so i had twins and i gained weight pretty much only on my belly. when i stand up, my belly isn't so elastic. when i bend over, it definitely looks for lack of a better word.... elastic. kinda gross.
so if you had a baby, did your stomach become elastic? if so, did it go back and how long did it take? if not, you are so lucky!
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
hell to the no it did not go back. i want lipo if only i weren't too scared!
cantaloupe / 6610 posts
These threads always scare me to death...So I'm not letting myself click on it again and I'm going back to DenialVille. It's nice there:)
GOLD / pear / 1845 posts
stretch marks, umbilical hernia, saggy skin.
I try not to look at it, honestly.
pomelo / 5321 posts
hahaha....no! I'm hoping I run into some very generous people who want to give me a tummy tuck! 
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
It did not go back but it is getting there much better since I started doing transverse abdominal exercises. I feel like I look much better than I did 4 years ago when I was heavy. I think if I lose the last 10 lbs my tummy will look like it did pre preg (well except of course for the stretch marks).
This is where I learned about the exercises. http://www.befitmom.com/abdominal_reconditioning.html
I am 4 months post partum.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
I think it did...but I never quite got back to my pre-preg weight so it was a little fatter...not elastic, though. Let's see what happens this time, ugh.
nectarine / 2886 posts
My stomach stretched a ton but magically at 3 months post partum, the skin tightened back up. Before that, my belly button looked really weird and stretched out. Now if only i could do something about the stretch marks on my legs...
papaya / 10560 posts
I'm exactly 21 days pp and my stomach is almost flat...so there is hope. As for the back.fat, that's another story!
eggplant / 11287 posts
It is not bad, but different. It is flat, but I just have a bit more skin. So it looks fine in a bikini and whatnot, but it doesn't stay tight when I bend over. And my hips are wider.
pineapple / 12234 posts
My skin feels gross and is saggy. I will have a tummy tuck and breast lift when we are certain that I won't be pregnant again.
bananas / 9628 posts
So I haven't had a baby yet, so I can't speak for myself on the matter, but I wanted to give you a little hope! The twins I nannied for were born in the month of October & by the summer their mama was rocking a bikini & looking awesome! I was jealous of her flat belly! So there is hope that after twins you can have a kick ass belly, granted I never saw her prepreggo belly, so I can't talk about how different it looked, but she looked great!
pear / 1723 posts
at 2 months pp, mine's not looking too bad. amazingly, i didn't get any stretch marks, and the skin is slowly tightening back up. like pastemoo mentioned, working the ab muscles seems to be a big factor for me. i started running again the last week or so, and it's made a big difference already.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
not even close... and it never will be.
I had so many stretch marks my stomach looks like map... a touch-and-feel textured map
I have extra skin and a pooch that sticks out past my lower tummy.
I lost all the weight, but it's soooo different. I'm hoping that by continuing to work out and targeting my abs I will get somewhat of a normal stomach back.
It's honestly a real sore point for me.. it really pushes me into a state of depression. I know it sounds so superficial and shallow but sometimes I cry when I see myself naked in the mirror. It's so hard to "embrace" my new body.
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
Oh, yes, like @mrsdaredevil, my hips are wider, too. But I like it.
pomegranate / 3350 posts
I'm 2 weeks pp and my belly is almost flat again. I think once I'm really able to exercise and lose the last 10-15 lbs it'll be back to normal. Hips &butt may be another story...
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
@HeatherlovesKenny: amen sister!! After we're done with bebes, I'm getting all this stuff put back where it used to be!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
I still had 7-10lbs to lose before getting pregnant again, but it went back to normal for the most part. No extra skin or anything
pomegranate / 3980 posts
@Coco Bee: You sound just like me 
It makes me depressed too. I can't fit any of my clothes the same anymore and it is killing me.
clementine / 943 posts
I'm 5 weeks PP, and my stomach is almost back to normal. However, my hips and butt need me to go back to the gym before they will be back to where I can for into my clothes again!
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
I wish 7 months PP and I still feel so flabby and gross. It's definitely better than how it was a few months ago, but without exercise, I think this is pretty much how it's gonna look. I need to get on it and working out!
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