Post Baby saggy tummy

I've just had baby number 2 - 31/2 wks ago, so whilst I have 10 kg to loose which I am working on, also the stretchmarks - argh! I also notice my skin seems very stretched. I cant remember it being like this after number one. Does the skin shrink back once I loose the weight, or am I likely to end up with wrinkly saggy skin?? PS I still have a small baby tummy - how long have others tummy's taken to go down...?

Mine is a little saggy. Wasn't after my first but it is now. I think it's a bit of a lost cause for me hoping it might tighten back up

Ugh yeah mine is awful - I always say it looks like an arse on my tummy! I guess I have a few kgs to loose but DD was quite overdue, and quite large - and I have stretchmarks for Africa to show for it. I try not to think about it too much but my body shape has certainly changed. Your story give some hope though SpecialK!

I've lost all my baby weight and a few kg extra and I think it makes it look worse not better

I put on 27kg when preg with DD, I'd lost it all by the time she was 12wks old, plus a few extra kilos, but my stomach is still all saggy baggy and she is now 17 months old! When standing up, it's not noticeable but if I bend over it goes all saggy over the top of my pants, ick! The muscles are definitely tighter but it's like there is just too much skin. I can't seem to do anything to get rid of it! My DD was huge at birth (11lb 8oz) and was 2wks over so I got covered in stretchmarks. They are still there but 10x better than they used to be. At least now they are skin coloured and not purple!!

tiptoes wrote: kebakat wrote: I've lost all my baby weight and a few kg extra and I think it makes it look worse not better Me too unfortunately. I hope it's not gonna be even worse after this baby, but probably likely it will be!

This is me too and I've only had one baby but then again... Since having DD all I have changed is my diet - more healthier and I drink a lot more water now too. I don't exercise much at all really!

I definitely wouldn't worry too much yet - very early days!
I put on on about 14kg and lost about 10 within first few weeks, the rest is still there but I figure it wants to stay for now and may help bf.

Tummy is a little bit looser (DF was amused by it the other day ) but feels tighter after regularly doing some 'bridge' exercises recently. Apparently these help the stomach muscle gap go back together, as opposed to sit-ups, which aren't a good idea.

We also walk a lot, and I've started running again...but this was mainly after 2/3 months at least, so I reckon take it easy for a while yet.

My hips are wider too, noticed the other day. Do they go back? I thought it might be part of the deal, hehe.

My stomach took a while to go back down, definitely longer than four weeks! It LOOKS fine now, but it's not firm like it used to be. Obviously my abs have gone completely but I can't be bothered doing anything about that.

As for hips, I've read different things. Obviously the pelvis widens to accommodate for childbirth, so that is a skeletal change that you can't do too much about. Apparently, it goes back down over time but might never be as it was pre-baby. I personally have noticed that my hips are still a touch wider than they were pre-baby, and I know it's definitely not extra fat making them look that way. So yeah, some people might be stuck with slightly bigger hips!

Spacette wrote: Tummy is a little bit looser (DF was amused by it the other day ) but feels tighter after regularly doing some 'bridge' exercises recently. Apparently these help the stomach muscle gap go back together, as opposed to sit-ups, which aren't a good idea.

What are bridge exercises?

I have the same trouble with my stomach muscles, with the gap.

yes I do the blank - it works well....