dckitty Thanks so much! Haha yes, she’s a natural 😉

I started doing very gentle exercises as my physio said it was okay for me. Most wait 6 weeks to be sure, but kegels are usually okays earlier and sometimes some light stretches and movement if the doctor says it's okay :)

Congratulations on your second baby! Great name pick 💞 so glad your delivery went well! You did all the work!

PFamily TeeVee Thanks so much! Your channel is awesome for kids too! 😘

Idk if you’ll see this, but I would love to hear if you found one that was able to help you heal!

kittynik1 Thank you :) I’m glad you found it helpful and it was smart to modify after a c-section. That’s a great idea to do one for after c-section!

Hi Crystal! Congratulations on your sweet 8 week old baby! This is good, but also my course is free now during covid which will help bit.ly/30avYy7 Happy Mother’s Day!

Hi there, Have you tried switching up your diet? Ive noticed that, that last bit is usually something that helps

Thanks Megan, You can see how you feel with these exercises and increase the time or reps if you don't feel it's enough. You can also lift up both toes (in the toe tap ones) as long as there is no coning. You could also include exercises like bridges and squats at this point (as long as your doctor says it's ok!) Just make sure that what your doing isn't causing coning and stay away from sit-ups, twists, planks until your diastasis is fully healed

Christina Endicott Hi Christina! The exercises are “working out” the inner core muscles so muscle soreness after exercise may be normal especially if those muscles are not used to anything. However, any sharp or unusual type pain (that doesn’t feel like a muscle that has been worked out) is not normal. If it hurts while you are doing the exercise I would stop as well. Wow! You are a busy mama with 6 kids! And twins (I love twins!) Hope that answered your question. Are you able to see a family doctor if it’s more than just post-exercise muscle aches that should go away within a couple day of stopping the exercises...?

Usually your doctor will clear c-section at around 8 weeks pp These are gentle so you can ask, but better to wait until you ask your doctor :) Congratulations on your sweet 3 week old baby!

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV thank you..its really nice of you to reply back .lots of love to you and your adorable family

sumaya shah lots of love to you and your family as well 💞

leah molinari Hi Leah 👋 1-finger is actually normal after pregnancy and not considered diastasis recti. I find any bloating is more apparent too after pregnancy and DR. Is it only some foods or all foods/ drinks? I’m actually working on a video for bloating, but in the meantime, Desiree Neilson has some great articles on her website and a book called “Banish the Bloat”

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV oh wow! Thank you! Just curious - even though 1 finger is normal - is it possible to heal all the way? I'm pretty much bloated after all eating and drinking. Any and all the things! Hahaha Thanks for pointing me in the right direction

leah molinari My gap has stopped closing at just under 2 fingers (Down from 4 fingers), but my bulging went away after my inner core muscles got strong (so even in my gap it feels like a trampoline and not just sinking). I was consistent at 10 min per day and avoiding the harmful movements that caused any bulging for a couple months.

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV thank you for your help

Hi Sara! Under 2 fingers is a actually normal postpartum. I would check to make sure you aren’t getting any “coning” but if you aren’t you can probably start including exercises like planks etc. A pelvic floor physio would be able to give you an individualized plan. Never hurts to be cautious if you aren’t sure about something though.

Pregnancy and Postpartum TV thank you so much for the reply! I will start my exercises then 🤗

Hey! Thanks so much for your question :) Here is a playlist of videos you can do. kzfaq.info/sun/PLRuFBUMIEg8BibcDkZNyq9spZcjOLeDSa The playlist includes how to assess your gap. How big is your gap? Yes, you can still do them 7 years later, it may take longer to heal though. You can also grab my complete guide of how I healed my diastasis at www.pregnancyandchildhoodnutrition.com/postpartum 💕

Thanks! Will it take me a year or less to get my abs back before trying the other abs workouts?

Unfinished Christianwoman I can’t say exactly. Are you able to get assessed by a pelvic floor physio. It should not take a year. Often it can be healed in 5-6 weeks, but may be a little longer. Also, it’s important to avoid any thing that cause coning of your abs or intra-abdominal pressure.

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV Thanks again and I will enjoy working my abs back to normal and strengthening them as well.

You got this! Keep me updated on how it goes!

Found it!

Zee T Hi 👋 Where did you get stuck? Did the confirmation email go to your junk?

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV i couldn't even get into the website

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV it's smudged page

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV I got it. Free Guide. Thank you so much

Zee T Sorry it was so difficult to get. I sent you a message with some extra videos as well 💕

Hi Marta, Thanks so much for your message. That sounds super frustrating since you've been working so hard to close your gap from 3.5 to 1 finger (great job!). Anything under 2 fingers is normal after childbirth and shouldn't be causing "Mummy Tummy" anymore. Unfortunately, diastasis recti is only part or one of the causes for mummy tummy. Overall weight doesn't always reflect body fat. Pregnancy can cause more belly fat (abdominal adiposity or visceral fat) to be stored. It could also be some extra skin? Or do you ever think that you are bloated (do you have less of a tummy in the morning?). Here is an article that looked at the higher belly fat (visceral fat) after pregnancy www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2952441/ . Is your baby only 4 months old or did you just start the diastasis exercises 4 months ago. It took me about 9 months to not look 3 months pregnant after my second baby. I'll be posting more videos on this topic coming up in my "lose the baby weight series". Are you at your lowest weight you are comfortable with except for your belly or could you lose a little more? ie. were you happy with your weight pre-pregnancy?

Thank you for quick respond I have two boys one is 18mth and the other is 7mth. Both pragnancy ended up with c-sestion.My weight before pragnancy was 58kg and I am 157cm. Now I am 55kg so its 3kg less than before so I am quite slim. My belly is smaller in the morning and grow during the day in shape of letter v. There is no fat on the sides just its growing forword but i can suck it in and i couldnt do it one mth ago so its much stronger now. Is there any excercises that i could do now to make it better. And should I still doing DR excercises if its only 1 finger gap?

Wow, you are a busy mama, Marta, with 2 so close in age!! The diastasis exercises can still help, but if your gap is closed you may be able to progress to harder (more traditional ab) exercises. You want to watch your abs as you are doing an exercise and make sure that there is NO coning or bulging. If not, then it's OK for you. You may be able to do planks, double leg lifts etc. You can use a handheld mirror to watch your stomach on your back to ensure no bulging in those positions. If it's getting stronger that is great! Progressing your exercises will hopefully help! If you are getting bloating by the end of the day, you could look into foods that may cause bloating for you (dairy, alcohol etc.), add probiotics or look into a FODMAP diet.

Hi Abigail! That’s a great question :) Once your gap has healed to 2 fingers or less you should be able to start doing some “normal” moves with out “coning” if your stomach. It also depends on strength and depth though. If you aren’t sure if yours had healed a pelvic floor physio would be able to do an individual assessment. After babies I’m not sure I will ever want to do some of the crazy moves (ex. scissor jacks) But I have progressed to regular planks etc).

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV ok! Thank you so much for the reply!

Hi Zee! Yay! That’s great you got clearance from your doctor and it felt great to get moving again! I remember being excited too :) hmm... not sure why it wasn’t going through. Did you email jessica@pregnancyandpostpartumtv.com

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV Yeah, but it says invalid address

Oh that’s strange. I use it daily. Did you have a question?

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV Yeah. I've a severe back, lower abdominal pain and digestive problem. What can I do to get ride of it?

Hi harika k! Thanks so much for your comment. That’s great you were able to close your DR recti gap! I’m sorry you are frustrated that you didn’t get the tummy reduction you were hoping for yet. Why do you think you still have a tummy? Do you feel that it is because of your anterior pelvic tilt and you are looking for exercises to reduce your tilt? Or often new mothers will have extra visceral fat (abdominal fat) after a baby even if they lose weight all over. Or could it be from bloating? Or possible your uterus hasn’t “shrunk down” Have you tried a belly wrap? I used the one from Bellies Inc. and found it really helped. I’m not sure what you mean when you say “my upper body also bends” Let me joe and I will try to help as much as I can! Happy Weekend!

Thank you so much for replying 😊... I’m very lean person but with too much loose tummy and s I have apt n suffering from backache . Due to lean my shoulders bend forward. I don’t know exact word for it. Curved shoulders at back

I’m thinking bcz of apt. Yeah I want excersises for it

harika k Hi again! If your shoulder’s are rounding forward and causing back pain then this is the perfect class for you: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZ-ap5WknpvLlmQ.html I don’t have a class yet specific for anterior pelvic tilt, but I think it’s common with extra weight from pregnancy so I’ll put one together for you 👍

I m 3 1/2 months post partum please show some exercises for diastais recti

Uppa Shakya If your “mummy tummy” is from diastasis recti then yes, you can close the gap with these exercises years later (and avoiding traditional ab exercises that cause coning). I was just chatting with a mom who’s youngest is a teenager and she closed her gap! How big is your gap? Other things that also contribute to “Mummy Tummy” is extra weight around the midsection or bloating. Thanks for reaching out!

Pregnancy and Postpartum TV how long did it take her ? The girl with the teenager :)

Trying to manage my own expectations!