Postpartum Diary: 9 Weeks – Big babies, car crying & baby osteo
I thought I was going to be doing far more postpartum diaries; especially sooner following the birth, but it’s funny about having kids – you do forget how busy your days get, even if it’s not that long...
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My confession (+ workout inspiration and bump shot!): So tomorrow I’m 18 weeks pregnant and although I’m a personal trainer I’ve only used my gym membership once in about the last three months....
View ArticlePregnancy & postnatal exercise: Is the fitness industry failing us?
Did you, or are you exercising during pregnancy? An article I recently read raised some valid points about something that has been particularly concerning to me lately – there are so many personal...
View ArticlePregnancy Diary: Week 20 – Dealing with aches & pains
We’re half way there! That’s definitely a cause to celebrate – as is the subsiding of nausea and fatigue – but now that bump is growing bigger the aches and pains are starting to settle in. Relaxin is...
View ArticlePregnancy Diary: Week 30 – Third trimester, cerclages & enforced bed rest
When they say that no two pregnancies are the same they’re not kidding! My first pregnancy was pretty much a breeze. As a personal trainer and regular exerciser I continued to stay active and work...
View ArticlePregnancy Diary: Week 32 – Gestational diabetes freakout & a sick household
Like the rest of this pregnancy, week 32 has been a decent rollercoaster ride; a milestone mark for high risk pregnancies, a second gestational diabetes test, a husband with the shingles, a chickenpox...
View ArticlePregnancy Diary: Week 36 – Cerclage removal & birth anxiety
Here we are at Week 36 – almost there as baby is considered full term at 37 weeks! It’s been a long and bumpy road, which got bumpier this week after the cerclage removal. Honestly. It’s like the...
View ArticlePregnancy Diary: Week 38 – The waiting game (& how to get baby to come sooner?)
So now we’re officially at a week past being full term which means cerclage success! Hurrah for that, but now that this pregnancy is at the business end, I’m oh-so-ready for this bebe to come and meet...
View ArticleRunning after pregnancy: Are you ready for it?
This was a post I was planning on writing shortly after my last pregnancy as it’s something I frequently get asked about as a personal trainer, but I never quite got around to it and now here I am...
View ArticlePostpartum Diary: 9 Weeks – Big babies, car crying & baby osteo
I thought I was going to be doing far more postpartum diaries; especially sooner following the birth, but it’s funny about having kids – you do forget how busy your days get, even if it’s not that long...
View ArticlePregnancy Diary: Week 17 – Back into exercise
My confession (+ workout inspiration and bump shot!): So tomorrow I’m 18 weeks pregnant and although I’m a personal trainer I’ve only used my gym membership once in about the last three months....
View ArticlePregnancy & postnatal exercise: Is the fitness industry failing us?
Did you, or are you exercising during pregnancy? An article I recently read raised some valid points about something that has been particularly concerning to me lately – there are so many personal...
View ArticlePregnancy Diary: Week 20 – Dealing with aches & pains
We’re half way there! That’s definitely a cause to celebrate – as is the subsiding of nausea and fatigue – but now that bump is growing bigger the aches and pains are starting to settle in. Relaxin is...
View ArticlePregnancy Diary: Week 30 – Third trimester, cerclages & enforced bed rest
When they say that no two pregnancies are the same they’re not kidding! My first pregnancy was pretty much a breeze. As a personal trainer and regular exerciser I continued to stay active and work...
View ArticlePregnancy Diary: Week 32 – Gestational diabetes freakout & a sick household
Like the rest of this pregnancy, week 32 has been a decent rollercoaster ride; a milestone mark for high risk pregnancies, a second gestational diabetes test, a husband with the shingles, a chickenpox...
View ArticlePregnancy Diary: Week 36 – Cerclage removal & birth anxiety
Here we are at Week 36 – almost there as baby is considered full term at 37 weeks! It’s been a long and bumpy road, which got bumpier this week after the cerclage removal. Honestly. It’s like the...
View ArticlePregnancy Diary: Week 38 – The waiting game (& how to get baby to come sooner?)
So now we’re officially at a week past being full term which means cerclage success! Hurrah for that, but now that this pregnancy is at the business end, I’m oh-so-ready for this bebe to come and meet...
View ArticleRunning after pregnancy: Are you ready for it?
This was a post I was planning on writing shortly after my last pregnancy as it’s something I frequently get asked about as a personal trainer, but I never quite got around to it and now here I am...
View ArticlePostpartum Diary: 9 Weeks – Big babies, car crying & baby osteo
I thought I was going to be doing far more postpartum diaries; especially sooner following the birth, but it’s funny about having kids – you do forget how busy your days get, even if it’s not that long...
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