It's tough to be pregnant in heels!

But that didn't stop Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi from sporting some vertiginous platform wedges when the "Jersey Shore" gang returned to Seaside Heights Thursday to begin filming the series' sixth season. It looks as if the pint-size star, who is expecting her first child with fiance Jionni LaValle, lost her balance due to the curious choice of footwear and came close to taking a tumble.

Other cast members who moved back into the shore house include Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Sammi Giancola, Deena Cortese, Paul "Pauly D" DelVecchio, Vinny Guadagnino and Jenni "JWoww" Farley, who will co-star with Snooki in a separate spinoff this summer. (For the record, all appeared to be carrying proper suitcases, rather than trash bags a la Angelina in Season 1).

In a recent interview with V magazine, the expectant guidette got candid about her feelings on motherhood. "I can't wait to meet my kid!" she said. "Everyone will be surprised to see a different side of me. I'm loving, caring, sensitive, protective and very maternal, no matter what people might think."

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  • NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi attends the Team Snooki Boxing press conference at McFadden’s Saloon on January 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

  • NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi (center) poses with boxers Patrick Hyland (L) and Paul Hyland (R) at the Team Snooki Boxing press conference at McFadden’s Saloon on January 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

  • NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 01: Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi and Jenni 'JWOWW' Farley visit SiriusXM Studio on February 1, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images)

  • NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 01: Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi visits SiriusXM Studio on February 1, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images)

  • LOS ANGELES, CA - FILE: TV personality and author Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi (R) and Jionni LaValle arrive at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on August 28, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Snooki has confirmed March 7, 2012 that she is pregnant with her first child and engaged to boyfriend Jionni LaValle. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

  • NEW YORK, NY - FILE: Jionni LaValle and TV personality Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi visit SiriusXM's studio on August 11, 2011 in New York City. Snooki has confirmed March 7, 2012 that she is pregnant with her first child and engaged to boyfriend Jionni LaValle. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

  • NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 20: Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi visits the Elvis Duran Z100 Morning Show at Z100 Studio on June 20, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)

  • LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 18: Reality TV star Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi launches Snooki's Wild Cherry soda held at Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop on July 18, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

  • LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 18: Reality TV star Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi launches Snooki's Wild Cherry soda held at Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop on July 18, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

  • NEW YORK, NY - JULY 23: Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi and her fiance Jionni LaValle (R) meet with Mets star David Wright (C) at Citi Field on July 23, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)

  • NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 15: Jenni 'JWoww' Farley, Pauly D and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi attend MTV 'Restore The Shore' Jersey Shore Benefit at on November 15, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

  • NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 19: Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi poses before signing autographs of her Snooki Couture Fragrance at Perfumania NYC on November 19, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Perfumania)

  • LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 08: TV personality Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi, who the promoter for boxer Patrick Hyland, stands in the ring before Hyland takes on Javier Fortuna during their WBA interim featherweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

  • LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 19: Television Personality Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi arrives at Fox's 'The X Factor' Season Finale Night 1 at CBS Televison City on December 19, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

  • NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 16: JWoww and Snooki attend the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on March 16, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for GLAAD)

  • NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 16: Snooki attends the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on March 16, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for GLAAD)