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Navigating the pregnancy and birth world can be overwhelming. There’s tons of conflicting information and you never know what is going...
the In-Betweens
Since 2018 began, I’ve felt this next shift happening inside me. A quest-ion that I feel myself consistently wrapping back...
New Study: Exercise during pregnancy can reduce rate of cesarean deliveries in healthy pregnant women
Researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have found that regular and supervised exercise by experts during pregnancy can reduce...
Day 23 – No. You will not starve your fetus of blood during exercise.
Women who exercise through pregnancy have increased red cells, plasma volumes, and total blood volumes upwards of 45%. This means...
Day 22 – Momma Glow!
The high amount of blood in a pregnant woman’s body increases skin blood flow, raising skin temperature, thus improving a...
Day 20 – Laying on your back
Avoid laying on your back after the 1st trimester. Laying in supine causes the uterus to compress the inferior vena...
Day 19 – Commitment
80% of women exercising in their 1st trimester are still exercising in their 3rd! I recommend you set expectations for...
Day 18 – Raspberry Tea
Drinking Raspberry Leaf tea helps tone the uterus so once you go into labor, the uterine contractions are more effective....
Day 17 – Exercise improves insulin sensitivity, even during pregnancy.
Exercise improves insulin sensitivity. It continues to do the same by helping prevent gestational diabetes during pregnancy. “Leptin and insulin...
Day 15 – Booty Bridges
Glute Bridges are low impact movements to increase glute & hamstring strength! If you sit all day your posterior muscles...