Pregnancy feels very much like a new phase of life, and represents so much with respect to leaving aspects of your previous life behind. It’s a threshold moment, the other end of which you are gifted new life to love and cherish – a rebirth of all its own. But In the process of seeing a pregnancy to term, it’s easy to lose sight of yourself in some fundamental ways.
Your pregnant body makes demands you weren’t otherwise used to; it asks for accommodating clothes, which aren’t often the most flattering. It puts you in survival mode for nine months, a period of time in which your own needs are already starting to take a backseat.
Having given birth, this dynamic doesn’t need to continue. It’s time to take yourself seriously again, and give yourself the respect you deserve. Instead of settling into putting yourself second, how about you find your stylistic groove again? A key step on the route to rebuilding your confidence, and your relationship with your post-partum body.
Accepting Your Style Evolution After Birth
There’s no reason for any new mother not to rediscover the colours, silhouettes, accessories and style influences they enjoyed before they became a parent. This was you- still is you, and can be a vital step in reminding yourself of your identity beyond motherhood. That said, becoming a mother often changes a lot of things about your life – from priorities and routines to your body shape itself.
As such, it’s only natural that these changes would influence your sense of style. This as an opportunity to evolve, above anything else. You’re still you, but your body’s new – as is the new role you’ve added to your belt.
Reassessing Your Wardrobe
With this undeniable shift firmly in mind, now’s your chance to reevaluate the status quo. Take a look in your pre-pregnancy wardrobe; first of all, what fits? Second, which pieces still feel authentic to you? These are the only things that will remain. A near-complete wardrobe refresh enables you to curate a collection of versatile, comfortable outfits that work for daily mothering life, while also ‘werking’.
Of course, mums get glam too. Your collection of women’s dresses should only be expanding; if you’ve a mind for the practical, wrap dresses, shirt dresses or jersey dresses can transition easily between home, work and social occasions.
Dressing for Confidence, Comfort and Practicality
The entire point of you re-addressing your wardrobe is for you to re-engage with what makes you feel confident, comfortable, even sexy. Clothing is instrumental to supporting confidence during the postpartum period, a time when body changes and hormonal shifts can wreak havoc on your mental wellbeing. Discuss There is no reason your clothes can’t accommodate a changing body without sacrificing personal style.
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