https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:43:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-diastasis#post-768902 Wed, 08 May 2013 21:23:16 +0000 immabeetoo 768902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charliewhiskey: eh, we're hoping to get pregnant again in the next year so I'm pretty much chalking it up to hopeless. I hit all the risk factors (sway back, petite, zero muscle tone) so... I'm not surprised :/ I'm just getting used to sucking in my stomach all the time haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-diastasis#post-767556 Wed, 08 May 2013 11:49:29 +0000 charliewhiskey 767556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone for the replies! I'm afraid I'll have to just suck it up until we're done with babies. </p> <p>@scg00387: I would love to hear any updates on how your doing in the future...I hope yours heals quickly!</p> <p>@allison: I saw that site, but once I realized they were trying to sell something, I stopped checking it out. I'll go back and look at those exercizes. Thanks for the recommendation! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-diastasis#post-763938 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:13:19 +0000 allison 763938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought I might have this, and I looked up some exercises you can do to help it. I think the site I found them on was trying to sell stuff, but you could watch videos of the exercises for free. It was <a href="http://befitmom.com/diastasis_recti.html" rel="nofollow">http://befitmom.com/diastasis_recti.html</a></p> <p>I did ask my GP about it, and she told me that mine wasn't severe enough to be diastasis and should correct itself. I think most of the time it does. I think talking to your GP would be a good first step. I did also read that regular ab exercises like crunches make it worse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-diastasis#post-763915 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:04:45 +0000 blackbird 763915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>jojogirl has it (pregnant now) AND has been doing barre. Maybe she can chime in later-she did tell me that her midwife says most cases resolve by 6 weeks PP, so you might wanna see someone </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-diastasis#post-763800 Mon, 06 May 2013 14:34:05 +0000 immabeetoo 763800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found out I have this too - I was concerned about a hernia so I asked my OB. She said that there is a surgical cure but that it is merely cosmetic and they don't recommend it unless you're done with pregnancies. It sucks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-diastasis#post-763780 Mon, 06 May 2013 14:28:23 +0000 regberadaisy 763780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't know what this is but hope you get some insight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-diastasis#post-763322 Mon, 06 May 2013 11:21:08 +0000 charliewhiskey 763322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can anyone tell me about their experience with diastasis recti? I feel pretty strongly that I have it (I can fit at least 2 fingers between my ab muscles when doing the check), but I can't find any non-biased information online (everything I find is coming from someone trying to sell something to fix it). Should I call my OB to diagnose it or my GP? How big does it need to be to require PT? I've been taking Pure Barre classes, which focus a lot on the transverse abdominals, but they also do a lot of other ab work...should I continue? And, how long did it take for yours to heal itself? I'm 4.5 mo PP and only 3 or 4 lbs away from my pre-pregnancy weight and still look 16 weeks pregnant. I'm so tired of trying to find clothes that will disguise my belly, and forget about a swimsuit! I have at least 2 dozen bikinis that can go straight to the trash now.</p> <p>Sorry for ending on a vent-ish note. I'm getting a little frustrated! Thanks in advance for any insight! </p>