Everyone gushes about the beauty of motherhood and childbirth that when you’ve already popped the baby out of the oven, you find yourself caught off guard the not-so-beautiful chunk of, well, motherhood.
After giving birth, you find yourself looking at strange and sometimes “horrendous” changes in your body which nobody ever warned you about or which Hollywood stars have lead you to believe otherwise. Believe me you’re not alone, sister! Urinary incontinence, hemorrhoids, hair loss, post-partum weight – you name it, I’ve been on it!
I hoped you weren’t as optimistic as me when I included my pre-pregnancy jeans in my maternity bag in the hopes of fitting in my old and much-missed denims after finally losing the bump. Goodness, I came home clad in some old maternity garb after giving birth to my first child. Unless you’re Jessica Alba or Halle Berry, you ain’t wearing your old jeans for a long time. Many new moms have high hopes of getting their non-pregnant tummies back as soon as the baby pops out. But the truth is you’re going to have that thing called a “muffin top” for a little while. Okay, not really for a little while but for a long while.
The reality is most women continue to look pregnant for months after childbirth because everything in your abdominal area has just completed a nine-month stretch and it’s really unfair to expect them to just pop back into their original size immediately. Come to think of it, it took nine months for you to gain those extra pounds so you should also give yourself some time to take it off. Meanwhile, the best thing for us to do with our muffin top and extra-chunky waistline which marks the pride and symbol of motherhood is to keep ourselves in style!
My second little stud muffin is already 17 months old but up until now my tummy is still showing. Seriously, I don’t know why they call post-baby tummies muffin tops. Muffins look delicious while this little jelly ball that keeps spilling over my pants does not even come close to looking appetizing. Sometimes I can’t help but wear some of my old maternity clothes and pretend I don’t miss my “normal clothing”. They just don’t flatter my body anymore like they used to.
A friend and co-member of “mommydom” told me about Mooms and Soof. She enthused about the tunics which were made from high quality bamboo/cotton/spandex blend that come in both nursing and non-nursing designs. The most important feature of all is how the tunics are designed to flatter all body types – pregnant and still-looking-preggy-after-childbirth body types included! Hallelujah! Imagine how thrilled I was when I found out I was to make a product review for this vanity (and sanity) saving piece of wardrobe.
I received a Mooms and Soof long sleeve tunic a few days ago and have already tried it on so let me tell you all about it without further ado. First of all, I like how the fabric is made of, as I have already mentioned, bamboo/cotton/spandex blend because it makes the material light and flowy. The tunic drops right above where my tummy starts to stick out and falls down to my waist, thus, literally hiding my “birthing bumps”. It’s more fitted around the shoulders and bust and the hem falls in a swingy kind of way around the hips it made me feel absolutely feminine. Plus, the material is so soft and comfortable on my skin.
Mooms and Soof tunics are available in different fab colors. This versatile clothing can be worn pre-baby, while pregnant, and postpartum. That’s basically from start to end of the mommyhood cycle. Price-wise, I think that it’s already getting a lot more for the $85-$90 you have to spend on each tunic apart from the fact that the clothes are made of high-quality, eco-friendly and luxurious material.
So where can you get a Mooms and Soof tunic? Directly from Mooms and Soof! You can visit their website at www.moomsandsoof.com or like their Facebook page.
Oh my gosh, these look awesome and seem very comfy!! I’d love to try one on!!