Diastasis Recti: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment – Happiest Baby

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It’s perfectly normal to still look pregnant weeks after your baby has been born, but for some, it can mean you have diastasis recti. Here is everything you need to know about diastasis recti.
It’s perfectly normal and expected to still look pregnant weeks after your baby has been born. After all, your swelling needs to subside, your uterus needs to shrink, and all your displaced organs need to return to where they belong. But for up to 68% of women, there’s another reason the so-called pregnancy pooch remains, and it’s called diastasis recti. The good news? It’s often easy to heal. Here is everything you need to know about diastasis recti. What is diastasis recti? Essentially, diastasis recti (DRA) means that your rectus abdominis—aka: your would-be