Is it always possible?

[Kyra]

Is it always possible for a mom to get her body back after she has had a baby? I don’t mean is it just a matter of being persistent and eating the right things and exercising and doing all of that sort of thing. What I mean is that is it actually physically possible for every mother to be able to return to her former body or are there some who simply will never have that toned middle that they once had before getting pregnant? I don’t just mean stretch marks but the actual body itself. Does anyone know?

[anne]

I think it's possible to slim down again like you were before you got pregnant, but for the majority of women, their bodies will not have quite as much firm, toned feel like they did before. It's because of the changes that the bodies go through plus because of the stretching of that part of the body. It's so depressing :(

[tracy1976]

While you can drop the weight and your body will pretty much go back to normal, it's definitely different. You won't ever fully have your pre-pregnancy body back. However, don't think of this as a bad thing. Your body is now beautiful in a whole other way.