question for c-section mamas

sheremy · November 2009

When did your tummy start to resemble it's old self again. I know i'm only 1 week pp, but I definitely still look about 5 months pregnant and my belly is super soft and wiggly. I figure some of it is swelling from the c-section itself, but i'm curious to know when you felt like your stomach started to resemble it's old self again? I always saw the girls post their pp belly's on the 3rd tri boards and from what I can remember they all have vaginal births and by 1-2 weeks pp they didn't look like they had been pregnant at all.

Dancer6978 · November 2009

I am four weeks PP and almost back to normal. Try to remember that they cut through muscles, so we are looser in the abdominal area than those who delivered vaginally.

ivs112 · November 2009

The belly swelling was gone by 2 weeks. It is now flat, but loose. I definitely need to work out, lol.

jusbex · November 2009

I didn't look pregnant anymore by 2 weeks, but I still feel like my stomach is loose and a bit more flabby than before I was preg even though I have lost 40 lbs and am actually smaller now than I was before (I am 6 weeks PP). I didn't fit into my pre-preg jeans until 1 month PP.

melissapgreen · November 2009

I'm 6 weeks PP and I'm no where near back to normal. I've still got 20 lbs to lose so that could have something to do with it. I'm worried because I go back to work in two weeks, but can't fit in to any of my clothes!

brinkly · November 2009

It probably took about 2 weeks for the swelling to go down and it is looking close to normal now.

Keep in mind that the people who are the most likely to post pictures of their post-partum bellies are the ones who are the most proud of their bellies - meaning that people are going to be more likely to show a picture if their stomach looks good compared to those people who took a little longer to get a flat stomach back. So try not to compare yourself with those pictures. There are plenty of us who DID NOT look like that a week or two out!