Due Sept/Oct/Nov 2016

How high on your bellies do the changes go? Esp those of you around 20-22 weeks (I am 21 weeks). The reason I ask is my fundus is only supposed to be just above my belly button but I noticed last night that my belly has even poofed out around my rib cage. I am not a thin woman by any means but I do have a rather large bone frame (not an excuse, doc even says so... If I were like anorexic skinny I'd still only be in MAYBE a size 10. At my thinnest, skin and bones, I wore a size 12 and I WAS 12 then so my bones have grown since then) so when I lay down you could normally see my ribs enough to count them but now, even laying down, the area around my rib cage is poofy as if lined with a thick layer of fat or something. I am still WELL below my starting weight so that can't be the case so it has to be the baby pushing everything up, so I am curious if any others around the same gestation as me are seeing the same changes...

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Originally Posted by twointow83

I've always wished I could do like some mommy's do and get their tummy fixed DURING the c/s. For one I'd already be recovering anyway so no big difference plus my little kangaroo pouch always makes my scare hurt while healing because it can't get the air it needs to heal and the sweat (my boys were both born during heat waves) makes it burn something awful.

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I was told that's not possible to do because everything is too large and stretched and won't fit back properly. It needs time to retract on its own first, plus the excess fluid in the tissue makes lipo difficult. You end up with bad results where you get uneven, lumpy, rippled skin. You're supposed to wait at least 3 months afterward. I was hoping to get the tummy tuck part immediately too and nobody will do it here. I got a postpartum corset to wear instead to help with shrinking right after. If nothing else, it really helps to get rid of the excess fluid.

I'm gonna do belly binding this time too.


Two girls and one boy, due October 16

Thanks anyway Two...my legs and ankles are scary looking:( They aren't so pretty anyway but holy crap pregnancy brings out the ugly. Lol. And it's soooo uncomfortable to be so swollen. If I'm standing all day (or sitting the car all day as I'm a realtor) both make more sausage legs.

I want to hear more about belly binding! I've head great things but didn't want to spend the money on one last time. Which brand- how often do you wear it and for how long etc?

I've seen a few options and haven't settled on one myself. Some I have seen are like a Velcro corset, others I have seen are more like a long piece of fabric that you use to bind your belly together. I've seen pictures but not really explored it heaps. I just know I want to try it this time.


Two girls and one boy, due October 16

I used a basic Belly Bandit after DS1 and it worked great for supporting my core and my abdomen/waist was back to normal size in two weeks (after gaining 70 pounds with him). I still had floppy skin, but everything else was good. I was looking at a BelleFit this time except didn't like the attached panty. I got the newer corset style Belly Bandit this time. It's adjustable and has boning to help reshape everything. It was also half the price of the other one.

How long did you wear it for BG?


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I used a basic Belly Bandit after DS1 and it worked great for supporting my core and my abdomen/waist was back to normal size in two weeks (after gaining 70 pounds with him). I still had floppy skin, but everything else was good. I was looking at a BelleFit this time except didn't like the attached panty. I got the newer corset style Belly Bandit this time. It's adjustable and has boning to help reshape everything. It was also half the price of the other one.

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Great idea! I may try that this time. I admit, I never really shrunk down after my 2nd. My stomach muscles are just pretty much shredded. I have huge separation--one reason I'm all for the tummy tuck!

Two--I'm huge everywhere. Lol! Yup, up near the ribs, too. I seriously look way more pregnant than I am. And I've really only gain about 5lbs from where I started per-pregnancy (thanks to losing some at the beginning with nausea). I'm so big and uncomfortable it's hard to imagine 4 more months of this... and those are the 4 growing months!

My sister just had her baby today. I'm over the moon! The pictures are adorable, and it's killing me that I'll have to wait to me him until we drive up there for vacation next month. I felt a bit bad for her as I know she'd wanted a girl this time around, but she's so in love with the little guy already that she's gushing. :) Super happy for her.

I wore it daily from 3 days PP until I went back to work at 6 weeks. I only wore it during the day, not bedtime. After I went back to work I wore it at home until around 12 weeks.

I have the bellefit. I bought two sizes and wore the first after day 3 for a few weeks and the next one for the recommended time. I can't remember now...!

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