38 Yrs Old, 2 Kids (C-sections), Always Embarrassed of my Tummy

I wish you the best of luck with your surgery! I think we all get extremely nervous, I couldn't sleep without xanax the last few days before mine. I'm 10 weeks not and things are almost completely back to normal. Still some swelling and some days are worse than others. That is to be expected the first 6-8 months I'm told. I wore dresses and maxi skirts until I was about 6 weeks, and I didn't really go up a size. I didn't leave the house till I was 7 days and the horrible swelling had gone down enough I could fit any maxi dress or skirt in my closet. Took me 7 weeks before I could comfortably wear jeans. Pants in general weren't comfortable until then unless they were something like Nike jogging shorts or yoga and pajama pants. Again, good luck!!

I'm so glad you're encouraged! It really is not as bad as I had imagined it to be. As far as swelling and clothing...for the really bad days, maxi skirts are what worked for me. I couldn't wear pants, even elastic waist pants, and feel comfortable on the terrible days. But those were only a handful of days, really. Otherwise, my elastic waist pants worked great. I didn't really go up a size, but I made sure what I got were no on the tight side. I can still wear them now and feel great in them. I think I'm 9 weeks now and I'm wearing a pair of "skinnier" jeans that I wore pre-surgery. They were pretty tight before the surgery but I feel good about them now. I really can't say enough about the Athleta and Lululemon city pants. You'll do great!

Not too bad. It's been over a week since I've had a bout of the "uncomfortable" swelling (which happened immediately after having a burger and fries from 5 Guys). Other than that, it's been fine. I'm not avoiding salt like I was before, either. I am hoping that I will continue to shrink a bit until the 6 months mark. But even if I don't, I'm happy with what I'm seeing now.

Thank you!