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does your tummy ever flatten out????

silvie25marsilvie25mar member
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I'm wondering about the part just above the incision where there's a bit of a ridge, I guess where they pulled the skin back together. Will this ever even out???
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Re: does your tummy ever flatten out????

  • eav2ceav2c member
    Gosh I hope so! I look like a tire roll =P FWIW, I hear it does flatten out but takes awhile... and, exercise/toning is of course helpful though I've been told it might never go back to "normal."
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  • christinakpricechristinakprice member
    Lol, I laugh because I remember with DD I was like "what the heck is that?!"  yes, with weight loss and toning, everything turned back to normal...now I am hoping to do it all over again. 
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  • Alex26Alex26 member
    Not for me  ;0(
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    Not for me  ;0(

    This! 

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  • MAprincessMAprincess member
    It flattened out for me and after two kiddos (though the second was not a c/s) my tummy managed to get back to remotely normal.  It did take me a little longer to get the tummy in check the second time.
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  • kcisthebombdotcomkcisthebombdotcom member
    Mine did. It took a year though.
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  • RhennaRhenna
    Everyone's body reacts differently and no not everyone will get their flat tummy back again, even with working out/dieting/toning.  It may happen for you but it may not.  It has been 5 years since my c-section and I worked really hard on my stomach and it never went back.  I always had that little shelf right there.  Everyone's circumstances and bodies are different. I know after this cs and getting my tubes tied, if I want my stomach flat I will need to (and will) have a tuck.
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  • mlf625mlf625
    Mine did.  Just took a 30 Day Shred.  :)
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  • valerieanne9015valerieanne9015

    Mine did.  I just have a little indent, I guess, where the scar is.  Otherwise, everything else is back to normal.

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  • RayRay007RayRay007 member
    My scar is flat and has been since the beginning (I mean, my whole belly stuck out, but I didn't have a ridge above the incision). My problem now is the loose skin higher on my belly that sags.

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  • missmolly511missmolly511 member
    After a year and a 60 pound weight loss, yes. I still have 20 pounds to go but my tummy is flat and back to normal, even over the "ridge," where a year ago I had to lift it to see the scar.
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  • mamastichmamastich member
    Ive lost 80lbs (I had gained 40 while pg) and its still very much there :(
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