I've never done this before, but I thought it would be a good idea to put my experience out there for others who are looking to get a "mommy makeover" done. I have to admit, I'm not a big plastic surgery person, I did everything that I could to work with my body to avoid surgery. Yes, I must admit I don't "have to" have this done, I could live just fine with a saggy flap of skin on my stomach that I have to tuck into my pants, but I've worked so hard to improve myself that its just frustrating! I had my oldest son at 24, I was already a little overweight to begin with and gaining 50+ lbs did not help. And then he was born "sunny side up", his head got stuck and was helped out with a vacuum, and then his shoulders got stuck... When he came out he was blue and unresponsive. The doctors got him going again and he was just fine, but I was pretty beat up from the traumatic delivery of my 9lb 12oz baby. My abdominal muscles never came back together and having two more babies, a 8lb girl and an 8lb 10oz boy didn't really help things.
My youngest will be turning 3 in August and I have worked hard to get to where I am. I started at about 200lb wearing a 12/14. I watched my food and ate my fruits, veggies, and whole grains. I started exercising... First with p90x then I expanded my repotoire to include Turbofire, jogging, Les Mills combat, Insanity, Asylum, and Tae-Kwon-Do classes with my family. I've lost almost 50pounds, I'm 155 and an easy size 6!! But no matter how in shape I am my baby gut is still there.
So last month we cashed out our Wlgreens stock and decided to go for it, I am getting a mommy makeover! After lots of research I have scheduled my surgery for August 14 with Dr.Hiatt. I like him, and his whole office has been amazing... But I'm nervous, and excited, and terrified....
Left is before weight loss, right is after
See my saggy skin?
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