Have you been diagnosed with a diastasis recti(DR) w/o understanding what it is or how to treat it?!🙋♀️
Don’t worry! You aren’t alone! It’s never too late to start healing it b/c most get worse overtime especially after multiple pregnancies and if you hope it gets better with rest/time!⬇️
Avoiding all exercise is not answer!⬇️
I had DR above the belly button PP w/ my first and now 37 wks pregnant but have been healing and protecting it with the right exercises, posture, and breathing from The Belly Whisperer® Method & Pregnancy Prep and Postpartum Recovery Online Program! And you can too!🙌⬇️
DR is the separation of the rectus abdominus muscle along the midline of the abdomen at the linea alba. The linea alba is the midline of the abdomen which is made up of connective tissue that weakens or stretches out resulting in this separation due to inc. intra-abdominal pressure❌
DR is common in pregnant and pp individuals due to a growing belly, increased pressure in the abdomen, and the demands of labor and lifting/taking care of a newborn !⬇️
You will typically see doming” or “coning” which can be seen during pregnancy or after delivery. It’s also common to see an “indentation”⬇️
BUT pregnancy and delivery are not the only cause of a DR! It’s also prevalent in people that do heavy weight lifting activities, have rapid weight gain, abdominal weakness, and/or after abdominopelvic surgery‼️
It’s important to breathe properly, activate core correctly, and have good body mechanics with heavy lifting and activities of daily living to prevent DR and manage it so it doesn’t get worse❌
After the line alba separates, soft tissue restrictions or adhesions can form and inhibit the rectus abdominus from coming together again! It’s critical to approximate or bring the linea alba to midline to avoid lumbopelvic dysfunction and pain❌
If you are planning to get pregnant or are pregnant wanting to manage DR then checkout The Pregnancy Prep & Postpartum Recovery program!✅
If you have DR but have never been pregnant or don’t plan on it then I recommend The Belly Whisperer® Method Online Program!✅
Email me to see which program is best for you!❤️
-The Belly Whisperer
