Torpedo Belly

What?! My ab muscles can seperate? Well, THAT'S new! Hmmm, that explains the torpedo belly! When I am laying down and trying to sit up, my belly sticks straight out just in the middle, like a torpedo!

Normal Abs:

Seperated Abs. Ewww.

(according to http://www.befitmom.com/)

Abdominal Separation/Diastasis Recti:

For some women, pregnancy can cause abdominal separation (also called diastasis recti), a condition where the two right and left sides of the Rectus Abdominis—the “six-pack” muscle—spreads apart at the body’s midline, the linea alba. Separation occurs in response the force of the uterus pushing against the abdominal wall, and pregnancy hormones that soften connective tissue. Separation can occur anytime in the last half of pregnancy but is most problematic after pregnancy when the abdominal wall is weak.


Wow. Just wow.