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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went for a consult for a TT for similar reasons a few years ago and I did it and I would urge you to reconsider OP.

I went through with it mostly for aesthetic reasons, as I had also lost about 50 pounds and had had three pregnancies so really had a lot of loose skin.

But the real benefit was the one I didn't even anticipate. The reconstruction of my abdominal wall gave me back core strength that I didn't even realize I had lost. It was like a frog in a pot, between the pregnancies and the births and the recoveries etc I didn't even realize I had lost so much functional strength. I was perpetually frustrated doing core workouts that no matter how hard I worked I could never really execute the harder movements.

Post TT I have less back pain, my whole trunk just feels way more stable. And while it is certainly not the reason to do it, all those core exercises I struggled with are suddenly achievable so I have really concrete proof that my core has been dramatically strengthened.

Honestly this has been such a positive impact on me that I continually tell people I'm kind of shocked that this evaluation/repair isn't somewhat standard for postpartum women.

To answer your actual question every pregnancy will worsen that DR, yes. But no matter how big it is it truly is worth getting it repaired.[/quote]

OP again. I actually went to the consult for a different reason, so I was shocked and dismayed to be told that I needed a tummy tuck with full muscle repair. At the most, I had thought some skin removal was all I needed. Unfortunately, the TT recovery sounds so brutal to me that I would rather avoid having more kids than go through that.[/quote]

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