I read this article from Redbook.com and thought it was very accurate! I could definitely add a few more items to the list!
1. White. Sure, white is the new blackthis season (or whatever, all my fashion magazines are buried under mystack of parenting magazines) but unless you plan on never letting your kidshug you, pat you, kiss you or wipe their noses on your shoulders then you shoulddo your best to not look like a human Kleenex.
2. Slippers. Kids are slipper addicts andthey'll do anything to support their habit, even stealing them off the coldtoes of the mother who is cooking them breakfast at 5 a.m. because dawn is toofun to miss when you're new to this world.
3. Sky-high heels. I lovewearing heels. But unless you're Victoria Beckham (with her attendant nannies),6-inch stilettos and babies don't mix. Even if you have the balance down pat,throw a tantruming toddler into your arms and you're one sucker punch away froma twisted ankle. Not to mention you can't sprint after a runaway, they'reterrible in sand and wood chips and you run the risk of skewering littlefingers that always seem to be hovering around your feet.
4. Belts with metal buckles. Whetheryou're holding your toddler on your hip or putting down your pre-schooler aftera big hug, sharp metal buckles dig in, scratch and pinch when you're leastexpecting it.
5. Rings with pokey-outie stones. Yesthis includes pretty much all wedding rings but the corners of the stones andthe prongs end up scratching tender skin, snagging on little clothes andgetting poo-encrusted during blowouts. But hey, now's your chance to try outthe "16 and Pregnant" look!
6. Earrings. They're two dangly shinyobjects right at eye level! And now they're two bloody wounds!
7. Mittens. Just try buckling a littleone into a car seat, tying teeny weeny shoe laces or opening a granola bar withmittens on. (Although they are great for impromptu nose wiping!)
8. Maxi dresses. Anything loose or flowywill cause random strangers to ask your baby if he is getting a little brotheror sister. It's a risk you run when you have a kid: People automatically assumeyou're capable of having another at any moment and with no advance warning.
9. Baby carriert-shirts. You've seen those "funny" tees that looklike they have a baby strapped in a carrier on their front. Perhaps you've evenworn one in an attempt to look hip or to make a subtle social statement. Wearone once you have an actual baby and people will starting wondering if you'rehaving some kind of break with reality.
10. Tops with "shelf bras."Hahahahahahahhh! Oh, Victoria's Secret, that was a funny one.
Sources: Redbook.com, Shine
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