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This was very helpful… I hate shopping and just want clothes that fit, and don’t look like I’ve given up. On pregnancy number four now and my body takes about 4 different shapes over the course of pregnancy and postpartum. My waist vanished from about 6 weeks in and my ribs and hips get two inches wider by the third trimester.

Solidarity on the diastis recti. I miss abdominal muscles.

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I especially like the links for the various schemas too by the way. I’m going to go through them with my best friend as soon as I can! Figure out our pregnancy and postpartum seasons and regular seasons too!

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Yay!

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This is lovely. I am a big fan of the system over at truth-is-beauty.com, which combines SCA and essence in the sense of "dressing for your face" -- I think Kibbe puts too much emphasis on body type. Her blog is worth checking out! Alas I am into the "husband's t-shirts" phase of pregnancy which seems to come earlier with every baby, but I look forward to getting back into my real clothes.

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I’ll have to check that out, thank you!

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There's a surprisingly good (unofficial) Facebook group for discussion if you get into it.

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I needed this so bad! Had my first baby in 2020 and have been working remotely ever since, so lost my main fashion outlet. I only now purged all my pre-baby clothes, after finally having enough events that require getting dressed and realizing I don’t feel quite right in any of it anymore. With baby #3 coming, this is much needed and could not have come at a better time. THANK YOU.

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I’m so happy to hear this, yay!

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This. is. brilliant.

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🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

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