We're going to dive into some girl talk, readers. Boys, you've been warned.
So, bras. I went bra shopping last week, because you know, your whole body changes after birthing a babe. Now that Asher is no longer attached to any part of my body, I find my upper body . . . lacking, perhaps? At least, it's lacking more than it did before. (And maybe even more than before the babe, so, this isn't a laughing matter.) I need a new bra. Obviously.
But here's the thing, I don't even know how to go about that anymore. I don't even know my size. Good hell. I was at Kohl's with Asher a week ago, and I had a handful of bras that I'd picked out ignorantly, trying to make myself feel great about it all. Actually, I was hating the entire experience. So I left them all in the dressing room and looked at baby clothes instead. Because shopping for baby clothes is infinitely more fun than shopping for a bra for a post-breastfeeding body.
So here's the plan: Sometime soon I am going to leave the babe with either his dad or his grandma and go to Nordstrom where they treat you right. I'm going to get officially fitted and try on a dozen hand-picked bras and then pay a bit to buy one. That's just how it has to be. I want to feel pretty, and some days motherhood is not conducive to pretty. Some days my shirt sports applesauce and yogurt, and I really don't think it's too much to ask for my boobs to look decent in my applesauce shirts, right? Right. So we agree. Let's go classy on this.
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Ohmygosh. I feel like I can't complain because I haven't been pregnant or breastfeeding, but for like a year I've felt like non of my bras fit properly. I've even tried going sans bra in public (way too self conscious about that, I think I need to try again in a different shirt). I desperately want to make that Nordstrom trip. Darn being broke.
Yeah girl!
I was excited to see this girl talk post, because earlier today I thought to myself, "If I have to go through this excruciating pain every month, my kids had better be pretty damn cute."
Welcome to post baby body! Its SUPER fun- and it gets worse with every kid.
My advice: go to Victoria Secret. They will fit you and then give you a whole box of bras in your size (every kind they offer actually). You can try on every different kind and find the fit that's good for you and your new awesome body! haha. Good luck!
Yeah, post-baby body is hard to swallow, and I would say breastfeeding is what causes the...deflation, shall we say. I was only to breastfeed my first for 5 months, and didn't notice much of a change. If anything, I think mine were bigger after having her, but after breastfeeding my second for 13 months, that's when it happened for me. Hats off to you for getting a good bra that will fit well! I think it's worth the extra money sometimes to feel good.
Getting fitted at Nordstrom is the best idea. Babies really do a number on moms!
Sometimes a mom has to do whatever she can to feel pretty! Good call.
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