Is this lump diastasis recti?

[Natalie654321]

I have noticed that when I lean back there is a lump on my belly (I have attached a photo, the photo is my view of my belly, me looking down at my belly). I was wondering if this is diastasis recti? I have a baby that is 10 months old and am now 3 months pregnant with baby number 2. Thank you for any help.

Diastatis recti is normally a hollow in the middle of your stomach just below the ribs, where the abs have separated. It looks like a hernia to me. Have a check with your midwife; they're not normally a problem unless it's causing you pain.

I had this. It was a hernia. Can you ‘poke’ it back in?

When I press it it goes in but then comes out again.
Do you know if it is dangerous to have a hernia in that position when pregnant? Thank you for your replies

Yes that’s what mine did. It was pretty gross! Didn’t cause me any real issues but I opted to have it repaired after I’d had the baby(about 12 months after) as it was a bit uncomfortable. Not ‘dangerous’ unless it becomes stuck out(strangulated) but you’d know if that was the case. Ask your midwife at your next appointment, or your GP.
Congratulations on having crap stomach muscles!

Thank you for your reply! Ahh I didn't know my stomach muscles were so bad!!

Neither did I. Babies ruin us!