Mums, I really need you help. If there is any mum out there that has experience with Diatasis Recti please feel free to tell me your story.
It begins at 3 weeks old. I was changing my sons nappy and I noticed a bump over his belly button. I took several photos and videos and sent it to my mother. She has experience with children in an A&E environment so I thought she may have come across it. LO was not in any pain but had this oddly shape lump out of his stomach. She told me to go to the A&E as it could be a hernia. I went and to cut a long story short they told me it was not a hernia it was Diastasis Recti. This is when the stomach muscle has not yet fully closed so when LO moves the contents of his stomach pops out as there is nothing there to hold it in.
They asked if he was premature.... He was 9pounds 8 ounce born... Absolutely not!! I was sent home and told to follow up with my GP. Usually after 6 weeks it closes.
So at my sons 6 eek check up, I brought it up with my GP. He told me there was nothing to worry about and that was it. LO came up to 16 weeks and was struggling to hold his head up for a long time, I raised my concern to the public nurse and she finally agreed with my. She was excellent. We got referred to the area doctor who was also excellent and she has referred us to physio. She said it should be closed by now and if this does not heal then there could be a chance of a surgical procedure. However we agreed that giving him physio for a while would benefit.
I'm currently doing physio (3rd month of it now) it seems to have got smaller but not by much. My son is much stronger and it holding his head great now. He has even started to roll over. We are still working on the sitting but I guess his core strenght is not quiet there yet. The physio thinks there is no need for any more physio but I am very concerned because it hasn't fully closed. It isn't causing him harm or pain but its something in my mind all the time. I have fought so hard to get were I am in the health care system and if I stop Im afraid something might not be fully sorted.
I have been told so many different things over the last 7 months and I don't want to stop until it is fully closed. I don't want to sound like the over protective mother either but my instinct is telling me to keep going and fight for more answers.
If there us anyone out there that can give me advice or their experience please get in contact. I'm just a bit lost at the moment