Am I the only one struggling to fit into clothes still? I'm still wearing maternity and really feel like I need to get a whole new wardrobe. I know I'm not down to prepregnancy weight, but these clothes fit when I was larger than I was prepregnancy (I lost 20 lbs right before getting pg).
I'm wearing all prepregnancy clothes, and some new items. I definitely feel like everything is "shifted" though, and even though the clothes all fit size-wise, I don't love how everything looks. I'm just trying to stay healthy, active, and positive, and hopefully things will continue to slowly return to where they were. I've heard so many people say that "it took 9 months to put the weight on, so it should take 9 months to come off." It's frustrating to hear that, but it makes a lot of sense. Whenever I get self conscious about my tummy area, I hold B in front of me, and then people are focusing on the right thing, anyway.
I am wearing mostly prepregnancy clothes. Today, however, I wanted to wear my white skinny jeans, but they didn't fit, so I'm totally wearing my maternity white skinny jeans.
My hips have definitely shifted more with this pregnancy than with my first.
kemdupuis the thing that bothers me is that I weighed more when I first started wearing these clothes and my weight had always been in my stomach. So frustrating
Post by holliberry28 on Oct 7, 2015 7:48:20 GMT -5
I also look 5 months pregnant. H (jokingly) asked me if I was pregnant again the other day because my stomach won't go away.
I caved, went to banana republic and bought 3 pairs of stretchy pants that are a size up from what I used to wear.. Which went from an 8 to a 10 which makes it that much worse.
I'm also trying to keep in mind the 9 months it took to put on, should give 9 months to take off. Next week I'm just gonna try to go to the gym for at least 30 min, 3 times a week and limit whole grain carbs to one serving a day.
I'm wearing normal clothes but my hips are still preventing me from fitting into most of my pants and my boobs are still too big for many of my shirts. At work I wear shape wear to help pull in my tummy because it makes me feel better. People tell me I look really good and I know I will get back to a more normal size for me in time, so I try not to dwell on my appearance too much.
I am SOOOO struggling with this right now. I went to Old Navy on Sunday because we are going wine tasting this weekend for my bday and I wanted something NOT maternity to wear. I about lost it in the dressing room. I grabbed size 14 jeans and they were too snug to be comfortable. I gained weight in my arms so tops are tight and everything is really boxy for the fall season just making me look worse. None of my prepregnancy stuff fits except a few tanks and cardigans. With my work schedule and the weather here I haven't been able to get out to run except on Saturday mornings. It's finally starting to cool so I'm going to make an effort to go for at least 30 mins after work. I have 18 lbs to lose to get to PP weight and then probably 30 lbs to get back to where I was before I gained. UGH UGH UgH. The weight thing is my lot in life.
None of my jeans fit, not even maternity because I stupidly thought my ass and thighs would stay the same throughout pregnancy. LOL to that shit. My BFF gave me a few looser flowy shirts that look nice. Dieting and exercising but all I want is a slice of pizza and to say fuck this shit. Or a burger damn I want a burger. But I can't. I went from a size 3 to a size 13. Which isn't a terrible size by any means, but it's still 10 sizes from where I was. I just don't understand how 40 pounds equals 10 pant sizes. I'm frustrated as hell.
Yeah, I bought a pair of jeans a size up and I wear my demi panel maternity pants, leggings, and skirts. I have two pairs of ny&co pants I love that I can wear if I wear a tummy smoother underneath. Most of my nice shells don't fit thanks to my boobs, so I layer camis or wear a tshirt and now I throw a cardi over it.
Post by periwinkledaydreams on Oct 7, 2015 11:49:25 GMT -5
All the fleece leggings, all the camis, and all the long tunics/sweaters/cardigans. Throw a few cotton stretchy skirts in for some variety. My winter wardrobe is basic as hell and if its not for my boobs or my feet specifically, its likely to be labeled "One Size Fits Most". I'm used to buttons popping off pants at the holidays and every damn pair of jeans I own having the butt side belt loops torn off from the jump and jiggle dance maneuver of getting into them. No thanks, not this year!
Post by paintdadanta on Oct 7, 2015 12:00:43 GMT -5
All my shirts fit minus a few that are too tight in the chest but I've always been one to gain weight in the thighs so my jeans still don't fit. So far I'm wearing maternity ones and bought a couple regular capris up a size from clearance racks. I keep hoping I won't have to buy a new wardrobe of them but I'm running out of patience. I also gave up on my wedding ring and had it resized since I haven't been able to wear it since Feb.
Most of my pre pregnancy clothes fit me, but with a muffin top or a little bit more tightly now, since all the weight is all redistributed. But I did have to go out and buy two new trial suits. I don't wear those very often and the ones I had were old and starting to get tight before I was pregnant. There was no way those jackets would fit over my chest now. I also kept some of my maternity tops and wear them over skinny jeans (I definitely use that term loosely), tunic style. What I really need right now are new bras.
Most of my prepregnancy tops fit. I had to go out and get new pants for work. I have about 7 pounds until I'm at my prepregnancy weight buuuut I had gained a good chunk of weight the school year before that. Like maybe 20-25 pounds. It was a really bad school year. The pants I bought were only up one size from prepregnancy so I'm not too upset about that. I know it's to be expected. My prepreg jeans alllllmost fit maybe when I lose the 7 pounds left they'll fit again.
Update: wearing demi-panel maternity jeans today because my other ones were dirty and stretched out. These are so comfortable!
Post by seannemairi on Oct 7, 2015 14:36:41 GMT -5
I'm still wearing maternity jeans. Thankfully, even pre pregnancy, I wore baggy sweaters so it's not too hard. What sucks is I'm starting an office job after having to wear a uniform for 4.5 years and none of my business casual clothes fit me right now. I have 2 skirts and a few shirts that fit. Ugh.
Nope! I am going to keep wearing leggings forever at this point (and my favorite, "relaxed fit leggings" which camouflage my chubby thighs.) I haven't put the maternity clothes away either. My pre pregnancy style was 80% jeans and v necks. Neither of those things fit me. I can wear my sweaters, loose shirts and anything that doesn't have to zip.
Post by hannahl201477 on Oct 7, 2015 17:56:06 GMT -5
Nope. I haven't lost much of my baby weight and I was considered "low weight gain". My belly is sooooo flabby. It just hangs out over my incision. A month or so ago I bought some pants from Old Navy for when I can't where leggings this winter. But the pants are S,M,L and not number sizing. Went shopping today and I will NOT be buying anything that has a number size until I loose more weight. If it wasn't for my husband being so much more in to sex these days I would be way more self conscious than I am! Haha
I was overweight to begin with, so I lost the baby weight plus some almost immediately. I had hoped that would last a little longer, but I plateaued after a month pp. Even though I weigh less than I did before I got pregnant, I'm still in the same size and I feel flabbier. I think it's because I got so used to wearing fitted clothes to show off the baby bump, and now I'm steering the opposite way. Honestly, I have never felt as good about my body as I did when I was pregnant, and I'm a little sad that I probably won't get to do it again. On the plus side, at least my arms are getting toned from carrying lo around.
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