Are there any C-section mamas out there?

Yep this is me! My "mommy pouch" drives me crazy! If I get to goal and still have it I'm going for a tummy tuck but I'd rather save myself 7 grand if I can. Add me if you'd like another mfp friend - Ill update you if I see anything working.
PS - my scar is 4 years old and still hurts occasionally. Do any other moms have this issue?

i also have that dreaded pouch. i had mine almost 2 years ago and i have random pains in the area as well. i have heard that pilates can help as it engages all of your core. i havent tried this yet.

I had 4 kids all by c-section. The last baby is 13 months and my stomach still has that shelf. I do get pains on my c-section line when I take really long runs. Other than working your core muscles and slowly losing weight, it just doesn't go anywhere. I have extra skin that is not going back. Sadly, I think I will just have to live with this. GRANTED, it was a lot worse 25 lbs ago.

I have the dreaded C-section pounch too!! I hate it and even though I have lost 30 lbs it doesn't seem to have gone away at all. I have like 100 lbs to go though so I am hoping it will stil shrink at least some!!!

3 babies natural, last was c-section and the doc said no hope for the "baby pouch" so i lost 25 lbs and got a tummy tuck and i am in love with the results ( also got a boob job too) even befor the kids i never had this flat of a tummy, and i am 5 ft even and still weight just she of 200lb and it still looks real good, bot my procedures were done at the same time and cost me just shy of 11000. i tought was so worth it. not near as much pain as the c-section was!!!!

I have the same issue and my son is almost three! I have lost almost 25lbs and have been doing Insanity and Hip Hop Abs since Febuary. The Insanity (three rounds) helped lose the weight and tightened up my abs. I'm finishing up Hip Hop abs and both have made a huge difference, it's almost gone. As soon as I finish this current workout I'm going to do RevAbs and I'm hoping that should finish it off!

Diana

Thank you! You gave me hope!

Before getting preggo I had lost 30 pounds and was down from size 12 to a size 3. It was the fittest I've ever been, some abs were starting to show. I didn't have a pouch but more like a little bump on top of the c-sec. If I wore tights you still wouldnt notice that bump. I was happy with the results and I think after this one I'm confident I can go back to that. If hubby is happy I have no need to stress about it, or wish that I looked like a hot 19 year old who has never been pregnant. I like the battle scars comment. I feel like that too. I was doing www.bodyrock.tv workouts... and still doing them

3 c-sections here. One almost 18 yrs ago, one 15 yrs ago, and one 12 yrs ago. Still have very rare "phantom pain", and bad hang. But then again, I am overweight and need to lose that before I lose hope

Dang thats stinky . . . . My C-section scar is only 10 weeks old and while in that time i have lost 40 lbs (don't be too worried 20 of it was baby lol) and its gotten loads better w/ the last 20 lbs I was REALLY hoping it would go away w/ ab work outs. I suppose it also depends on how resilient your skin is too. I've been using vitamin E oil a lot for stretch marks and on the scar itself and on other areas and I think its been helping a little. Maybe something to ask your dr. about??? And has anyone told their dr. they are having pains along the incision??? I don't have any and i've been working out really hard at the gym and home. Maybe I'm just among the lucky few . . . . hmmmm I had a goal of a belly button ring when I got a sexy tummy :-(

PS I haven't been doing ANY ab workouts, just fat burning things and mine has gotten better . . . . I would definitely suggest everyone find their fat burning zone/target heart rate it helped me a ton especially on my abs.

Meggie

I've had 5 c-sections, the most recent was 9 1/2 years ago. My pouch is still numb, it feels weird. And I don't like pressure on my incision site either. I'm sure that being overweight for years and years hasn't helped my skin either. But I'm losing weight and hoping that it won't be too horrendous.

I don't want surgery, so I'm stuck with it however it ends up.

I have had two c-sections one was 7 years ago and the other 3 1/2 years ago. I also have numbness and pain sometimes but the doctors said that the pain is from scar tissue. I have lost all hope for the pouch, so I do plan on having a tummy tuck when I reach my goal.

I am having a horrible time with the *watch out this is disgusting* dead saggy skin over the incision in my stomach/abdomen area .....My doctors have told me there is nothing that I can do to make it go away, or tighten it up/lose inches there, they told me my only result is surgery, in which I do NOT want!!! I was just wondering if anyone knows of any good excercises that have worked for them, or how you got rid of the "extra hanging skin".

Hey there again . . . .
Is anyone at or below their pre-pregnancy weight and having issues wearing their non-stretchy pants??? I've been lazy and haven't really put on my khakis or jeans yet. Just tried tonight since tomorrow I should look more presentable than yoga pants. I don't think my hips spread anymore, My "apron" isn't too bad anymore either, but I can't button a single pair! Any suggestions? I'm 10 to 15 lbs below my pre-pregnancy weight and this is confusing me.

2 C-SECTIONS here! Each pregnancy I gain 70 lbs and never really lost much weight afterwards. It's been a year since my son was born and my scar is itchy and I don't have much feeling (to the touch) on and around the area. But there are times when I have overexerted myself and have a sharp pain shoot through the area.
I have excepted the fact that my tummy is ruined for life, meaning I may NEVER have abs of steel! Ha! Sounds defeatist , I know, and I'm ok with that. My goal is to lose as much belly fat as possible and be satisified with wearing my body magic under garment forever. I started 30 day shred this month and I do Taebo as well. I hope to have visible results!
Best wishes to everyone!
And congrats on all the babies both newborns and older!!

I have had 4 children, three of them by C-section and my stomach needs a lot of work too. I currently just walk and "run" on my treadmill, but am also looking for some workout to reduce the mommy tummy, lol.

Both my children were c-sections..the youngest is 3 months old. I hate the"apron" as I call it. I am hoping millions of situps and crunches will make it go away.