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Have your abdominal muscles joined back together yet?
If you lie flat on your back and lift your head it will tense up your stomach muscles (rectus abdominus-the central ones which run from ribs to pelvis) press gently with your fingertips, and if there is a gap of 2 or more fingers-width, you should not be doing sit-ups or any weight bearing exercise on your abs.
If this is the case it is best to start very gently, with exercises like lying on your back, and contracting the muscles by pulling your navel towards your spine, and small hip or shoulder twists lying down.
Seriously, your body needs a while to recover naturally after having a baby, don't put too much stress on these muscles before they are ready.
If they have gone back together again, you should be fine to exercise them however you like eg, crunches, sit-ups etc, but still start gently.
Hope this helps!
Ruth x
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