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Why Your Mummy Tummy Won’t Go Away (And What Actually Works)

Susan winograd, mspt, a pelvic floor physical therapist with white-framed glasses, beside an illustration of a postpartum belly with a yellow arrow pointing to it. Text reads "still have a mummy tummy? Why your pelvic floor — not your abs — may be to blame! "

Have you been doing crunches, planks, and every core exercise you know — and your mummy tummy still won’t budge? It may not be because you aren’t working hard enough. Susan Winograd, MSPT explains why the real fix is retraining your deep core from the inside out, not hammering the outer abs.

Tailbone Pain (Coccydynia) During Pregnancy & After Birth

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The coccyx, more commonly known as the tailbone is a triangular shaped bone at the end of the spine. It actually represents a vestigial tail that disappears at around 8 weeks of gestation, hence the name tailbone. There is variance between individuals in coccyx anatomy and can consist of 3 to 5 different bones connected by ligaments at the bottom of the sacrum.