How has your body changed?

[CoNNiE_Melb]

After DS1 everything snapped back within a few weeks... I couldn't believe my luck! My boobs went up a cup size and didn't sag at all - I was thrilled.

This time... I can't get my pre-pregnancy pants over my thighs and bum! My hips have spread, and I actually need to work to get an additional 8kgs off. The tummy... Oh my goodness... When I stand, I look relatively thin and 'normal', and then I sit down, and this pot belly appears.

[Kazzo]

Thanks for been really honest with me ladies. It is nice to hear that what I see in my body is in also what is now normal with so many others.

I can really relate to the belly button thing, Mine is so odd now. It is wide open. So weird.

Jennifer13. I have been extremely lazy about my stomach muscles after DS. At my 6wk PP check up I was told to see a Physio. Of course I never got around to it so I have started Planking everyday to try and get my core strengthened.

[Trillian]

I lost all the weight I gained during my first pg and got back to pre-baby weight, but my hips were wider. I had a dress that fit perfectly before I was pg that felt super tight across the hips afterwards, despite not having a larger belly or anything. As each pg went on though I kept some of the baby weight each time and with DS2 (last baby) being so big and long my stomach has a super awesome overhang now. It puts me off losing weight because I know it will be there regardless of how much I weight but it would look worse if I was skinnier. My only saving grace is that my stomach muscles never separated more than a finger width so that's one less thing to worry about.