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Childbirth

Share experiences and get support around labour, birth and recovery.

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tummy post birth

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IsawSusiekissingSantaClaus · 22/12/2007 21:07

Sorry this is a bit trivial but I'm curious - what does your tummy look like say, a week after you've given birth. It it still rounded or does it just deflate? I know I won't really be thinking about it then, I just want to know what to expect.

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CarGirl · 22/12/2007 21:09

it really depends, everyone is so different - a bit jelly like usually.

merrylissiemas · 22/12/2007 21:09

its a bit like a deflated balloon.

brusselbeansprouts · 22/12/2007 21:09

I still looked 5 months pregnant with an extremely wobbly belly.

FlossALumpOfPud · 22/12/2007 21:10

dedlated ime - and stretchmarked! My tummy went down much better this time, mainly I think because DD b/f all the time, where as DS was jaundiced and didn't feed properly for the first week.

Bky · 22/12/2007 21:10

Would agree with the jelly-like, probably just as big as when pregnant but with no baby inside to bulk it out so not rounded just empty and jelly like.

Tanktop · 22/12/2007 21:11

Mines was deflated and felt abit like rubber. really strange. Glad to say 3 years down the line it pretty much back to how it was pre bump.

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Shitemum · 22/12/2007 21:11

Depends how much fat you put on during pregnancy.
I was back in my jeans after about 10 days (preen).
It doesnt deflate as such, your womb contracts back to its almost normal size. Bfeeding helps this to happen and you may have cramps which are a good sign that this is happening and are almost as painful as the contractins during the birth were, be warned. This only lasted a couple of days for me tho. good luck

cassiegemini · 22/12/2007 21:13

Wobbly, deflated...

My DS is 8 weeks old - anyone with older children like to cheer me up with telling me how much better it gets from here on in? My jeans fit lovely on legs and bum but still won't do up

Izzybel · 22/12/2007 21:14

I was so at my tummy when I'd just given birth. It was so weird, like a deflated balloon. Just like jelly and it wobbles when you walk!

Izzybel · 22/12/2007 21:17

My dd is 6 and a half months. I've lost all my baby weight and my stomach has gone back to the size it was but because I lost it too quickly I've been left with a bit of saggy skin . S

CarGirl · 22/12/2007 21:19

I've got a jelly like blob on my tummy 2 years on from my last dc it will never go, I had a very very big bump so the skin will never recover!

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IsawSusiekissingSantaClaus · 22/12/2007 21:52

I'm not sure I'm looking forward to this ....

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BJB21 · 22/12/2007 21:56

couldnt believe that 2nd time around mine went back to normal within a couple of days. it did first time but wasnt expecting it to this time as im much older etc!!

Same as i was before, but to be fair i didnt put on much to lose but it does feel very soft and squidgy!!

MrsFogi · 22/12/2007 22:02

Someone else's tummy - definately not my own (I'm still trying to find the tummy I had before I got pg).

pussycatmomma · 24/12/2007 01:04

well this is not exactly inspiring news is it!! I have a huge bump but dont seem to have put on weight any where else, but am not looking forward to the jelly-belly fairy making an appearance

amytheearwaxbanisher · 24/12/2007 01:12

mine was very flat but a bit jellyish needed a good bit of toning an firming my childbearing hips gave me a much needed curvyness though!beleive me when i say it will be the least of your worrys!

micegg · 24/12/2007 15:39

One of my friends walks out of hospital as though she was never pregnant 6 hours after delivery. Personally I was a bit wobbly for a few weeks but able to get in my jeans after a week. I didnt notice any difference with my stomache a few months fater giving birth. EVeryone is different. Its more to do with what it looked like before and how much weight you put on. It can only wobble if the flab is there to begin with . I carry weight around my middle so always more prone to wobbling.

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