Four items I’m glad I purchased for post-partum life … as it turns out, they all happen to be clothing-related. Fortunately my ninth month of pregnancy came right during the after-Christmas super-duper clearance sales.
1) At Victoria’s Secret I purchased two cotton nightshirts, one for $10 and one for $5 (the $5 was purchased after the $10 one, when they had slashed prices yet again. Gotta love the end-of-year clearance). I initially thought I might wear one while in the hospital, but that was just silly talk. The hospital gowns did fine. However, now, I wear these all the time. And, yes, I have found myself still in my pajamas at two in the afternoon.
2) While it may seem silly to purchase a pair of maternity pants so late into one’s pregnancy, I knew that by the time I delivered I would be so tired of wearing the same pants that a new pair would be a luxury of sorts. This is why in early January I got from the Gap (on sale for $16.99) some knit pants (those sweatpant types that you can lounge in) and I live in them now. I’m surprised that so many new mothers are shocked that one isn’t fitting into one’s skinny jeans as one leaves the hospital. You leave looking more like you are six months instead of nine. All of the baby Web sites tell you this. So think ahead, and save those skinny jeans for a few months down the line.
3) At Target I bought flimsy ballet flat-like slippers on uber-clearance for a mere $3.97. And I did wear these in the hospital. And I still wear them. When my mom visited she asked me if she should buy me some new slippers. I was like, “Why? These cost me $4”.
4) A few days after we returned from the hospital I sent the husband back to Target to buy some XL boxer briefs underwear for me. This has come in handy during my C-section recovery. $7.99, and the only thing that was not on super-duper clearance, but underwear can’t wait for sales. I can just picture him finding some kind Target worker and hurriedly asking her, “Underwear. Hanes. XL. Where they hell are they?” Thanks, husband. Thanks.