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Mrs_B 
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Posted: 31 January 2010 at 1:50pm |
Does it ever go away?  If anyone has successfully managed to get rid of theirs I'd love to know how you did it!??
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FreeSpirit
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Posted: 31 January 2010 at 2:15pm |
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Mine is tiny compared to what it was (it was UG-LY!), I did a lot of bellydancing and pilates.
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Posted: 31 January 2010 at 2:44pm |
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I hope so! I have a double one although thankfully they cut along the same line! I LOVE my sucking in undies.
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Posted: 31 January 2010 at 6:24pm |
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mamanee - in my photo's on FB there's a pic of me in my tankini sitting in the paddling pool - I'm really lucky as my Mum teaches Eastern Fusion belly dance so I had the perk of being able to borrow her instructional DVD's. I still have a bit of overhang but nothing like it was to start with! (And no I don't diet, yes I'm still a lot bigger than pre-pregnancy.)
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Posted: 31 January 2010 at 7:31pm |
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Haha i thought this was going to be about some new invention, but now i have clicked, great name for it. Im going to have to call mine an apron instead of my flap... sounds a lot nicer!
So yes i still have mine :(
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Posted: 31 January 2010 at 10:20pm |
Ha ha, I've never heard this but I agree I hate mine. Didn't know it was because of c section thou, just assumed it was due to pregnancy and child birth in general!
I have been running lots and it hasn't helped - might be time to try belly dancing 
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Posted: 01 February 2010 at 2:47pm |
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hmm I am worried about this...what are you talking about!!!!!
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FreeSpirit
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Posted: 01 February 2010 at 5:30pm |
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Natscats - after a c-section, because they have to cut through so much, the scar tissue creates a tight band at the bottom of your tummy, and all the saggy mummy tummy hangs over the top and sags down like an apron.
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Posted: 01 February 2010 at 9:52pm |
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LOL! you guys are so funny :P Mine is only marginally bigger than the apron I have normally from being a fatty :P Tummy tucks should be mandatory during c'sections!
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Posted: 01 February 2010 at 11:11pm |
I had this, but only for a few months afterwards until I lost all the baby weight. After that my tummy was nice & flat again. No different to before the c-section. Of course now I'm pregnant again I look like I'm smuggling a beachball  
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Nutella
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Posted: 02 February 2010 at 12:45pm |
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oh boy so when does this become apparent! hopefully if i lose my tummy i wont have one then?
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Posted: 02 February 2010 at 3:06pm |
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Oh - thank goodness - I thought it was just me with the weird shaped tummy!
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Mrs_B
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Posted: 03 February 2010 at 2:12pm |
 FreeSpirit wrote:
Natscats - after a c-section, because they have to cut through so much, the scar tissue creates a tight band at the bottom of your tummy, and all the saggy mummy tummy hangs over the top and sags down like an apron. |
haha such a good description FreeSpirit!
I am still carrying 7kg of pregnancy weight (damn it  ) despite still BF'ing so hopefully if I am ever able to shift that it might improve??! Cos at the moment it is HID-E-OUS! I find it really hard to find pants that fit and don't cause my apron to hang over the top. Maybe I should buy high waisted pants so I can tuck it in... 
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Posted: 03 February 2010 at 2:22pm |
I've had two c-sections one in Jan 08 and one in June 09 and seven months on from Elias I'm only one size bigger than normal off season size (although ive been working on it), although I still have a flabby tummy its nowhere near what it was.
So by June this year it should all be gone, because I will be competing on stage in a bikini
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Posted: 08 February 2010 at 4:49pm |
Fabulous - I have only realised from this thread that my slight 'over hang' is here to stay.. I just thought it was post baby weight, gutted 
I can't wait to be able to start exercising and seeing what I can do to make it look better!
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Posted: 09 February 2010 at 6:01pm |
MrsEmma wrote:
Fabulous - I have only realised from this thread that my slight 'over hang' is here to stay.. I just thought it was post baby weight, gutted
I can't wait to be able to start exercising and seeing what I can do to make it look better! |
I really don't agree that the "slight overhang" is unavoidable. I had a csection & mine went away after I lost the baby weight, so don't worry, it can be done.
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Posted: 09 February 2010 at 10:18pm |
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I sure hope it goes away, I only have 1-2 kg left to lose to be back to pre baby weight but my tummy was round already so once I lose some more of that I hope it goes away!
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Posted: 09 February 2010 at 11:14pm |
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It will do with hard work - like I said earlier, it's the saggy mummy tummy that makes the apron, I've dropped 18kgs (I put on a LOT of weight while preg)and it's now more a bump than an apron IYKWIM.
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Posted: 10 February 2010 at 8:24am |
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Also I think you have to be realistic & take into account your shape pre-baby. If you didn't have a flat tummy & washboard abs before bubs it's not going to be like that afterwards (unless you put in a whole lot of work).
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Posted: 10 February 2010 at 8:49am |
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Thats what I was going to say Odette.. it has a lot to do with your tummy pre baby! But it can be done I am told..... it might just be a lot of hard work focusing on that area to get it back in shape!
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