Pregnant Cardi B pokes fun at using fashion to disguise her baby bump

Cardi B declared that she’s over wearing schoolgirl skirts after announcing her pregnancy. iamcardib/Instagram

She can finally let it all hang out.

Cardi B announced that she was happily parting ways with her bump-covering fashion after confirming that she is pregnant with her third child with estranged husband, Offset.

“I’m so happy y’all know I’m🤰🏻now I can stop wearing those deum [sic] school girl skirts lmaoooooo 😂 😂,” she wrote via X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday.

The “WAP” rapper has sported quite a few pleated miniskirts with a high waist — in an attempt to conceal her growing baby bump while keeping with her skin-baring style — over the last few months before announcing her pregnancy.

The “WAP” rapper, pictured here in May 2024, previously sported the pleated skirt a handful of times. iamcardib/Instagram Cardi previously wore a plaid schoolgirl skirt in April 2024. iamcardib/Instagram The Grammy winner wore a cream schoolgirl skirt while posing with her daughter, Kulture, in May 2024. iamcardib/Instagram

Cardi, whose real name is Belcalis Almánzar, most recently wore a navy blue and white skirt while filming a video for her new song “Wanna Be (Remix)” with GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion.

She gave the entire look a preppy feel by adding a blue and white striped button down shirt with a yellow sweater vest and added tiny blue and white bows all throughout her long hair.

Prior to that video, Cardi wore a plaid beige schoolgirl skirt with a tight short-sleeve graphic T-shirt.

She accessorized the outfit with tall white socks with black bows on the side and another white bow holding back her ponytail.

Cardi, pictured here with Kulture and son Wave also often added bows to her preppy looks. iamcardib/Instagram Cardi filed for divorce from husband Offset, pictured here in October 2023, last week. Hagop Kalaidjian/BFA.com/Shutterstock

The “I Like It” artist, 31, played with the trend once again while posing for a photo with her two children, Kulture, 6, and Wave, 2, sporting a cream skirt, blue collared sweatshirt, beige boots and matching beige bow pinned to the top of her head.

Despite giving the trend a try for the last few months, Cardi has moved on to flaunting her bare bump now that the news is public.

Not only did she confirm her pregnancy while wearing a red gown with an ultra low-cut neckline that went past her belly button, but she also stepped out in a Dior sports bra and low-slung pants for her first appearance after the news.

Cardi spilled the beans that she was expecting her third child with Offset just one day after she filed for divorce.

“With every ending comes a new beginning! I am so grateful to have shared this season with you, you have brought me more love, more life and most of all renewed my power! Reminded me that I can have it all!” she captioned her photos.

Wavy Peter / BACKGRID Cardi revealed she was pregnant by posting a photo of her belly bump last week. Instagram/ Cardi B

“They’ve grown apart. That’s what drove her to this decision more than anything else. This is something she wants to do,” a source told Page Six last week of the breakup decision.

The insider added that infidelity did not play a role in the split and that it was not “something that happened overnight.”

“They’ve both been on the same page. There wasn’t [pushback]. They’ve grown apart and that feeling has gotten stronger over time. It’s become unavoidable,” the source shared.

Page Six broke the news that the “Drip” rapper and the Migos member, pictured here in May 2024 in New York City, were breaking up. GC Images The couple have had a rocky relationship since they began dating in early 2017. iamcardib/Instagram The exes share two children, Kulture and Wave, and have been married since September 2017. Instagram/@iamcardib

Cardi and Offset –– who share daughter Kulture and son Wave –– have had an on-again, off-again relationship since they started dating in February 2017.

The two secretly married in September 2017 and Cardi filed for divorce in 2020, though the pair got back together before the split was finalized.

By December 2023, Cardi announced that they had broken up again before they reconciled once again.