https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:52:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491754 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 10:13:56 +0000 SeptMomma12 2491754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms maths: Thank you! I'm going to try those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491725 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:58:12 +0000 snowjewelz 2491725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eh, I'm 15 mo pp and although I'm back to my pre-preg weight, I LOOK fat! I feel ya :meh: I def need exercise to tone up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491720 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:54:31 +0000 avivoca 2491720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am also going to say that you may have DR, but part of it could be exaggerated by your posture. I also have a belly after having a baby (short torso, so baby was all out front), it didn't really start going down until well after she was a year old, I weaned, and I started doing strength training. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491679 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:22:41 +0000 Trailmix 2491679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, mine has gotten better after several years post-partum (my twins will be 3 in June)! I think there's a significant difference in how I looked two years ago when they were almost one versus how I look now at almost-3, so don't give up hope yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491675 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:21:11 +0000 Trailmix 2491675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I look like this too. It's because I have diastasis, where my abdominal muscles have separated. I actually did Physical Therapy to help strengthen and connect them again, which did help somewhat but unfortunately, the only thing that really fixes it is a surgery :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491674 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:21:09 +0000 Ms maths 2491674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As others have commented, diastasis recti seems very likely. I have a couple finger-width diastasis recti after two kids close together, both carried out front.</p> <p>Diastasis recti can also be associated with some other functional issues (not just cosmetic), so--if you can swing it--it definitely seems like a good idea to talk to your doctor about it and potentially seek out a physical therapist with expertise in this area. </p> <p>I spent a decent amount of time reading about it online, and I was somewhat overwhelmed by the amount of sometimes contradictory information. I've been doing the exercises in the following video:<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxz0A9EyvWc&#038;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxz0A9EyvWc&#038;feature=youtu.be</a><br /> They seemed to reflect "best practices" information that I could find, and they are easy/fast enough to do that I actually do them occasionally :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491654 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:12:05 +0000 Alba4 2491654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My SIL has diastasis recti and went to physical therapy to help correct it. She wore one of those belly wrap/supports too. FWIW, you don't look pregnant! I think mamas just get a little tummy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491623 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:49:03 +0000 jetsa 2491623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: I have the same thing and my midwife told me at my last appt in Nov that I have DR I haven't even tried to fix it but yeah it drives me crazy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491613 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:42:56 +0000 JoJoGirl 2491613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh I'm sorry, mama - this is probably not something diet can fix (agree it's likely diastasis recti). My coworkers has the same issue and told me "that's why they make Spanx". :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491600 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:32:44 +0000 Canoli 2491600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice because I don't exercise or diet but I wanted to let you know I looked the same way after baby #2. I am very skinny everywhere else so my belly just felt magnified! I would constantly have people asking me if I was pregnant when I wasn't. It stinks. I did have pretty large babies too. I am due shortly with baby #3 and I don't even want to know what I'm going to look like. I'm thinking of getting the Bellefit. Anyways, I'm rambling and offering no real advice but wanted to commiserate with you. Some days I feel very self conscious and other days I am okay with it because I feel lucky to have the ability to carry children and have come to terms with the fact that that means my baby is changed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491463 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 23:42:24 +0000 coopsmama 2491463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you have Diastasis Recti, unfortunately. Just like I do. It's most common with those of us who carry right out front. Do you have a gap between your abs when you lay down and lift your head up? If that doesn't make sense, Google it - there are videos out there to help you diagnose it and also lots of info on ways to help it with certain kinds of exercise. Unfortunately traditional ab exercises do more harm than good if you have DR. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491462 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 23:41:14 +0000 SeptMomma12 2491462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: I've kinda just been waiting for it to go away but I don't think that's going to happen at this point :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491459 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 23:37:07 +0000 travellingbee 2491459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know but I was just saying this today. I'm almost back to prepreg weight but still have a belly :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-pre-pregnancy-weight-but-still-look-pregnant-10-months-pp#post-2491455 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 23:28:34 +0000 SeptMomma12 2491455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I thought I was "lucky" that I carried both my kids straight out in front - all belly, didn't look pregnant from behind, etc. Now 10 months pp with #2, I'm not so sure :sad: I'm below my pre-pregnancy weight and overall very thin (underweight according to BMI). But I still look pregnant! I know that's partly because I'm thin everywhere else, so it literally "sticks out," but it's driving me crazy. I'd like to avoid any type of crazy diet, especially since I'm still nursing. But are there any exercises in particular I should be doing to try to bring my belly back down to scale with the rest of me?! </p> [attach=3117/16/o3uxrn.600x480.image.jpg]