What happens to your stomach after birth?

Did you just give birth? It is perfectly normal to still look pregnant for a while afterwards. Your body did an amazing thing and needs time to recover. But if you're wondering when your belly will go down, OBGYN and BabyCenter Medical Advisor Dr. Sasha Hakman explains how long it typically takes for your body to heal from labor and birth, as well as the signs of diastasis recti, or abdominal separation, a condition that can be treated.

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