Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Relationships

Mumsnet has not checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. If you need help urgently or expert advice, please see our domestic violence webguide and/or relationships webguide. Many Mumsnetters experiencing domestic abuse have found this thread helpful: Listen up, everybody

oh horror, going out with new man and the skin on my abdomen looks like baggy crepe paper..

81 replies

allegrageller · 25/03/2008 13:09

had ds2 11 months ago. DH and I are separating amicably. Am just starting to get interest from new bloke.

OK, so I thought I was so very confident and attractive and all that, & then I happened to catch sight of my stomach last night. Oh GOD. It looks as if it belongs to someone 60 years older. Not a portion of the lower abdomen that doesn't have stretchmarks, but the worst is the combined wrinkliness and looseness.

I immediately did some situps then gave up and cried. I actually feel as if I can't go out with him because I am such a total minger.

I know that if he objects to that kind of thing you nice mners will probably tell me he's 'not good enough' for me anyway but frankly, I fancy him and want him to fancy me. I don't want him seeing that and going 'errrr....'

What do I do, short of a tummy tuck? which I'm considering, frankly, if I come into a sudden flood of cash...

OP posts:
Irisheyes78 · 29/03/2008 10:30

I have two kids and didn't get a single stretch mark even tho they were 10 months apart and I swear it was down to bio oil. I don't think it that's expensive for something that actually works.

Don't worry about what he is gonna think as men just don't look at us half as much as we think they do. Enjoy yourself.

nappyaddict · 29/03/2008 10:32

wow irisheyes - only 10 months!! that must have been hard.

Irisheyes78 · 29/03/2008 10:47

An no they are great kids. It was actually 10 months two weeks. Am pregnant on number three now and my youngest is ten months so oldest will be 2 yrs and 6 weeks if babs comes close to edd.

It is hard at times but they are asleep now so I'm having a well earned doss! Really should be in the shower.

I have an au pair too which I would recomment to anyone. I pay her ?70 per week which is about £50 and she works from 8 til 3. Saving a fortune on childcare and she does a bit of housework!

Sorry to hijack thread!

SmugColditz · 29/03/2008 10:54

here

BumperliciousAteTooManyEggs · 29/03/2008 11:26

I am laughing so hard at belly slaps that i am going to wake up dd who is asleep on me! It's a empathic laugh though

lou33 · 30/03/2008 00:00

i think it's more down to genetics than anything (stretchmarks)

i've had 4 kids, used nothing and had no sm's

i will be thinking of this thread on friday , i am sure, i have a date

he will wonder why i keep grinning to myself like a fool

New posts on this thread. Refresh page