Our bodies go through numerous changes during pregnancy and subsequently after we have given birth. One of those changes for many women is a form of hair loss. In most cases, it is nothing to be concerned about because most women also experience a lack of daily hair loss during pregnancy (most people loose an average of one hundred individual scalp hairs a day). I did not really notice my hair falling out after my son was born. During my pregnancy with my son I cut my hair rather short. It is more difficult to be aware of short strands … Continue reading →

It has been nine weeks since I birthed my daughter at home into a pool of water with the assistance of my amazing nurse midwife. After my daughter’s birth, I wondered how quickly my body would heal. Now that I have had nine weeks to heal and reflect, I can say that with confidence that I healed much more quickly with my second pregnancy than with my first. At nine weeks my body seems to be entirely healed aside from the extra pounds that I still need to shed. My post partum efforts continue to focus on loosing the weight … Continue reading →

Exercising Against All Odds Part II After a Greek yogurt (for me) and good nursing session, my baby girl will usually sit quietly in her bouncy seat. She will watch me exercise until she falls asleep. I can usually get almost through my fifty minute workout before every one else wakes up. That is the most ideal situation but sometimes waking up early is not possible especially after going to bed late and having to get up during the night to feed and/or soothe children. When waking up early does not happen, I make a breakfast of local farm fresh … Continue reading →

When I first started on the road to body shape and weight recovery after my daughter’s birth, I knew that there would be challenges along the way. If exercising were not hard enough on its own merit, try adding a couple of kids to the mix and the challenges will increase almost exponentially. There are a few things I have discovered along my road to fitness recovery that has helped to break down the obstacles to post partum exercise. First is the resolve to get fit. Without the commitment to a workout routine, it will be very difficult to find … Continue reading →

Exercising is always a challenge but it seems to be more difficult during the post partum period of a woman’s life. There are so many things to which we as new mother’s are adjusting. It is not an easy transition even if the motivation is there. I began preparing myself for the post partum phase from the very beginning of my pregnancy. I knew that regular exercise and a healthy holistic diet through out my pregnancy would prepare me for the post partum fitness transition. It was my goal to bounce back as quickly as possible. Once my daughter was … Continue reading →

Seven weeks out from my daughter’s birth, I seemed to have hit a bit of a rut. While I am still feeling great, my sweets intake has increased due to recent celebrations and my motivation to exercise seems to be dwindling a little bit too. My diet started veered off course when I put together a party for my daughter’s baptism. I made the famous red velvet cupcakes. They were both tasty and calorie heavy especially with the cream cheese frosting. After that I made my thanksgiving pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread, using the sweet pumpkins I had processed and … Continue reading →

Reaching the sixth week post partum milestone is kind of monumental. Once this stage is reached, it seems that a new chapter of life begins. Transitions are numerous during this week and I found myself almost amazed of how many things changed during my sixth week post partum. At six weeks post partum I transitioned back into many of my pre-pregnancy clothes marking the beginning of a much anticipated physical change as my body really starts to work its way back to “normal.” Although the journey has just begun (my body still has a long way to go), I am … Continue reading →

At seven weeks post partum, I was itching for a new pair of jeans. After wearing the same maternity skinny jeans for over six weeks post partum, I was more than ready to put those jeans away with the rest of my maternity clothes. I have been exercising nearly every day for the last three weeks. Even though I am not back into all my pre-pregnancy clothes, all but one pair of my pre-pregnancy jeans fit again, which in my mind justified a new pair of jeans and not just any jeans; a pair of well fitting dark wash skinny … Continue reading →

On the day of my daughter’s birth, the six week visit seemed rather far away. Yet, here we are six weeks later and we, mommy and baby, are going for the last visit with our midwife. We have been looking forward to seeing our midwife again and after such a successful pregnancy and birth experience we are excited to bring our amazing pre and post natal journey to a close. We arrived early and parked on the street in front of the midwife’s house (like we had done numerous times before). This time our wonderful midwife greeted us from her … Continue reading →

I can hardly believe that it has already been five weeks since my daughter was born. The anticipation built for nine long months and now that she is finally here, time is flying even more than it was before she was born. Many things have changed in these five short weeks. Our daughter, while still quite small, has grown considerably. Her thighs are starting to fatten up and her precious little face is also filling out. She has grown in length by at least two inches (probably more) her hands seem bigger too although they do not seem pudgy yet. … Continue reading →