pregnant belly 5 weeks after birth??
Hello all,
I'm new here and happy to have found this community!
I gave birth to my little man over a month ago and I still look like I'm 4-5 months pregnant. It basically hasn't gone down very much (if at all) since I left the hospital after my vaginal delivery.
I'm quite petite (5'1" / 100lbs pre-pregnancy weight) and have lost most of my pregnancy weight already but this stomach just won't budge and it's really hard to hide it under clothes - it also looks quite awful. What worries me is that everything I've read on the internet, including past posts in this community seem to indicate that most people's stomach's would have gone down by now.
Now I understand that things will likely not be the same again, and I'm expecting to have a little pouch and loose skin around my stomach but I didn't expect to look pregnant for this long especially since I'm eating right and breastfeeding and have been wearing a post-partum belt to help things along.
Am I the only one? Is there anyone out there who had a big stomach for several weeks, or even months which eventually went away? I don't care if I never have a flat stomach again or if I can never wear a bikini again but I would really like to be able to hide it when I'm wearing clothes at the very least.
I'm seeing my midwife next week but just wanted to check on here first.
Thanks in advance!!
I'm new here and happy to have found this community!
I gave birth to my little man over a month ago and I still look like I'm 4-5 months pregnant. It basically hasn't gone down very much (if at all) since I left the hospital after my vaginal delivery.
I'm quite petite (5'1" / 100lbs pre-pregnancy weight) and have lost most of my pregnancy weight already but this stomach just won't budge and it's really hard to hide it under clothes - it also looks quite awful. What worries me is that everything I've read on the internet, including past posts in this community seem to indicate that most people's stomach's would have gone down by now.
Now I understand that things will likely not be the same again, and I'm expecting to have a little pouch and loose skin around my stomach but I didn't expect to look pregnant for this long especially since I'm eating right and breastfeeding and have been wearing a post-partum belt to help things along.
Am I the only one? Is there anyone out there who had a big stomach for several weeks, or even months which eventually went away? I don't care if I never have a flat stomach again or if I can never wear a bikini again but I would really like to be able to hide it when I'm wearing clothes at the very least.
I'm seeing my midwife next week but just wanted to check on here first.
Thanks in advance!!