Tummy tuck lady on Daybreak this morning?

[nellypope]

Surely after having a baby nearly all women's tummy's look like that! I am aware that her's is through weight loss. The aspect of this piece that upset me, is I have had one child (admittedly through C-Section) my tummy is WAY worse than that. My reason for posting is that I am now concerned that perhaps my tummy isn't normal? How many other women out there have similar "deflated balloon" tummies? I'm not necssarily that concerned about mine, I know I can never wear a bikini, but I am concerned that maybe my tummy is particularly bad!!

[lcg]

i do...mine looks like a road map with all the stretch marks and my little bit of flab that sticks out! this is completely normal...a result of childbirth for the majority of women. but, my hubby still loves me (although we snuggle in the dark for the sake of my confidence!) and it is a not-so-beautiful reminder of my now 17 year old son. you can always go to your gp and check things are 'normal' and if it is really causing you psychological distress, you may be able to get the nhs to do something about it (but that won't be easy). i'm sure you are still gorgeous and that your view of your stomach wmay differ to that of others - our own body image is usually distorted to a degree...x

[NOX]

My ex's tummy was like that, she hated it- I just saw it as part of her and the children she'd had. I think it's very normal for a lady, particularly if she is very slim to stretch in the tummy region and for it not to go back to a pre pegnancy state. I don't think most women see that as normal because of the abnormally perfect image that is projected by the media of mothers ( Posh Spice, Demi Moore etc) who have access to huge amounts of money and surgery. Nearly all of the women I have been out with who have had a child have some degree or other of 'mummy tummy'- it's no big deal, certainly not unusual and I'm sure you're fine.

[nellypope]

Thanks to both of you! :-) I love that "mummy tummy" !

You have really cheered me up . . . thank you

:-)

[annie0000]

Also, if you had a section, you have the little bit that hangs over the scar - there is no amount of diet or exercise that will ever get rid of that - surgery is the only option. I also had a 4 finger wide split in my tummy muscles - that has never fully closed either. That is all completely normal I think.