Re: Bouncing back to pre-pregnancy shape?
Tummy belts - women from eastern countries swear by the tummy belt. It's a belt that you wear on top of your stomach. They say it help keeps the tummy tight and not flabby. They also recomend that you don't drink large quanities of water because it will make you stomach area grow.
Western medicine and doc obviously say "there is no such thing" - you have strengthen your ab muscle and do cardio to lose the tummy.
There might be some weird science behind it. I hav recently observed that if you wear tighten clothes to work out - it actually makes a difference. I don't know whether it helps you sweat more but it does make a slight difference IMO.