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Diastasis Recti

jesuisfatigueejesuisfatiguee member
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Anyone have any experience with abdominal diastasis and correction thereof? I know I'm like, a year late talking about it, but I think I might have a slight separation. I did the fingertip test, and would guess I have about a 1 - 1.5 fingertip space between my abominals, but isn't that within the range of normal or something?

Also, everything I've seen online wants you to pay to learn the exercises to correct it, and I'm not about that. Like I've been bragging about recently, I do 10-30 minutes of yoga every day, including planks and various other asanas that engage the abdomen. I just don't know if A) that's enough or B) some of those movements might exacerbate the problem (for instance, I know straight crunches are a no-go).

So, if you have any knowledge or experience, please share! I have a very saggy mommy tummy that I'd like to firm up as much as possible. TIA!




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Re: Diastasis Recti

  • kelly321kelly321 member
    Here all new moms get a 10-session physical therapy class post-partum. In my classes after the girls, they've talked about this. To describe what you're supposed to do without knowing the right names (sorry, too tired to look it up right now), picture it like this - if you're going to do crunches, we were told not to do regular ones where you go straight up. That strengthens the vertical muscles and will keep the space like it is. Instead, do more where like your right ear goes toward your left knee and vice-versa. That strengthens the muscles that go across your midsection and are supposed to help close the gap.
    But that's just theory. I've still got a gap.

    BFP1: DD1 born April 2011 at 34w1d via unplanned c/s due to HELLP, DVT 1 week PP
    BFP2: 3/18/12, blighted ovum, natural m/c @ 7w4d
    BFP3: DD2 born Feb 2013 at 38w4d via unplanned RCS due to uterine dehiscence

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