Posts by menageriemama

Southernfriedkarma, did you ever post your pics? I would love to see them!

Now that I'm at the end, I am having people frequently ask me if I am having twins. This is new for me as usually people think I am just fat, not pregnant. I think it's because i have a ton of extra fluid this time. I don't feel that...

Congratulations! I really enjoyed reading your birth story, and I love your baby's name!

Quote: Originally Posted by scowgirl  I hate the way their regular size stuff fits (the sleeves are always too small, and the XXL yoga pants I bought there are absurdly huge whereas the size-18 dress pants wouldn't...

At least there's an upside. I am much more appreciative of my body's function since having children. I have had some really great personal triumphs, too, like suceedoing in breastfeeding when others expected me to fail and...

This is a complicated topic for me.   I think I have less self-hatred than some people do about my body. I am in a really secure relationship. I've been with my husband for over 10 years and I have been fat that entire time....

The other day I ruined the elastic in my best-fitting pair of maternity jeans, so I went looking for more. I have found the ones that work the best for me are mid-belly with a soft panel and a strip of elastic at the top (that helps...

I only see one maternity item on Torrid's website. A search brings up a lot of slouchy tops that COULD be maternity depending on the person, but only one maternity item. I have a feeling their maternity line existed for a brief moment...

  Quote: For those of you who have been pregnant before or are in the later stages of pregnancy, how many actual maternity pieces did you buy and what were they? What could you not live...

Also, for some reason my last reply got truncated, but I am also in Atlanta. Sorry I don't have any tips on maternity poses, though.