https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:28:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diastasis-recti-during-pregnancy#post-2508524 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:29:52 +0000 pastemoo 2508524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peaches1038: thank you!<br /> @Kemma: oh, i will use this, thanks<br /> @LulaBee: thanks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diastasis-recti-during-pregnancy#post-2507986 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 09:28:47 +0000 LulaBee 2507986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't do anything about it during my last pregnancy (3rd) and wish I had. I had a 4 finger separation after this last baby! now it's down to 3/2.5 with specific dr exercises. But I second laying on your side to get up and down from laying, and no crunches or planks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diastasis-recti-during-pregnancy#post-2507730 Sun, 27 Mar 2016 21:22:00 +0000 Kemma 2507730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I follow a New Zealand-based personal trainer on Instagram who specialises in pregnancy and postnatal fitness and her IG and website has some really good stuff! She's at <a href="http://www.pregnancyexercise.co.nz" rel="nofollow">http://www.pregnancyexercise.co.nz</a> :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diastasis-recti-during-pregnancy#post-2507728 Sun, 27 Mar 2016 21:16:15 +0000 peaches1038 2507728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With diastasis recti, you really want to avoid too much intra-abdominal pressure. So things like crunches are terrible. Yoga is great because it encourages the activation of the core muscles-specifically the transverse abdominus (TA). Here is a great video on how to engage the TA- though I would recommend doing it sitting while pregnant.<br /> <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p8O04WLXFt8" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p8O04WLXFt8</a></p> <p>I would suggest a binder to help to approximate the muscle fibers of the rectus abdominus, especially while doing anything that increases the pressure in the abdominals-like lifting (groceries, other kids, etc), cleaning , lots of bending and yoga. </p> <p>I'm a women's health PT, but always consult your doctor. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diastasis-recti-during-pregnancy#post-2507634 Sun, 27 Mar 2016 18:42:31 +0000 pastemoo 2507634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kitty: thanks. I have to figure out what my next steps are. I do yoga but it's not special prenatal yoga--I just modify some stuff. I think maybe it's time to modify more... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diastasis-recti-during-pregnancy#post-2507591 Sun, 27 Mar 2016 17:12:05 +0000 kitty 2507591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got it but ai didn't realise there was anything I could do at the time. I think you can do pregnancy pilates which may help, and possibly just ensure that you never get up from a lying down position by trying to sit straight up, rather roll onto your side and push up that way. I had to see a physiotherapist about mine and I think it's helping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diastasis-recti-during-pregnancy#post-2507557 Sun, 27 Mar 2016 15:01:28 +0000 pastemoo 2507557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alba4: Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diastasis-recti-during-pregnancy#post-2507552 Sun, 27 Mar 2016 14:51:57 +0000 Alba4 2507552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Second pregnancies are no joke :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diastasis-recti-during-pregnancy#post-2507551 Sun, 27 Mar 2016 14:49:56 +0000 pastemoo 2507551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you got diastasis recti, what did you do about it during pregnancy?</p> <p>I'm 30 weeks with my second child.<br /> With my son, I got it, but never felt it happening and it was only a few inches so I was able to exercise and get most of it back together.</p> <p>This week, I literally felt the stinging pain of it ripping more, directly on the linea alba/midline, under my belly button. And now it looks flat/scooped out where it was round before. Is there anything I can do to stop it from getting worse while still pregnant?</p> <p>:(</p> <p>whine whine...</p> <p>Thank you! </p>