Natural birth and Diastatis Recti
Hello everyone,
I'm pregnant with my second.
During my first pregnancy my stomach muscles separated and never really came back together. I pushed for over 5 hours before the baby was finally out (after a doctor was called and assisted me with a vacuum).
I was hoping to be able to push the baby out unassisted this time, but reading about abdomen muscle separation it seems it makes pushing quite a bit more difficult. It might even be the reason it went down that way for me the first time around.
My question is rather specific but I'm eager to ask it anyway...
Has anyone here had muscle separation with one pregnancy and a difficulty to push and went on to push without issues in subsequent pregnancies?
I'm pregnant with my second.
During my first pregnancy my stomach muscles separated and never really came back together. I pushed for over 5 hours before the baby was finally out (after a doctor was called and assisted me with a vacuum).
I was hoping to be able to push the baby out unassisted this time, but reading about abdomen muscle separation it seems it makes pushing quite a bit more difficult. It might even be the reason it went down that way for me the first time around.
My question is rather specific but I'm eager to ask it anyway...
Has anyone here had muscle separation with one pregnancy and a difficulty to push and went on to push without issues in subsequent pregnancies?