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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do NOT do sit ups. Biggest mistake post partum women make is doing sit up too soon. You have to wait, usually MONTHS for as much of it to close as on its on. The sit up motion actually pushes it apart.  I worked with a trainer pre and post partum and we only did planks and all kinds of variations of planks.[/quote]

This!!

I had a 2" gap after birth.  A year later, zero gap.  Confirmed by an abdominal ultrasound (for something else, but I asked the doctor to look for abdominal separation while he was at it).

1.  First things first, do nothing.  Let those abs rest.  Avoid all ab exercises.  Use a belly binder such as this one to hold your abs together and put pressure on your uterus for maximum shrinkage and flattening of the belly:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004PKXSNM/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1440785557&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=bellefit&dpPl=1&dpID=41oG2T1jBLL&ref=plSrch

I wore this for a month (3-4 hours a day) after giving birth.  Some women wear it 24 hours a day for longer.  I saw dramatic results in the first month and it also help stabilize my core and spine when I was having that strange floating feeling from weak ab muscles and organs out of place.  A regular old corset with boning will do also, but those are pricey.

2.  After six months, start planking if you must do any ab exercises.  A year postpartum, I still have not done any ab exercises.  If your goal is aesthetics, then nothing beats watching what you eat to reduce that fat over your abs.  Ab exercises will make your stomach muscles stronger, but if you have a layer of fat over them ,or you do ab exercises too soon, or you do the wrong exercises, your waist can actually look wider and bulge outward.  I have a flat, toned four pack and I got it by watching my diet, not by doing a single exercise.

Currently, the gap in my abs has closed and I have a 27" waist that is truly flat.  My girlfriend who went crazy with all kinds of ab exercises and stroller fit classes after birth still has a stomach that bulges outward and her diastasis has not closed.  It will require surgery because the window during which it was likely to close spontaneously has passed. [/quote]

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