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Need post-birth tops to disguise the not-great tummy bits

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pootlebug · 30/03/2012 11:36

It's only a week since I had my little girl but I was so sick of maternity wear by the end of pregnancy and am desperate to get back to 'proper' clothes.

Based on a tip from a friend I bought a pair of Primark skinny jeans in a 12 a few weeks back (I'm normally a 10). They fit, and feel comfy, and it is such a relief to be wearing proper jeans again....but I can't deny there is a bit of a flabby tum issue going on. I normally wear fairly fitted tops but could do with something that disguises it a bit - without looking too much like a maternity top.

I am breastfeeding so they need to be bf friendly, but I tend to do the vest-top-under-other-top thing so it can be something I can just lift up.

And I'm hoping to shift the weight and wobble asap so fairly cheap as I'm really hoping to be back in my other clothes soon. Has anyone seen anything that would fit the bill?

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ceeveebee · 30/03/2012 12:08

Hi, I wear tunic tops over vests, can't really link to any as haven't bought new ones, advantage of longer tops is they also hide my rather large arse (had the twins 19 weeks ago and still have a lot of weight to lose!)

schroedingersdodo · 30/03/2012 14:19

In lots of countries women wear binders after the birth, or wraps, to compress their tummy. I bought one called belly bandit, which is expensive, but made me feel much much better.
And in the longer term the number one trick to put the tummy back: pelvic floor exercises. Loads of them! They pull the belly back from inside out (much more effective than pull ups).

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