Tag: fit pregnancy
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Managing pain during unmedicated labor/delivery
So Viv is now over 2 weeks old and I’ve had more time to reflect on our successful unmedicated vbac. Im going to eventually blog on tips for having a successful vagina birth after caesarean, but today I just want to blog from the standpoint of a “normal” labor and delivery. Since I labored at […]
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Maternity photos – take 2
I had the honor of doing a boudoir shoot with Morgan Tolentino a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to share some of my favorites.
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Why I am skipping the epidural this time
I’ve gotten a lot of questions lately about my birth plan, and why I plan to skip the epidural this time around even though I am planning a VBAC, so I thought I’d write about it here. First of all, I think all momma’s should choose what is best and most comfortable for them when […]
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Why I decided to hire a doula
Welp, I hired a doula. And i’m really excited about it! But I did want to document and share why I decided to hire a doula. First, I guess I should explain what exactly a doula is for those who don’t know. By definition, a doula is a woman who is trained to assist another […]
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Why workout while pregnant?
I get a lot of questions/comments about my fitness journey now that I’m pregnant. Most of them go in 1 of 3 directions: “Wow omg is that safe?” “Oh you look great I wish I could have done all of that, I’m too tired” “You’re gonna have a great snapback!” So I thought I should […]
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You can do the hard things – 2018 MU Marathon
In January – we all decided to run the Marshall half marathon. I was training. I was NOT runner at any time in the past but I bought some shoes and got out there. 1 mile at a time. I worked my way up to an 8 mile run at less than 10 min pace […]
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Weekly update – week 18
I’m 18 weeks pregnant and everyone has been fussing at me to get more than 5 hours of sleep 😂😂. So I have but it’s cut into my blog time. As a quick update – I feel awesome and cute. I only got dressed 2x this week but that’s ok 😂. I also organized under […]
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Favorite Snacks :)
I’m basically a snack machine lately. I feel like all I do is eat! So I figured the least I could do was let yal know some of my favorite healthy snacks. Honey Roasted Almonds. Omg I’ve been tearing these UP. Ants on a log. Only way I got my veggies in AT ALL […]
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Updated maternity fashion
Thought I’d post some more outfits! Tried to wear maternity jeans this week and they kept sagging so it’s not time yet. Weather has been super up and down but I’m enjoying dressing my little bump. It’s fall break so no preschool (my usual blog time) so sorry for being MIA! More soon.
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My next fitness program..
Since I finished LIIFT4 it’s time to pick a new program! I took last week off since I was in Orlando Thursday-Sunday for a leadership retreat (more on that later this week). I knew it was time to pick a new program, so I took a few things into account: Time. LIIFT4 was 8 weeks. […]