What to expect when you're expecting at Halloween: 7 clever pregnancy costumes

If you're expecting a special treat of your own close to Halloween, you may be mulling costume ideas that incorporate, or accentuate, a baby bump.

Here are some DIY costume ideas from real parents-to-be for baby's very first Halloween.

Seberina Thrush reports that making this costume is "Easy-peasie! A cardboard box and a sharpie!"

Holly Hausberger Bodner turned a T-shirt into a gumball machine.

3. The Great Pumpkin

TODAY reader Ashli Van Pelt even has the perfect last name for a costume that seems "Peanuts"-inspired. (She shares it with Linus and Lucy.)

Danielle Carson told TODAY she wore a blue triangle on her back that read, "Ask again later."

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Thanks to Pixiebug Adventures for sharing this whoopie cushion costume!

Leigh G. Beck tells TODAY, "last year, my unborn daughter wanted her share of the candy too."

Jaye Thompson shared a costume that plays off the old joke of "who's your daddy?"

This article was originally published in October 2016.