mistake I made is using too long of strips. I cut mine into some strips about 6-8 inches long, some about 18 inches long and some more about 28-30 inches long. The longer ones were almost impossible to deal with! The shorter ones conform better to her shape and offer more stability due to the overlapping strips. Make sure the room is warm, too, because the wet strips will cool quickly and make her uncomfortable.

Good luck and have fun with it!

I ordered this product and never received it. I also wrote the company asking why and never received a response. So I was ripped off for the price of the product. DO NOT BUY IT!!

This was our third cast for the third child. Only 1 of 5 plaster rolls was proper in terms of the consistency it became after being soaked in water. The other four remained hard and crumbly, even after soaking individual pieces for 15 minutes (the good roll became right as soon as it hit the water). We were unable to get a good cast out of this kit. We got one good layer with the good roll, and our attempt at a second layer resulted in a falling apart mess. SO Diapppointing!

I was super excited about this product!! It makes quite the mess so definitely use the "drop cloth" My cast came out ok.

We wanted to remember how big our first child's "condo" was so we bought this and my husband was the sculptor. We have this keepsake now and can show our son as he gets older. Great idea!

It is very easy though can be a little messy. My 3-year old son had lots of fun with his "art project".


Make sure you cut it into smaller strips. Much easier to apply and better results.