Thank you for sharing with us this helpful information! I realized that I've been doing wrong movements even on my daily activities, specially when carrying my 9 months old baby. Great video! Hugs from Mexico.

I did all of these exercises after my first pregnancy for a week or two then felt literal muscle tearing for the next couple months. It was so painful! And damaging! I wish I had found this channel before then. But after my second child I’m using these videos to help me.

I like your videos. I don't think you talk too much. I like that you are explaining it thoroughly.

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Adele! 💞

Thank you for this video. I've watched several youtube videos where they demonstrated twists and were recommending them for Diastasis Recti. It seemed counter intuitive to me. Now I know they are!

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the deep twisting can pull them apart. However small twists using your core (no arm leverage) can help heal. Maybe that’s where the confusion comes?

Thank you so much! I really needed this information.

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome, Lexie! Happy you found it helpful!

My cousin had this about as bad as it can be. She’s going to require surgery. I’m 5 weeks! And I was pretty resigned to developing this. Now I know what mistakes I’ve been making (sit ups and Russian twists!) and have some preventatives I can try! Thank you. 😊

🤰 thank you 🥰

So dead bugs, bridges and side planks are the only safe ones? Do you have the a safe ab workout playlist?

Great videos and info! Is there anything I can do during pregnancy to avoid diastasis recti after pregnancy?

Wow ive been doing everything wrong for years. Thank you so much 😄

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

3 жыл бұрын

I was too after my first pregnancy! It made such a difference in my recovery for my last two pregnancies!

Hi can you recommend some exercises when you have diastasis recti please

Hi! I see that you have done great work about safe exercise during pregnancy and how to prevent diastasis recti. I wanted to ask if is safe to do the common abs exercises during the 1st & 2nd months of the pregnancy since the belly is still flat and there is no stretch.

For how long should you avoid these exercises?

Should you avoid all these during pregnancy as well?

Are all your postpartum workouts diastasis recti safe? If not, how can I tell which ones are ok? Thanks!

Does the “avoid lifting” rule apply also if you don’t have DR but want to avoid getting it during pregnancy?

Please gym workout for diastas recti

Hi which are the excercise we can do in diastasis recti?

Is it possible to add subtitles to your videos, as the option doesn't seem to be available?

Thank you for the great information. I do have a question though. Does wearing a waist trainer help?

@thelmajohn4149

3 жыл бұрын

Waist trainers don't do much, however, you can get pregnancy binders, belly binding is one of the oldest and safest ways used in many culture to provide support to healing muscles, avoiding muscle pain (especially back pain) and also preventing over-streching. It is very popular today and many hospitals even provide you with one if you had c section but if you ask, your nurse or midwife will provide you with one!

Thank you for this video. Ive been doing some of the wrong exercice, and now i i have about 3 and half gap with 3kids.. Hoping i could make it closer so i have less back pain.. Thanks again

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, before I learned about this I was doing the wrong exercises too 😭 Stopping and focus song on the healing exercises helped immensely... I hope it helps you as well! 💞

Hi thanks for such a great session , it's really helpful. I love doing the HIIT diastisis recti safe workouts you hve posted ,is it okay to do it daily ?s there any daily excersice routine that I should follow please suggest

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Shruthy! Happy you are enjoying the videos :) Yes, as long as it feels good for you (and you have been cleared for exercise by your doctor) then daily would be amazing. You can go through my postpartum playlist and pick the ones you like or I also have this monthly workout plan bit.ly/2zZxQkI with a variety of workout and yoga etc.

Can we do squats with dumbells..am mom of 8 months kid

I carried twins for 40 weeks and they are now 19 months old. I was in unbelievable shape before I got pregnant by the way. I had 6 months of pelvic floor therapy and I have been working out consistently. I still have domeing. My doctor told me to go back to working out the way that I was before and to ignore the domeing. I'm so confused. What do you say and why hasn't my domeing gone away?

What about cat and cow pose? Is it safe?

Great video, thank you! I can't locate the video on which ab exercises are OK to do while pregnant, could you please link that video? I don't have diastasis recti, but want to work my abs and prevent it from happening.

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Emily! Here is a core workout for pregnancy. All the prenatal yoga ones are great too and include safe core exercises in them kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqmLlqehht2wldI.html

@Emily-iy7ev

3 жыл бұрын

Pregnancy and Postpartum TV thank you so much!! 😊

At what point is it safe to resume these exercises?

I have no separation above or below my navel. I have about a finger separation at my navel. What exercises do you recommend? I still look pregnant! I'm not in great shape but if my abdominals aren't super separated I don't know why I would still have this belly. I'm about 15 lbs overweight and trying to lose that as well as the "pooch". Thanks!

Hi! Thanks for this helpful video. When would you recommend stopping these types of exercises? I'm very early in my pregnancy (only 6 weeks) and these are part of my regular workout routine. Should I start switching it up right away or can I wait til I'm actually showing?

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your pregnancy, Keidi! So exciting! I agree it’s really about not stretching and putting too much pressure on the muscles. I continued my regular exercise (with a little extra caution) until I was showing. Although I also started to feel terrible 🤢 Ask your doctor if you aren’t sure!

@keiditeng3616

3 жыл бұрын

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV thank you!

@marylalala6196

10 ай бұрын

I’m week 12 and still do some of those exercises. No problems or pains caused so far at all.

Hi! Thanks for all the info:) I was wondering at what point postpartum should we be able to continue these “exercises to avoid”? I would ask the question from 2 perspectives: 1) if we never got DR and 2) if we got it, once it was “healed”, how much after that could we start these exercises again? Thank you:)

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jenna! It’s a progression that is different for everyone. This is why I think a pelvic floor physio is great for every mom to see after birth if they are able. If you never had DR and can do the movements without coning, leaking or pain you can start incorporating as you strengthen after several months. If you are having symptoms it could be longer. There is also a difference between a gap and a functional core. If your gal is closed you may still need to strengthen to make it functional without symptoms. For DR 9-12 months or even longer. Mine is healed and I still limit moves like sit ups, double leg lifts, Russian twists. At 2.5 years postpartum I feel pretty safe in plans now though.

@sumairasafdar3375

10 ай бұрын

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV I am 7 months Postpartum Can I do Yin Yoga 🧘‍♀️? Yin Yoga 🧘‍♂️ is like one leg on the other

I still didn’t close my abs after one year now (second child). He’s so heavy and I need to carry them around from time to time. My question is: if I finally manage to close my diastasis recti, can I then do the no no exercises again, or is it possible to reopen the gap again?😳

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Just to be clear, these are exercises to be avoided both while being pregnant and post partum?

Is cobra pose safe for DR? Also spinal twist( natraj pose)? Is Surya Namaskar safe?

@bafnaritu

11 ай бұрын

Please respond

but am always lifting my 3 month old always and need to carry them

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, we definitely still have to lift our babies. If you have to lift make sure you engage your core before lifting to help protect it kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZI5-s8mqf7y0ipM.html

So if planks are out, what about push-ups and other things that put you in a plank position? My trainer has been having me doing push ups, mountain climbers, ect since I can't do sit up or bicycles.

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Taylor, great questions :) Not all trainers would know about this. I modified push-ups to do them from an all fours position (hips about knees) and I didn't do mountain climbers until my diastasis had healed. If you have more than a 2-finger gap this could be doing more damage. Also, you can check your stomach to see if you are getting any "coning" when you do these exercises. Someone can watch or put your camera underneath you. I do all the modifications in my videos if you check out my postpartum exercise playlist. kzread.info/head/PLRuFBUMIEg8DO81nJfORs4oJbKhR477ha

@violaluver93

4 жыл бұрын

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV thanks so much for your response! So, after my gap is closed is it ok to start doing those exercises again? (Including sit-ups and crunches?) Or will that it open up again?

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

4 жыл бұрын

Taylor Williamson After it’s healed you can start advancing with moves that don’t cause coning. I will always be a bit more careful now. I do planks now, but not sure I will ever do crunches again.

Is it safe to run/jog or even stroller walk when you have a 2.5 inch separation? And is it normal for one side to be more separated then the other?

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Christinanna 👋It depends on if you get any bulging or coning or discomfort when you do it (from the intraabdominal pressure). Also, I would ask about your pelvic floor and any leaking? Are you able to see a pelvic floor physio to get an individual assessment? I don’t hear often that one side is more, but it could happen.

@christiannabettisphotograp2844

4 жыл бұрын

Pregnancy and Postpartum TV hey! So I used to leak and ever since doing your program for healing DR I have no more leaking and when I jog I try to do the embracing method that you taught and engage my transverse abdominals. I usually run for 1-2 mins and then walk for a couple mins. And I also wear a brace and sweat vest while jogging and walking

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

4 жыл бұрын

Christianna Bettis Photography That’s amazing 🙌 Sounds like you have made a lot of progress and are doing all the right steps to make running safe postpartum. Of course, listen to your body and if something starts to feel wrong ...get it checked out.

The bulging can be because of fat accumulation post baby birth is that cant be so please clarify ???

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

4 жыл бұрын

It is common that women gain weight (fat mass) around their mid-section, but here I’m taking about a bulge from a split in the abs that causing bulging or coning from your insides coming out between the ab gap.

@shikhaserene

4 жыл бұрын

@@PregnancyandPostpartumTV thats true got u e views thanks a ton again

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

4 жыл бұрын

Sheeka Porwal Thanks so much 😘

When I can start to do crunches and push-up bcz now my diastatis recti is 1 cm gap

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

3 жыл бұрын

Once your DR is less than 2 fingers it's technically healed. If you are functional as well (no pain, back pain, leaking or coning) then you can start advancing your exercises. I do planks now, but I still don't do full push-ups as I get coning. Even if I'm able, I don't think I will return to crunches as there are so many other effective/safe core movements to choose from :) If you are't sure for you ask your doctor or physio.

@dencydavid8296

3 жыл бұрын

Pregnancy and Postpartum TV thanku for your valuable reply My diastatis recti gap is less but still my tummy look like pregnant, so how can I reduce my tummy fat?

Mam can we close gap like we were having tummy before pregnancy

@PregnancyandPostpartumTV

4 жыл бұрын

You can heal your gap to less than 2 fingers, but it may not be like before pregnancy. However the “pooch” from Diastasis Recti should go away with Treatment.

Whaaat the fuck i have been making it so much worrssse 😨😨😨😱

She talks soo much, it annoys me. Just demonstrate

@divyadasari2279

3 жыл бұрын

Then simply skip it.. most of the women who were first pregnant don't know diastasis recti. It is helpful for us rather than simply jumping into exercises.🙂

@laviniaamiora2194

3 жыл бұрын

So rude

@giljovis9022

3 жыл бұрын

Fr lol

@caritadepizza

2 жыл бұрын

Lol someone was hormonal

@DearKyndal

Жыл бұрын

You could just help yourself.