you know you've been assimilated when ...
Sep. 22nd, 2005 09:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
percival... you have the choice between reading the paper in peace and staring at your daughter, and you choose the latter.
And a post-birth poll for good measure:
I've been to GAP with my mum, who held the baby while I tried on some clothes. To my astonishment, I fitted into a size 12 (US 8) skirt and size 12 boot-cut jeans (low on waist, flared trousers). I tried both with a snug-fitting M top. Mum was adamant that the jeans looked great on me. My only concern is that they bisect my jelly belly in two, forming a small roll on top of the jeans. The skirt didn't present those problems; it was higher in the waist. I'm now torn:
[Poll #575211]
Anyhoo, I'll raid my old clothes today to see what can stay and what should go. Size 10 was the thinnest I've ever been in my life, but I'm happy if I'm size 12 with L tops after baby's birth. Most women's bodies change after giving birth, and I really detest the pressure the media exerts on women to regain a flat tummy. If you have a naturally flat stomach, more power to you, but a lot of women are left with a more or less jellied belly or larger thighs, smaller breasts or larger breasts. Why aren't these shapes celebrated?
And a post-birth poll for good measure:
I've been to GAP with my mum, who held the baby while I tried on some clothes. To my astonishment, I fitted into a size 12 (US 8) skirt and size 12 boot-cut jeans (low on waist, flared trousers). I tried both with a snug-fitting M top. Mum was adamant that the jeans looked great on me. My only concern is that they bisect my jelly belly in two, forming a small roll on top of the jeans. The skirt didn't present those problems; it was higher in the waist. I'm now torn:
[Poll #575211]
Anyhoo, I'll raid my old clothes today to see what can stay and what should go. Size 10 was the thinnest I've ever been in my life, but I'm happy if I'm size 12 with L tops after baby's birth. Most women's bodies change after giving birth, and I really detest the pressure the media exerts on women to regain a flat tummy. If you have a naturally flat stomach, more power to you, but a lot of women are left with a more or less jellied belly or larger thighs, smaller breasts or larger breasts. Why aren't these shapes celebrated?
