So now we’re officially at a week past being full term which means cerclage success! Hurrah for that, but now that this pregnancy is at the business end, I’m oh-so-ready for this bebe to come and meet us. And so the wait begins… The waiting game (and wanting to speed it up!) I know baby …
Pregnancy Diary: Week 38 – The waiting game (& how to get baby to come sooner?) Read More »
Here we are at Week 36 – almost there as baby is considered full term at 37 weeks! It’s been a long and bumpy road, which got bumpier this week after the cerclage removal. Honestly. It’s like the universe went, ‘Oh, so you’re a pregnancy/postnatal yoga teacher and personal trainer? Let’s throw everything we can …
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Like the rest of this pregnancy, week 32 has been a decent rollercoaster ride; a milestone mark for high risk pregnancies, a second gestational diabetes test, a husband with the shingles, a chickenpox scare and the flu. Seriously. Argh. I’m now out the other end into week 33 but I’ve had my patience (and immunity) …
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We’re half way there! That’s definitely a cause to celebrate – as is the subsiding of nausea and fatigue – but now that bump is growing bigger the aches and pains are starting to settle in. Relaxin is an incredible hormone. We all have it to some degree, however, during pregnancy a woman’s production ramps …
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My confession (+ workout inspiration and bump shot!): So tomorrow I’m 18 weeks pregnant and although I’m a personal trainer I’ve only used my gym membership once in about the last three months. Fatigue, working, toddler wrangling and nausea just made it the too hard basket (because in the first trimester I got ‘morning’ sickness …
As a personal trainer, the more clients I trained, the more I realised that focusing on just exercise and nutrition alone isn’t enough to achieve sustainable health and wellness in modern society – not just for my clients, but for myself as well. Yoga fills that gap, providing flexibility training, deep breathing development, stress relief, …
Diary of a yoga teacher in training: Pregnancy yoga Read More »