Frequently asked questions

somemoms is your Swiss platform for diastasis recti and health after birth. We curate evidence-based programmes and handpicked experts and offer reliable guidance, so you never have to manage your recovery and your symptoms on your own.

For every mother who wants to take her body seriously after birth when something is wrong. For every mother looking for guidance, information and help whose symptoms have not been taken seriously. Especially for mothers living with diastasis recti, a gap down the middle of the abdomen and the feeling that their own body has become unfamiliar. No matter whether the birth was weeks or years ago, and regardless of whether it was vaginal or by caesarean.

With diastasis recti the straight abdominal muscles move apart in the middle, because the connective tissue is stretched considerably during pregnancy. This happens to almost every mother. In most cases the gap closes in the first weeks after birth, but in 32% of mothers it is still there a year later. Typical signs are a belly that bulges out, a protruding navel, back pain or the feeling of being unstable and weak through the middle.

Many mothers notice the first signs in everyday life. Look out for:

• a gap or bulge in the middle of your abdomen
• severe back, hip or period pain
• a bloated belly after eating
• a navel that pushes outwards
• an unstable, powerless feeling through your middle
• not being able to carry your child for long

With our free self-test you can find out in a few minutes whether you are affected. Leave your email address and the PDF goes straight to your inbox. Or you book a free consultation, where we look at your story individually and help you further.

In the first weeks after birth a lot resolves by itself. If the gap remains, however, it rarely disappears completely on its own. The good news: in most cases a stable core can be built up with the right step by step approach.

Official aftercare usually ends after around eight weeks, but your connective tissue needs considerably longer before it can take load again. It takes almost a year for the tissue between the abdominal muscles (linea alba) to recover. Healing is not linear but comes in waves, and a large part of the change happens invisibly in the tissue. That is why we think of recovery in months rather than weeks and support you step by step.

Yes. Even if your issue goes beyond diastasis recti, you are in the right place. We have a network of vetted experts and specialists and refer you on specifically, for example for pelvic girdle pain, pelvic complaints, incontinence, traumatic experiences, gut health and nutrition. We are also expanding what we offer continuously. Just write to us or book a free consultation, and together we will find the right place for you.

We offer a range of curated programmes around physical and mental health. At the centre is the diastasis recti programme from our partner PREXLETICS. It guides you step by step from the basics through building up and back to sport, without hours of training. In addition we offer selected products to support you. somemoms keeps growing, and further programmes around mothers' health are being added.

You start with small, targeted basic exercises that are easy to fit into your day. Step by step the curated online programme guides you: from the basics through building up and back to sport, at your own pace and without hours of training. Regular check-ups make sure that every phase follows your body and not a rigid schedule. How closely you want to be supported is up to you: there are three forms, group coaching, 1:1 coaching and VIP support.

Gentle basic exercises are usually possible early on, including after a caesarean. But do wait at least the first 8 weeks after birth. We are happy to work out your individual start in a free consultation.

You can work through the online programme from home at your own pace. On top of that there are 1:1 appointments with your experts as well as the exchange in the community group on WhatsApp. You decide how closely you need to be supported. somemoms is your point of contact in Switzerland and is there for you in person too.

A little and often rather than rarely and long. Even short sessions spread across the day move you forward. The coaching is built to fit into a full day with a child. What matters is that you develop routines over time. For example 10 minutes in the morning, 10 minutes in the evening, or wherever it fits best into your day.

You can start at any time. The easiest way is with a free consultation. We listen, make sense of your situation and show you the right next step, with no obligation. If you know that you have diastasis recti and no longer have open questions about the programme, you can book your coaching directly through somemoms. All further information and your access to the programme reach you by email right after booking.

For mothers who want to support their connective tissue from within after pregnancy. It complements your postnatal rehabilitation and your training, but does not replace them.

Stir one sachet a day into water or a smoothie, ideally on an empty stomach, around 30 minutes before a meal. Building collagen takes time: we recommend taking it continuously for at least 12 weeks.

No. The collagen peptides come from beef, so the supplement is neither vegan nor vegetarian.

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At the moment we ship within Switzerland only. Your order usually reaches you within 2 to 5 working days.

For reasons of hygiene we can only take back food supplements unopened and in their original packaging within 14 days.