*Lindsay’s Note: One thing that has been different during my second pregnancy is I have been working out with an awesome prenatal fitness trainer. Her name is Danielle Spangler and she specializes in prenatal and postnatal fitness. I asked Danielle if she would be willing to share some of her top prenatal exercises to Fit… Read More
Top 4 Prenatal Exercises for Stronger CORE and Pelvic Floor
A Simple Guide To Surviving Morning Sickness
A Simple Guide To Surviving Morning Sickness I don’t know of anyone who hasn’t heard of using ginger or peppermint for nausea. When I finally experienced this fabulous “rite of passage” with my third pregnancy, I downed these popular remedies and anticipated sweet, immediate relief. And I waited, and waited, and waited. Sure, they helped… Read More
7 Essential Birth Recovery Tips with Mamalates
*Lindsay’s Note: The following is a guest post by Wendy Foster, a certified Pilates instructor, pre / post fitness specialist, and birth recovery expert. I’ve been talking to Wendy since Baby Awesome was born and she wrote this great post on Birth Recovery Tips. I am planning to follow these tips and I hope they… Read More
Introducing Baby Awesome!
Baby Awesome is here! She was born on 12/21 at 2:39pm, weighed in at 6 lbs 12 oz, and measured 20.5 inches long. We are so in love with her! A lot of people have asked me about labor and the whole birth process so I’m going to tell my story here on the blog…. Read More
Pregnancy Update – I’m Full Term!
I’m Officially Full-Term! It’s been awhile since I announced my pregnancy here on Fit & Awesome and I decided now is a good time to write another update. I have now passed the 37 week mark which means I am full-term. Yay! This means that even though my due date is not for another couple… Read More
My Top 5 Essential Pregnancy Products
I recently announced my pregnancy here on the blog. You can read the Pregnancy Announcement Post here. Growing a human is hard work. Like anything, I’ve had good days and I’ve had bad days during my pregnancy. I’m thankful for these awesome products for helping me get through my pregnancy. Here are my Top 5… Read More