Preparing for my imminent re-entry into adult society, I sorted through my clothes today and packed away everything I had bought for the pregnancy.

Even though my weight is down roughly where it was before, it seems to have been redistributed somehow: more than half of my clothes were too tight around the waist and hips. But luckily the remainder fits, some of them even better than before. So I have at least enough business-casual clothes that I can go to work without a desperate shopping trip: two pairs of trousers and three skirts. And most of my shirts still fit as well.

The question I am asking myself now is, is this permanent (which would necessitate some shopping in the medium term)? And if not, when will I revert to the old shape – when I stop breastfeeding, or when I start getting some exercise again? Oh how I look forward to some cycling and yoga…