Mum needs to find style after arrival of kids!!

Just take a few window shopping trips, see what people are wearing and what you like the look of, go into trendy stores, high end stores, budget stores, try things on, see what makes you look good and what makes you feel good. My body was a completely different shape after my youngest was born, before I was very much a jeans and tight tee's kind of girl, now I wear skinny jeans and leggings a lot with longline t-shirts and layering. I like my clothes to be a lot more un-structured but not loud or flambouyant

I dont ever copy anything that is in magazines i much prefer to do my own thing and i dont think that a lot of these things in magazines are ever considered for people who have had kids.

Your body will have changed you just need to get use to it, take a trip to the shops try as many things as you like with no intention to buy any of the things and just get use to what your body suits plus it is much easier in shops to figure this out as they have mirrors in so many angles.

Its really about finding out what works for you as every woman is dramatically different to the next and thats something that you should embrace, i would advise going to the cheaper stores like primark and maybe even asda their clothes are very pretty at the moment. Only thing i would not do though is wear a primark bra as i dont find them particularly very well made or supportive.

Good luck xx

Hi Sarah

I will be watching this thread with interest as although I am currently pregnant with my first I am working on a plan that will mean me going through a style overhaul once the baby is here. I’ve been feeling quite fed up with my current wardrobe and have decided that once I become a mum I could do with reinventing myself quite similarly to how you are trying to do now. The plan is baby comes, I try to lose some weight (which I could do with losing anyway) and then work on a new capsule wardrobe.

I am considering when the time comes booking in for a personal shopping appointment at one of the big stores, probably somewhere like Debenhams mostly so I can get ideas more than anything else. The appointments are free and you are under no obligation to buy anything while you are there – they will give you ideas which you can then take away to buy items from cheaper places.

I never have been one to follow fashion as such I would prefer a more classical style that I can tailor and add my own little pieces to accessories, jewellery etc to make it more individual. I think if you are buying more classic pieces then they will last longer than buying ultra fashionable items anyway which is important if you are on a budget.

I’ve set myself up a yummy mummy fund in which I am putting away savings so that when I am ready to go and undergo this transformation I have some money to spend on all the new stuff. I’m also selling a lot of my old clothes on Ebay – am being absolutely ruthless and am having a proper good clear out, any money I make will be put towards getting some new pieces.

My recommendations are to check out car boot sales, you get a lot of people selling clothes there which are in fantastic condition at really cheap prices. They can be hit and miss but quite often I see items from Warehouse, Whistles, Coast, Karen Millen etc for sale on the car boot. As long as you have an idea of what styles and shapes you should be looking out for you can slowly build up a capsule wardrobe over time.

If friends and family ask you what you’d like for Christmas and birthday presents ask for shopping vouchers so you can use them to get some items to add to your new wardrobe. If you are savvy you can save these up and use them in the huge sales that stores have every now and then and get more for your money.

I would also recommend the fashion thread as the ladies on there have some fantastic ideas for styling and are really helpful. I will be back on there once the baby comes and I start undergoing my transformation but at the moment I’m taking a back seat while my bump continues to grow.

Hope that helps a bit