(Pics) Loose belly skin. Has anyone looked like this and tig

mcneelymama

So my belly looks ok when I am standing up but when I sit down, it hangs over my jeans. Has anyone looked similar to me and was able to tighten it?

nehtaeh

Mine is worse and I'm hoping to change it...I'm interested in others experiences. Someone please tell me that exercise will help me! I'm not positive if mine is skin or fat, or both, but I want it to go away.

mseab71

I really hope someone answers this!! I have the same problem!! I have had four beautiful children and believe me I am glad I had them but I want the belly gone!!

Michelle

shellgoff

How many months post partum are you? Im thinking if you just keep up what your doing with exercise and diet, then it will get tighter. Just takes time. It took 9 months to get that way, may take 9 months to go away!

crazymama2two

10,000 crunches a day? or how ever many you can handle

fteale

Mine is like that with added caesarean and appendectomy scars, and no, nothing has worked so far!

spirited_angel

Yes i did and mine was much worse:0( i couldnt tighten it up and there was too much after losing 12stone so my doctor put me in for a tummytuck under the nhs!Now i have a much flatter tummy its still not perfect but is so much better more liveable lol

boomboom011

im right there with you but mine is like a pack of hot dogs!

Aesop101

One word, Baby!

My youngest daughter went from 214 lbs. to 135. She had the same issues. I'm a bad parent!

ladybug1620

How many months post partum are you? Im thinking if you just keep up what your doing with exercise and diet, then it will get tighter. Just takes time. It took 9 months to get that way, may take 9 months to go away!

My kids are 3 and 1.5 y/o and mine still looks like that sitting down.

Nataliethin81

I was talking to my trainer about this the other day and he said that the only way to fix the loose skin problem is a tummy tuck, unfortunately. I don't have it quite as bad but I definitely have it. I do abs almost everyday and have very strong abdominal muscles but that skin is still there so you can't see the muscles. I will definitely be getting a tummy tuck in the near future.

fteale

Mine are 3 and 5 and mine still looks like that.

ambercole

So my belly looks ok when I am standing up but when I sit down, it hangs over my jeans. Has anyone looked similar to me and was able to tighten it?

I had a tummy tuck 3 years ago and mine still does that when i sit down. you just learn to live with it.

mcneelymama

Awwwww no good stories yet. I am 3 months PP.

TheKitsune6

If it doesn't tighten up on it's own then it probably won't. I think the only answer is a tummy tuck

nehtaeh

My twins are 3.5 and my belly isn't great.

DKev

I'm the mother of 2 boys (12 and 5) and my stomach looks almost identical to your top picture. I am 5'6" and 130 pounds and have been doing at least a half hour of cardio 5 days a week for almost 2 years. Though I've lost 20 pounds and my stomach has shrunk down, it still looks all wrinkled up. I am convinced I'm one of the unlucky women who's skin just does not recover from the pregnancy stretch.

yanicka

Compared to mine you look good....it's to be expected when in muy case I gave birth to 6 babies. I noticed that it will get better up to a point....then the only thing that will make it better is a tummy tuck

bzmom

It took 9months for that belly to stretch and give for baby it will not jump back in a couple of months. I say its doable I have seen many pics. and I have seen mine shrink very slowly (my daughter will be two wednesday) but then again I just started here about 1yr ago. Sorry I dont have shirtless pics from before I didnt like any of it and didnt like to take pics. I have one pic only from before and its in my profile (feel free to check it out if you want). Im still not where I want to be but my belly is shrinking slowly and I take it as long as it gets there.

Oh it is recomended to do ab exercises 2-3 times a week not daily.

litamiller

Daily massage with vitamin e oil or lotion will help . Part of the problem is scar tissue which can be broken down with this therapy. Don't be too rough though; you just want to get some blood flowing and nurishment into the skin.

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Still_Sossy

You are not bad that you need a tummy tuck, I did it after having 2 kids 15 months apart, it took, if I could remember correctly close to a year but it was a lot of work. You can do it, just be patient and keep working the abs, hips and the back, ENTIRE core. Pilates helped me. I did however buy a reformer, not use the mat workout. My kids are now almost 15 and 13, while I gained weight last year, when I lost it, it still is not bad. Not easy, not fast, but possible.

rosaliabritt

I would like to know the answer to this one. After three children, full hysterectomy and other surgeries, mine is so bad--it makes your belly look great! So, let me know, if anyone has succeeeded or if the only solution is tummy tuck.

Ashley_Panda

Mine is much, much worse and I plan on getting a lower body lift eventually. My stomach and thighs because my skin is very loose after losing so much.

DancingYogini

I have been doing yoga, and my tummy is flat, I still have loose skin though. I have a longer torso, so it stretches out, but when I lean over you can see it...only a tummy tuck will help :sad: ...I have 3 kids: 6, 10 and 13. I gained about 50lbs with each pregnancy, so I have loose skin and stretch marks. I have my belly pic's on my profile...the worst of it is hidden below my yoga pants...luckily. I am also tall and have a low BMI, so that helps also. You can get a flat tummy, the skin will shink a bit, but you will always have something.

Malloryrae1211

I have the same problem. I thought getting down to 110lbs would solve it but I'm at 114 and it still looks the same. I even have nice abs under the extra skin. I run 4+ miles a day and do at least 30 minutes of insanity with cardio abs. I have used Mederma and it has made it a little tighter and the stretch marks a little less noticable but not enough to continue spending $40 a bottle for. I think it's just extra skin and aside from surgery nothing will fix it.

PeachyKeene

Just keep working it, it will get better. I have been were you are in the past, a long, long time ago, I got a somewhat sexy belly back. But, if you don't keep exercising and all, you may end up like me one day. Stay on top of it and it will get better. Do some ab work outs at least once a week. It normally takes anywhere from 1 to 2 years, depending upon how big you got. An old college professor told me one time, it takes a woman's body 10 years to get over having a baby. ????????

Zaggytiddies

Mine looks like that when I'm standing. Yours is not bad at all.

abyssfully

Mine looks like that when I'm standing. Yours is not bad at all.

This! lol.... working on it.....

tmogs

It can and will go down especially considering you just had your baby. You need to do strength exercises for the stomach everyday or every other day if you can manage it and with time and a good diet you can get it back flat. It's already gone down, just give it time and never give up!
I have a before and after stomach shot in my pics. I'm not where i want to be but I'm no WHERE CLOSE to where i started and i know my tummy will be flat again because i see the improvement every week!

I have a close friend who was well over 230lbs and is now in her 130's and she has a 6 pack now, all from doing stomach exercises and eating right!

Once again you can do it!

jlblight84

The 'bio oil' that you can buy helped me to reduce the stretchmarks - dont think they will ever go away completely though. I am sure you will be able to improve it with work but likely wont go away entirely. But dont spend your time worrying about that! Give yourself a chance! Youre only 3 months postpartum! Enjoy your little one, eat healthy and exercise. It will reduce over time!