sorry to hear bout spd, sounds awful...think i got the tummy thing. with my daughter my b button popped out but never went back, asked consultant this time and said i have a weakened muscle similar to hernia but not quite. gave me no info but said it could be repaired when im done having babies ??!! skin is freakilly thin there tho n i can feel bits of baby so clear its scary... dont want to get mucvh bigger than this !! pls p message me if u got any more usefull info... what did they say for u to do ??

cheryl 28wks tmorro xxxxxx

Okay I had a physio appointment at the antenatal clinic on Tuesday as my midwife said I was suffering from Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction or SPD, sooooooo after a chat and being shown how to get out of bed correctly etc I was fitted with the most deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelightful pregnancy belt thing that when on is like a corset. I also found out when I was there tho that I also have separated abdominal muscles???!?? I just assumed the funky ridge that appeared down my down my stomach when I sat up was my stomach but apparantly its these muscles so was given another sheet of info

Anyone else got either of these???

Caz and 31wk & 2 day Flump
xx

i had the tummy muscle thing..

i had twins so think my tummy was over stretched. apparently you stretch from top to bottom but you can only stretch so far so after this your tummy stretches side to side which sometimes mean the muscles seperate.

there is not a lot that can be done-your given a sheet of tummy exercises to do after the birth-dispite doing this mine have never gone back and my tummy has never been the way it was before-although i only weigh 7st 10oz my tummy is awful-it dips in at the middle and has loose skin.

i hope yours ends up better than mine....ive spoke to a plastic surgeon and he said all you can do is have the muscles stiched back together apparently sit ups work on the wrong muscles and actually push the muscles further apart.

rachx
7+6 weeks

sorry to hear bout spd, sounds awful...think i got the tummy thing. with my daughter my b button popped out but never went back, asked consultant this time and said i have a weakened muscle similar to hernia but not quite. gave me no info but said it could be repaired when im done having babies ??!! skin is freakilly thin there tho n i can feel bits of baby so clear its scary... dont want to get mucvh bigger than this !! pls p message me if u got any more usefull info... what did they say for u to do ??

cheryl 28wks tmorro xxxxxx