Lose Your Mummy Tummy by Julie Tupler, Jodie Gould
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Book Reviews of Lose Your Mummy Tummy
Book Review: Love this book!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Tupler Techniques are wonderful. I got the DVD because I couldn't remember or picture how to do everything. And I got the splint as well for wearing during the day, while wearing a baby, and while doing the exercises. It is so nice to not have to struggle into a nasty nylon girdle!Book Review: Perfect to Re-emerge With Your New Beautiful Post-baby Body!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book hoping to find out how to get my flat tummy back--it is fabulous! Gotta have it if you're a mom and you're wondering why your tummy cannot change back to flat...and helps you get there again.Book Review: Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
I needed to replace this book, and was able to because I got an awesome deal without paying the cover price. The item was just as described, and can't to start using it! Would buy from this seller again.Book Review: Well worth a try
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm now 9 months postpartum after giving birth to my 3rd child, with a rather big jelly belly which looked like I was 3 months preggers. So I bought this book before doing a self-diagnostic for diastasis. I read the preface, the intro, and Chapter 1, and did all the exercises in the first chapter - by the way, they were really hard on the muscles, they made my stomach ache! - only then did I do the self-diagnostic for diastasis as described by Julie Tupler. Only then did I realise I did not have a severe diastasis at all (I only had a 1 finger-wide gap)! So I guess I don't really need this book after all.
That said, I learnt at least a thing or two from reading the non-exercise chapters, things about diet, body positioning, things to avoid doing in daily life to avoid damaging the muscles, etc.
A quick flip through the book made me realise that the exercises were meant for women who'd just had their baby... They were meant to be done straight after birth... a.s.a.p. of course. Then I realised perhaps I don't have diastasis because straight after birth, for the first 3 months, I had been doing every postpartum stomach exercise recommended on the exercise sheet given to me by my midwife... The exercise sheet being produced by the local hospital's physiotherapy department.
I think this book's exercises for the most part are pretty similar to the ones that physiotherapists recommend for postpartum stomach strengthening. They really do help, so I would recommend this book to any woman and recommend she do them every day faithfully (although I think this book provides a very intensive workout compared to the ones given on the exercise sheet from my midwives, which worked for me anyway)... so I'm not sure if its really necessary to do so many reps a day, like the 500 reps that the author recommends. In my exercise sheet, they only said to do like 10 or 20 reps the most, or as many as you want after that.
Sometimes diastasis can't be fixed by exercise though, and for such women I think surgery is the only option. But by all means, don't give up yet. Try the exercises, even if you cannot manage to do more than 10 or 20 of each a day. It will still make a difference. And always remember to hold your stomach in whenever you sneeze or cough, and just whenever you remember to do so, hold your stomach muscles in. If you persevere, it will work. Perhaps even if you didn't follow all the exercises in the book. Perhaps... you don't even need this book if you just want the exercises cos a quick search around the internet for "transverse abdominal exercises" will yield lots of fruitful results...
but its a good book to have around.
If you don't have any other source of advice about tummy strengthening exercises for postpartum women, or if you simply don't have time to trawl through the internet for the exercises for free, then buy this book. This would be all you need.
Book Review: Great for fit moms who want to look their best
Summary: 4 Stars
I am in the final weeks of my first pregnancy and can't wait to get skinny and fit again! This book seems to explain what is going on with your body during pregnancy and how to avoid mistakes that can cause even more damage to your body after your baby is born. It gives you excercises to get your figure back - a lot of good advice and support for new moms. I recommend this book to everybody who needs to lose a few pounds after giving birth.