We all have a picture of the type of Mom that we would be before having children. How are you doing with that? Is your picture your reality? Kristen Ross, the fouder of PregoFIT, shares the Mom that she thought that she would be and how it is different than the Mom that she is today. Listen to how what changes she has had to make in order to be the Mom she wants to be — for herself and her children!
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Chris Maricle is such a gift! She has blessed my life again and again through so many seasons. My husband and I took her childbirth class during my first pregnancy. Once Hayden was born, she came to my house every month until Hayden was three years old, to teach me how be the best mom for Hayden during ‘that stage’ of her development. Chris was my doula during my second delivery. She is a wealth of information on so many topics! I love her and am thrilled to hear her perspective any chance I get. Here are her thoughts on ‘Getting to Know your (unborn) Baby’…………. Bless you, Kristen Ross “He’s kicking me all day long!” “She gets the hiccups every afternoon!” “He loves the worship music at church because he’s already dancing.” As a birth educator, I’ve taught thousands of expectant parents and I love to (read more…)
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This picture makes me laugh. I’ve seen this before, but I recently came across it again. May it cause you to laugh or smile today, too! Blessings, Kristen
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PregoFIT wants to encourage all Moms to workout after delivering their baby (or babies). Not only will you feel better losing your pregnancy weight, your baby (and other family members) will greatly benefit from your healthy lifestyle, too! Some Moms choose to workout before the other members of their house wakes up. Other Moms choose to do it in their living room with their children are napping or playing in the other room. Still others prefer “Mommy & Baby” classes, in order to stay close to baby. All of these options are great…as long as you are moving your body on a regular basis, and with the aim to shed those pregnancy pounds! If you are breastfeeding, here are several tips we encourage you to keep in mind: Start slowly. To keep your milk supply up, try not to lose your pregnancy weight too quickly. By omitting a (read more…)
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Strengthening Your Pelvic Floor Muscles The pelvic floor is made up of a group of muscles. The largest muscle in this group is the pubococcygeus muscle. The pelvic floor muscles may weaken due to aging, pregnancy, vaginal childbirth, injury, surgery, chronic cough, and/or lack of exercise. If your pelvic floor is weak, you may feel pressure from sagging organs, or you may experience certain types of incontinence (inability to control urine flow). Kegel exercises will help strengthen your pelvic floor to better hold organs in place and control your urine flow. A strong pelvic floor may also make sexual intercourse more enjoyable. If you have a type of incontinence called stress incontinence, you may leak urine when you lift heavy objects, cough, laugh, sneeze, or get up from a chair. You may find yourself running to the bathroom as often as you can to help avoid an accident. Stress (read more…)
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Moms, here is a quick checklist when packing your diaper bag: Hand sanitizer to help keep germs at bay and for when you can’t wash your hands Diaper pad so you can change your baby on any surface Disinfecting wipes to wipe down shopping carts, high chairs, and other things that your baby may touch Extra pacifiers and toys to keep your baby happy Empty plastic bags for stashing trash Change of clothes for when baby’s clothes are soiled
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Last week one of my dearest friends had a baby. I went by her house to say, ‘hello’ and meet her little bundle of joy and as we were catching up on how incredible everything is going (smooth transition to breastfeeding, precious togetherness with baby, etc…) she said something that totally caught me off guard. Like all women, she began highlighting her ‘body flaws’. As she’s sharing her feelings, I am having this ironic internal monologue about how great she looks one week postpartum and here she is focused on a few minor areas that come with having a baby. I didn’t know if I should laugh or cry. I quietly thought to myself about the countless times my husband said to me, “honey, you just had a baby, cut yourself some slack…you look great.” Well, for the first time, I understood what he was saying. She showed me how (read more…)
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