Separation of the muscles in the middle of the abdominal wall is called rectus diastasis. This occurs because the connective tissue between the muscles stretches during pregnancy. This connective tissue, once stretched, does not come back to shape so the muscles are no longer held right in the middle. It is possible to learn to contract those rectus muscles to bring them back into the center, but once you relax, they will slide back out to the side. It is not possible to keep those muscles contracted all the time in this fashion. Only tightening that connective tissue between the muscles will hole them permanently in the proper position and rebalance your abdominal wall. This is done with a tummy tuck