The second post in a row about boobs. I may be on to something here.May 22nd, 2006 @ 3:13 pm
I remember looking through old family photos with my Mom when I was in high school. We came across this one specific picture of me on my first day of kindergarten. I am wearing my perfectly creased, and elastic waist band slacks. My arms are folded, and I have the now infamous Dorothy Hamill wedge cut. My Mom, well she looks like my Mom. At least I didn’t notice anything different about her in the picture. But she noticed. “Oh, I was breastfeeding then.”
I remember thinking, how does she remember that?
I now know how she remembered.
Her boobs were huge in the picture.
Just like mine are right now.
And I’m not okay with it.
I was so excited when I was able to fit into my pre pregnancy pants. Hooray, look at me. Am incredible Shrinking Women. Welcome back, cute clothes. Oh how I have missed you.
Then I realized that I wasn’t able to fit into anything else. The only shirts that fit were the few that I had worn throughout my pregnancy. The ones that were stretched beyond recognition.
Tiny t-shirts? Forget about it. Button down shirts? Yeah, right. Don’t even think about it. Tunics? Can’t even fit over my head.
(I do have to mention that I have one night shirt that fits, oh so perfectly. Guess what it’s for. Hooters. The irony is not lost on me.)
I have slowly been adding new shirts to my bleak collection. Mostly I’ve bought four cotton/spandex shirts from Target. The ones they had on sale for $6.99, because that’s all I can afford on my measly short term disability pay. My Mother in Law gave me a great Gap gift card for my birthday last week. But Gap shirts currently come in two colors: Hott Pink and Even Hotter Pink. Neither of which are black. And I only wear black. (Yes, I have a closet full of a million of the same black shirts. I have fooled myself into thinking that they somehow look different from each other. But they don’t.)
Today was a good day. The Baby and I went on our daily walk, which means we went to the Gap and Old Navy. Low and behold, I found a shirt at Old Navy that fits over my boobs, without making me look like I’m still pregnant. And it’s pretty. And guess what, Janet? I took your advice and the new shirt isn’t black. It is a very lovely dark green. (It’s very dark green. Which is almost black. So it will do.)
I’m hoping the boobs will maybe go down a little. Hopefully before I have to go back to work. Because I’m pretty sure I can’t wear the Hooters t-shirt into the office.
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Nap Queen
said,
May 22, 2006 at 6:30 pm
I would love to have bigger boobs for awhile, just to see what it’s like, unless they hurt, then…not so much….
K.
said,
May 22, 2006 at 7:58 pm
They will go down. A little. But not much until you wean. If you’re lucky. Or not. Depending on how you look at it.
Chas
said,
May 22, 2006 at 8:39 pm
I’m the only new mom I know (and I know quite a few) whose boobs haven’t absolutely taken over. I was actually looking forward to the giant boobs I was promised if I breastfed…I’m 8 weeks in and I don’t think they’re coming. I think I’ve gone from a medium C to a small D…maybe..ugg.
Suzanne
said,
May 22, 2006 at 8:43 pm
oh the boobs… they will go away someday! Until then, just keep buying the stretchy black shirts. I have a million too & my boobs have already gone away!
bellabelly
said,
May 22, 2006 at 9:00 pm
just wait until you STOP breastfeeding and then the boobs are just empty sock-like things, and THEN you notice that your stomach is not as flat as you thought it was, it was just the ginormous boobs holding your shirt out and making it LOOK flat. That is what I’M discovering right now.
Or maybe my tummy looks lumpier because thats where my boobs actually ARE now.
Durga&Michael
said,
May 22, 2006 at 9:28 pm
hey but u r wearing PINK in your profile picture! When was that taken?
liberalbanana
said,
May 23, 2006 at 4:57 am
Hey, I would love to have some boobs. Maybe I should have a baby?
Emmakirst
said,
May 23, 2006 at 5:16 am
None of my tops fit anymore either, the pants are fine, but tops like you said, go nowhere near the massiveness. It’s a little distressing. My button shirts, well they’ll bust open if they go near this. They do get smaller once you wean the baby.
Erika
said,
May 23, 2006 at 5:45 am
I think mine are permanently bigger and I’m not even breastfeeding. But they aren’t THAT big where I can’t wear my shirts.
Liza
said,
May 23, 2006 at 9:11 am
I feel your pain. Most of my pre-preg pants fit again, but only the largest t-shirts and button-down shirt. That’s it.
I bought 5 button down shirts from Old Navy, to wear when I came back to work. Lucky for me, the Old Navy nearest to me carries XXL. And 4 nice v-neck t-shirts from Macy’s, on sale for $7.99.
I’m almost as sick of them as I was of my maternity clothes.
Lisa
said,
May 23, 2006 at 9:47 am
They do eventually go down. But then if you end up with a baby who favors a right over the left boob or vice versa, you end up with one bigger than the other. So in that case, you need to have another baby and breastfeed just to balance the boobs out. (This is what I need to. heehee)
Frema
said,
May 23, 2006 at 10:30 am
Wait–you work with all men, right? I bet the Hooters shirt *would* be acceptable.
Mrs. Ca
said,
May 23, 2006 at 10:54 am
I can’t wear button down shirts without even being pregnant/breastfeeding. I’m not looking forward to the days when my boobs get even bigger. Yikes.
Britt
said,
May 23, 2006 at 11:06 am
I just graduated to a B cup thanks to pregnancy. I’m pretty excited about it.
So have you eaten at Hooters? I keep asking my husband to take me there. He thinks I’m joking.
janet
said,
May 23, 2006 at 11:13 am
yay! success! Dark green is totally not black, so you get points for that. But it’s slimming like black, so points for that too!
And I never commented on yesterday’s post, but is it really warm enough in Seattle to be sunbathing topless? Just wonderin….
goldmoon
said,
May 23, 2006 at 1:39 pm
I think the men in the office would like it if you wore your Hooters shirt to the office…especially if you have the hooters to back it up!
Sarah
said,
May 23, 2006 at 5:58 pm
Isabel, as a lover–LOVER–of all things pink I have to cast a vote for you trying pink. You know, either really pale or dake…anything! Pink would look great with your complexion.
Also, I need to see more pictures of your beautiful baby!
CityLizzy
said,
May 23, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Totally unsolicited recommendation, but I LOVE the short sleeved nursing t-shirt from Motherhoodnursing.com.
And they have it in our beloved black.
If the shirt can fit over my bodacious ta-tas, they’ll fit over anyone’s…
http://www.motherhoodnursing.com/Product.asp?Product_Id=17082005&Category_Id=2005
Katrina
said,
May 23, 2006 at 11:49 pm
I celebrated when my chest returned to normal human proportions. I didn’t enjoy having larger breasts as much as I thought I would (partly because there was always something leaking from them…and the outline of a breast pad does nothing to enhance the fit of a stylish blouse.)
Good news, they will go back down. Bad news, not quite all the way. For me that evened out to a C cup, and I could definitely live with that.
Anth
said,
May 24, 2006 at 10:09 am
Hmm. Hopefully I will be like the poster who only went up moderately in size. Because I have already gone up enough in size during this pregnancy, thanks.
And is it warmer up in Seattle? Because it’s kind of blech down here in Oregon.
If only I had good shopping within walking distance. I can walk to, let’s see, Albertson’s, Figaros, and the post office. Woo. Dh doesn’t even realize he should be grateful we live in suburbia!
Lindsey aka Randy
said,
May 24, 2006 at 3:48 pm
Yes, please listen to my dear friend Sarah and try pink. It’s funny because I also was going to give you the same advice. I think pink would look great on you!
girl from florida
said,
May 25, 2006 at 7:52 am
Oh, I TOTALLY understand. I used to love my boobs, love love love them. However, they are now a humongous and disgusting 34 F. A FREAKING F. My husband loves them. And I look like Pamela Anderson! My God!
I am jealous you are the incredible shrinking woman. Only 2 of my pre-pregnancy jeans fit me. Boo.
Victoria Winters
said,
May 31, 2006 at 7:39 am
Yikes. I’m so not looking forward to living off of the measly short term disability pay. I HATE that my office doens’t have paid maternity leave.