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PSA: mummy tummy/tupler technique

I saw in the PP clothes vent many comments about still having a pooch or muffin top. I learned about diastisis recti during prenatal yoga with ds2 and I realized this was why my belly never went back in after ds1. I was in the best shape of mu life and could do all the advanced ab moves in my pure barre class but still had what i called an upside cereal bowl at my belly button. It was gushy to he touch and couldnt be sucked in if i tried. Worth checking yourself and trying these exercises. Apparently traditional crunches can reopen or worsen diastisis. 

 

http://www.diastasisrehab.com/ 

 I've just started splinting and the earlier exercises so I can't speak to the effectiveness but I feel a little more in control this time around and the splint while uncomfortable at times makes my clothes fit better.  

Re: PSA: mummy tummy/tupler technique

  • Thanks for this!  My body pretty much bounced back to normal (although "normal" leaves a lot to be desired), EXCEPT for this vicious "overhang" on my stomach.  I have always had a spare tire because that's just the way I'm built.  But this weird paunch above my belly button (which sounds exactly like you described as an "upside down cereal bowl") is new and won't go anywhere.
  • Glad to help. Wish I knew of this the first time around. the yoga instructor also said that if you lay your back, knees up, and lift your head and have a "coning" in your stomach, you likely have a separation.


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