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 …
Pregnancy Diary: Week 20 – Dealing with aches & pains Read More »
Now that Miss E’s first birthday is just around the corner, it seems like a good time to reflect on how we’ve managed to make it through our first year. There were so many things from our previous life that the husband and I naively thought wouldn’t change after the baby arrived. How wrong we …
Getting babies to sleep can be difficult at the best of times; not quiet enough, not enough white noise, too hungry, too much food, too hot, too cold, swaddling, unswaddling, overtiredness, rolling, transferring from bassinet to cot… Then add into the mix teething, growth spurts, health problems, immunisations, crawling, sitting up and standing, and there …
Road Test: Merino Kids Go Go Bag & Essentials Pyjamas Read More »
It’s been six months since I had Miss E and the muscles in my belly are still feeling the after-effects of being stretched out every which way. Like many other pregnant women, I experienced Diastasis Recti – the separation of the Rectus Abdominis ‘six-pack’ muscle down the front of my stomach. As a personal trainer …
Resuming my fitness training after giving birth has been frustrating to say the least thanks to a series of setbacks. I took longer than average to heal (having to go back on repeat courses of antibiotics), and ended up having mastitis twice within the first few months. Despite gym training and keeping up with yoga …
Diary: Fit mama – Getting back into training after birth Read More »
This motherhood thing is not for the faint-hearted. My happy, gorgeous wee girl is just about to hit five months old, and although she has previously managed to pretty much sleep through the night from three months, has this week reverted back to newborn-style sleeping. I never took this for granted, knowing all too well …
Personal trainer Ange Noy has recently had her first child and has been trying to maintain her fitness level as best as possible while navigating sometimes conflicting advice from her endocrinologist, GP, midwife, family, friends, assorted fitness instructors, online forums and phone apps. When you fall pregnant, how do you keep fit while doing what’s …
More than one third of New Zealand employers are unaware of workplace breastfeeding legislation, a figure reflected in the lack of support for breastfeeding employees found in a study undertaken by Women’s Health Action. Women’s Health Action maternal health advisor, Isis McKay, says the study shows there is an urgent need to educate and support …