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Belly buttons & "linea Negra"

eclohoecloho member
in July 2015 Moms
wondering 2 things?...
1. Is your belly button back to pre pregnancy state? Mine is not... I had an "inny". It's an "inny again, but wider & deeper- stretched out looking

2. Is the dark line "linea negra" gone yet? Mine is not & even seems darker & more noticeable! Mine goes up passed my belly button like 6 inches
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Re: Belly buttons & "linea Negra"

  • acciocoffeeacciocoffee member
    My belly button is still weird and that stupid dark line is still there. My belly skin is still a bit saggy, so hopefully when that tightens up my belly button will at least get a little bit more normal.
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  • dolly0132dolly0132 member
    I have them both too, only the line has started fading a little at the top
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  • tibi5tibi5 member
    Does anyone know when belly skin starts to tighten up again? I have the stretched out belly button too.
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  • wheresilenceismusicwheresilenceismusic member
    My stretched out belly button keeps collecting dirt, eww.  My linea negra has faded a bit.  I am sad to see it go.  

    I think the best way to help belly skin tighten is to tighten the whole area with Pilates-like exercises?  *shrugs*
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  • lovermyboys3lovermyboys3 member
    I had my belly button pierced before I had DS1 and it got stretched out and saggy looking and never returned to normal. Now with DS2 it is not any more stretched out it just looks hideous. My pierce hole didn't close so I put a ring back in it to make an ugly situation a little less ugly.
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  • aakirtzaakirtz member
    I am 11 weeks PP and started working out about 3 weeks ago and have noticed a big difference in my belly already. My belly button was really stretched out and it is tightening back up thanks to the ab work I have been doing. Still have a little ways to go of course.
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  • Mrogers1012Mrogers1012 member
    edited September 2015
    lovermyboys3 said:

    I had my belly button pierced before I had DS1 and it got stretched out and saggy looking and never returned to normal. Now with DS2 it is not any more stretched out it just looks hideous. My pierce hole didn't close so I put a ring back in it to make an ugly situation a little less ugly.

    Lol same here with the piercing situation, the hole is just *so destroyed
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  • CkorinesCkorines member
    My belly button is back to normal. Still have the line. I just tell myself it's a mommy's way of getting a defined-line down her tummy.
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  • eyi715eyi715 member
    My belly button still weird, wider and deeper. Linea negra still there but it is a lot lighter, i also felt like in the first weeks it was darker than when pregnant but not is deff getting lighter. Belly is still a little saggy i wish icould do abs work out but that area still hurts a lot from c section.. Stretchmarks are a little loghter but not really... /:)
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  • JLynnG86JLynnG86 member
    My belly button stretched just a little. I think with some work, it will return to its normal shape. And as far as the Linea Negra, mine was not noticeable at all until after I had her. After I gave birth, it just appeared. It is slowly fading though. I've heard that they can remain for up to a year.
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  • mrsjones1012mrsjones1012 member
    I still have the linea nigra, my belly button is loose and floppy, and the scar where my belly bottom used to be has darkened up. Not that my midriff was ever particularly attractive but it's definitely gone down a few notches. At least DH still finds me sexy.
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  • mfweeke91mfweeke91 member
    Yep belly button is still weird looking and linea negra is definitely there too. It's like the linea negra spread to my belly button too lol it's now suddenly all dark colored lol
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  • PurpleBookmarkPurpleBookmark member
    Ugh this is my third baby and my belly button looks SO gross. I won't show DH, he doesn't like belly buttons to begin with and I have no issues and still think it's bad. It's like a half outie but weird looking. I also still have the linea negra but that usually takes a while to fade.
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  • corndogrobotcorndogrobot member
    Ckorines said:

    My belly button is back to normal. Still have the line. I just tell myself it's a mommy's way of getting a defined-line down her tummy.

    Yes! I'm gonna have abs air brushed around my line. I'm sure it will look totally natural.
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  • CkorinesCkorines member
    I like your style @corndogrobot.
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  • shaley29shaley29 member
    My line was never that dark but it's still there, stretch marks are awful now that my belly has shrunk and they aren't spaced out..my belly button is normal looking but really dry inside?
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  • Thera888Thera888 member
    My belly button is the way it was before pregnancy and my super thin but long linea negra is not going anywhere..at least for now
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  • nalise88nalise88 member
    Line is barely there but belly button looks so ugly! Its not in the right place and saggy
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  • massey25massey25 member
    My line is definitely still there, but fading slightly. I don't mind the line, but my blown out belly button is driving me insane. I tried to do some sit-ups last night and my stomach muscles still don't feel quite right after the c section.
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