Body After Baby

Being a trainer who specializes in pre and postnatal fitness, it was my job to keep myself in shape throughout my pregnancy.....which I did (in my opinion). I still gained 36lbs but I worked out 5 days a week right up until I delivered. It wasn't always easy and it wasn't always fun but I knew at the end of it all I would be happy that I did it.

Don't get me wrong I DO enjoy working out so more often than not I looked forward to my workouts but like I said it wasn't ALWAYS fun. Knowing that it was not only good for me but for my growing baby is was kept me motivated.

Benefits of exercising throughout your pregnancy....

• reduce pregnancy discomforts (lower back pain, swelling in your legs etc.)



• shorter labor



• less weight gain



• faster recovery



• babies have higher APGAR scores



• babies are more calm



• babies sleep better

Below is a picture of me at 32 weeks pregnant and one of me 12 weeks postpartum

I wish I could tell you there is a miracle way of doing it but there is not. It came down to one thing and one thing only.....wait for it.....JUST DO THE WORK!!!!

I worked out 5 days a week through the pregnancy, had a C-Section, waited 3 weeks to recover and then started working out 5 days a week again. Let me point out I was cleared for ALL physical activity by my doctor before I started to exercise again.