Myth or truth what to do ....

[keaij]

Is it true after you have a baby the lower part of your stomach will become really loose ? If so will working out at the gym and sit ups work, or is tummy tucks the solution ?

[keaij]

Oh Thank God ! My mom stories are crazy lol

[ms_chrissy]

I gave birth exactly 1 week ago n my stomach hardly looks like I was even pregnant. Yes there is a little pooch n a little extra skin cuz hey we had a baby in there lol.but its nothing to be alarmed about..at least in my case.i have a tatoo on my stomach n its still perfect..I thought it would have stretched o something but nope.n I already popped my navel ring back in so dont stress to much..ud b fine!

[ChasingDreams33]

Idk my two gfs just had their first babies and they actually have no flappy stomach or anything couldn't even tell they had a baby i'm so jealous hope that happens with me lol but if we do get it im sure working out will work its all muscle

[aprilj93]

It takes time to bounce back but it does go back to normal aside from things like stretch marks. Although if you have a normal easy delivery I wouldnt wait 2-3 months to start working out. My doc told me cause my delivery was normal and easy that at 2 weeks I could start to do some sit ups and crunches!

[YoungLadyDay14]

It really depends on ur body type. My belly went back after 6months to a year. I breastfed for a yr & a half. I actually don't work out much, but I went back to having abs. I also had no stretch marks people never believed a had a baby. Im on #2 now so we will see if I bounce back.

[abbb01]

My lower belly had a little more skin aftet my first never got back to pre preggo weight though but I miss my stomach it was my best part! But yeah don't rush anything before doc says ok u can possibly give urself a hernia because ur abdominal muscles stretch out so far during pregnancy it needs time to get back to normal

[keaij]

Thanx :-)

[TA283]

Right after you have your baby, yes, you'll have a very noticeable pooch. Basically it's just the stretched skin that hasn't yet had a chance to recover. Give it at least a couple months and you'll start seeing a difference, if your tummy was small to begin with.
After that, just take good care of your skin. It will have a lot of work to do trying to get back into decent shape. I'd say after 2-3 months have passed, ask your doctor about starting to do crunches/sit ups/etc. No need to put that area to work before it's ready, plus you'll already be doing some extra activity (wrestling with baby to dress him/her, picking baby up, carrying, putting back down, feeding, burping, etc).