There was nothing that anyone could've told me that would've prepared me for the shock & negativity that I felt towards my postpartum body after I had Penelope. I hated my body. It's not like I had a million pounds to lose, I'm just a pansy about any kind of physical change. I had never had negative feelings about my body before, and it was then that I started thinking about starving myself. I foolishly thought that that would be the remedy that my body needed in order to spring back to its former self. Granted, I wasn't myself. I've never done that – or thought that – before. I had postpartum depression. For about 3 days I ate hardly anything (and by hardly anything I mean a glass of water or two) & I didn't tell a soul. Chris could tell that something was up and we talked about it. Deep down I knew that starving wasn't the solution, but it was the support of Chris that helped me eat again & ignore my changed body. Undeservingly, my body eventually bounced back and I gained a new appreciation for my body that I'll never take for granted. This time around I knew what lie ahead, so mentally I prepared myself. I also prepared my closet. I hid all the clothes that I grew out of first; the ones that would take a good year (or forever) to fit back into. I won't lie and tell you that I felt awesome about my body right away. Many of my favorite clothes are nowhere near fitting and I was mortified by the way my stomach looked & felt right after having Felix. However, I feel like I'm in a much better place now & I won't be making the same mistake I did after having Penelope. I'm feeling great about my body right now. Every day I think of it as an adventure to see what fits(or doesn't). I've got a little muffin top, but I'm just thrilled to be able to shimmy into a few pairs of my old jeans and tops already!! You know what three things have made me feel good about my body? Pooch-hiders, high-waisted pants & heels. I call tops like the one above, pooch hiders. They have a blousy fit, then have a low waist band and conceal any muffin-top. The high-waisted pants also reduce muffin top considerably. It's like wearing pants with built-in spanx. The heels? Well, I think heels look good always. In my effort to stay positive about my body & the changes that have happened, I'm documenting my postpartum outfits over in my fashion section as often as I can. Click over for details on today's outfit.