I keep hearing about the tummy gap that stays after delivery and it scares me a little. Im in my second trimester and would love to start something now to avoid it. Did any of you do anything that helped?
Practically, I just focused on getting up sideways and not lifting heavy bags. Small habit changes were easy to keep even with a busy schedule. For proper guidance a physio session was worth it.
My gynac said some separation is natural as the belly grows and cant always be fully prevented. She advised good posture, avoiding heavy lifting and not straining the abs. For specific safe exercises she referred me to a prenatal physio.
My doctor okayed some gentle core safe movements and told me to avoid sit ups and heavy straining. Rolling to the side when getting up instead of straight up helped me. Please get any exercise cleared first, every body is different.
