Post-baby tummy

[Pootles2010]

Not sure if there is anything i can do about this, but worth a try... Had first baby 3 weeks ago, amazed how quickly my tum's gone down (i don't look preg at all now, and only 3 lbs heavier than pre-preg). However, it looks awful - obviously stretch marks, which i don't mind too much, but the skin is really baggy! It feels like old lady skin.

Is there anything i can do about this? Help!

not really. time will help. dd is now 8 months and I had a jelly belly until she was 4 months.
another stone of baby weight to go, but my belly now is only fat, not jelly...

Dammit. I know i'm lucky not to have the weight to loose, its nice to see horrendous morning sickness achieved something...

hiya pootles, this is what im terrified about, had 1st baby nearly 2 year ago was a small girl my tummy gone back down great did after 5 days didnt have stretch marks on it, doesnt look baggy at all, but sometimes if i bend over and push my belly out the skin doesnt look the same, but can tell any other way. but im pregnant with my 2nd now and absoloutly worried that my tummy is gonna be down to my knees lol. ive been cacing myself in all the oils and stretch mark creams. its scary

aww don't worry about your wobbly tummies! Mine is a little wobbly and the stretch marks are still there but I would be proud to wear a bikini right now just to show everyone that I have had a baby and she is the best in the world. I thought it would bother me but it really doesn't

A pair of spanx?? Thats what I will be requesting for Christmas this year - baby due Christmas Day)!

You only had your baby 3 weeks ago and no longer look pregnant!!!! Argh!! So so soooooooooooooooooooo lucky!

Am sooooooo ....

And no weight to lose....

Am a year PP and still look a bit pregnant.

Wouldn't worry about a little bit of soft skin on tummy. Once hormones start to settle some of it will tighten. But you'll probably have to do some exercise too to help it along - I know you can't tighten skin as such but by helping stomach muscles underneath, the skin will look better.

And btw no exercise other than pelvic floor until 6 weeks PP.

And again Argh how did you manage to look so good only 3 weeks PP!!!!????!!!

i put a huge 4 stone on and within 5 days was back to 8 stone again and no tummy whatsoever completely flat, was strange, didnt get it not complaining though :), doubt that will happen again this time though haha.