How long to wait to do situps? Loose skin???

How long after a vaginal delivery do I need to wait before doing situps and small things to work out? Will the loose skin on my stomach ever go back to normal? How long does it take?

How long to wait to do situps? Loose skin???
It will shrink to some extent, but its an individual thing! Walk a lot and check with doctor about the sit ups. With my first it took about a year to be anywhere near normal again (but I hated exercise!!). With my second....hes 18 now and I still have Jelly Belly but now I call it Middle age spread!!! lol
Reply:The loose skin doesnt go away. Your stomach can become flat again, but the skin is stretch and really nothing but a tummy tuck is gonna help. I have had 3 kids and one on the way and my stomach goes back to being flat everytime, but that loose skin thing is just horrible. Ive never found anything that will make it better or neither have I read anything that says it will get better.
Reply:Always follow your doctors advice.





Loose skin will depend on alot on how elastic your skin is naturally, how stretched out it got and how many stretch marks you have. Stretch marks are like emergency skin and don't shrink.





Always follow your doctors advice, but doing sets of 10 mini-crunches a few times a day or laying on the floor and holding your feet 3" off the ground for 15-20 seconds a few times a day should be safe.





If you're looking for a "new mommy" weight loss support group we've got one at Kimkins. Those mommies are really motivated to get rid of baby weight!





Congrats on your little one!
Reply:6 weeks for any exercising.....after you postpartum visit
Reply:You will probably forever have loose skin. The fat pad on your stomach will get smaller as you lose weight. And talk to your OB about exercising but your body will let you know when you have done too much physical activity.
Reply:Sit-ups and crunches are potentially damaging to pregnant or post-partum abdominal muscles. In most women they separate down the middle during the pregnancy, and it takes time for them to move back together (up to a year for some women). Stressing these muscles while they are still separated can cause damage to them that will prevent them from ever moving back together. So, avoid ab exercises for a while. Better safe than sorry.