Baby Pooch

johnna_03
johnna_03 Posts: 8
edited September 25 in Success Stories
For the moms who have lost weight...

From where I started, I'll have needed to lose 100 pounds. I've lost about 25 pounds, and am starting to wonder -

I've had 2 kids, and gained between 20-30 lbs each pregnancy, and no I didn't lose all my weight from #1 before getting pregnant with #2.

SO, for the mommys who have had to lose alot of weight after babies - do you ever get rid of your baby pouch?? (I'm 25 - so I'm hoping my skin is still fairly elastic)

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  • x3mommy
    x3mommy Posts: 73 Member
    my doc says don't expect your body to get totally rid of it until your baby is 2! she is a mom of 6 and looks fabulous. my youngest is 5.5 months, so i'm still sporting the pooch... and i think i had one before kids, that is just where my weight hangs out... right now it is loose skin and that is almost worse... gotta work on toning... good luck!
  • KandiLicious
    KandiLicious Posts: 210 Member
    I think it depends on how elastic your skin was originally. My skin has never been very elastic...and looking at my Mom after 3 kids I know why. I will always have the sag and stretch marks...I think it is what you are born with...good genetics or bad.
  • dsolgot
    dsolgot Posts: 86 Member
    you sound exactly like me lol (I'll even be 25 soon) anyways my weight is coming off but my tummy still looks weird I doubt I will ever want to show it off, I feel like I should be satisfied that it's not as big any more but sometimes I look down and I wonder why bother.. Sorry for being depressing lol. Good luck with your journey!
  • ladybird_
    ladybird_ Posts: 55 Member
    I agree, my co-worker and I have been working at loosing weight for the last year and I was joking to her that after 30 lbs I am not getting thinner, my belly is just getting lower :) I have only had 2 kids, but the first one killed my stomach, I have zero skin elasticity because at just 12 weeks I was already getting stretch marks.
  • Candiceg13
    Candiceg13 Posts: 218
    So, this is coming from a mom of 4.... my last 3 were all C-sections and in 5 yrs! So I will only be rid of my pooch with surgical intervention. I will of course tightan and shrink it, but the extra skin will not just go away! I gained 70lbs with my last child and now have gotten within 5lbs of my prepreg weight and 20 from goal!

    Once u meet goal, u can reasses your body!
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