can't win either way?

Your stomach is beautiful🫶🏼

You’re 5 month pp. that means you’re only 5 months since your body went through the biggest change ever. Give yourself time xxx

Hold up. "i'm 5 months pp i should have my shit together" No. Not by a longshot. It took 9 months to grow that baby via a miraculous process, why on earth wouldn't it take at least that long to get anywhere close to how you were pre-pregnancy. And why on earth should we have the expectation that after growing a whole new human being our bodies should be unchanged?! Really, give yourself some slack. You do not need to pressure yourself to look a certain way, and instead focus on learning to love the amazing body that created a beautiful child. You are beautiful.

Your stomach grew your gorgeous baby! Try and take some pressure of yourself. 5months is not long at all! Also - try not to loose weight too quickly - this can cause loose skin. Weight lose especially pp should be gradual xx

I feel you so bad! I’m nearly 4 months pp and I’m also struggling too, my stomachs exactly the same! It’s so hard to deal with it but like these women have said, it’s still so early and it takes time for these things! Don’t put so much pressure on yourself, it can take up to 2 years for a woman to completely recover from child birth x

Hey, my baby is 15 months already and rather than loosing weight I gained after delivery.. so believe me you are really doing good..

5 months postpartum is still far too early. As others have mentioned weight loss should be gradual. It took me about 12 months to start feeling like myself again. You’re doing great. The fourth trimester is often overlooked. Also you’ll never be the person you were before motherhood. Not physically, not mentally. And I mean that in the best way possible 🥰 Nourish your body, do oil massages, snuggle your little one, it’s such a short moment in time ✨💜

First year after I had a baby my stomach looked like it had been in a road traffic accident. Very similar to yours. Now it’s regained some of its elasticity and it no longer has that papery feel to it. Give yourself time x

Do you use a waist trainer?

I hate to be a Debbie downer, but I want to share my experience... With my first baby, my belly was enormous and got so stretched out. I then had 3 more (smaller than my first) babies over the next almost 7 years. My belly has never "tightened back up" unfortunately. I hate it and think it looks like an 80 year old's belly. 😅 My youngest is only 2 though, so maybe there's hope?

1. Bounce back culture is bullshit. You don't owe anyone else a "pre-pregnancy body" or a body that doesn't look like it gave birth because it did. 2. You owe yourself a body you are comfortable in, but that takes time, so give yourself grace. 3. The best thing for loose skin is a strong core. Check out GetMomStrong on Instagram for core strengthening exercises that are specifically for postpartum bodies

Look into a calorie deficit, This will help shift everything overall for you lovely, Take a look into some workout routines by PTs who focus on these sort of things only too xx

I can totally understand your concern. If you don’t like what you see in the mirror, you can take efforts to change it for YOURSELF. A lot of people bashing “bouncing back” and that you don’t have to , that it’s societal pressure yada yada. It’s not like you owe someone bouncing back. It’s all about what you feel and what your goals are. If you don’t want toned muscles and some type of skin tone, then no need to worry. But if you do want see something different, then you can work on it. I was unhappy seeing my stretched stomach and it had nothing to do with anyone else. Here’s what I noticed did help: Working with your breath/pelvic floor strengthening Strengthening your muscles Healthy nutrition (protein/fats and carbs in balance) Moisturizing your skin with good oils, such as coconut oil/shea butter etc Good luck on your journey and give yourself time and grace!

I was fortunate and lost my baby weight very quickly but it took a good 8-10 months for my skin to tone back up and not be so spongey/wrinkly. It spent 9 months getting consistently stretched out it takes time to heal

Yeah it takes some time but the tummy tightens back up some

5 months is still very early in the postpartum journey. Give yourself time. I suggest following people online that inspire body neutrality. Sometimes being positive about our bodies is hard, so maybe learning to feel neutral about it will help.

I think you’re young enough that your skin will eventually tighten to a degree, depending how heavy you were before pregnancy. Since my first baby my body hasn’t looked like what I think it should but we have to have so much grace for ourselves and remember what our bodies go through. It takes time to make a baby and it takes more time to recover 🤍 I think getting to a healthy weight for our frames is great because then we can have more energy to spend playing with our kids! That’s what I’m focused on right now since I get pretty down when I hyper focus on looking a certain way. It’s better to focus on the things that really matter 🫶

You look great. Give yourself grace. Our bodies are still healing

5 months?? I'm 2.5 years pp and still heavier than before I had my son. Don't be so hard on yourself. You literally grew a person

Be gentle on yourself mama! 🫶🏻it’s only been 5 months.. your body just went through the biggest change ever. Give yourself some time and be gentle on yourself!

Rub olive oil on your stomach try crunches might tone up your skin

It does tighten back up lovely! My stomachs flat but i still have alot of lose skin, im 2 years PP probably wont go but try some oils and stuff xx

Omg, please, please, please don't be too hard on yourself. I'm in deep with baby number 4, lol! You're doing an awesome job. Don't forget that mental strength is just as important. Just keep doing what you're doing and eventually, gradually, begin incorporating strength training if you haven't already and if your body is ready for it. You got this gurl😊!!!!!

I’ve read a lot about how building muscle helps with slow skin but I’m not sure whether this is true or not

You look amazing ❤️

I feel you. 9 months Postpartum with twins and I am so self conscious. This is what I'm choosing to do: Get some high waisted jeans, leggings, loungewear in a good size so i feel comfy but hella hot at home too Invest in some new underwear that makes you feel also hella hot Tell myself I will go to the gym when I eventually can (I work at a school so when i go back after mat leave I'll try and go in early one or two days and use the fitness suite) but only WHEN I can Get a haircut (weirdly felt really good esp as I was going through Postpartum hair loss as well!) feel presentable and be very patient with myself I grew them for 9 months. They're almost 9 months old. I hold them next to my tummy and I am in awe. Yes I feel uncomfortable in my skin, I am allowed. I am allowed to wish I was a size 6 again even though my hips and ribs are forever changed and say differently 😹 It's OK, you're OK, you are safe and sound and so is your little one and that is all that matters, everything else will come. 💕

Weight loss is great but u can get a tightening lotion and also with core workouts ull start getting abs under ur loose skin and help tighten the area with more muscle there. Basically helps fill the area. It takes time. Ur still beautiful and u will get there!! And like other mamas said ur only 5 month post u have time!!

I also have some lose skin on my belly because my boy was too big and I'm super skinny so it was inevitable. In the beginning my belly was similar to yours. I was very very sad about it. Good news is, it tightens back. It may never be the same as before but it won't stay like that forever. I eat well and keep myself active everyday. If I feel motivated I exercise but not regularly. I only have a few wrinkles above my belly button now. So I assure you, it will tighten back in the next few years!

I was having the same issue when I started losing weight. I have been wear a modern pp corest for almost a year now and have be doing this PP workout recovery app it has been amazing of course it does not take away the stretch marks I have but it has definitely helped flatten and tone my stomach well. You can find it in the Google play store. You can start a free trial but the whole workout program is like $4.

My tummy has felt super saggy after having 2 babies and I started using the B-flat tummy cream, I was really sceptical but I actually think it’s working! Has also helped fade my stretch marks

First I wanna say your feelings are valid and they are yours. But also wanna say WE are our worse enemies when it comes to breaking us down. Which should be the other way around....but the world is cruel already! Self love is majic and it helps heal the mind, which in return shows on the body !!! ✨️ your ❤️ ONE IN A MILLION MAMA'S! BELIEVING IS SEEING !!! GIVE UR BEAUTIFUL POWERFUL TUMMY a hug and your blessed to have made a human with ur body!!! Slow but steady you'll get it... I am proud of ur progress 👏 💯✨️💕♥️🔥🫶😊

@Kristen can u send me the name. No one in my house wants to work out and I am pregnant now and really wanna workout my core and getting toned and stronger