Exercise - sit up

[Robeena]

Okay I need some advice here - I am 5ft 3 (maybe 4 in my dreams) - the doctor officially weighed me three weeks ago when I went to the doctors to discuss contraception and he said I was 'officially 1.5 stone overweight' now I did have my 3rd baby 8 months ago and feel I am getting there SLOWLY.

I have started doing situps in the mornings (I can only manage 60 aiming for 100) using a sit up bench.

This morning I noticed that just before I do a sit up this muscle in my tummy pops up right in the middle of my stomach - is this normal???

Can you do sit ups wrong? Will it go away?

[Rumpel]

When you say tummy wher do you mean? Do you mean above/below/left/right of your belly button, dead centre or what. How far does it pop out and are you sure it is a muscle? Have you any other symptoms? I ask because it may be an abdominal hernia - they 'pop' out. But of course it could be that you have xcellent muscle definition now

[Robeena]

Okay basically when I look down between my boobs just above my belly button this mound pops up.

Would like to think it is a muscle or the makings of a six pack - but I don't think it is - and I don't know about Hernia as it doesn't hurt.

[Rumpel]

Hmm sounds like a hernia to me - you need to go see your GP pronto. As your ab muscles separate when pg you may have pushed too hard and now have a hernia. Don't worry is easily fixed - just a bit of your gut poking thought the muscle walls very common and no need to worry at all. let me know how you get on.x

[Rumpel]

Any news Robeena?

[justcantstop]

Hope you are ok and get it checked out.

[Robeena]

Thanks for asking - finally got to see doctor who told me it wasn't a hernia.

So god knows what it is.

[Rumpel]

So did they not give you a clue as to what it might be then? Sounds very odd!

[Robeena]

No - He didn't tell me what it could be just that it wasn't a hernia.

Basically as I had a c-section so no strain and pushing was involved he does not think it can be a hernia and be related to pregnancy labour.

[Rumpel]

Well my friend didn't get one in labour but whilst she was pregnant. Her belly button went really dark and protruded about 1.5 inches - it was a hernia. If he didn't know what it was I'd go back and get a second opinion of someone else!

[Robeena]

Okay I am going to phone first thing tomorrow morning and see if I can see a different doctor.

Now I am worried.

[Rumpel]

Don't be worried I just think if they don't know then they should at least give you an idea or refer you to someone who might! I am sure it is nothing serious but wouldn't you like to give it a name! LOL
hey DRs are human and can't know everything but they should put your mind at rest or find someone who can.

Let me know how you get on.

[Rumpel]

Any news?

[Robeena]

Ha ha. It was a muscle - I had to do sit up on the table to show him....I think my situps are working.

[Rumpel]

OMG you must have a right 6 pack there girl! Thank goodness it wasn't anything else.

[Robeena]

Oh S**T WTF!!

Okay I think Rumpel you were on to something and my doctors are idiots!!!

To cut a long story short I took up running 3 weeks ago to help with the weight loss and on Monday damaged my knee (nothing serious it's because I am flat footed that my knee swelled up) any way I saw a physio about my knee today and when I sat up on the examining table he saw my stomach and he told me that it looked like I had Diastasis Recti.

[Yurtgirl]

Robeena - I have no idea what Diastasis Recti is but it doesnt sound nice

You did everything correctly re getting advice - and the advice you were given was terrible

I hope you get it sorted soon
And make some sort of complaint to your GPs who obviously didnt look at you properly!

[Robeena]

It's actually not that bad it is abdominal separation due to pregnancy and I was doing the wrong sort of sit-ups as I was over straining that was why that thing on my stomach kept popping up. So I am due to see a doctor next week to ensure I haven't done any damage to myself.