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Seperated stomach muscles

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BMP1 · 05/05/2005 21:37

Since having my first child 5 years ago my stomach muscles have never knitted back together again. I have since had another child who is now 2 years old and I still have a gap running down the middle of my stomach. Does anyone know if there is anything I can do?

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katierocket · 05/05/2005 21:38

yes you can do special sit ups and other exercises. One of them is a normal sit up but you cross your hands across your stomach and kind of hold it in IFYKWIM

megandsoph · 05/05/2005 22:02

BMP hun am exactally the same I have astomach now that also resembles my grannys neck all wrinkley and loose and all health proffesionals have said to me it won't ever be exactally the same with out surgery but there is a certain type of crunch u can do that will engorage the muscles to strenghen where u have ur legs crossed over in the air bent at the knee and do a slight crunch liftin ur head ( i'm sure u know what a crunch is )but apparently it gets the main muscle layer under the two top sets u describe which should help them two bk together.... No one ever sees my belly now so am not to fussed bout mine LOL

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