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Yeah, I hear you. Plus, you don't want to really spend any money on anything since you know it won't fit in a few weeks, even if your old clothes still won't fit then either. Hence my wardrobe or yoga pants and tank tops.

What about a skirt and top combo? At least that way you can buy a skirt that fits, and even if the top isn't perfect, it's only half your body. Plus it's usually easier to BF in a top than a dress.

I wore a wrap dress with a cami under it for C's christening. It was somewhat adjustable and I was able to BF right before the ceremony.

LO is 15 weeks and I'm in baggy maternity clothes because I'm not comfortable in my pre-baby clothes and I refuse to spend the $ on in-between clothes, although my new boobs may demand otherwise. *hugs* You're not alone.

@LovelyPlum: you know what fit me really well PP? Dress Barn dresses. I think they are meant for...older women, so they are cut in a way that is appropriate for us WOMEN. Meaning, it has some room in the bust and what not. I bought something similar to this last year when I had my own son's christening (not really, but the Muslim version of one). I think I was 5w pp.

http://m.dressbarn.com/mt/www.dressbarn.com/detail/floral-lace-dress/101803972/700

Eta: I am 5'4" and the dress covered my knees. I think their models are giants?

This: "I'm not even sure it is the weight. It feels like I'm so disproportionate right now."

I've been at this weight before (about 8-10 lbs above pre-preg weight) but the clothes I own fit back then. Now it's like everything is bigger in my hips and chest and things just look weird on me. It feels so strange to me because I didn't gain a noticable amount of weight in my lower body during pregnancy. I feel like I look similar to my pre-preg body, but nothing fits like it should. I hope you find a dress for your LO's christening soon! I need a dress for my brother's graduation this week...ugh.

@debbiei8: same! I'm back to my normal weight and tried to put on normal jeans yesterday and do not understand, I couldn't get them on but my lower body looks the same! I understand that my rib cage is a little wider, but my thighs too??

I'm back to prepreg weight, but my shape is just different. Some GREAT postpartum jeans are Gap's 1969 legging jeans- love them and they're super comfy!

I'm in maxi skirts and cheap tops from target almost exclusively for this reason.

I did recently buy a maternity dress (maxi) but it doesn't look maternity so it works ok. I retired most maternity clothes because the pants won't stay up.

@LovelyPlum: YES it gets better. But those first few months are so awkward! Could you find a skirt and top- that way the top will fit your top half, and the skirt can be more fitted? Very few of my pre-pregnancy tops fit for the boobs reason...forget anything that buttons up!! Hope you find something for her christening!

I had this problem too with a Christening dress at 6 weeks pp. I found one at Reitmans eventually with a high neck and a tie at the waist that dresssed up the pp belly. I also bought an inexpensive in between wardrobe because I am not the same size anymore at all.

No advise sadly (I still struggle with this) but I had a similarly jarring moment. I had lost 50 lbs pre baby so I pulled out all my "fat" clothes right before having her. I figured they'd fit post partum. NOPE. I swear, I got put back together different post baby. Having a totally new shape is HORRIBLE. There should be a postpartum store. "Destination PostPartum" aka,,, hell. Hang in there! It has gotten marginally better!

@kjpugs: lol..Destination Postpartum, AHA hell. I'm pretty sure I've been there.

@kjpugs: yeah, I need a store for ladies who just happen to have gigantic waists and gigantic boobs that still want to wear things like skinny jeans and cute blouses

ugh

@kjpugs: I'd shop there! We could name it "Hang In There"…and our tagline could be "because everything else is hanging out there."

I feel your pain. I bought new khaki work pants because my foot wouldn't fit in my pre preg ones. I ended up buying a size 17 which fits around my new oddly shaped PP waist but is baggy as hell everywhere else. I ended up just wearing my maternity khakis even though the band is uncomfortably loose without a bump and I have to keep pulling them up.

@Danizaur: FOFF is the new PINK.

@LovelyPlum: totally in the same boat over here at 9 weeks pp! I refuse to buy new clothes until I'm at a stable weight. My maternity clothes look ridiculous at this point, but I guess I'm stuck with them for a bit longer.

@LovelyPlum: I'm in on this.

@kjpugs: I'm more like a pea for a head sitting on an apple which is sitting on two skinny toothpick legs. It's super attractive.

Meh.

@avivoca: me toooo!