If You Show Me Yours...by LAUREN

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Booby Blues, or Life With the Wean-ee

If you choose to breastfeed, life before weaning your baby means that sometimes fashion must come second to boob-accessibility. When I had my first son two and a half years ago, I learned this the hard way. Read: one should not don a dress that's neck cannot be stretched down to access boob... because it sure isn't coming up the other way, if you know what I mean. Unless your baby is hungry in a crowded restaurant and you find yourself in the ladies' room with said dress pulled completely up to your neck while straddling a toilet seat and holding an impatient infant and trying not to piss off the lady waiting to use the one stall...

But I digress.

This time around, I gave in and bought a few cute (non-maternity, non-nursing) dresses and tops that were nursing-friendly. But oh, how I yearn for that which I cannot have. And so, as my nursing days (9 months of them, actually) soon come to a close, I present you with a few of my current favorites, all of which have proven to be completely, hopelessly, utterly impossible to breastfeed a baby in. Wooo-hooo!

The only way into this shirt is through the back...

Which is why I can't wait to wear it!

Shirt: Dear Creatures

Jeans: AG Stevie Slim Straight
Oxfords: Jeffrey Campbell (a random gift from a good friend)
Bag: Lucky Want nyc

Now my next tidbit has proven somewhat controversial in the "age-appropriate" category. The romper. I decided to go with it because (1) I love it, (2) It's hot outside, and (3) I can't nurse in it without taking the entire top off. I think it can be age-appropriate (for reference, I'm 30) in the right context. For example, the beach. Or the 4th of July. Or errand-running with a cute yellow cardigan (which I do not have... yet) and flats. Oh, well. Here it is.

Romper: Anthropologie

Oxford Flats: Hispanitas (and super, super comfortable for running after toddlers)
Necklace: Handmade from a friend

I am also in love with the new high-waisted paper bag shorts and skirts out this season. I do think they are hard to pull off, but I found these shorts in a little store in Fells Point for half-off and had to try them out. Of course, anything high-waisted requires a shirt tuck-in, and oftentimes this makes nursing difficult.

Shirt: 2K by Gingham
Shorts: Dear Creatures
Booties: Biviel

So there you have it. My favorite non-nursing wear for this summer... which of course, can wait at least one more month. I have babes to feed, you know.

Check out more of Lauren (in a moustache, no less!) on her blog, Crumb Buns.