Has anyone toned up a tummy like this (graphic photo attached)

Hi OP, I lost around 8 stone after I had my DC so had a lot of saggy skin on my stomach. I seen a video on the benefits of a derma roller on youtube and bought a mid priced one on eBay and I'm convinced it worked wonders! I hope you find it works for you too, my beautician did say to use a moisturiser afterwards. HTH :)

That looks very familiar to me
My offending babies are now 9 & 7, so time and general fitness have done little to resolve it.

Baby 1 was 8lb 10 with a huge amount of fluid. I went from 8st 7 at 4m pg (had been losing due to nausea despite growing bump immediately to 13st with a 43 inch waist and my MW was plotting fundus measurements at the top of the page. My skin stood no chance.
DS2 was kinder, but the damage was done.

I'm not willing to exist on a very strict diet for the rest of my life. I'm not prepared for the risks of a tummy tuck (although sometimes it sounds tempting) and it's better to just live healthily and celebrate what your body can do.

It is frustrating that it is a body form that you don't see. It's either lean, airbrushed perfection, or bigger is beautiful, but very little otherwise slim and healthy just showing the toll of motherhood.

You’ve got an absolutely cracking waistline and hips.

I have this too - I'm almost exactly the same height and weight as you OP. My second baby was 8.2 which I suppose isn't unusually large but my bump was enormous and I had separated abdominals too.

It looks much like, but lots better than, mine. 5'3", 9 stone, and my two babies were 9lb 2 and 10lb 7. After DD1 it was just starting to smooth out again 3 years on, then DD2 happened. 14 months on there's still lots of wrinkly, saggy skin. I just wear big sucky-in pants 😳

You look great!! (I'm still following for advice though!)

Also please don't have a tummy tuck - you could end up ruining it!

It'a not too bad at all! I would recommend doing a check for diastasis recti - some youtube tutorials will show you how to check for it and try doing some diastasis friendly exercises. I coughed up for 'mutu system' a couple of years back but there seem to be more diastasis friendly content on youtube for free now.

These are honourable scars and can be carried with pride.

I had a tummy tuck and it was the best decision I've ever made! I also had a lift and breast reduction! I love my new body!

OhHolyJesus the OP had her l;arge baby 6 years ago so time is not going to fix anything. OP, you appear to be fit and not carrying a lot of excess body fat. The issue appears to be saggy skin. Unfortunately, whilst diet and exercise can help enormously, your skin will not shrink back to the firm pre-baby skin. Different people have different levels of elasticity in their skin. Some have massive babies/twins and are flat and smooth 3 months after. Others are left with sagging that would make you weep. You are somewhere in between. Keep fit, moisturise and if it really bothers you, talk to a surgeon about a tummy tuck.

I have what I refer to as chicken skin above my belly. I was quite strict about cutting down on carbs a couple of years ago and doing abs exercises about 5 days a week as well as cardio for about 3-4 months. I did tone my stomach very slightly but it was a lot of effort for fairly unremarkable results. I didnt lose any weight either. (Although my BMI is 21 so not overweight)

I agree that you may have a diastasis but honestly, your stomach looks amazing!

Oh, and it really doesn't look terrible at all!

You probably have diastasis recti, it's a condition where the thin muscle holding the abdominal walls stretches to accommodate pregnancy, and is left slack and saggy. It is possible to tighten it back up, I've done it my self after my 11lb 8oz son, who is not 14 months. Still got a bit of fat to lose around my waist, but I've closed the gap from 4 fingers wide to just over 1.

Like pop have said it's not nearly as bad as you think it is and you have a lovely slim waist.

I think the best option is a mix of cardio and weight training will tone you up all over but you can't really target areas and your stomach is the most difficult areas, my tummy is much saggier than yours but cutting back on carbs, cutting out snacks and Pilate's has made a huge difference.

Oh, and I lost too much weight and look ill! Your stomach is lovely and Pilates is the perfect exercise to tone up. You look very lithe to me!

I’m a PT and you can’t do anything about the loose skin.
Do you know if your abdominals have knitted back together? Sometimes they remain separate and an op is needed to bring them back together. If you do tummy trimming exercises with a big gap between the muscles, your intestines can push out if the gap, making it worse. If not, focus on gaining the strength back with your lower abs and work upwards. Tiny, tiny crunches and taking deep, abdominal breaths while contracting and pressing your lower back into the floor (lying down, knees bent).

Good for you being such a healthy weight

Oh my god no you don't 'need' a tummy tuck! Ab workouts, Pilates and it will go in time. I'm surprised at some of the advice here.

Perfectly normal after big babies or just babies. To have a perfectly tight flat stomach I think you would need a stomach tuck, like I do and most women. It isn’t a graphic picture.

I'm 5'2" and had 2 very large babies 19 and 16 years ago (9lb2oz and 8lb15oz). My stomach looks a lot smoother than yours because I have more fat! (a lot more!).

Maybe try and be more realistic about what you are aiming for?