Most of my mom friends are, like me, just starting their families. Our oldest children are around 2 1/2 or 3 years old, so we’re still in the shock of how quickly we change–physically and otherwise–in these early years of baby-making. For instance, even if you lose the baby weight and knock yourself back into shape, you won’t recognize the body pregnancy and delivery left behind. You realize one day that your butt’s not where it used to be. All of the clothes you were so anxious to get back into don’t fit quite the same anymore. If you had a c-section, you might have that lovely little “shelf” that sometimes parks itself permanently above your scar. And if you’re breastfeeding, you can pretty much forget about wearing any kind of cute little top or dress until your baby is weaned (and if you totally disagree with this last statement, please tell me where you shop…). Nursing bras and spaghetti straps aren’t exactly an attractive combo. Alas, even if I could wear something out of this month’s Vogue, it’d just end up smeared with baby barf anyway.
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