DIASTASIS RECTI: Do you still look pregnant months and years after delivery?
If you still look pregnant months after giving birth, you may have a diastasis recti also called "mummy Tommy. You remember those muscles referred to as '6 packs'? They are the abdominal muscles that become very noticeable mostly after intense exercise and training. It consist of 3 muscles on each sides of the abdomen called the abdominis muscles. a pair of long, flat muscles that run vertically down each side of your abdomen. These muscles hold in your internal organs and stabilize your core. Diastasis recti occur when the rectus abdominis muscles in your abdomen separate during pregnancy, leaving a gap that allows your belly to pooch out. HOW DOES DIASTASIS RECTI OCCUR? *your belly expands during pregnancy, the connective tissue gets stretched out, allowing the rectus abdominis to pull apart and separate vertically down the middle. *Pregnancy hormones also play a role by relaxing the connective tissue to accommodate your growing baby. *Being pregnant wi