Second pregnancy - ab separation

Rhiannon

I have unsolved diastasis recti from my first pregnancy. I wasn’t officially diagnosed, but I followed online tips to check myself and I have a 2-3 finger gap.

I also have a weird protrusion in my belly button but I cant push it in so I don’t think it’s a hernia (as in, protruding intestines), maybe just a damaged belly button?

I even tried to do exercises to close it before I got pregnant this time but I wasn’t doing it every day. Now I’m really concerned it will widen even more, or that my growing uterus will shove my intestines in the gap, or that I’ll need surgery after pregnancy or something.

Anyone else pregnant again and have ab separation from previous pregnancy? I’m really worried it’s going to get much worse. It’s very obvious with the bloat/mini bump, looks like my belly button is 2 inches wide even through my shirt. Square looking butt-like belly from my POV.

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