https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:05:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1308260 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:35:54 +0000 Boheme 1308260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's normal except for pudginess. All of you who said yours went to hell with #2 are scaring me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1308224 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:22:47 +0000 HLK208 1308224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Leathery + doughy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1308193 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:06:56 +0000 Bookish 1308193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeahhhh. Not pretty, but I'm getting used to it. The skin itself is tight, but I'm covered with stretch marks that still aren't fading, and I have a huuuge pooch. I could care less about my stretch marks, but I'm dying to get my tummy fixed :( It keeps everything from fitting right, and no amount of working out is going to tighten it up. Not gonna happen though, DH is totally against it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1308186 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:04:23 +0000 Beyond2 1308186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After number one my belly was 2/3 covered in stretch marks with saggy skin that I doubt will ever go back (my mom and great aunt have the same belly so maybe it's hereditary?). I'm pregnant with #2 now and assume it will just get worse. I don't plan to ever have a tummy tuck and do plan to have more kids so I'm sure it will look a lot worse before everything is said and done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1308163 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 13:54:07 +0000 Mamaof2 1308163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as you - after #1 it went right back - I was in a bikini again the next year!</p> <p>After number 2 my bikini days are gone! I am slender when wearing clothes but my stomach looks awful when naked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1308075 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 13:28:33 +0000 PurplePeony 1308075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm almost 4 weeks pp and the skin looks pretty normal aside from a bunch of stretch marks on my lower belly (under my belly button). I still have some pudge, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307900 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:35:35 +0000 loveisstrange 1307900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sad, stretched out and saggy. :(</p> <p>Not gonna lie, DH promised me a mommy makeover (boob job and tummy tuck) as a gift for finishing my bachelors degree, lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307890 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:30:08 +0000 mrs. wagon 1307890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Greentea: Right now I am liking a set I got from Costco called Flexees (by Maidenform)... can't find them on amazon but they're similar to these:</p> <p><a href="http://amzn.to/1iqahQP" rel="nofollow">http://amzn.to/1iqahQP</a></p> <p>I like to keep it simple.. just fits over my underwear, holds in my tummy and muffintop, and doesn't roll down. (usually!! roll down is my biggest problem!) I've had things that have more coverage but I find that the more fabric there is, the less likely I am to wear it. Also, the crotch is all cotton which is great for breathability. Would probably cause some problems with VPL but I don't really care (or wear pants/skirts that would cause VPL). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307875 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:24:14 +0000 Greentea 1307875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: what shapewear do you like? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307821 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:07:06 +0000 Mamasig 1307821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even though I know this reality, this is kind of depressing me. After my 1st I got a few light stretch marks around my belly button and the skin definitely lost elasticity. I also didn't do much to fix it. Now I'm pregnant with #2 and totally scared about what it will look like after! I don't think it will be back to what it was even if I worked out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307662 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 11:17:02 +0000 Foodnerd81 1307662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 months pp with my first and it's pretty close to how it was prepreg (which is to say, not super tight and firm to begin with). My ab muscles are still way weaker, given that I haven't done any exercises for them in a year, but the skin itself is fine. I never got stretch marks on my belly, only my boobs. </p> <p>My mom had five kids and her belly had the slightly crepey look you mention, plus her belly button kind of looked like a flower. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307633 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 11:09:05 +0000 mrs. wagon 1307633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: so awful... I totally understand tummy tucks now! I keep stretching the skin downward to see what it would look like... and picturing where my new belly button would go... lol. But I don't think I could ever face going under the knife for a tummy tuck!! I'd rather wear shapewear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307623 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 11:06:21 +0000 autumnlove 1307623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: leathery is a good word! :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307490 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:26:23 +0000 mrs. wagon 1307490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>almost 18 months post second baby and it's tighter than before, but very saggy, leathery, and stretch mark -y. Sorry for the bleak report :( but I expected it because my mom was always thin but always had a saggy belly. It's fine with me since I never wear bikinis, and I'm used to regularly wearing shapewear! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307482 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:24:00 +0000 lilteacherbee 1307482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel pretty lucky- 6 weeks pp and no stretch marks (except for a few on my boobs) and its pretty much normal except it needs to be toned up again. Reallyyyy hoping its this way after future LOs </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307475 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:21:47 +0000 Pirouette 1307475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am 2 weeks pp and am very surprised how quickly my body is bouncing back! I had a c so no exercise for a while, but aside from a small layer of pudge my stomach looks and feels like prepreg - and no stretch marks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307463 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:17:58 +0000 Dagny 1307463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Normal after my first - no stretch marks, etc. I am totally nervous about this for future LOs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307451 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:13:54 +0000 avivoca 1307451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's so icky and leathery feeling. I use lotion and it doesn't help. It's slowly getting tighter though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307443 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:11:26 +0000 MapleMoose 1307443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No stretch marks and things seem to be shrinking so Yay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307434 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:07:58 +0000 MamaMoose 1307434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Don't tell me this!! I had no stretch marks and no saggy skin after number 1. I fully expect it better be the same after number 2!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307428 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:05:38 +0000 lamariniere 1307428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After my first LO, I bounced back really fast with no stretch marks. I'm now 4 weeks PP from baby 2, and while I don't have stretch marks, my skin is still a bit flabby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307420 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:01:30 +0000 edelweiss 1307420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm about 1 year out from having my first LO and my stomach skin has not regained all its elasticity. it's loosey, goosey and dimply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307412 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 09:56:17 +0000 Grace 1307412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Goofy. I have zebra stripes all over and it is kinda crepey now that you mention it. It's feeling less doughy now at 4 mon pp though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307410 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 09:54:36 +0000 Andrea 1307410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My skin is the same but I need to lose my belly. I probably have a few more side stretch marks as I am prone to those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307358 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 09:33:53 +0000 Modern Daisy 1307358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was very lucky not to get any stretch marks and at 4 weeks pp the skin is still a little loose, but looks almost back to normal. I just started working out this weekend though so I am hoping as I continue to lose the weight everything will tighten up a little more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307352 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 09:30:43 +0000 Greentea 1307352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yea... um. Mine sounds like yours after one baby but I am working on losing still so we'll see! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-is-your-stomach-skin-after-you-gave-birth#post-1307348 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 09:28:57 +0000 autumnlove 1307348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a few stretch marks after baby 1 but my skin went back to normal for the most part. Not the case after baby 2....my stomach area has a crepey texture, way more stretch marks and the elasticity is gone! </p>