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<p>Who among us hasn&#39;t wanted to save a couple of bucks while flying?! Even if you&#39;re an expert at finding cheap flights, all the baggage fees can quickly add up to a much pricier chunk of change. While many of us have bundled up the pockets of a big coat to add a few extra carry on objects, travel writer Rebecca Andrews took things to another level when she made a video showing women how to fake pregnancy in order to avoid fees.</p><oembed>https://www.instagram.com/tv/B4Bu0hUHzrK/?utm_source=ig_embed</oembed><p>In her video</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><p> </p><p>In her video, Andrews laid out the essential steps for her fake pregnancy travel hack. First, you&#39;ll want to check yourself in digitally, since checking in at the counter will foil your plan.</p><p>Next you&#39;ll get yourself through security and then promptly head to the bathroom. In order to make the costume change work, you must have stretchy clothing - preferably a onesie to help conceal your fake belly.</p><p>Now you&#39;ll wrap your smallest heavy items (usually electronics) in a slippery fabric (like satin) that can easily be moved around your stomach. You&#39;ll want to take care to actually shape it into a baby bump, but not too large - around 4-5 months is ideal.</p><p>In order to maintain good posture and help the overall shape of the pregnancy, you&#39;ll slide a laptop down your back (this will also save you money on the weight of a laptop).</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The final step is to double layer your clothes and ideally finish off the outfit with a puffy jacket.</p><p>While Andrews made the video in good humor, with the intention to poke fun at the ways everyone feels ripped off at the airport, she ended up getting busted for her travel hack.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Travel journalist Rebecca Andrews created a fake pregnancy bump out of the clothes and laptop charger she couldn&#39;t fit in her bag. She said of getting caught, &#39;Was I embarrassed? Not at all. I felt like a bad ass. A hot pregnant badass.&#39; <a href="https://t.co/X7DjF1TYhD">pic.twitter.com/X7DjF1TYhD</a></p>&mdash; Dose (@dose) <a href="https://twitter.com/dose/status/1189406840347676673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>While boarding the flight, Andrews dropped something and when she bent over to pick it up an airport employee noticed the laptop sticking out of her outfit. At first, she jokingly protested, claiming she could technically wear objects on her body if she wanted. Eventually though, she paid the fee.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>When asked if she felt embarrassed for getting caught, <a href="https://nypost.com/2019/10/29/melbourne-based-blogger-rebecca-andrews-fakes-a-baby-bump-to-avoid-baggage-fees/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&amp;utm_medium=SocialFlow&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow" target="_blank">Andrews told CNN</a>: &quot;Was I embarrassed? Not at all. I felt like a bad ass. A hot pregnant badass.&rdquo;</p><p>Andrews still believes others can pull this trick off, so long as they aren&#39;t one of the last people to board.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Travel writer gets busted faking pregnancy to save on airline baggage fees.

Who among us hasn&#39;t wanted to save a couple of bucks while flying?! Even if you&#39;re an expert at finding cheap flights, all the baggage fees can quickly add up to a much pricier chunk of change. While many of us have bundled up the pockets of a big coat to add a few extra carry on objects, travel writer Rebecca Andrews took things to another level when she made a video showing women how to fake pregnancy in order to avoid fees.https://www.instagram.com/tv/B4Bu0hUHzrK/?utm_source=ig_embedIn her video           In her video, Andrews laid out the essential steps for her fake pregnancy travel hack. First, you&#39;ll want to check yourself in digitally, since checking in at the counter will foil your plan.Next you&#39;ll get yourself through security and then promptly head to the bathroom. In order to make the costume change work, you must have stretchy clothing - preferably a onesie to help conceal your fake belly.Now you&#39;ll wrap your smallest heavy items (usually electronics) in a slippery fabric (like satin) that can easily be moved around your stomach. You&#39;ll want to take care to actually shape it into a baby bump, but not too large - around 4-5 months is ideal.In order to maintain good posture and help the overall shape of the pregnancy, you&#39;ll slide a laptop down your back (this will also save you money on the weight of a laptop).The final step is to double layer your clothes and ideally finish off the outfit with a puffy jacket.While Andrews made the video in good humor, with the intention to poke fun at the ways everyone feels ripped off at the airport, she ended up getting busted for her travel hack.Travel journalist Rebecca Andrews created a fake pregnancy bump out of the clothes and laptop charger she couldn&#39;t fit in her bag. She said of getting caught, &#39;Was I embarrassed? Not at all. I felt like a bad ass. A hot pregnant badass.&#39; pic.twitter.com/X7DjF1TYhD&mdash; Dose (@dose) October 30, 2019 While boarding the flight, Andrews dropped something and when she bent over to pick it up an airport employee noticed the laptop sticking out of her outfit. At first, she jokingly protested, claiming she could technically wear objects on her body if she wanted. Eventually though, she paid the fee.When asked if she felt embarrassed for getting caught, Andrews told CNN: &quot;Was I embarrassed? Not at all. I felt like a bad ass. A hot pregnant badass.&rdquo;Andrews still believes others can pull this trick off, so long as they aren&#39;t one of the last people to board.