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Stomach Pooch?

frenchchocolate611frenchchocolate611 member
edited November 2014 in June 2014 Moms
Just out of curiosity! The postpartum problems thread got me to wondering...is the dreaded stomach pooch only left over after a c section (I always hear about the "post c section pooch")? Or did you get one with a vaginal delivery? I had a c section and definitely have the pooch - who's with me?

 

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Stomach Pooch? 157 votes

I had a C Section and I do have a stomach pooch
35% 55 votes
I had a C Section but do not have a stomach pooch
3% 6 votes
I had a vaginal delivery and have a stomach pooch
47% 75 votes
I had a vaginal delivery and do not have a stomach pooch
8% 14 votes
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4% 7 votes
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Re: Stomach Pooch?

  • fferreiralynnfferreiralynn member
    I always had a pooch it's just jiggly now.
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  • sm623sm623 member
    fferreiralynn said:

    I always had a pooch it's just jiggly now.

    Yep.
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  • augustusgooseaugustusgoose member
    mullenem said:

    I didn't have a stomach pooch after DD1 (vaginal) but definitely do now (DD2 was unplanned c/s).  I would like to blame it on the c/s but could also be that I'm a few years older and with 2 kids, I didn't get out and walk/exercise like I did with DD1.  Also, I love food.

    Prob about 70% of my problem. Fine, 80%, eek.
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  • Brittnic531Brittnic531 member
    edited November 2014
    fferreiralynn said:
    I always had a pooch it's just jiggly now.
    ^^^WSS

    ETA: Vaginal delivery
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  • babygabe614babygabe614 member
    I had a c/s and I wouldn't say I have a pooch... just a weird indent where my scar is.

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  • ashanne88ashanne88 member
    edited November 2014
    I picked vaginal delivery and pooch.  I feel like I've always had a little pooch though, it's just grown. 

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  • steprozzsteprozz member
    I had my second csection and have pooch. however I did not have pooch after my first csection so I'm really hoping it goes away this time :(
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  • AnnieJarAnnieJar member
    Actually I've had three c-sections which I think is the reason for the pooch. I didn't have one after my first. I might've acquired it after my second but got pregnant with #3 so fast I hadn't had time to lose all the weight/have my hips shrink. I'm *hoping* that only being 5 pp means that there's still a chance it will disappear on its own but I'm not optimistic.
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  • Julie&MicahJulie&Micah member
    mullenem said:

    I didn't have a stomach pooch after DD1 (vaginal) but definitely do now (DD2 was unplanned c/s).  I would like to blame it on the c/s but could also be that I'm a few years older and with 2 kids, I didn't get out and walk/exercise like I did with DD1.  Also, I love food.

    Ditto this. I've actually slimmed down faster with #2 than I did with #1 (still got a LONG way to go though!) However I def have more pooch this time
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  • cas889cas889 member
    I voted SS because I had a pooch after my vaginal birth of my daughter and have one still/again after my c-section with my son.  
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  • CherylwangCherylwang member
    My doctor told me that while pregnant your muscles separate and tissue fills in its space a lot of times after delivery. The pooch is sometimes inevitable. C section or not. Unless you are a unicorn. Ha!
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  • ElTrain5ElTrain5 member
    My belly just looks like one of those. Extreme weight loss patients now. All skin and stretch marks :(

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  • coffee89coffee89 member
    Was overweight when I got pregnant, got an unbelievably huge bump, and then a c-section. The pooch has gone down but is still there, but I'm sure would subside if I managed to stick to some form of diet.
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    BFP: October 22, 2013 EDD: June 21, 2014
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  • kittenslovekittenslove member
    I had a csection, but I kinda always had a pooch. I am one of those girls that has been asked (multiple times) if I was pregnant when I wasn't. Nothing I do helps my belly, except swimming. Hoping it gets a little less - poochy? - My loving husband has reminded me on a few occasions I still look pregnant because of the "baby bump"
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