I despise clothing shopping. At the best of times, I wear solid colours and plain clothing.
I have a few brands that I love, and rarely venture out of my comfort zone. And, working from home has actually hurt the little fashion sense I had – I now live in comfy clothing and rarely have any reason to dress up. (Just ask the friend who I meet for lunch with every few weeks, she always looks amazing whereas I show up in yoga pants/shorts and a hoodie and sometimes a hat).
BUT, now I need essentially an entirely new shirt/top wardrobe so I’ve have no choice but to go shopping.
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So, once I could lift my arms above my head, I started tackling this problem.
First, I have now tried on all my clothing and cleared out my closet of all things that no longer fit. I got rid of about 90% of my shirts/dresses. I own very few dresses, so I actually kept a few select ones that I am going to have altered to fit me now. And surprisingly a few items that had some elasticity to them still fit perfectly – no need for new workout shirts. But, I will admit that this task illustrated that I need to clean out my closet more often, and that I owned a lot more clothing then 1 person really needs.
Second, I’ve actually been out shopping a few times in the last few weeks:
- I’ve been to multiple Winners locations trying to find good deals. I found a few shirts and even a few things for Mr. MPB too.
- I’ve even walked around 2 malls, which were epic failures as I just don’t like malls.
- Mr. MPB dragged me to MEC (like REI in the USA) to find a few more items since they generally have a decent women’s clothing section. thankfully Baby MPB and Mr. MPB managed to help me pick out a few things.
So far, I have managed to find a few items that that I can wear now with a sports bra, and in the future too. I also bought a few basic t-shirts in a few colours for days around home. And, I even found a few shirts and a few cute summer dresses that I am excited to wear this summer. And, I even ventured out a little bit and bought a few items with patterns, bright colours and slightly lower cut (yet not slutty) items then I’m used to.
I definitely still have to do more shopping, but I have enough to get by right now.
Next up is bra shopping. For now, I plan to only buy 1 really good sports bra for running in the next few months, and 2-3 every day bras. Then, I’ll go again in a few more months time in case things change as I continue to heal. Hopefully I can pick up a few next week, but the timing will depend on how I’m healing because I wont be trying on bras until the last of my incisions are completely closed.
And then, I’m going to try a free personal shopper at a larger department store (thanks to everyone who suggested this last week). I’m pretty sure I’m going to drag a fashion competent friend along with me to provide her two cents and help make it a positive experience.
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I’m now 3 weeks post breast reduction surgery. I am interacting with baby MPB like nothing has changed, with one exception – to the best of my ability, I avoid his entire body wiggles in the vicinity of my chest, particularly his leg kicks. Those just don’t feel great.
I am still bruised – mostly light green and yellow bruising now, which is a substantial improvement from the original brown, red and bluish bruising. I’ll admit, I’m really excited for the bruising to go away, it’s just not pretty.
I still have a one small area that are not healing as well as everywhere else. But, I know there is nothing to be concerned about and they will just be a few weeks slower to heal. For now, lots of polysporin until it is completely closed because evidently keeping it moist will drastically reduce potential scaring. But, this means I am still living in my post surgery sports-bra with panty-liners lining the incision.
The incision lines are still there, and I’m told will actually start to look worse before they will look better. 6 weeks post-surgery is supposed to be the worst they will ever look. Then they will continue to improve over the next few years.
In addition, now that the stitches are dissolving and moving around a bit, I also have to cut any stitches that rise to the surface through my skin. And depending on where they are I have to get Mr. MPB’s help. I’ve decided this is probably not the sexiest thing he’s ever done with my boobs!
The oddest side effect, which I was not expecting, is the result of the nerves around my nipples re-attaching. I went from the odd shooting pain to now feeling like my nipples are burning. In fact, at times they feel like they are literally on fire. Sometimes the feeling is fleeting and lasts for just moments. Other-times, it seems to last for hours on end! I’m told this is also normal and a good sign for my recovery. I’m also told it may continue for a few more months. But, it’s maybe one of the weirdest sensations I’ve ever felt. Super weird.
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While I never loved my old giant boobs, I was never overly negatively self-conscious about them either. It’s just how I was built and there wasn’t anything I could do about it. But since they were always very prominently there, I dressed to hide and minimize. No low collar shirts, very expensive bras, no button up shirts, slouching, etc.
Yet now, even while still recovering, I look in the mirror and I feel better about myself then I ever have. Heck, I now feel better about myself then I ever thought possible.
While Mr. MPB is still afraid to touch me, he does like to tease me because all I do now is talk about my boobs and how much I love them – I talk about them morning, noon and night. I talk about how perky they are, how proportional they are, how cute they are, etc. (I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this or not – my breast reduction included a lift and the lift is a very nice touch). So, through a combination of adoption, not breastfeed and surgery, I am now convinced that I probably have some of the perkiest, nicely shaped boobs for a mother of an infant.
Honestly, I feel sexy in an entirely new way. I love how I look today more then I ever have before. And I am excited to see how great I will look as the bruising continues to heal and ultimately go away.
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