Post Pregnancy Loose Skin

LBirkholz725
LBirkholz725 Posts: 17 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I know that having loose skin after having a baby is normal, but I'm 16 months postpartum, 22 years old, and have terribly loose skin on my abdomen! I've been drinking lots of water, exercising, and have tried every firming cream out there. Does anyone have any helpful tips as to how to get the elasticity back? Or is it just going to take some time

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  • CajunCher2005
    CajunCher2005 Posts: 21 Member
    36 years later, I still have loose skin from my children. Skin has no muscles, so exercising doesn't do much good.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    40 years later, the skin is still loose. Embrace it!!
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    Give it time. It may or may not snap back.

    I'm saving for surgery to get rid of mine.
  • RGPsalm127
    RGPsalm127 Posts: 2 Member
    Do you have diastasis? I have a 4 finger separation and I'm trying to close it so that the lose skin and belly bulge would go away. Maybe check if you have diastasis.
  • Labyrinthine93
    Labyrinthine93 Posts: 46 Member
    There's a hormone released during pregnancy that relaxes the elasticity of your skin to accommodate for the extra fluid and the baby. It may never fully go away, but being young helps. Your skin might bounce back more quickly. Genetics is also a big factor.
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    16 months later, most probably it is not going anywhere.

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