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Sizing
Why is jean size the index of achieving some sort of post-partum triumph? I appreciate that there is great reward in being able to fit into pre-pregnancy clothes, and I am embarrassed to admit how soon I began tormenting myself by trying things on after Sebastian was born.
But what is it about jeans? Are they really so unforgiving? I find all the popular dresses made of clingy jersey much more daunting, and I don't even own any to make me depressed. Do we think in terms of jeans because everyone has a pair or two? Since jeans aren't particularly flattering on me, I know that any sense of reward at being able to wear them is tainted by the sense that they can make me just as slobby as I was in maternity clothes, just differently so.
And really, there are things that jeans can't help:
- Weird new bra size
- Having to use nursing pads (and the converse- FORGETTING to use the nursing pads)
- No white shirts for me (see above)
- Having to think carefully before putting on anything that needs dry-cleaning
- Having to decide if a dress will permit breastfeeding and taking the measure of how big a problem a no-feeding-without-nakedness dress could be
There's a terrible emphasis put on getting back to normal and getting into those old clothes, and since this is my second time around you'd think I'd know better, even though I'm wrestling with it all the time.
Here's the thing, all of you out there contemplating your closet: don't worry about the jeans. There's a lot of other stuff going on.
posted by Elise at 7:57 AM
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