So you have just delivered (maybe it has been a week or two), but you still look pregnant.
That should be expected, isn’t it?
You have just spent the last 9 months growing a miracle of life inside you, and your belly grew with that miracle process, so you cannot expect it to become flat and toned overnight.
Firstly, your uterus alone takes up to six weeks to return to its normal shape and size especially since all your body’s cells that grew to accommodate your miracle.
Your body will return to normal once it has rid itself of that excess through secretions, urine, and or sweat.
Also, the fat you built up to feed and support your miracle, will starting burning off, and even faster with a little bit of your help, but nothing too strenuous unless consulted with your physician first.
Therefore, while all this goes on, you sit with the conundrum of “WHAT SHOULD YOU WEAR?”
Most women feel that there is only one option, as they cannot fit in their normal favorite jeans just yet, and that is to wear their maternity wear.
That is not the case, as the paradox you find yourself in is not always as simple as to just wear those old maternity wear, no. You do not to be walking around and people telling or asking you when your due date is. No, that is not what you want since that time has passed and now you want to feel like you.
Here are some tips for Postpartum Fashion:
• Keep you clothes monochromatic-those extra rolls left from your pregnant days can be camouflaged with wearing the same color top and bottom
• Think dark colors-not only is it slimming but when it comes to carrying the baby or feeding baby as it will hide all those little messes that come with it.
• You best friends in fashion now would be elastic and stretch fabrics
• Also included in this list of fashion friends are you daily sweatsuits, button-downs and or leggings
• Here is also when you can consider some of the more fashionable and classic maternity clothes like the favorite jeans bought a few sizes bigger
• If your little miracle’s father lives with you, raid his underwear drawer for nice comfortable boxer shorts as your underwear, sleepwear or for just trotting around the home in comfort.
So using these few tips for Postpartum Fashion will help you not only survive those weight losing days to pass quicker, but is not only cheaper on the pocket but will allow for a fashionable and comfortable period.
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