Induction Date Set

misskassielynn

I have been having some serious issues with the muscles in my belly. I had a tiny 25 inch waist before getting pregnant, huge thighs mind you, but a teensy waist. The huge change in size had somewhat destroyed my muscles and apparently I have something called diastasis recti, where your abs separate because of how fast LO is growing. For the past few weeks we have just been monitoring it, because it hurts very badly. Sometimes when I stand it feels like I have been stabbed with a knife.

My OB hoped that I would heal up, because many women do. However, I guess I grow babies too awesomely because LO is growing too quickly for my healing to keep up. Originally the plan, if I went overdue was to wait until 42 weeks, but with all the pain I am in, and the fact that I am having to take my maternity leave now instead of when LO is here, we have decided to induce on the 25th, when I am 41w1d. I don't really want to induce, so I am hoping to go on my own, but I am so glad that there is an end to this pain in sight! Apparently I should heal up within days of LO vacating the premises. Hooray!

TiffanyTheMom

Even if you don't go inot spontaneous labor, having an end in sight is a REAL God-send at this point! I'm sorry to hear your abs have been damaged, hopefully they will heal up. I have a friend in England who had the same thing, but hers tore so badly she didn't recover well and even a year after her baby was born her belly was flabby because of the muscles. Luckily, they have universal health care over there and they gave her a tummy tuck free of charge.

I have a feeling mine tore slightly on one side, where she was always laying, but I have no way to know if it really tore. It felt like a ripping, and it was pretty painful. But I'm speculating. 

And holy crap, 25 in waist!! Hope you can get back to that, that would be awesome.