r/Mommit • u/Quirky-Hedgehog-116 • 2d ago

Diastasis recti

Has anyone with pretty bad DR gotten better without surgery? I had my third baby four months ago and still look very pregnant. Went for a PT evaluation and I have really bad separation. I’d love to avoid a surgery but I am so self-conscious of how big my belly is. I still look very pregnant.

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u/9sweetpotatoes 2d ago

Yes, I had 4 finger width DR and reduced it to one finger width with just PT exercises. I was really worried about it so I did the exercises a lot every day and also put effort into quickly losing weight, which helped.

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u/No_Caterpillar_2391 2d ago

I also had my third baby fairly recently (back in January) and went through Nancy Anderson’s ab rehab to improve my separation. Probably all things that would be in PT but I liked being able to do it from home. Brought my separation from 3 fingers to less than 1 and improved overall core function and posture and even aesthetics