C section shelf

Same!! With my first I feel like it was gone already. Now I’m 13 wks pp

I’m 9 weeks pp and feel like my shelf is huge being do light core workouts to try help but not seen any improvements

Hello! I'm 8 weeks postpartum and have the shelf too, and some pretty big stretch marks, this is proof that you made life mamas. I completely understand where you're coming from though, it's a big change after having a baby, from what my doctor told me after 6 weeks the uterus should have contracted back down completely, but everyone is different. and if you're anything like me I've been breastfeeding and eating like a mad man, so I have a little weight on me right now. I have been doing light exercises to strengthen my core and pelvic floor bc pregnancy and a C section absolutely destroyed my core and my pelvic floor, don't push yourself too much though because I learned the hard way that stretching that scar too much hurts 😅. Your body carried and created life mamas, and you're only 10 weeks pp, don't be too hard on yourself, you deserve some grace after everything your body just went through. You got this mamas, peace and love!

I can’t tell if I have much of a shelf or if it’s just because I’m chubby lol if I lost weight it’d definitely be less noticeable but I don’t want to focus of trying to lose any weight while breastfeeding

I had mine for ages with my first but by 10 months was completely flat, second time round I imagine it will take time again for me to work my body back to its normal. It’s a process and might be a long one x

2 years post partum and the shelf is still there… I was very thin pre baby so it’s been hard to get used to. I think it massively depends on how it’s stitched and how you heal internally