How Long for your Belly to Go Down

kalyth76 · February 2013

Hi All --

I'm 1 week, 2 days post op after my first delivery/c-section. One thing I didn't realize with the delivery was how large my belly would still be after my son was born. I'm normally very petite, so my current belly still looks about 5 months pregnant.

I was just curious what your experiences have been with the amount of time it took for your belly to shrink down. I definitely realize I'm still very early post-op, but am just curious.

Thanks!

Kate

HarrietNJMommy · February 2013

About 6 weeks.That's how long it takes for your uterus to shrink back down.

racheldj423 · February 2013

I would say my belly looked pretty normal again (but not necessarily pre-pregnancy shape) about 3 weeks after. The hard part is getting back into jeans again. I was able to find a pair of jeans that fit and wasn't uncomfortable around the incision. About 3 months after, I was able to wear my pre-pregnancy jeans with absolutely no discomfort around my incision. But, every heals differently! Just don't worry too much about it, and focus on your baby.

rosesandpeonies · February 2013

a couple of weeks. I look at some pictures and I am shocked at how big I was still afterwards. I had lost majority of my weight in the hospital but wow does it take a while. Give yourself some time

Jarangela · February 2013

Too long! I couldn't even look at my stomach post c/ s. but one day you will realize its much smaller!

Ardmhs83 · February 2013

Everybody is different, but mine was normal in 4 weeks I EBF though, which helps a lot!!!

RayRay007 · February 2013

2-3 weeks before I didn't look pregnant, I just looked "thick" ie. fat.

bingqilin00 · February 2013

I'm the odd one out - but it took about 12 weeks for me to not look pregnant anymore. I still have a pooch though. This may be because my stomach muscles didn't go back together as fast as most people's do.

NicoleWI · February 2013

I am normally a size 6ish but my stomach is my "problem area" even w/out pregnancy. I have looked pregnant for months after each baby, c-section of not. I definitely still look pregnant now, two months out, even though I have lost a lot of weight.

HotChocolate79 · February 2013

A good six weeks at least if not more. I was very swollen all over which didn't help. My belly has never been my problem area, so it was doubly disappointing.

zyas · February 2013

Get one of those belly binder things! It really helped me and my tummy shrunk down really fast it was so much smaller at even a week to 10 days. They have me one at the hospital and I also bought one from the baby baboosh website.

Mitsya · February 2013

Since I was induced four days before I finally had a c-section, I was way puffy from all the pushed fluids & came home looking bigger & more pregnant than when I was admitted! I'm still swollen & puffy through my abdomen, but the rest of me has shrunk down pretty quickly (yay, breastfeeding!) I don't look pregnant, really, just fluffier than before. Include plenty of water & fiber in your diet to help keep any additional GI bloat down & to help flush out all the extra fluid that builds up during pregnancy & surgery.

Jarangela · February 2013

Around 3 weeks I noticed my stomach had gone down a little, but it was still large. It wasn't til around 3-4 months afterwards when I had been exercising for a while that I noticed a big difference and could wear my normal clothes.

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