Is it harder losing your tummy weight after a C-section?

[lill72]

Hello,
My DD is 20 months old and although I am almost back to my pre-baby weight, my tummy simply will not go back to what it was. Is this due to stomach muscle being cut or is it just me??!!

I have also found that my chest size is still bigger - which is not good for me as I was already ample!

any tips welcome!!

Yy to the tummy.

I have a shelf that only "special" undies keep under control.

It does get better, but I suspect mine won't ever totally go.

after 4 c-sections I have a very unsightly belly overhang, with the tight scar stopping any chance of it being flat. However I go to Toning Tables which really help firm the muscles and thus hold the flab in. I do envy those with wash board flat tummies!

8 months post cs I also have a shelf :( and from what sil tells me it's there for life. Difference is she's a size 8 with v petite (think unnoticeable under normal clothes type shelf) and I'm a short size 14 with a big arse and just as big shelf. I need industrial strength control undies to sort this out!! Might give toning tables a go (desperate), as diet and exercise ain't helping

I had a c- section 8 years ago, i tried virtually everything and i couldn't shift that little overhang. In the end my husband paid for advanced laser lipo and now i have a flat stomach . Imo no matter what kind of exercise you do, you probably wont be able to get rid of that little hand, but i might be wrong, maybe you just need determination and hard work.

I meant little hang

Ok so this is good and bad news!! Good news is that it isn't only me that has shelf type tummy - I have watched my other mummy friends go back to their normal weight and wondered why i couldn't. Bad news that it is hard/impossible to shift. well I have been working on it - so will try my best to get as flat as possible! thanks girls - great to have support for these type issues we face!!

I had sections and don't have an overhang, but obviously the scar is noticeable etc. I found with exercise, pilates etc, my tum did go back maybe to 90% what it was before (very flat basically) and I wouldn't expect it to be 100% after vag births either cos no matter what, the tummy skin gets stretched.