hernia after pregnancy?

hey everyone-

has anyone ever had a hernia after a pregnancy? were you able to 'exercise it away' or is it really only correctible through surgery? if you could exercise and at least improve the looks of it could you please tell me what exercises to try? i would assume crunches and sit ups but i knowing my luck, id be working the wrong muscles and make it worse

im so bummed- i gained 75 pounds during my pregnancy (my little guy is now 2, so this wasnt yesterdays news)- i ate very healthy throughout, just lots. well, the last month, i ate everything that wasnt nailed down to the table...

ok, i am now 10 pounds over my pre pregnancy weight. i eat pretty healthy i guess, havent exercised or dieted at all, not a single day in my life, and before you start throwing things at me, my body looks absolutely horrid. I have a belly pouch (combo of c section and hernia belly button, i guess) that definitely makes me look 4 months pregnant - yes, people congratulate me all the time on being pregnant...

so my question is this- if you had a hernia, were you able to fix it, at least a little bit, through exercise? should i go buy a pair of sneakers and start running or is it too late for that?

im so bummed- i never thought it was a hernia, just assumed it was extra oreos or something . my mom had told me to wear spanx every day but wearing them made me want to vomit cuz they were so tight

hernia after pregnancy?

I did not but my co-worker just went through this. For her exercise made it worse. She had to have surgery and is glad she did now. SHe still looked PG even though she had lost the weight but her stomach still stuck out. She looks great now and feels great.

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Thank you so much for your response

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Has anyone else been through this

hernia after pregnancy?

I ended up with a double hernia and torn abd muscle after having the triplets....There is no way but surgery to correct a hernia...you need to be careful bc if the hernia becomes enstrangled you will be in worse trouble...I have a great surgeon in Mineola by the name of David Halpern he was great and I highly recommend him....Good Luck!!!