Leaving the gym early to pick up my son from the babysitter tonight, I felt kinda jealous of my friends who don’t have children and could stay out as late as they wanted then go for a drink afterward, and I got to thinking about what I missed about being childless. So what do I [...]
Tags: becoming a mom, exercise, life before baby, traveling
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Not even a month after giving birth to son Samuel Kai, Naomi Watts is back on the red carpet looking like nothing ever happened. She told People magazine that she lost a lot of weight when she delivered Samuel (well, duh) and she’s lost the rest through breastfeeding. I suspect this may not be the [...]
Tags: Celebrities, exercise, Naomi Watts, weight loss
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In the interest of honesty, I’ll let you in on something that most of my friends probably already know but have been kind enough to not mention to me…at least not to my face: I gained too much weight with both my pregnancies, and even though my son is now a preschooler I still haven’t [...]
Tags: Breastfeeding, calories, diet, exercise, nursing, Pregnancy, weight gain, weight watchers
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Then: People used to believe that physical exercise can be harmful to the unborn baby. After all, pregnancy was referred to as that “delicate condition” and doing anything strenuous could be lead to spontaneous abortion or pre-term birth.
Now: Exercise is encouraged for women during pregnancy and after delivery. It is beneficial to the health of [...]
Tags: exercise, guidelines, physical activity, Pregnancy
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The whole process of conception, pregnancy, childbirth is an overwhelmingly incredible thing. But evolution has shortchanged us women somewhat, and while our bodies can do miraculous things, having children can take a toll on our physical selves.
One of the hardest working, and most neglected parts of a woman’s body is the pelvic floor. Your [...]
Tags: childbirth, exercise, kegels, stress incontinence
Posted in: Pregnancy
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