DIASTASIS RECTI: Partial or complete separation of the rectus abdominous muscle from the linea alba. A condition in which the large abdominal muscles separate.
During pregnancy, your stomach muscles separate. If the separation remains greater than 3 finger widths, you test positive for Diastasis Recti.
There are certain movements that should be avoided:
I can't tell you how many times I have heard someone say, "if I only had a fraction of the energy of those kids." Well, kids don't stop moving! When you are active, you have more energy, period. New mom, old mom, mom of one, mom of many, it is a hard role. In order to stay sane, we all need time to take care of ourselves. In order to take care of ourselves and others, we need our health. Without our health, nothing else matters. Time to "work out" between all of this? I must be crazy. Well, I have probably been called worse and it was probably when I WASN'T getting my time to be active. Let us help you design a program that works for you and your family!
Benefits of Pre-Natal Exercise
Guidelines to Being Active During Pregnancy
Pelvic Organ Prolapse: or POP, one or more pelvic organs have begun to lose their position in the pelvis and descend or “slump” downwards. This can happen when there is weakness or damage to the normal support of the pelvic floor. POP can be a result of pregnancy and childbirth. Other risk factors for POP include prolonged labor, instrumental delivery of the baby, episiotomy, chronic constipation, hysterectomy, and advancing age.
Most Common (severity ranges):
Bladder, called cystocele:
Rectum, called rectocele
Uterus, called uterine prolapse
There are certain movements that should be avoided:
Common body changes that require exercise adaptation
Urinary incontinence — the loss of bladder control — is a common and often embarrassing problem. The severity ranges from occasionally leaking urine when you cough or sneeze to having an urge to urinate that's so sudden and strong you don't get to a toilet in time.
Keeping your pelvic floor muscles strong can help reduce urinary incontinence. Kegel exercises and Mula Bandha engage them.