Stomach Muscle seperation. How long if ever will it get back to some kind of normal?

[Lenny]

Physio. Definitely. And i didn't have twins in there either!
I wore tubigrip, which just helped relieve the pain a bit. Cheaper and easier to wear than recover shorts. I borrowed a swiss/fit ball and did some excerises.

[Cricket]

It's pretty common to have a separation. By the time you've had 3 pregnancies, I think something like 80-90% of women will have some degree of muscle splitting. Only consider surgery if you're done having kids! Pilates is supposed to be good, but no crunches - I discovered I had a separation on my own after DS, and just doing pilates pretty much closed it right up. However, it was only about 2-3 fingers to start with.
Anyways, there is a lady who has a blog with lots of great info on her battle with diastasis. The blog is raising arrows dot net, and you can search for the posts on diastasis recti. Or, if you can't get at it - ask me to PM it to you!

[starangelk]

I'm doing pilates through my physio for this at the moment. It's definately closing the gap........I can feel it with my fingers getting slightly smaller. It's still ridged but I think if I persist with the exercises it will be okay. As for the crepe skin.............I'm hoping rosehip oil starts working miraculously.

[HotI]

Anyways, there is a lady who has a blog with lots of great info on her battle with diastasis. The blog is raising arrows dot net, and you can search for the posts on diastasis recti. Or, if you can't get at it - ask me to PM it to you!

Wow, heaps of similarities with my story on that blog! Even having a transverse breech baby because the stomach muscles weren't there to give it structure. Bit scared to hear that she still looks pregnant now even when she is not, i was hoping that was only short term.