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No advice because I don't exercise or diet but I wanted to let you know I looked the same way after baby #2. I am very skinny everywhere else so my belly just felt magnified! I would constantly have people asking me if I was pregnant when I wasn't. It stinks. I did have pretty large babies too. I am due shortly with baby #3 and I don't even want to know what I'm going to look like. I'm thinking of getting the Bellefit. Anyways, I'm rambling and offering no real advice but wanted to commiserate with you. Some days I feel very self conscious and other days I am okay with it because I feel lucky to have the ability to carry children and have come to terms with the fact that that means my baby is changed.

@SeptMomma12: I have the same thing and my midwife told me at my last appt in Nov that I have DR I haven't even tried to fix it but yeah it drives me crazy

As others have commented, diastasis recti seems very likely. I have a couple finger-width diastasis recti after two kids close together, both carried out front.

Diastasis recti can also be associated with some other functional issues (not just cosmetic), so--if you can swing it--it definitely seems like a good idea to talk to your doctor about it and potentially seek out a physical therapist with expertise in this area.

I spent a decent amount of time reading about it online, and I was somewhat overwhelmed by the amount of sometimes contradictory information. I've been doing the exercises in the following video:

Also, mine has gotten better after several years post-partum (my twins will be 3 in June)! I think there's a significant difference in how I looked two years ago when they were almost one versus how I look now at almost-3, so don't give up hope yet!

Eh, I'm 15 mo pp and although I'm back to my pre-preg weight, I LOOK fat! I feel ya I def need exercise to tone up.