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01-12-2013 at 9:28 AM
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Post-pregnancy clothes

I'm a FTM and unclear what size I should expect I'll be post-pregnancy (relative to my pre-pregnancy size, I mean). In general, I wear a lot of dresses and pullover tops/sweater so I need to get some things that will be more nursing-friendly. But I'm not sure how to know what size to get. Is there a way I can tell what size I'll need to buy so I have stuff that fits me to wear after the baby arrives? Or did you just wear your maternity clothes still for a while?
 
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01-12-2013 at 9:35 AM
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I wore the earlier pregnancy pants - like the demi panel - for a while. In general my old shirts were fine on me, and I just wore nursing bras or tanks underneath. I never bought "nursing shirts."
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01-12-2013 at 9:44 AM
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Specialty nursing tops are kind of a waste. I would spend money on some good nursing tanks and wear those under normal tops for nursing. As far as dresses go a dress with a faux wrap or crossover neckline would work for nursing because you could just pull it aside. As far as pants go I know I stayed in my maternity pants for at least a few weeks after giving birth because they were the easiest and most comfortable. Plus, your body is going to change a lot in the first couple of months after giving birth that guessing a size is kind of a crapshoot. I wouldn't spend much money on post partum clothes until things start to settle down.
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01-12-2013 at 10:01 AM
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It's really hard to say what size you'll go back to and how quickly. One of my friends went back to her size 0 clothes 2 weeks after giving birth. For others, it can take a while longer.

I agree with PP - I wouldn't get nursing-specific tops. I lived in nursing tanks. That way, my stomach was still covered and I just pulled up my regular shirt to nurse. 
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01-12-2013 at 10:20 AM
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I didn't want to wear maternity clothes right away because I already felt gross enough. I just felt like the maternity clothes maximized my leftover flab.

DS was born in May, so I didn't have any maternity shorts or anything. I bought just 1 new pair of shorts that were bigger than my pre-pregnancy size, and then paired that with different tunic tops to kind of hide the leftover muffin top. 

When I was sitting around the house, I was always in sweats that were comfortable, and I was fine with that, but I know a lot of women don't like to lounge in sweats all the time.
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01-12-2013 at 12:19 PM
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At my 6 week appt. I am usually wearing clothes 1 or 2 sizes up from prepregnancy.  Even if you lose the weight by then, the shape of everything is a little different for a while.
 
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01-12-2013 at 12:24 PM
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Within 2 weeks of having DS, I was back in pre-preg clothes.  I only gained 14 lbs though because of horrible m/s, so that helped.  I did, however, gain while breastfeeding (many people will tell you the weight will just fall off from the bf'ing but it definately doesn't work that way for everyone!).
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01-12-2013 at 1:51 PM
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It's hard to say exactly, but I'll give you my sizes so you can maybe compare.  I was a size four & 133lbs before I got pregnant, gained 28lbs and came out of the hospital with a 7lb 11oz baby in a size 12 & 148lbs.  Within 3 weeks I was down to an 8, and at 6 months I was back in my fours & 135lbs.  I was so tired of maternity clothes & didn't want people to assume that I was still pregnant since I was still in the wardrobe.  I wore yoga pants & handed down jeans, flowy shirts and elastic-waisted skirts that I already had in my closet for the first few months and did invest in 3 nursing tops that I loved while trying to figure out nursing with DS1.  I also found some great stretchy dresses on clearance for $5 that weren't made for nursing, but they had a crossover neckline perfect for it & a high waist to accommodate my belly while it was still shrinking back.  Hope that helps!
 
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01-12-2013 at 2:06 PM
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I wore maternity pants for a few weeks, as they were best for my c/s incision. I fit back into my smallest pants 4/5 months post-preg. My boobs were huge from nursing, so I had to upsize my tops for several months.
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01-12-2013 at 2:55 PM
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I agree with PPs that nursing tops are generally unnecessary, however, if you plan to BF and be out and about, having one or two in your wardrobe is really nice.  I bought two, mostly for Church.  I tried to keep my DD on a schedule where I wouldn't have to nurse her at Church, but there were days when she just wouldn't wait.  We didn't have a cry room or anything, so I had to sit in the entryway of the church, covered with a blanket.  Having the added coverage of the nursing shirt was really great.

Around the house, though, I just wore my regular tops.

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01-12-2013 at 3:48 PM
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I gained a lot of weight (55-60 lbs) the first two times. With DD1 I went from a size 6 to a size 12. With DD2 I went from an 8 to a 14. :-( I wore sweats and t-shirts for a while after they were born and then went out and bought a few items just because I felt better that way. I also needed clothes for when I returned to work at 3 months pp, and I was no where close to my pre-pg size by then.

I actually just bought some more yoga pants that fit me now, that I plan to wear after DD3 is born. I figure I'll be able to get away with yoga pants and t-shirts for a while. I also have 4 of these skirts from Old Navy. For tops I just wear a nursing tank with a t-shirt over it.


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01-12-2013 at 11:48 PM
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I did end up buying a nice pair of jeans in a size up from my pre pregnancy size (even though I technically weighed less after delivery than my prepregnancy weight). I thought they would be nice to have this time around too but now that I've lost weight between pregnancies I'm thinking they will be too big. I just went between those jeans and my maternity pants until the other ones fit. 
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01-13-2013 at 7:11 PM
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I  went out and purchased some of those fold down yoga pants and nursing tanks... that's what I wore last time too except for the fact that they were shorts since DS was born in June... they were stretchy so I just went with the size that currently fit my hips... my hips didn't seem to shrink very much PP just my belly... nursing tanks I bought one size bigger to give room for breast expansion 
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