I always had a bit of a belly to start with due to my body shape (at my lowest weight I was under 70kg but still had a pot-belly) but it was only small. After each pg it does go back to what it was if I lost all the baby weight that I put on, but atm it isn't pretty because I am still overweight having not lost the all weight gained after my 2nd, 3rd and 4th pgs. There is also the smallest sign of an overhang but I think that if I lost the weight that it wouldn't be there. I got stretch marks with each pg and they got progressively higher, so that after my 4th baby they are in line with my belly button. Some women will go back to their pre-pg body due to a lot of factors - genetics, skin condition (elasticity) and stomach muscles. If you have good stomach muscles then your stomach should go back to what it was, but if your skin has poor elasticity (which it has if you have stretchmarks) then you could be left with some saggy skin that no amount of exercising or diet will change.

When I lose all the extra weight, I will still have a belly, because I have always had one, so it's not that big an issue for me, because it's not like I had a flat stomach to start with kwim? I would love a flat belly, but the only way I will get one is through surgery and it is hard for me to reconcile the fact that I gave birth 4 times and still have an intact abdomen and no surgical scar, only get a scar if I chose to have an apronectomy so I will probably never do it.