re: Two Questions...

I had both a vaginal and a c-section.. no pooch what-so-ever.

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No pooch, all natural births.

I've heard it has less to do with c-section vs. vaginal and more to do with how in shape you are. If you have a strong abdominal wall, it will be more injured by a c-section but will also have the structure around it to allow you to build it up again.

And with all pregnancies, you will have a pooch if you don't have a strong abdominal wall. If you do, the baby doesn't push and stretch out as much and you don't get that sagging and bulge, the muscles kind of hold everything in.

Quoting Interrobang!?:" No pooch, all natural births. I've heard it has less to do with c-section vs. vaginal and more to do ... [snip!] ... the baby doesn't push and stretch out as much and you don't get that sagging and bulge, the muscles kind of hold everything in."

lol obviously my abdominal muscles were not strong

Quoting aubriesmom:" This is kinda random...but....Do u get the pooch if you have the baby vaginally or do you only get it ... [snip!] ... wash it and it still seems gross afterwards...if that makes since. i just need something new. my hair is super thick. TIA"

I have a pooch.
My stomach has this weird line like a soft W with rounded edges (best way I know how to explain it) then skin and pooch under it..   Then again, I had some big babies that stretched me from my pubic area to my boobs.

I had 2 vaginal births, and with the first one my stomach went back to normal, but I got the "pooch" with the second.

I dont know if this was the deciding factor, but I delivered my eldest prematurely (36 weeks), and I did not get a single stretchmark.
With the second, I went to the full 40 weeks, and I did not get stretchmarks until the last 2 weeks of my pregnancy. So I am guessing that those last 2 weeks of pregnancy was when my abdominal muscles & skin could not take it anymore.....

Quoting DisneyMommyTTC#3:" I had 2 vaginal births, and with the first one my stomach went back to normal, but I got the "pooch" ... [snip!] ... So I am guessing that those last 2 weeks of pregnancy was when my abdominal muscles & skin could not take it anymore....."

yea i delivered at 40 weeks 3 days via c section. i got the stretch marks during my last month

Quoting DisneyMommyTTC#3:" I had 2 vaginal births, and with the first one my stomach went back to normal, but I got the "pooch" ... [snip!] ... So I am guessing that those last 2 weeks of pregnancy was when my abdominal muscles & skin could not take it anymore....."

Same here. I didn't have any until DD dropped like crazy at about 39 1/2 weeks. I didn't have any visible stretch marks until after I delivered, and they mostly faded quickly, but then pouch is still there, 3 1/2 years later. haha

DD- vaginally, no pooch, belly was almost normal at 6 weeks PP.
DSs- c-section, still have a pooch 4 months PP.
I need to exercise, that'll probably help at least a little.

<blockquote><b>Quoting aubriesmom:</b>" This is kinda random...but....Do u get the pooch if you have the baby vaginally or do you only get it ... [snip!] ... wash it and it still seems gross afterwards...if that makes since. i just need something new. my hair is super thick. TIA"</blockquote>




I had a vaginal delivery... No pooch at all. In fact i'm a hot mom   I use tresseme..

I have a small pouch and I deliverd vaginally.
I'm a very tiny person 5'2 and like 100 pounds and my tummy got huge. I lost all my preg weight but my tummy never fully got back to normal...but 15 min abs p90x helped alot. Now I'm preg again and I know after this preg I will start up my abs workout again. It did wonders!