My youngest child is 8.5 and I've had my tubes removed so I'm past the baby stage completely.
I still suffer from diastasis recti. I have a 2 finger gap above and below belly button and 4 finger gap in belly button. There is no tension whatsoever in the gap too, just extremely soft and spongy. My pelvic floor is pretty bad too particularly in sex as I can feel much in most positions, never had this issue pre kids.
I work out 4 times a week (weight training) and relatively fit besides this.
I've read some people have managed to get this fixed under the public health system. I do have private health but it is still so costly and trying to save to buy a house so would like to avoid spending our savings.
Has anyone here managed to get it done via public system. I'm in nsw if that helps.
I have signed up to a online program to help try and fix my diastasis recti but seeing it's soo bloody big I wonder if it's even able to be fixed without surgery. Any mummas who've had a similar gap please let me know if you've managed to fix it without surgery and how long it took.
TIA
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I did have the surgery through the public system. I was told to expect a 6 to 12 month wait, which was fine and seems like the standard wait for elective surgeries.
I was really lucky though, an opening for surgery became available 2 weeks after my consultation.
Mine was only day surgery and they repaired a hernia at the same time.
I don't regret the surgery at all. Much better than the pain my hernia was causing and with the muscle separation there was always a risk I'd end up with more hernias.
(My surgery also withstood another pregnancy).