Ladies Who have had Children! Tummy Pouch Before and Afters,

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Me at 39 weeks, my son was born about 12 days later on Dec, 11, 2010


This is me 13 months later (last week)

Not all the way there yet, but close.

HOLY *kitten*!!! You look AMAZING!!!! I had a baby in June, this is so inspirational!!!

Incredible results!

I had 2 c-sections and i have heard it is harder to get your tummy in shape after that. grrrrrr i am hoping you get some good hits on this thread lol

i had 3 c sections (vertical ones).. and though i have lost alot of weight, the pouch (not belly, just saggy pouch of skin) remains.. i have consulted with Dr and he has assured me nothing will help get rid of it but surgery now.

Mind you my sections were 30 years ago *L* Not alot of elasticity now *S*

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Guess I should say what I did to get here....Just what you hear all the time, a combo of strength training, cardio, and clean eating. I do core work almost every day that I go to the gym. I admit I don't eat clean 100% of the time. It's probably 85-15.

Oh man. This post has inspired me to not have children. Whenever I gain weight it goes to my stomach... I can't imagine what it'd look like after kids. Gah.

They are so worth it! The moment you hold your baby in your arms, the swollen ankles (or cankles in my case), 234234354578 pee breaks a day and night, the restless sleep from trying to get comfortable with an alien in your stomach, the heartburn, the breathlessness from lack of lung space, the weight gain, having to ask for help to put your shoes on, the 22+ hours of intense labor, the 4+ hours of full on pushing are instantly a distant memory. I'm ready to do it all over again!

You just have to work your tail (stomach, thighs, hips, etc) off and you can do it! It's not easy and it's not just going to happen, but it is totally possible, and I was fairly restricted for a few months with abdominal separation and really had to ease into it. I'd say it wasn't until about August that I felt "normal" and no longer worried about injury in my lower abs

3 C-sections later, I, as many of you, have the dreaded kangaroo pouch. So far not much change in it, but hoping i will get some results like the ladies on this thread. Maybe there is hope! I don't believe it will ever be FLAT but I am hoping for drastically improved!

Going in to this journey, I too had high hopes that I would have a gorgeous, flat stomach like some of the above posters, but all bodies are different and even with the stretch marks from pregnancy I know that I will never have a beach body again. Not only have I come to terms with this fact, I rejoice in my success, having lost over 100 pounds. I now look kick-*kitten* in clothes, and mighty fine without. Here is a pic for all of the women who have imperfections and understand that being fit and healthy is an amazing achievement.