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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ ps I’m 39 & the youngest of my 3 kids is 6 now. The middle one weighed 9 lbs 6 oz and was 22.5 inches and basically I don’t think my stomach is ever going to recover from that lol. I was 5’5, 110 before kids. 135 before I started exercising & now 128 with only the exercise I said above but no diet. [/quote]

So sad to hear your story because I fear the same thing has happened to me. My last child was also 9 lbs 6 oz and really did a number on my abdominal muscles. I was 5’4, 108 before kids, now 113 with COVID weight, and although I’d like to not be packing this round gut I just can’t get motivated to diet. 42 and feeling hormonal changes already. Hoping the thought of beach this summer might be a little motivating.[/quote]

How are you 5'4 and 113 (BMI on the border of underweight) and "packing a round gut"? How is this physically even possible? Are your arms amputated or something? [/quote]

Well, I can’t post a picture. But no I have my arms and I definitely don’t have a flat tummy. I think it is the diastasis rectii.[/quote]

You can definitely have diastasis at any size, and it can be pronounced. But then dieting isn't going to fix it. I didn't do PT until years after my kids were born and it still really helped, and now I don't need to worry that I'm exacerbating it when I sit up normally or lift stuff. [/quote]

What were your PT exercises?[/quote]

They had me do variations of pulling those muscles together while in different positions, like sitting, standing, and then holding them together while doing other things, like lifts. The most helpful part was teaching me how to control those muscles and pull them together. [/quote]

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