{"id":6338,"date":"2014-11-06T08:05:33","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T13:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=6338"},"modified":"2014-11-06T08:28:38","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T13:28:38","slug":"nothing-wear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/06\/nothing-wear\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing to Wear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love going out and I love getting dressed up. And while the getting ready part is not always the easiest with kids around (hence my chronicle<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/14\/without-kids\/\"> &#8220;Out Without Kids&#8221;<\/a>), it&#8217;s always worth the hassle in the end.<\/p>\n<p>This past weekend we attended a family wedding, all five of us! Amd while I never mind taking my kids places, getting fancy with the family adds an extra element of stress for my getting ready because taking baby=needing boob access.<\/p>\n<p>This is not a big deal on a daily basis, I have quite a thorough wardrobe of nursable clothes. But when I&#8217;m taken out of my usual jean shorts and cross-over t-shirts, I&#8217;m left without many options.<\/p>\n<p>I have plenty of dresses in my closet:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02997-e1415279506828.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02997-e1415279506828-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02997-e1415279506828-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02997-e1415279506828-300x452.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02997-e1415279506828-600x903.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02997-e1415279506828-166x250.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02997-e1415279506828-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02997-e1415279506828-1000x1505.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02997-e1415279506828-390x587.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02997-e1415279506828.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And more than enough that would be appropriate for a wedding:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02998-e1415279522223.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02998-e1415279522223-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02998-e1415279522223-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02998-e1415279522223-300x452.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02998-e1415279522223-600x903.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02998-e1415279522223-166x250.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02998-e1415279522223-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02998-e1415279522223-1000x1505.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02998-e1415279522223.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But once you remove the ones that aren&#8217;t suitable for a winter wedding:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02999-e1415279546332.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02999-e1415279546332-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02999-e1415279546332-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02999-e1415279546332-300x452.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02999-e1415279546332-600x903.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02999-e1415279546332-166x250.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02999-e1415279546332-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02999-e1415279546332-1000x1505.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC02999-e1415279546332.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or a family friendly event:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03001-e1415279576177.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03001-e1415279576177-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03001-e1415279576177-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03001-e1415279576177-300x452.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03001-e1415279576177-600x903.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03001-e1415279576177-166x250.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03001-e1415279576177-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03001-e1415279576177-1000x1505.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03001-e1415279576177.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ones that are massively too big:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03000-e1415279561989.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03000-e1415279561989-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03000-e1415279561989-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03000-e1415279561989-300x452.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03000-e1415279561989-600x903.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03000-e1415279561989-166x250.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03000-e1415279561989-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03000-e1415279561989-1000x1505.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03000-e1415279561989.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And those that are absolutely not nursable:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03003-e1415279592601.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03003-e1415279592601-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03003-e1415279592601-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03003-e1415279592601-300x452.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03003-e1415279592601-600x903.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03003-e1415279592601-166x250.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03003-e1415279592601-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03003-e1415279592601-1000x1505.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03003-e1415279592601.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m left with slim pickins: Three strapless dresses though while not nursing-ideal, are nursing possible. (Until I try them on and realize in fact two\u00a0are not \u00a0nursable due to stiff boning).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03004-e1415279608485.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03004-e1415279608485-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03004-e1415279608485-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03004-e1415279608485-300x452.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03004-e1415279608485-600x903.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03004-e1415279608485-166x250.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03004-e1415279608485-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03004-e1415279608485-1000x1505.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC03004-e1415279608485.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leaving me with the clear winner and only option (other than going shopping for ANOTHER dress I&#8217;ll most likely never wear again):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG-20141101-00180.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG-20141101-00180-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20141101-00180\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG-20141101-00180-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG-20141101-00180-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG-20141101-00180-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG-20141101-00180-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG-20141101-00180-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Electric Sliding with a sleeping Doodle&#8211;the only pic we have of me from the wedding, mommy is always behind the camera!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love going out and I love getting dressed up. And while the getting ready part is not always the easiest with kids around (hence my chronicle &#8220;Out Without Kids&#8221;), it&#8217;s always worth the hassle in the end. This past weekend we attended a family wedding, all five of us! Amd while I never mind [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,8,16,15,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a-mommys-life","category-baby-business","category-breastfeeding","category-family-ties","category-time-to-celebrate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6338"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6348,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6338\/revisions\/6348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}