Thank you for posting this. When not pregnant, I also have loose skin. It's not the worst out there. But it's there. I'm also short waisted. I have about 3 inches between my ribs and hipbone on my side. Baby has no choice but to grow out since it can't go too far up. I tell my husband that if I end up with a flap like my mom had (she was 5'2 and 115 pounds at most) I want it surgically removed when we are done with having children.  A skin flap does look different on a normal sized woman than a landwhale belly. It is nice that you brought the comparison up.