how long before tummy shrinks to normal for you?

[Gemmitygem]

how long did it take before your tummy went back to normal after childbirth? I had DS two weeks ago and basically look a bit like a Vietnamese potbellied pig. the rest of me is skinny but my stomach was massive by the end and now is like an empty handbag..

[PanicPants]

ds is 14months and still waiting...........

[griffintribe]

DD 13 months and still waiting

[CurrantBun]

I'm taking heart from Kama's post. I'm 23 weeks now and finding it hard to adjust to not being my usual skinny self. I haven't put on any weight that anyone else would notice - apart from the bump and slightly bigger boobs - and am still running about 20 miles a week (I am a marathon runner and usually do a lot more than this), so I'm hoping that my body will go back to (almost) the way it was before quite quickly. (Please, please ...!)

[prettymum]

i have 2 dc, and am very slim. both times belly shrunk back to normal size a week later and only had a few light stretchmarks with dc2 which have faded away!!

didnt really do any excercise, but worked a lot and was on my feet a lot during both pregnancies.

[Gem13]

Pretty quickly with DS - 'normal' birth. 6 months or thereabouts with DD - c-section.