I did not do anything special. I wasn’t warned about my milk supply in any way. It totally shocked me!! In a sense, I’m glad I didn’t know because it wasn’t something I was fearful of. (There were plenty of other things…) The only things I did were: 1) I pumped for several minutes before I fed my daughter and 2) I WAS TOO STUBBORN TO GIVE UP. 😉 You can definitely look around for natural things to do to increase your milk supply – I just can’t tell you how that worked for me because I didn’t try. Best wishes on your surgery, mama!! I’m praying for your milk to stay strong. <3

Oh, by the way, I just realized I never updated the post to show the newer updates I’ve written. There are a few more updates if you’re interested in reading them.

Hi Andrea, thanks for taking the time to read. Yes, my surgery was done by a general surgeon. Like you, i had diastasis with a ventral and umbilical hernia. I was surprised when she said she could do it, because like you, everything I read said it had to be done by a plastic surgeon. My dr explained that with the way a plastic surgeon would do it, the likelihood of the diastasis coming back would be much greater – with a plastic surgeon. So that relieved me.
I’m not going to lie, the recovery was rough on me. I’ve tried to be as honest as possible in all my posts. It will frustrate you how you won’t be able to do anything for several weeks. I’m two months out of the surgery and now I’m starting to feel normal again, except for the infection that I came down with.
But, if you’re a spin instructor, you’re definitely starting out in much better shape than I was, so you will probably fare better than I did. 🙂
My surgeon did a fantastic job – the scar is beautiful. No joke. It’s still pink, but I know it will turn silvery and fade, sort of like stretch marks. I’m going to gather up my photos and do a before and after page soon; check back in a week or so if you’d like to see them. But the scar is great. My stomach is not baggy anymore. I was just telling my husband today that I never thought I would see my stomach be flat again. 🙂
I had my husband home for many weeks while I recovered. We are very fortunate he has a job that allows him to take so much leave. We also had both of our mothers come in for a week at a time. But we have four young kids, I hope you do have some round the clock help scheduled for a week or two. I believe you are really going to need it.
Hope that answers your questions. If you think of anything else, just ask me. Best wishes on your upcoming surgery! And please let me know how it goes!