Comments on: How can you flatten your belly after pregnancy if your ab muscles are stretched from the abdominal wall? http://pregnancybirthing.com/how-can-you-flatten-your-belly-after-pregnancy-if-your-ab-muscles-are-stretched-from-the-abdominal-wall Questions and Comments on Pregnancy Thu, 17 May 2012 19:11:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: mclintst http://pregnancybirthing.com/how-can-you-flatten-your-belly-after-pregnancy-if-your-ab-muscles-are-stretched-from-the-abdominal-wall/comment-page-1#comment-594 mclintst Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:21:31 +0000 http://pregnancybirthing.com/how-can-you-flatten-your-belly-after-pregnancy-if-your-ab-muscles-are-stretched-from-the-abdominal-wall#comment-594 The only thing that I can suggest other than surgery is lots of core exercises. Not just crunches. There are some exercises here: That should help a bit. Honestly though, once the muscles are stretched beyond a certain point it's almost impossible to have them return to there original shape. The same thing happens with your skin. That's how stretch marks develop. Try the core exercises first. If that still doesn't help she might want to talk to a plastic surgeon. They might have other options that I am not aware of. Hope this helps, The only thing that I can suggest other than surgery is lots of core exercises. Not just crunches.

There are some exercises here:

That should help a bit. Honestly though, once the muscles are stretched beyond a certain point it’s almost impossible to have them return to there original shape.

The same thing happens with your skin. That’s how stretch marks develop.

Try the core exercises first. If that still doesn’t help she might want to talk to a plastic surgeon. They might have other options that I am not aware of.

Hope this helps,

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