I have reached another one of the post partum milestones. At twelve weeks post partum I have mixed feeling about my progress in the last six weeks. While change has definitely taken place, other aspects of my post pregnancy fitness seem stuck. Compared to my first post partum experience, I am leaps and bounds ahead the second time around, but in terms of my own self imposed goals, I am way behind. I am continuing to exercise at least five times a week. If I am especially motivated, I will get in a workout or two over the weekend as … 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 →