https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:19:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-the-belly-button-pooch#post-900436 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:12:43 +0000 MapleMoose 900436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pre-pregnancy the only things that touched the pooch were intense cardio and push-ups. We shall see post-pregnancy... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-the-belly-button-pooch#post-900286 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:05:08 +0000 LulaBee 900286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I, too, have always had the pooch- it's way worse post-baby and post-csection. I am about 3 weeks into Pure Barre, and they definately target those muscles in class- I can feel them getting stronger, but not sure that I will ever see the pooch go away- there is just so much extra skin! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-the-belly-button-pooch#post-900281 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:03:22 +0000 Weagle 900281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Off to google some! I prefer exercises for transverse abs anyway! </p> <p>Note: Prefer doesn't necessarily mean I do them, obvs. ;). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-the-belly-button-pooch#post-900279 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:02:00 +0000 Weagle 900279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookworm: I've had it since I was a teen too. It's not awful, but looks weird when the rest of my stomach is fairly toned (when I'm regularly exercising, that is). Mine looks pretty much the same pp as it did before baby, so it could be fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-the-belly-button-pooch#post-900267 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 06:55:14 +0000 blackbird 900267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's worse after the baby. My skin is loose there. All my mom friends talk about it. It'll take awhile to tighten up </p> <p>As far as toning goes, though, leg raises and anything for the transverse abs. Static Pilates holds, etc </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-the-belly-button-pooch#post-900265 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 06:52:06 +0000 Bookish 900265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sigh... I hope someone knows. I've had that darn pooch since I was a teenager and no amounts of diet and exercise have yet to get rid of it. I'm fairly terrified of what it's going to look like post partum. So BUMP, and hope people have ideas ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/below-the-belly-button-pooch#post-900254 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 06:42:00 +0000 Weagle 900254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What exercises do you do to get rid of that? I feel like I could do 1 million ab exercises a day, and I would still have that little pooch. </p>