Michelle from Meath, Leinster, Ireland, asked:
Hi Julie,
I gave birth to 3 boys. My eldest is 17 and my two younger ones are 3 and 1.
They were all very different births and experiences.
My body has been through a really intense time and my stomach muscles have never recovered.
Can you help?
Thanks so much!
Michelle
Hi Michelle,
Thanks for your question and congratulations on your three boys!
In order to get some information for you, I energetically connected to you in Ireland and “saw” (in my mind’s eye) what looks like stretched and a separation in your abdominal muscles. In medical terms, it’s called Diastasis Recti.
The Mayo Clinic says, “During pregnancy, the growing uterus stretches the muscles in the abdomen. This can cause the two large parallel bands of muscles that meet in the middle of the abdomen to separate — a condition called diastasis recti or diastasis rectiabdominis. Diastasis recti might cause a bulge in the middle of the abdomen where the two muscles separate and in extreme cases, diastasis can be connected to lower back pain, abdominal pain, and even pelvic problems.”
I then “watched” (again in my mind’s eye), a healing happen that tightened your stomach muscles, corrected the separation (diastasis recti) and remove some extra abdominal skin. In other words, an energetic tummy tuck!
Healings happen on the energetic level then integrate into the body. They can result in an immediate difference in symptoms, can take days, weeks or months and may need complimentary care like physical therapy, medicine, surgery, etc.
To help your body heal, here are some exercises you can do yourself compliments of wellnessmama.com:
- Fit2b: A family-friendly workout membership that has specific videos for diastasis.
- MuTu: A 12- week focused program that addresses diastasis as well as other pelvic health issues.
- The Tummy Team: A great resource for abdominal splints and programs designed to help even severe diastasis issues.
- Pregnancy Exercise.co.nz: Lorraine Scapens has a variety of online programs including one called No More Mummy Tummy that are inexpensive and easy to follow in just a few minutes a day.
Hope this healing and information helps.
Hugs and Happy 2021!