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emz 
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 10:27am |
I don't know how many people know of this, or if anyone has thought about doing it or actually done it? A friend of my sister's told me about it.
Basically bandaging the loose skin back in place so it doesn't hang helps the muscles pull it back in. I think you do it for about the first 6 weeks. I'm contemplating it (although I can see already that I'll probably get tired of it after a few days  ), cos anything would be worth a try!
Does anyone have any experiences or know anyone that's done it successfully? It's a DIY jobbie, there is no medical recommendation or anything like that, just to help the post-baby flab tighten a bit quicker.
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 10:30am |
relly man wish someone had told me about that lol
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 10:35am |
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Never heard of it but wish someone had told me about it! I would have tried it! *pokes flabby tummy*
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 10:39am |
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Hehe, yeah I don't know to what extent it works but my sister's friend looks amazing! I guess it's just effort and with a newborn I don't know if I could be bothered! (Or rather, find the time)
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 10:42am |
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couldnt you jsut wear tight undies!!!!
sounds a bit ..... to me. the muscles are under the skin and if she is a younger person she may just have more elasticity anyway.
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 10:55am |
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It's to do with the gravity thing GandT, as in if you have quite a bit of excess skin the gravity makes it harder for your skin to go back to normal.
Yeah, I don't know how much I believe it but I'm thinking it might be worth a go. Just talked to my sis some more and she said every woman in this woman's family has done it and they all regained their pre-preggy skin quickly. I did a wee search online and it's quite common in some other countries.
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 10:56am |
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wow! Thanks for the head's up. Don't know if I'd have the commitment but it would be cool to try.
Do you think you can still do it after a C-sect?
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 11:08am |
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I think after a c-sect you can get bands anyway? (Someone please correct me if I'm wrong) I don't see why you couldn't, you'd just have to keep away from your stitches I guess.
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 11:33am |
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I was given 2 x tubi-grips for my tummy muscle seperation thing. I would imagine that I could use those after birth. They feel like they push everything in. Only thing is, they are hot in summer. In winter I would imagine they would be cosy.
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 1:28pm |
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I just wore Nancy gantz pantz and belly band. Probably would have worked, but I couldn't be rrrsed after a week, plus I'm fat anyhow, and the physiotherapist said you still have to "hold" them in and do exersizes to help them regain their memory...
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 1:43pm |
Ahh, that's a good idea, I could wear my Nancy Gantz on alternate days (I'm too cheap to buy more than one pair!)
Yeah, I think the exercising thing is going to be my downfall
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 1:55pm |
yeah me too - even Pelvic floor exercises sounds like too much effort after the baby's here.(though I'm pretty sure I'll make an effort with those  )
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 2:06pm |
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I wore a support band thingy when i went jogging after my 6 week check, as i still had a bit of a jiggly tummy. It just felt more comfortable. As for wearing something after giving birth, i'm not sure if it would have helped much.
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 2:07pm |
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I bought some of those waist band thingys, don't know what they are called but they are from Shanton, they are just a tube of material that girls wear nowadays to give the layered cloth effect? Well anyway, I bought those as some days I found when my tummy hung over my c section wound it would start to ache, but then after a while the band would make it start to ache too! Sadly I can't say it has helped me gain back my pre baby belly, I can honestly say I don't think it will ever be what it was (I was super fit pre pregnancy though), I still have a little over hanging jelly belly - but no stretch marks so thats a bonus!!
Those stetchy things have been great though and worth the $10 each that they cost me!
If I actually had time to do any kind of exercise other than walking that might help!
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 2:07pm |
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I have been doing pelvic floor exercises everyday since I was 15. It's about the only exercise that I do... haha oh dear.
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 2:07pm |
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WOW I wish I had know about this when I had Ethan!!!
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 3:08pm |
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Well it makes sense to me! I mean if you had liposuction they give you pressure bandages to keep everything in don't they for skin support??
I'm gonna try it anyway LOL
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 3:20pm |
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My mother had this done when she had her two children (31 and 36 now) and she swears that it worked for her and she had a flat tummy after just a very short time. I wonder if this was a common thing to do in Europe at the time and not anywhere else in the world??
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 4:40pm |
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What about ordinary support undies? Personally I'd rather not do it until after the bleeding (and bloated feeling) had settled and then give it a try.... who knows.
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Posted: 03 December 2007 at 8:03pm |
I know a lady that wore a girdle type thing for 6 weeks and when she took it off her tum was flat.
I worked my guts off this time round cos I hated how i looked after Caprece was born and it took just as long to get back to normal as it did with Jack where I sat on my ass and ate chocolate all day. 
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