Pregnancy Lifestyle
5 Tips For A Quicker & Easier Labor & Delivery
I would lie in bed at night, especially the last trimester and just have anxious thoughts about labor. Especially my first pregnancy, but surprisingly, I was also nervous and anxious the 2nd time. Though I did have a fast and great labor experience the first time, you never know what can happen. Even though, I knew I…
Read MoreBody Dysmorphia & Pregnancy
It’s really a thing… I recently asked a question on my IG page @mmfpregnancyfitness asking “what are you struggling with most this pregnancy”? I could not believe how many women answered with things like: Weight Gain Body Image Body Dysmorphia It’s one of the reasons I’m so passionate about helping women during pregnancy. While its such…
Read MorePregnancy Weight Gain – Good or Bad?
I always say it… Damned if you do and damned if you don’t. The reality is, my prego friend…. Unfortunately, people will judge you and me no matter what we do. But what I don’t want to happen is that you allow haters, and judge-mental women to affect you this pregnancy. There’s so much judgement…
Read MoreThe ONE THING That Increases Belly Fat During Pregnancy
“I am huge” “I look like a cow” “I hate my body” “I look terrible” These are all things I often read in emails, DM’s, etc from prego’s all over the world. And IT.BREAKS.MY.HEART. I know how hard pregnancy is… all around. On our emotions, our body, our time, our energy, our anxiety.…
Read MoreHow To Get In Better Shape As Pregnancy Progresses Even If You Have No Energy
Do you feel like you go back and forth in feeling like you want to workout, eat healthy and have a fit pregnancy….. AND, exhausted, can’t move and just want to rest and figure it out postpartum? If you are feeling like this, its normal. And its also most likely because you are exhausted…
Read More7 Surprising Tips To Prevent Stretch Marks During Pregnancy
I have seen so many posts on stretch marks inside my private FB group lately, that I wanted to address it and give you some tips. Because it seems like everyone has questions and is asking for tips. First things first, let’s get something clear, that yes, it is genetic to some degree. But the…
Read MoreHow To Strengthen Your Marriage During Your Pregnancy
So many couples struggle through those hard months of pregnancy…. Pregnancy is a gift… Its a blessing….. It should build up your marriage, not tear it apart. So after going through 2 pregnancies myself and having huge success with actually strengthening my marriage, I wanted to share some tips with you… Some things…
Read MorePregnancy + Working Out = Huge Pay Off
I was 30 years old when I got pregnant. I have to admit that though we wanted to get pregnant so badly to give Danny’s (my husband) mother a reason to want to continue to fight cancer, I was a little bit nervous. Not at the fact that anything could go wrong (…
Read More3 Things To Do 2 Weeks Before Your Due Date
Are you getting anxious about labor? Already stressing out about the lack of sleep and exhaustion? What about your body? Already worrying about how hard it will be to lose your baby weight? In both of my pregnancies, I couldn’t sleep for like the last 3 weeks because I was so…
Read More3 Tips To An Easier Pregnancy
I know that pregnancy is really hard. So I want to share 3 tips to an easier pregnancy that has helped me and thousands of pregnant women. I feel pretty confident that these 2 tips can really help you if you have been feeling down on yourself this pregnancy. I just…
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