Fitness influencer Tammy Hembrow has sparked concern with a move that makes her baby bump “disappear”.
A pregnant fitness influencer has been forced to assure her millions of fans her baby is safe after a baffling trick making her belly ‘disappear’ sparked concern.
Tammy Hembrow, who is 24 weeks pregnant with her third child, shared a video to her 14 million followers that showed her baby bump vanishing.
The move left fans confused, and some even worried, but the 27-year-old assured the viewers her unborn daughter is “fine”.
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“Is the baby OK?”
Tammy has a son Wolf, 6, and daughter Saskia, 5, with ex-fiancé Reece Hawkins – and is expecting her first child with fiancé, Matt Poole at the start of June.
She shared the video of her sucking in her belly in a TikTok video to a KyleYouMadeThat song.
“When you’re over being pregnant,” she captioned the clip.
In the video, which has been viewed over 13 million times in two days, Tammy is standing side on with her belly on display.
When the lyrics state “poof be gone”, her bump disappears.
The video was flooded with comments from followers asking: “Where has the baby gone?” and “The baby! Is it OK?”.
One person wrote, “Legit question … wouldn’t that be bad for the baby? Like suddenly out of nowhere just tightening up everything … have studies been done on the shock?”
Another also asked: “I’m so confused – is there a baby or not?”
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Tammy Hembrow’s disappearing act on TikTok. Source: TikTok.
“It’s actually recommended bracing your core”
Tammy replied in the comments that it was safe to do so and the move was like “hugging” the baby.
“It’s actually recommended bracing ur [sic] core like this throughout pregnancy, especially since I train a lot. Bubby is just fine,” she wrote.
“It’s like ‘hugging the baby’ I have to do it when I train, super good for your core doing it throughout pregnancy.”
Another follower commented, “For those shocked, this is safe and it’s great for your core muscle during pregnancy.”
While pregnant women are recommended to avoid some abdominal exercises – such as sit-ups and crunches, they are encouraged to strengthen their core.
“Strengthening the abdominals can help pregnant women stay active and use the abdominal muscles for day-to-day activities, such as support and movement, the website pregnancybirthbaby.org.au states.
“Exercising abdominal muscles during pregnancy also helps them return to their original length and shape after the baby is born.”
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