How are the pregnancies going ladies?

hello Bree and anyone else in this situation! I am a 41, had a tummy tuck 4 years ago, and am now considering trying for a baby. I would really love to hear how the pregnancy is until giving birth and how the tummy is afterwards. Is it better than pre tummy tuck or, worse? Interested to know if i should go ahead and get pregnant or accept I have two beautiful sons and be done with it. Thanks in advance, Anita.

Hi, I am 27 weeks pregnant and 3 years ago I had a tummy tuck. It was hip to hip with major muscle reconstruction. I am 28 yrs old and this is my first child. I have to say I havent noticed anything that seems out of the ordinary so far except for a couple of things. a) I am hardly showing. I have a teeny bulge, I look about 4 or 5 months pregnant and not almost 7 months. I can hide my pregnancy still even. People dont even believe Im pregnant. The doc says its because my muscles were artificially tightened so Im carrying compactly and more internally. The baby is growing normally though and measures within the normal range. b) In the past two weeks, Ive started showing a little and the growth is happening fast. It hurts. I feel uncomfortable. Like I have done a few hundred crunches or Ive been punched in the tummy. Or like I have a stitch in my side that lasts all day. Again, the doc says its because my muscles are having to stretch more than usual because they were artificially tightened. I see my doctor tomorrow and Im going to ask him if its possible that I would need to be induced or have a c-section a week or two early, or if the baby will have enough room to grow to term or lastly, will my "knitted together" muscles be able to get through labor sufficiently. I will post my results. I was told by my original plastic surgeon that I would likely need a revision tuck ONE DAY if this baby grows hugely and the skin doesnt retract. But that remains to be seen. Mostly, I just notice that I dont show very much, in a normal way and that the stretching really does hurt a little. But my OBgyn is happy with my progress so Im just going to keep an eye on it all. Good luck!!

Dear Bree & other members of the forum… This is G from India. I read your forum and was so greatful that someone posted this que as I am looking answers to the same questions. I have not had ANY children till now, but due to various reasons want to go in for a TT. But I intend to get pregnant in about 1.5 – 2 yrs. Cost is not an issue here. The only thing htat worries me is the incision. All said and done it is a cut in the skin and when you are pregnant the skin stretches there. I was wondering if the skin on the scar / incision stretching will cause any problems ?? I have heard of cases where the where there is a first C Section the second preg may cause mild pain in that C Section incision area. Becos the incision seems to be pretty big and a baby weighing down on that for about 9 months doesnt sound too good… Will it cause hernia or something ??? Any info on this ?? Secondly, I would like to know if you have gotten preg yourself by now and is there anything I should know ? I am yet to have my TT, planning to this weekend… So any info as early as possible will be of great help ! Thanks a bunch…

I am 17 weeks pregnant. i had a tummy tuck in 2005. i have to say that my stomach feels really tight. i sometimes feel uncomfortable after eating and i swear this tightness makes me feel tired. i am hoping that it gets better as my skin stretches a bit more. I have no regrets what-so-eva!! i have have three wonderful years on tummy flatness and i have enjoyed every minute of it.

thank you so much for taking the time to reply =) I was confident before i got my tummy tuck that i would have no problem having more children, but a few people I talked to after the procedure made me second guess myself and everything i’d been told. i’m glad to finally hear from someone who has had babies post tummy tuck. you have given me peace of mind. thank you so much!

I’m currently 15 weeks pregnant with my 5th child. I had a tummy tuck about 3 years ago. First of all a tummy tuck tightens the muscles and does not have anything to do with your uterus which is where the baby is. So what happens is when you get pregnant again the muscles re-stretch. Now i can say that with this pregnancy i actually ‘feel’ this stretching of the skin and i hadn’t noticed in previous pregnancies. It doesn’t hurt but i’m aware of it. Now as far as what condition your stomach will be in after giving birth, this all depends on weight gained and things specific to your body. In my case with my four previous pregnancies my stomach was flat after birth and my largest baby was 7 lbs but i went from a size 8 pre-pregnancy to a size 16 pregnant. It just depends on the elasticity in your skin and i’m sure other factors. I got the abdominoplasty because i wanted my stomach flatter and the stretch marks gone. I did alot of research myself as i thought i couldn’t have another baby after the tummy tuck but my doctor advised me differently. The only issue would be that i’m sagging with stretch marks at the end of all this but that’s the chance i took with getting pregnant again. And for me its worth it.