Ladies Who have had Children! Tummy Pouch Before and Afters,

Aleara2012

Just saw this picture and wanted to share... Our bodies change as we bring babies into this wold and that is nohing to be ashamed of, nomatter what others think!

Sindy Crawford after two babies, looking great!

AlbaAngel25

Bump!!!!

campbl

you look great, true inspiration, as your 1st pick is my shape at mo, how many times aweek do you workout and what cardio/weights do you do.. i would be jumping for joy if i could lose weight and tone like you have

campbl

Here I am 9 months AFTER I gave birth!! (No, I am not pregnant in this photo!)




and here I am as of yesterday.....I now weigh in my low 120's (gained a few pounds of muscle from hardcore working out)

N4monsters

Here I am 9 months AFTER I gave birth!! (No, I am not pregnant in this photo!)




and here I am as of yesterday.....I now weigh in my low 120's (gained a few pounds of muscle from hardcore working out)

You look great!!

creative1981

Very inspirational!

Jenjaz1910

Just saw this picture and wanted to share... Our bodies change as we bring babies into this wold and that is nohing to be ashamed of, nomatter what others think!

Sindy Crawford after two babies, looking great!

My mummy tummy overhang is pretty horrendous but it's part of being a mum I'm 15 days into 30DS and I've noticed my pouch has lifted a bit!! We can do it! But I've quoted this post cos WOW Cindy looks amazing and has a pouch I'd be happy to get to what her tummy is now! Good luck all x

timadotcom

this thread should never die!!!! All you women look amazing!!

Sh0ewh0re7_BlingItOn

My journey from before during and after pregnancy:


Also my results from Ripped in 30:


p.s. I had a C-Section

Sockimobi

Am I the only one who gets a giggle from people posting "bump!" on a post pregnancy thread? :flowerforyou:

Well done everyone... massive motivation booster xx

aj_31

You all look amazing.

AlbaAngel25

you ladies are all such an inspiration! As a new mom, with some weight to lose and that little "pouch" i have this gives me so much hope that something can be done!

beccarockslife

I'm only 1/3 of the way in to my weight loss and my post c section stomach is lifting already - before pic on bottom current on top.

valenief

you all look amazing and give me hope of loosing the baby belly.

TinkrBelz

42 Year old mom to 6 kids.

8 months pregnant with baby6. I gain 50-60lbs/baby


These are my only bikini pictures 1 year after having baby 6


These are pictures almost 3 years after baby 6 (I just took these a couple of weeks ago) I am wanting my waist to go down more.


I still have that hangy baby skin and stretch marks, but they are not as noticeable.

NICOLED73

Depending on the amount of "pouch" you have depends on if you can get rid of it without surgery. If it is minor like some of the women here have had, then yes.

I had 3 childred. My last was a C-Section. I had a large amount of "hangage". Skin that was so stretched out and fat that didn't go anywhere despite my diligence to eat right and exercise.

I have had a tummy tuck. ( One year ago). During my consult with my doctor I found out something I (and most women) probably don't know.

When you have children, your abdominal muscles separate and move apart to make room for the baby. They DO NOT move back together after you give birth. (Especially multiple births) You can do all kinds of abdominal excercises and you more than likely will not get the same results as others who have not had children.
I had muscle repair with my tummy tuck. I had my abdominal muscles sewn back together permanently and for the first time in 19 years I can feel the muscles in my abs flex!

If you plan to have more children keep this mind. Or have a lot of excessive skin like I did, you may want to go in for a consult.

I worked for cosmetic surgeons when I had my surgery. A good surgeon will tell you to do what makes you happy. Beware of any that try to convince you that you "need" to do something.

Hopefully you can do it on your own. I just couldn't. It wasn't physically possible with what I was working with. (They removed over 5lbs of hanging skin and fat during my surgery.) But as you can see from my photos, I had a lot of weight loss before my surgery. I still have skin I'm trying to tone.

Good luck to you!

Cntrygal81

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TinkrBelz

Depending on the amount of "pouch" you have depends on if you can get rid of it without surgery. If it is minor like some of the women here have had, then yes.

I had 3 childred. My last was a C-Section. I had a large amount of "hangage". Skin that was so stretched out and fat that didn't go anywhere despite my diligence to eat right and exercise.

I have had a tummy tuck. ( One year ago). During my consult with my doctor I found out something I (and most women) probably don't know.

When you have children, your abdominal muscles separate and move apart to make room for the baby. They DO NOT move back together after you give birth. (Especially multiple births) You can do all kinds of abdominal excercises and you more than likely will not get the same results as others who have not had children.
I had muscle repair with my tummy tuck. I had my abdominal muscles sewn back together permanently and for the first time in 19 years I can feel the muscles in my abs flex!

If you plan to have more children keep this mind. Or have a lot of excessive skin like I did, you may want to go in for a consult.

I worked for cosmetic surgeons when I had my surgery. A good surgeon will tell you to do what makes you happy. Beware of any that try to convince you that you "need" to do something.

Hopefully you can do it on your own. I just couldn't. It wasn't physically possible with what I was working with. (They removed over 5lbs of hanging skin and fat during my surgery.) But as you can see from my photos, I had a lot of weight loss before my surgery. I still have skin I'm trying to tone.

Good luck to you!

She is right on point. My skin (in my opinion) did not warrant the surgery. BUT, I have a friend on here that had one kid and her skin was destroyed. She is a heavy lifter and muscular everywhere, but the tummy skin was still hanging. So she had to get a TT and she looks great.

My mom got a TT too, and she had to have that muscle repair. He said he has never seen muscles that were that torn (my brothers were 10lbs babies)

I do not think there is anything wrong with getting a TT to remove the skin and repair your muscles. Heck, I just got my boobs done 5 months ago!!

I was/am able to get pretty good results with diet and exercise. My tummy does not look as good as women that got TT, but it is bearable. It does depend on how much loose skin you got from your babies.

NICOLED73

My 3rd was a C-section and 10lbs. My 2nd was 9.5 lbs. I was stretched beyond non surgical repair.
Very happy I did it. I've lost another 40 lbs post surgery.

smc1277

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Natalie182

Im 5'2 currently 126lbs, went up to around 150lbs at full term
40+2

8 days after giving birth

28th March 2012


Still got a way to go, need to get rid of the love handles and tone up my tummy, still feels big when i sit down!

TinkrBelz

My 3rd was a C-section and 10lbs. My 2nd was 9.5 lbs. I was stretched beyond non surgical repair.
Very happy I did it. I've lost another 40 lbs post surgery.

My last four (out of the 6) were 9-9.5lbs!! But, my OB induced me early so I could deliver my babies, we did not want them to get to 10lbs because that is just tough on the body to push out! Most OBs won't do that, but mine knows me and my body, so I was glad that he was always willing to induce. Can you imagine if I had gone to term or 2 weeks late!!! 10-11lbs babies!! :noway:

I joke with my mom that her tummy looks better than mine and she is 60!!

I did not get any stretch marks until my 4th kid. Then after that I got more stretch marks and loose skin with babies 4-6. :grumble:

NICOLED73

All three of my kids were 9 days late.
My first was the only "normal" weight at 7lbs. 10oz. He was the first and the easiest delivery.
My 2nd was induced (at 9 days late). 9.5 lbs. 17+ hours of pushing. Awful!
My 3rd. was 9 lbs. 1 oz on her due date. 9 days later she was a scheduled C-sect and 10lbs.
All of those babies were way too comfortable in there!
My highest "known" weight was 265. I could have easily been more than that. I avoided the scale back then.
When I had my TT I was 238.
I am currently 195 and a size 12 at 5'8". I look at that weight number and I'm still horrified, but never take into consideration my height or build. I've hidden my scale and I'm trying not to live by it anymore. I'd like to be a toned size 10. Regardless of what the scale says I weigh.
Having the TT sort of catapulted me into working harder. It was an expensive procedure and I'll be damned if I don't get excellent results after spending that kind of money! LOL. It has been a really good thing for me.

va_va_voom

I need to post on this thread to motivate myself. I am 11w PP after baby number 4. I never appreciated how flat my tummy was pre-babies until after having 4 babies and not having a flat tummy anymore! :-S

My goal - since I don't know if I can lose all of the tummy pouch - is to at least be able to wear a bikini with a high waist. Shoot, I would be happy to get into tankini this summer and a bikini by next summer. Slow and steady wins the race, right?

laurelderry

Thank you ladies for resurrecting this post!!! It has now been 6 month since I posted this originally, and I am happy to report that my tummy is starting to pull up and inwards- and while I still have a pooch, both my doc and myself are thinking if I continue to lift heavy, it just may go back to it's original state (well, not quite ). Keep the pics coming! You all look amazing!

laphillips12

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TKHappy

I wish my stomach looked nearly as good as you ladies....I have a pooch, I don't think its enough to get a tummy tuck but the tiger stripes are every where...I do notice my tummy getting tighter but I will never rock a true bikini. After gaining 100lbs with my first who was only 8lbs 1oz, I got more then I bargained for. My biggest baby at 10lbs 1 oz (#2) only gave me 1 stretch mark and (#3) was a wee 6lbs 12oz so none there!

You ladies look fantastic!!!

MPSEmilysMama

I had four children that came with four c-sections. One year later, I herniated that c-section incision and a gave my self a smaller one to boot. They went in and had to basically re do the c section and then went in length wise and did the small one. I have a 7 inch scar straight up my middle! My tummy looks like a bootie, lol. I gained a ton of weight (102 lbs) over time and I am working to get it all off, but I am almost positive that I will not be able to get even close to a "normal" tummy. My abs are separated and I have nerve damage from 6 surgeries, so I can't feel anything in my lower stomach when doing exercises. I'm pretty sure I will be having a tummy tuck and putting my girls back up north when I get done!

stephr2014

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sldwells

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