Curious? What is the purpose of this pose?

Porkchop · (42734)

I've been searching for, finding and thoroughly enjoying preggers for FAR too long now and this pose has always intrigued me!?
Why do women crop their leg up like this?
Is it too enhance or hide the size of the belly? Is it just a different pose from the standard, straight-legged poses?
Does it lessen the heaviness of her burgeoning belly?

Why do they do this?!?!
I'd love to know, especially comments from woman or professional photographers would be very helpful!

Thanks everyone Smile

Examples below...

tomostrife · (16344)

1. Pretty sure lots of amateur models pull this pose a lot, so naturally it will be copied
2. It does just look awkward standing like a bean pole with your hands at your sides. Lifting a leg creates a slightly more dynamic pose

Then again I'm more or less guessing. Doesnt bother me much.

orta03 · (13494)

Like Tomo said, it's a common pose women(pregnant or not) use on instagram to show off their figure or outfits or both.

kingintheattic · (45)

It adds definition to their ass cheek, makes their thigh seem skinnier because it won’t be pressing up on the other leg, and flexes their calf

humpbumps · (724)

love that pose

Akhenaten · (3427)

It makes their legs look longer and is, as others have said, extremely common.

PreggoPlaza · (280)

Interesting observation, my theory is since their belly’s stick out from their bodies, maybe they feel naturally inclined to stick their leg out as well

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It might be cause there bellys are heavy and it supports it can you imagine how heavy some of them must be

SetTyphonic · (293)

I dunno but I always think of it as the flamingo pose even though that's not accurate. It sure is cute though.

LSeymour · (3444)

I'm not a woman and have never been pregnant (obviously), but I do know that raising a knee like that changes the center of gravity in a human body and reduces the stress on lower back muscles and (some) supporting muscles in the mid-back. People who have back injuries are given the advice to raise the leg like that if they have to stand for a period of time. If this is a common pose for pregnant women, I suspect it is somewhat intuitive / instinctive to do that if they are standing up, especially if their bellies cause a lot of stress on the lower back.