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Stretchy baby belly :(

HotMummyMission
HotMummyMission Posts: 1,723 Member
edited January 5 in Motivation and Support
Hi I am loseing weight and noticing my baby belly is going flatter an flatter but I don't think I'm ever going to be able to tone it up my stretch marks are drastic there not like normal little cute ones there more like Freddie cruger and sliced and diced me has any other ladies had this problem an sorted it out so they have a bikini worthly belly because I think I'm gnna be stuck to costumes for the rest of my life :(

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  • HotMummyMission
    HotMummyMission Posts: 1,723 Member
    <3
  • Sarahx86
    Sarahx86 Posts: 77
    Mines the same as yours Hun! I'm so conscious of it, don't even want my bf looking at it! :(
  • HotMummyMission
    HotMummyMission Posts: 1,723 Member
    Mines the same as yours Hun! I'm so conscious of it, don't even want my bf looking at it! :(


    I don't let him look at mine sweetie it's going down but stretch marks are that bad don't ever think ill get it toned x
  • Sarahx86
    Sarahx86 Posts: 77
    Mine are really deep! My stomach looks almost identical to yours (shape) but with wayy more stretchmarks. I even payed for a stretchmarks removal a few months ago but it didnt make much difference x
  • witchy_wife
    witchy_wife Posts: 792 Member
    They are your mummy tiger stripes.... wear them with pride!

    Seriously, sorry you feel upset with them. It can be difficult when you are busting your backside to get a body you are happy with and feel proud of but have things that you can't really change.

    I've heard bio oil can be good to help with the appearance, and lifting heavy weights can help with things getting back in to shape. But give it some time. Apparently the skin can take up to 2 years to shrink when you lose weight so it should tighten up some and hopefully the stretch marks will fade a bit and become less apparent (((hugs)))
  • HotMummyMission
    HotMummyMission Posts: 1,723 Member
    Thanks hunni another baby ison the card in the next 2 years though hahahah guess ill just stress about them after iv had my babies x
  • jeweljeans
    jeweljeans Posts: 109 Member
    my skin is still quite stretchy too. I used bio oil through the pregnancy and didn't get any stretch marks... Guessing it was the oil?? :S But I'm still wrestling with skin that hangs over the panty line when I sit! barf! :( It's gotten drastically better.. hoping it just plain goes away with time.
  • kmkgurl
    kmkgurl Posts: 321 Member
    I have super bad stretch marks too and im wondering the same thing.. will they like shrink and tighten up when you workout and lose weight....cause i want to havea nice looking stomach lolill be honest i get so jealous of girls pretty stomachs darn it lol i wont let my fiance look at my stomach either cause ill just break down and cry.
  • AEFidgets
    AEFidgets Posts: 243
    I still have mine two years later but they are much lighter. I honestly don't notice them anymore, maybe because they never really bothered me to begin with. I'm a Mom, if people don't want to see stretch marks they should avert their eyes... Or at least that's my opinion.
  • lovelyladyJ21
    lovelyladyJ21 Posts: 246 Member
    With alot of exercise and healthy eating I think you can get to a point where you like your stomach! I have a friend who has lost over 110 lbs after having 2 kids and her belly looks amazing!!! It's going to take alot of hard work and dedication!!!
  • bushidowoman
    bushidowoman Posts: 1,599 Member
    After six babies, I did eventually learn to love my belly again. Time will fade those stretch marks, eating well along with some cardio will help to decrease body fat, and strength training will help define those muscles underneath that stretchy skin--planks and lifting heavy! We may never again look the way we did before our babies, but we can still look d@mn hot. And we can still be proud of ourselves.

    Now I'm gonna have to start all over again in a few weeks. :ohwell:
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