Xiao - there are lots of tops around in a "poncho" type style - so loose and easy for breastfeeding, and quite flattering too - draping gently over your mahoosive rack H bombs. See these in the sale www.thewhitecompany.com/clothing/knitwear/. wear a simple vest underneath, and whatever - jeans, formal skirt, ... below. Don't bin any clothes. The only clothes you should ever consider chucking are those that are looking tatty, or are those that you absolutely definitely would never wear again. We go up and down in size all the time, fashions come and go, and come again. And, we chose what we buy according to taste. I can't count how many times I find myself almost buying something before I realise "You know, this is almost exactly the same as that jacket/top/... that I gave to charity last month" - because I'd stopped wearing it.
Aw! thank you for reminding me about the rubbish sleep of the newborn, I sympathise, but it sounds delightful. I'm going all out to get pg this week. DH and I are constantly "Oh my god, you are so pg!" and "You decide what to put on the tv. I couldn't possibly due to being sooo pg." (this is both of us, btw.) Very silly. But quite nice. I haven't wanted to murder him for a week or so now, so maybe we've turned a corner and are back on the rise. Fingers crossed. (The sex is probably helping. Also, there's a job opening at my place which would be great for him. The only thing that could stop it going forward is that he's married to me. It shouldn't matter. We'd be in different departments. It just depends what the powers that be decree. I can't/wouldn't get involved in any way. He worked here before, for 13 years - so the guy who's hiring knows Dh really well and loves him - his words! Proven track record of reliability, intelligence, dedication...Fingers crossed again perlease.)
Aethel - I've been lucky finding a good CM who operates a 24hr service. I have actually preferred it to nursery (although I really liked the nursery he went to) as BOi is with kids of many ages and so wants to join with the older ones and learns from the older ones - who can already share, eat well, say please and thank you etc. I think this will be fine for another year, but then will think about a more formal nursery/pre school setting... perhaps. But then, if I do get pg, we may have to completely re-think what we're doing as any kind of childcare is hellish expensive.
Oooh... if DH comes and works here too, we may have a chance of getting BOi into schools here... there are fabulous (free) grammar schools here.