Extraordinary Thing #29: Dressing the Baby Bump
January 9th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
It’s way too easy to sink into a pregnancy style rut.
Reason 1: A lot of maternity clothes are frumpy and don’t fit well (read: jeans!) My figure is practically swallowed whole by maternity jeans, and after I sit down once, the butt is saggy. Gross.
Reason 2: Sweats are so inviting when you are twice your normal size.
Reason 3: You don’t want to spend a lot of money buying cute maternity clothes that you won’t wear in a few months.
This time being with child, I had to take myself in hand. I spent my first pregnancy wearing the same grey oversize men’s fleece every day. Every day. In every picture of me pregnant, there I am wearing the fleece. I even wore it to the hospital to deliver. I don’t know if I realized it at the time, or just didn’t care, but it wasn’t what you’d call flattering. It had the sex appeal of wrinkly elephant skin.
So this time, I refused lose myself in an ugly article of clothing. I decided to find a few signature things that felt like me and weave them into a wardrobe of borrowed items. For me, this addictive staple has been the poncho, which for Texas winters is just perfect. I acquired two of them this Christmas and I doubt that we will ever part (they are compulsively wearable even for non-pregos!). I feel like I’m wearing a blanket but managing to still have an exciting fashion silhouette. I can’t overstate how much I am enjoying this.
Me going places in my poncho.
