Any moms out there that had c-sections?

danisala3687

Day three of turbo fire and BOY am I feeling it!! I think I worked it a little too hard yesterday but hey- no pain no gain right? Lol. I am already beginning to see and feel small changes. So exciting!!

Just have a quick question for moms out there who have had c-sections. I was overweight when I got pregnant and ballooned up to 225 by the end of it. Anywho, is there any hope for a flat stomach after all this? Any of you c-section moms have a flat stomach now?

mlachance9

I had a c-section with my second child and had gotten up to 224 before I lost 75 lbs a couple years ago. My stomach never got totally flat. I'm not sure what your desired ending weight is, so maybe if your goal weight is less then mine you might have less of a stomach, but due to where the scar is - I think we will always have something there. But then who knows if you do a lot of crunches (not my thing), then that might help as well. Good luck! And feel free to friend me if you want.

tksCHILL

I was about 210 at delivery and 132.5 now. I workout with a trainer 2x per week and abs are part of every workout. My stomach appears nearly flat in clothes, but without, you can still some excess skin, particularly when I'm bent over. My trainer assures me the skin will tighten over time. Fortunately, I don't have any overhang / pooch above the incision line due to my OB's excellent work. I do believe with more toning exercises it will get even better. Keep working at it and you'll get there!

cramernh

My pregnancy nearly left me dead, but the C-Section was necessary due to really bad health problems that I didnt know I had...But when you deliver an almost 10lb instant TODDLER, yeah, Im not banking on having a flat stomach again! LOL!!!!!!

After 70lbs gone, I see a much smaller stomach, but I definitely have some loose skin. After I lose the next 70lbs, Im pretty sure for me, I will need some reconstructive work done...

Im not going to hope for a flat stomach when all is said and done, Im more focused on eating only healthy foods, no junk, no processed... will keep the exercise going... and that is what Im going to focus on....

danisala3687

Thanks ladies! I have noticed that the more weight I lose the more the skin sags . Ah well. I'll call them my "crusade wounds" lol

My goal is to get to 130 lbs. I started losing at 240 lbs and and currently down to 194. I'm terribly impatient but am excited to see turbo fire is ALREADY changing my body. Love it!!

tuneses

Csection and a vbac. I got up to 200lbs with my first. My youngest is now 13 months. I did Insanity, running an biking. I have the smallest pooch left but it's going away slooowly. I didn't do any ab work cause I hate it lol you can see my belly in my profile pic.

jennajava

c-section mom, started at 193. almost flat.

Meggles63

4 c-sections and almost there!

fteale

Not super rock hard flat, but flat enough.

jeorwa

I had a c section...and I plan on having a flat stomach! I'm 12 weeks post partum, and I have a "dunlop" but when I was fat before I had one as well...when I lost the weight it went away. Here's to hoping it will again when I lose the weight!

brynnsmom

Mine is flat, although when I bend over it's a little flabby. But, I can live with it!

carrie564

I've had 2 c-sections & the tummy never gets totally toned after. I even had two trainers tell me so. You can hope to get rid of almost all the fat by doing tons of cardio & toning, but not the 'looseness'. The bottom line is that they cut through skin, your abs and nerves: The trainer told me how those nerves and blood vessels around the area are practially dead & gone after being sliced up, so blood & nutrient & exercise 'flow' just aren't ever going to get to that area like it should. I'm fairly vain, so I'm considering lipo whenever I'm done having kids... it's really frustrating never wearing dresses because there's always just a little pouch popping out of my silouhette. I'm sick of little kids poking it at church, asking "What's that?" and people thinking i'm "preggo & just not telling people yet.". ULGH. You just have to learn to dress differently. My whole wardrobe is based around my tummy being hidden now.

kardowling

I had 3 c sections and an emergency appendectomy 5 days after my first child was born (scar down from my belly button that connects to small c section scars...LOVELY). I've gotten down to 118 lbs at one point, very very fit, long distance runner and did lots of weights, abs etc... my lower stomach never got flat. My dr said the only thing that would change it would be a tummy tuck. I think it is what it is, and a small price to pay for 3 amazing children, now 12, 10 and 6 years.

FitForLife81

i have had two csections and now weigh 112 and my tummy is flat.

keeponkickin

This mommy had 4 c-sections and my last baby was well over 10 lbs. I was way over weight for many years. I don't expect to ever get a flat tummy without plastic surgery. Thank God that clothes hide things and I've got a good man by my side. :-)

kayleen_longworth

I am just getting started, but I know what you mean about having a flat stomach after a c-section. The upside down shelf look sucks. I am convinced that in order for it to look like it did before kids, I will need a tuck. But if I lose enough weight, I will be happy regardless. As long as it isn't noticable in clothing, I am fine with it so far. Maybe after the next pregnancy they can do a little tuck right after delivery to smooth things out. Wishful thinking I know.

ebaymommy

I've had 2 c-sections and my tummy is pretty flat. I'm 5'5.5" tall and currently weigh 123. When I was pregnant with my first I was just over 200lbs when I had her.

Watch your carbs, eat lots of protein and work out. The tummy will go away. I proudly wear a bikini now - something I never did even before I had kids because I wasn't this weight or in such good shape.

ebaymommy

i have had two csections and now weigh 112 and my tummy is flat.

You look fantastic. Can I ask how tall you are? I'm shooting for a goal weight of 115, the last few pounds probably being a bit more for "vanity" and hoping that the last small layer of fat over my abs will melt off and I can show off the muscles that I can feel under that little layer of fat.

moniquelessard

I also ballooned to about 225 lbs (and I'm 5'3). I had a c-section as well. I'm now 178lbs, and I am noticing changes, but I don't think my stomach could become completely flat unless I worked with a trainer. Also, nothing fixes excess skin aside from surgery (unfortunately) and that's a bit of my problem as well. If I get to my goal of 125, and I'm really unhappy with my tummy's appearance, I may consider having skin removed surgically. But that's a very personal choice and I am in no way recommending it.

Keep working at it!! I DO know women who had c-sections who now have flat stomachs, but they also didn't gain quite as much as I did during their pregnancies.

xox

cupcakemama

I've had 3 c-sections, was up to 200lbs with my first and never got below 180 with any of them. I'm down to 123-124 not, and yes there's still a pooch sort of thing, but mostly noticable when I bend over...I'd LOVE a tummy tuck someday, and a boob job...and lypo on my butt lol but for right now I'm pretty happy at where I'm at for haveing 3 kids 5 and under.

bkw2488

I have had 6 C-Sections, I am pretty sure, I will never have a flat stomach I still have some more weight to lose, sure hoping it get's alot better over time. I drink lots of water and use lotion daily.

darlingdori

I had three c-sections, my last one was 15 years ago. The most weight I gained during a pregnancy was 60 pounds (yikes)! I've never been serious about exercising till now and have not had a flat stomach since before I got pregnant. I've always been told by my gyno that it will never be flat because of cutting through the muscle and all that.

juliesauber13

I've had 2 c-sections and my tummy is pretty flat. I'm 5'5.5" tall and currently weigh 123. When I was pregnant with my first I was just over 200lbs when I had her.

Watch your carbs, eat lots of protein and work out. The tummy will go away. I proudly wear a bikini now - something I never did even before I had kids because I wasn't this weight or in such good shape.

WOW! That is so awesome to hear!!!!! I had a c-section with my little girl Lucy 5/5/09. I'm 5'9", and I shot up from 150 (pre baby) to 250!!!!! 100 pounds gained. Oy. I'm now at 194, but need to lose abot 45-50 more pounds. My stomach still has a pooch, but the rest of my body is definitely starting to change (started Piloxing, running again, weights, Tae Bo, etc. in December and have seen so much difference in only a month! I forgot how much I loved working out --- hadn't done it regularly since before I became pregnant in August '08!)...

Thanks for the inspiration!

vegasmomof2

I have had 2 c sections and I only have 10 lbs left to reach my post baby weight, my question is what did u do to loose the pooch? Any info will b helpful, Thank u

jdbeckers

I have always had a little pooch but after my c-section it just seems hopeless that my stomach will ever be flat. Glad to know there is some hope out there though. I don't think I'd ever be able to afford surgery to get a tummy tuck, maybe it's something I should consider saving up for though. :-/

tiffanylacourse

I've had 3 c-sections - in 2002, 2005, and 2008. My heaviest pregnancy weight was 210 (when I went in to have my last baby), and my heaviest non-prego weight was 167.5. I am currently at 156-ish, on my way to my goal of 140, and the only part of my body that I am completely unhappy with is my hangy belly skin. I guess it will never truly go away without surgery, but hey, I love my sons, and wouldn't have it any other way.

ohsogoodfitness

Pilates will teach you to find all of your abdominal muscles. You will then be proficient and use your abs all of the time in all that you do. Go to a Pilates studio and take private lessons on a reformer, or a matt lesson. I had a c section. My abs are flat, tight, I have a 4 pack. You can too.

TIARAR247

I had a c-section myself. I went from 165 lbs to 248 lbs with my pregnancy. With one of the diets I went on I got down to 180. The pooch really went no where. It shrank some but as others said, it became flab. One of the doctors told me that it is hard to loose the pooch. Not that it can't be done. Good luck to you.

danniellevigue

had two c sections, one because of position of baby, second was an emergency. they had to make a second scar/ incision for the emergecny, but my stomach is almost flat, just has the two scars. both are low laying transverse insisions. hopeing for a vbac with baby number 3! you can do it!

danniellevigue

had two c sections, one because of position of baby, second was an emergency. they had to make a second scar/ incision for the emergecny, but my stomach is almost flat, just has the two scars. both are low laying transverse insisions. hopeing for a vbac with baby number 3! you can do it!

i forgot to say, my heaviest pregnancy weight was around 260, lost 100 lbs within 3 months of delivery, and i am around 150's right now, still have an almost flat stomach, i think it just depends on your body. i also had two ten lb babies! and my last baby was born at 33 weeks!

ChrissyLu723

I had 3 csections...I have the flap still and I hate it, I don't know if it will totally go away because when I started here I was 263.8 I'm at 197 now and I still have a fat flabby stomach, I think my age has something to do with that too because I dont have the elasticity that the younger crowd has. I'm 46