- female
- 30 Years
- 14/08/2025
I've been married for 7 years and have two kids a 5-year-old girl from a normal delivery and a 5-month-old boy via C-section. I have an umbilical hernia and diastasis recti, and my belly still looks like I'm 9 months pregnant. What should I do? Is surgery my only option?

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