by Emma | Jan 19, 2015 |
I remember looking down at my changed tummy thinking “My bikini days are over” Yes I had just given birth and new that my body would never look exactly the same, yes I was proud of what my body had achieved but inwardly I was going through a slight grieving process, re-accepting my new body.Over the months my body did change and it did start to resemble pre-baby. However it was my tummy that concerned me, it just wasn’t right, I felt like my tummy muscles were no longer switched on, I had slight back ache and from looking in the mirror I could see my posture had changed and I was now standing with a tucked under bottom. To others I had lost the baby weight but I knew that something wasn’t right, I often heard mums say that there tummy had never being the same since pregnancy, that they had a pooched tummy or that they looked 3 months pregnant all the time. It was when I went to see a specialised trainer in mummy fitness that I discovered that I had a condition called Diastasis Recti (tummy separation) I was pleased my condition had a name and I was told with a lot of hard work and dedication it could be made better. What I was gobsmacked about was the fact that as a trained fitness professional I had never heard of this condition, neither had any of my fellow trainers. I have since learnt that its not something covered when qualifying to become a personal trainer, sadly most trainers don’t know that normal...
