From what I understand, for some pregnant women, the muscle sheath can completely tear. When you look at their stomach, you'll see two "sides" of their abs where the muscles no longer meet. Even if you had a flat stomach prior to pregnancy, it can happen.
I feel for this woman. She busted her butt for 5 years and still had that. It's what I'm afraid of right now. I've lost 24 pounds but I have NO muscle tone in my stomach. I have this pouch, flap-like thing going on and I hate it. If I suck my abs in my belly button goes up about 3 inches! Clearly I needed to do some work before and after having my son. I'm just starting to work exercise into my routines so hopefully I can have a semblance of flat stomach. I don't care about the stretch marks or having a little bit of fat. I just can't stand having to lift my stomach.
It does make me angry that you have to wait until a situation is harmful before the insurance company is willing to cover it. Having the intestines break through the wall? Yikes!
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