I'm only 11 days out from my c section but am worried about how pregnant I still look! I thought I read that it's hard to get rid of the belly with a c section..... is it true?
I'm only 11 days out from my c section but am worried about how pregnant I still look! I thought I read that it's hard to get rid of the belly with a c section..... is it true?
pear / 1610 posts
I don't really know when I would say I didn't look pregnant anymore, but overall I didn't have a hard time losing my belly after my c-section. I remember feeling like I still looked pregnant around 10 days pp, but I really don't remember when I felt that went away.
cantaloupe / 6687 posts
I think it took me at least a month to start looking normal...I had my LO in November 2011 and I know for sure by Christmas I wasn't looking pregnant anymore.
squash / 13199 posts
@travelgirl1: 11 days is definitely still early. I dont know exactly when but know by my 6 weeks appointment I didnt look pregnant. I was breastfeeding so I lost weight very fast. It took some time for the belly pouch to go but now at 7 month pp, my belly is flat again, although not as firm
pear / 1728 posts
I want to say it took about a month. Keep in mind with a c-section there is swelling around the incision site, and the muscles are separated (usually at the fascia) so they take a bit longer to recover. I am 16 months pp, and my belly is flat. Its been flat for some time now. My lower abs were definitely weak for the first few months, I just had to do some lower ab exercises to get them back to normal. Youre still early, dont stress =o)
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