I'm sorry I dont have the best news. LOL But most times after a baby that loose skin stays - even with hard work! For me it really isnt a issue. I am pregnant with my thrid child and NONE of my loose skin if from my kiddos - as much as I would love to say it was! LOL Having gone from 380 to 160 I have no other option then surgery. So after we are SURE we are done having children I am having a "full body" lift. I wish I had somoe really good advice for you But - on the brighter side, I am sure your son is worth the little big of saggy skin on the belly area! I had a placental abruption and had to have a virtical cut with my daughter. I had over 60 staples. I look like I have a butt in the front from that with my loose skin! LOL something I WONT miss after my tummy tuck!

There are woman who have a good skin and others are not bless with that, unfortunately I was one that people who are not bless to have good skin, but if you are in good shape now you are bless, most woman cannot recover their shapes after fist born, I will suggest if you have money you can go for surgery or buy some bleaching cream that can lighten the scars.

Plastic surgery is NOT an option for me. Not only can I not justify paying for it, it's dangerous. People have had cosmetic surgery and died from it. So PERSONALLY for me working out is the only thing that I can do. If the loose skin doesn't "tighten" up I will have to learn to love my new and different body. This site had really helped. The Shape of a Mother

Hello,

I've read a lot myself recently about "loose skin" and I've personally learned that with enough body ratio work, you could probably eliminate it. when you lose fat but don't build enough muscle, the fat in certain areas isn't supported by the right ratio of muscle. start building more muscle. as women, we won't look bulky, so don't worry about that. I'm dealing with this myself now. after losing 100 lbs. I'm at a healthy 140 lbs. but still have some tummy fat/"loose skin" to get rid of. I've refocused lately on muscle building. more muscle = more calories burned and more fat burned, therefore "replacing" fat and boosting metabolism. when you have more muscle and burn more fat, your "loose skin" areas will be no more.

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I had natural childbirth 2 times and I have the pouch. I am 140lbs and my goal is 130 (almost there.) I wish my tummy looked better, I just don't see 10lbs making that much difference there. Even if it does get flatter the wrinkles, stretchmarks, and "some" loose skin will remain. In my case surgery is probably the only option to make my tummy close to perfect. I probably will just live with it and chalk it up to SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR HAVING TWO SWEET GIRLS, my husband doesn't mind either.

I had a c-section [my first baby] in February and about 2 weeks after I had him I braved the mirror and almost fainted, thats how bad my stomach looked. Seriously my belly looked like a deflated balloon that was hanging/sagging over my c-section scar. To see my scar I literally had to lift the skin of my belly up. Its been 4 months and I don't have to lift the skin up any more to see my c-section scar. I can see it in plain view. My "love handles" which were HUGE and also sagging with my belly have gone down soooooooo much, granted I still have love handles but they are little love handles now. My belly some what still looks like a deflated balloon but compared to 3.5months ago its looks like a lot smaller, tighter deflated balloon.

I still have about 30-40lbs I want to lose and than another 15 once I reach the 30lbs mark so I am confident that my belly will continue to shrink/get tighter as the weight comes off and I continue to exercise. It won't look exactly like it used to but seeing as how it looks sooo much better and im seeing results already im confident I can somewhat make it look as normal as possible lol.

I run 3-4 times a week and I SWEAR the running is what is making my belly shrink/tighten. I don't do ab exercises [not yet anyways] because you can't spot reduce. Its all about healthy eating and total body workouts! [i.e cardio!]

I also want to add that using coca butter everyday and vitamin e will help out a lot with tightening your skin. I did a vigorous workout routine last year where I worked out 6 days a week for 3hrs everyday. I rubbed my "loose areas' with coca butter every night before bed and every morning before work. Just after 3 months my skin was so much more tighter and toner and a lot healthier looking.

Right now I am taking a womens multivitamin and a fish oil vitamin everyday [good for your skin]. With some hard work and dedication you can shrink that loose skin! And when I say hard work I mean vigorous exercise. Walking is great [for anyone who is a walker] but it's going to take a looooooooooong time to see any kind of results by just walking. [at least with me anyways]

I agree with you Kasey... I just refuse to believe that this belly I have won't go away unless I get surgery. I've always had somewhat of a belly, but I thought it was cute. My post pregnancy belly is NOT cute.

I know it will take hard work, lots of aerobics (I plan on jogging also) and lots of muscle-toning exercise, but I just know its not impossible.

I do think that there is nothing wrong if you started sit-ups. You're correct in saying you can't spot reduce by doing sit-ups alone, but they will tone your muscles and give you better posture even if you can't visibly tell. But if you are burning fat and doing sit-ups, IMO the combination of the two would most likely get you bigger results on reducing your waistline.

No, there isn't anything wrong with doing ab exercises at all. With my workout routine im going to wait until I lose some of the "jelly" in my belly [haha that rhymes] before I start ab toning. I used to have a belly when I was a teenager and than when I lost 50lbs and started exercising [hard core] I got some really nice abs which I know I still have.... there somewhere under there lol.

My biggest thing is I REFUSE to have surgery to fix it. I had breast implants when I was 20 and the c-section were my only two "major" surgeries. I did revcover pretty quickly with both but I would hate to get my mid section cut open again. I am 23yrs old right, if I don't get a stomach that I am happy with by the time im 30 [with proper eating and exercising] than I will think about surgery lol... right now though... nah. I hate surgery and if I can avoid it im going to.

Yeah, I've had two c-sections. I'm only 22 so I've still got awhile to work on things. Before I got pregnant, I had really strong abs, so even after my first c-section... when I had lost half the baby weight my belly went down significantly. Then I gained it all back and got pregnant again. Thankfully I only gained 15 lbs. with my second baby so I didn't make it even harder on myself.

I agree though, even though I healed very well and pretty fast with my surgeries, I do NOT want to go through it again. Its way too hard with two kids to take care of!

i have found eating fiber rich foods helps a lot as well as breast feeding. i have started experimenting w ground turkey in place of hamburger. i am loosing 2-3 lbs a week.

i had my baby 2 1/2 weeks ago.. i have the flab. i hope it will eliminate itself at least a little bit still but i know ALL of it is for sure not gonna go away by itself...
surgery is no option to me either. i am young, and believe me, i dont wanna live with this kangaroo bag in front of me, but i dont wanna take my health to risk in having surgery. its dangerous, and i dont have the money either..

so the only option for me is working out.. when i'll hit my 6 weeks post partum i'll work out like never before...
right now im doing light exercises like going for short walks or biking on my hometrainer..
i also use cocoa butter as i heard it helps with stretch marks and loose skin.. who knows if it works, but its worth a try...

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I have had 2 c-sections. My stomach is the same as it was, if not better than before children. I do not believe for a second that having a c-section will result in loose skin. I think it is a whole range of things.

It comes down to what you eat, the exercise you do and most definitely what you put into your body when you are pregnant. It depends what sacrfices you are prepared to put in to get the body that you want.

I find eating a mainly raw vege diet, with small amounts of protein and a few carbs makes a huge difference to your waist line.

I do 150 crunches every night and heaps of other ab work. It is worth every crunch.