C-Section Recovery - Page 2

[GenomicsGirl]

Originally Posted by wombatclay

That's the diastasis...there are exercises that will help bring the muscles together again, as well as exercises you should avoid or modify if you still have a diastasis since they can actually pull the muscles further apart if you don't modify them (for example, by using a splint during the exercise).

I have a diastasis problem right now. And I think I have a hernia behind my belly button. Pain. Pain. Pain. But nothing to do with my c-sections.

[wombatclay]

yeah, the diastasis is due to pregnancy (not the c/s). Although most mamas will have one, with the first babe it's usually small and many mamas don't even notice it. But each pregnancy will pull those muscles further apart (one reason mamas tend to show sooner with later pregnancies) and stretch them further. A c/s just makes it harder for the diastasis to mend on it's own.

Actually, there are some OBs out there who will add a few sutures to the muscles during the c/s to begin moving them together, but that seems a bit over the top to me! And I can't imagine it makes the general c/s recovery any easier or more comfortable.

I hope everyone is healing well and feeling better!