diastasis repair and crunches

[pianoann]

Hi everyone!
I am almost 34 weeks pregnant and I think I have a very small diastasis around my navel. I have been looking through Cathe's website and others for info on it, and on Julie Tupler's site (Lose Your Mommy Tummy) she says that you can't do crunches AFTER you repair your diastasis. Does anyone know if this means EVER again? I know Cathe still does them, and I can't imagine never doing a crunch again! I can't find any info on this other than HOW to do crunches with a splint while repairing the diastasis. Thanks for your help!

 

[melimcn]

Well....Cathe has a diastasis (although she would say hers never really closed) and clearly does a ton of ab work including crunches.

I don't know what the answer to that is, but all I know is that if I look anything like her WITH a diastasis, I'll be happy as can be!

I know that doesn't answer your question. But I just find it hard to believe that you can never do crunches again...