Clothing

Oh the dilemma of clothing!!  Hands up those who've tried to find something to wear to a wedding while breastfeeding?  Is it just me, or is it really hard?! 

Factors to consider:

• is it possible to get my boob out without taking the entire dress off?  And preferably without having to unzip, etc?
• can I wear a maternity bra under it?  (FYI, strapless maternity bras do not exist.)
• is it big enough to fit over my new 'mamma body'?  (hips requiring a 'Wide Load' warning, enlarged boobs... that eliminates most of my existing wardrobe.)
• is it a fabric suitable to hide my jelly belly and other lumps and bumps?  (ie, the stretch fabric that would work well for feeding doesn't work so well for photographs.)
• is it $175 (on sale) for a dress that I may only wear once or twice again?  (Not a great time of year to be shelling out lots of $$)

I've been looking for months, and finally found something that I don't love, but it fits all the criteria, yay!  Best of all, it was free, as I found it in the back of my wardrobe!  A friend found it for me in an opshop a few years ago, and it didn't quite fit right, so I shoved it in a bag of other clothes to 'do something with' and forgot about it.  Yay.


The other clothing issue I've been facing is that of Cooper's clothes.  We have been so blessed with many, many hand-me-downs; some really gorgeous little clothes and jumpsuits.  I get quite attached to clothing, and it kills me that he has grown so much and I've had to put away so many little things that I love.

He has been wearing size 00 clothes and 0 jumpsuits, but I got to the point where I decided:  if your baby cries when you try to put his pants on, it really is time to pack away that size clothing.  So sad.  So very, very sad.  Particularly as the 0 jumpsuits are plentiful and perfect for summer, and the 00 clothes have some good matches to the jumpsuits.

But tidy away I did.  His room is much tidier now, with just clothes that he can wear out.  And, it turns out that Cooper will be sure to be nice and warm this summer!  Seriously... gazillions of jumpers and long-sleeved shirts and 2 (yes, TWO) short-sleeved body suits and 3 t-shirts, lol.  Lucky we live in cold old Ballarat!

Nah, but some of the 0 jumpsuits still fit, and to be honest, it is quite exciting to actually go and buy him some clothes, not because I'm wasting money, but because he actually needs some.  I'm grateful not to have needed to up til now, especially while I was working out what sort of baby clothes I like him to wear.  But now it is fun.  Jason and I even went shopping together yesterday.  :)

It does freak me out a little though, that my 6 month old baby fits into size 1 jumpsuits!