Baby Bumps on TV

Alyson Hannigan, How I Met Your Mother

In 2008, Alyson Hannigan, who plays Lily on CBS’s How I Met Your Mother, announced she was pregnant. Two weeks later, her co-star, newcomer Cobie Smulders, did the same, and a massive (and literal) coverup effort ensued. The actresses carried large purses, wore loose clothes, and were shot from forgiving angles. After a while, however, the show’s creators couldn’t resist a joke: They put Lily in an eating contest—after which she flashed her pregnant stomach.