Taking Off the Baby Weight & Getting Back into Shape
New Mom Fitness
14 October 2010
As the saying goes it takes 9 months to put on the baby weight so it should take you 9 months to take off the weight. Or in my case, 10 or 11 months. I love being pregnant. The pregnant belly, the baby kicks, and the end result of getting …
Hiring a Babysitter for the First Time
New Mom Happiness
10 June 2010
By Candi Wingate
You are preparing to hire a babysitter for the first time. What all do you need to do to be well prepared for successfully employing a babysitter? A brief list follows.
Determining what job tasks you want the babysitter to perform (just childcare? feeding? house cleaning? transporting? administering medications?)
Determining …
Sleep: Our Body’s In-house Janitorial System
New Mom Fitness, New Mom Health
1 May 2010
By Darline Turner-Lee
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again-sleep is vastly under rated. Seriously, how often are you tired, so tired that you could just lie down and pass out? Yet the thought of the kids, bills, laundry and that one last assignment for your business sends a …
She Has a Nice Body…for a Mom
New Mom Fitness
1 May 2010
An excerpt from:
About two months after my first son was born, I went to a school reunion. A guy I had gone to both grade school and high school with gave me one of the most back-handed compliments I have ever received. “You look so different,” he said, looking me …
Say Bye-Bye Baby Belly – Hello Mommy on the Move
New Mom Fitness
1 March 2010
By Jillian Moriarty, MSPT
Baby Belly . . .Mummy Tummy. . . Saddle Bags. . .Trunk Junk . . . whatever it’s called, most post-natal mommies agree that they want to get rid of it fast! Heck, I’ve been there myself. I have two little kiddos. I know what it’s like …
Have a Look, Everyone Else Has—Your Postpartum Checkup
New Mom Health
1 March 2010
An excerpt from Crib Notes:
Embarrassment is one thing that won’t faze you. Having abandoned your modest nature somewhere amid the doctor’s appointments, and having left all shreds of dignity in the delivery room, you won’t even blink when your doctor or nurse comes in to check your episiotomy stitches or …
Factors Affecting Weight Loss: Weight Loss is more complicated than calories in vs. calories out!
New Mom Fitness
1 February 2010
By Darline Turner-Lee
As new moms we love our babies. However, we are often less in love with our post pregnancy bodies. That once round, firm belly is replaced with a much softer, smaller mound that adamantly resists folding quietly into our favorite jeans. Most new moms I speak with are …
Breastfeeding after a C-Section
New Mom Health
1 February 2010
By Elizabeth McGee
After your baby is born and you hear the first furious wail, you yearn nothing more than to have the baby brought to you for feeding …right that instant.
Unfortunately for moms who just had a c-section, breastfeeding is not always instantaneous. Don’t be surprised that, despite your protests, …
Has Your Love Life Stagnated Since the Kids Were Born?
New Mom Happiness
1 February 2010
By Candi Wingate
Do you find yourself struggling to find time for yourself and husband? You know, before long work hours and three kids drained you of energy and made you more of a worker bee than a sexual being.
Or how about those romantic weekend get-aways, just the two of you? …
Postpartum Belly Buster
New Mom Fitness
1 January 2010
By Helene Byrne
Many new moms assume that they need to do crunches and sit-ups, lots of them, to firm up their mummy-tummies. But in reality, these types of exercises actually do more harm than good in the initial postpartum period.
The problem with exercises like crunches and oblique curls, is that …
