Diastasis recti is a condition where the abdominal muscles (aka the “six-pack” muscles or Rectus Abdominis) separate along the midline of the abdomen. This can happen during pregnancy as the muscles expand with a growing uterus. It’s estimated that up to 60% of pregnant women may develop diastasis recti or a gap in the abdomen to some degree. Most women at the end of pregnancy cannot handle this much intro-abdominal pressure. If you notice that when you do this you get “doming” vertically down y