I was just lamenting the postpartum wardrobe situation with one of my close mama friends. What no one tells you is that having a baby apparently means you have to own clothes in 37 different sizes (unless you’re like a Victoria’s Secret model who snaps right back into her pre-pregnancy clothes weeks after giving birth. And if that’s the case, well… good for you.)

I am no Victoria’s Secret model (shocking, I know), and I am not someone who lost the baby weight instantaneously, so here’s the current state of my closet/the 8 stages of wardrobe grief of having a baby:

1. The “I’m newly pregnant and my old clothes fit but are uncomfortable” phase
2. The “I’m starting to show but trying to hide it” phase
3. The “I’m definitely showing but maternity clothes are still too big” phase
4. The “actually fitting into maternity clothes” phase
5. The “nothing fits and all I want to wear are pajamas” phase
6. The “I just had a baby, but still look pregnant and I don’t want to wear maternity clothes because they make me look pregnant” phase
7. The “I’ve lost all but 5-15 pounds of the baby weight” phase
8. And finally, the “I’m back to my pre-pregnancy weight but my body is totally different and weird” phase

Oh, motherhood.

(And in other news, happy 6th birthday, blog! We’ve come a long way since 2010.)