This is it! My third and final postpartum diastasis recti assessment.

I’m now 8 weeks post-pregnancy. It’s funny…such a short time, but also feels like it’s been a lot longer, too. Like being pregnant was a lifetime ago, but I also know that my body is still in recovery mode even though it’s feeling quite good.

Doing these check-ins has been a great reminder for me that our bodies do incredible things during pregnancy and after.

Diastasis recti is actually an incredible function of the body.

The abdominals widening apart due to the connective tissues of the abdominal wall softening and stretching to allow baby to grow – it’s pretty cool, really.

As I said, this will be my last formal diastasis update. Research shows that the first 8 weeks postpartum are really important for the healing process and so my biggest gains will have been in this time period, especially since I’ve been doing my Core + Floor Restore, wearing my compression shorts, and paying attention to my daily alignment.

Remember – so much healing can be done after this time period, too! Never too late. 

Here’s the latest video assessment of my diastasis recti at 7 weeks postpartum:

What I Found: 

–> Above my belly button:

At 3 weeks the separation was about 3-fingers wide here. I was able to generate quite good tension here, but there were definitely some squishy spots.

At 5 weeks postpartum, the separation was less than 2 fingers. The tension felt much stronger.

At 7 weeks, I’m feeling very little separation. Smaller than 5 weeks. About a finger-ish wide.

*When I do my Core + Floor Connection Breath I am able to muuuuch better tension here. Feels strong and taut.

–> At my belly button:

At 3 weeks the separation was about 3-fingers wide here. The tension was quite good, but definitely felt a bit soft and squishy with pressure.

At 5 weeks postpartum, the separation was less than 2-fingers wide here.

At 7 weeks, the separation feels about 1-1.5 fingers.

The difference in tension here is the most changed. Was pretty squishy at 3 weeks, and now is feeling solid under pressure.

–> Below my belly button:

At 3 weeks postpartum the separation was about 2-fingers wide.

At 5 weeks postpartum, the separation is about 1/1.5 fingers wide and the tension is feeling really strong.

At 7 weeks, this is feeling mostly the same as the gap was minimal and the tension was good at 5 weeks.

What I’m Doing to Heal my Diastasis:

I have 2 weeks of Core + Floor Restore left – my daily exercises. I haven’t decided if I’ll do a daily circuit after this. I really like the 8-ish minutes a day of moving it gives my body, so I may continue on with another new circuit (many of my clients do this after completing C+FR!).

I’ve still been wearing my SRC Health postpartum recovery shorts, everyday. I wear them for at least 6-8+ hours per day still. I’ll likely wear them most days for the next 2 weeks and then probably just for workouts after that.

Will update you with my postpartum strength training workouts from here!

Jess

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