Oh my gosh I feel like I have completely ballooned recently!
I went from having a tiny bump which I was happily still wearing most of my
cloths with to something that I feel resembles a blimp (ok DH feels I am
overreacting here but it’s hard to accept the extra weight when I’ve always had
the fortune to be very slim).
I know it’s all for a good reason etc but it is strange to
realise how much your body is actually changing in all sorts of unexpected
ways. My body almost feels like a stranger to me and I am finding the best way
to take it in is to just trust that it knows what it’s doing and hope I can get
it back afterwards.
In the meantime losing touch with my body has not been
helped by the fact that I felt like none of my cloths fit my new shape.
Everything was starting to pull somewhere (if not over the bump, then over the
breasts). Some of my shoes are getting too tight, causing what I’ve
despairingly started referring to as muffin top feet. Walking around with your
pants undone also loses its charm after a while (the yay I can still wear
these, kind of, feeling is lost).
So... I bit the bullet this weekend and went out with the
plan to buy myself a small maternity capsule. I have read so much about
capsules so I figured I could give it a go and find myself enough clothing to
last until after baby. Here were my criteria:
1.
Stick to neutral tones: I choose White, Navy and
Grey. I already had some looser pants in black and stone so I tried to make
sure any items bought now would match these pants. The light blue maternity top
I bought last month also works with these colours.
2.
Classic lines, solid colours or subtle pattern.
Nothing too fashion forward
3.
Pick items that are still loose enough to allow
for more growth around belly and bust.
4.
I would need about 4 work appropriate tops and
wanted a couple of looser T-shirts. I also wanted a few tank tops for layering
or wearing on their own in the weekend (this meant that the straps on the tanks
have to be wide enough to cover my bra straps and not gap at the sides). The
tanks also have to be quite long in order to extend over belly.
I then went shopping. Since I didn’t want to spend a fortune
on these items (since I don’t expect to wear them that long) I went to Mr Price
again and Cotton On.
So here is my maternity capsule, Items marked with a star
are new (I will summarize and price these in my November purchases round-up). I
also bought 3 tank tops (two in white and 1 grey that I did not include in the
pictures
The above are all work appropriate. There are 13 clothing
items. I am also happy that most of it is mix and match-able giving me more
outfits options. There are only a few items I would not possibly mix, for
example the longer loose black Palazzo style pants doesn’t really go with the brighter,
patterned tops. I also still have some tighter T shirts, a couple of pairs of
shorts and a pair of yoga pants but I didn’t include these as they’ve pretty
much been relegated to only around the house wear. I also didn’t include my
cardigans and jackets since most I can still wear (only open).
The last step before I put all these new items in my
wardrobe was to take everything out of my cupboard and pack away anything that
didn’t really fit me anymore. All my cloths now fit on two shelves but that is
ok since at least I know now that no matter what I pull out it will fit me. All
in all, I am much happier with the way I look now and am pleased with the items
I bought.
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