Womb to Bloom - Maternity & Beyond

It’s hard to find the time when you have to squeeze new appointments and baby preparation into an already hectic schedule. It’s hard to feel motivated when you spend more time hugging the porcelain than you do anyone else. And it’s hard to take any action at all if you don’t know what action to take in the first place.

And just when you think you have it all under control, people are more than happy to toss conflicting opinions your way. It’s as though the mere sight of a growing baby belly triggers some uncontrollable advice gene.

"Lift weights, don’t lift weights. Be sure to walk, don’t walk too much. Stay active, stay rested."

It’s enough to make your head spin!

We’re going to change all that!

 

Unfortunately, some moms-to-be are under the impression that gaining weight during pregnancy is a bad thing. While you certainly don't want to gain an excessive amount of weight due to a lack of activity or a poor diet, weight gain is a perfectly normal and expected aspect of pregnancy.

To achieve pregnancy without pounds simply isn't practical. Your body needs to adjust to a flurry of new changes and nurturing the fetus is of top priority. Dieting, trying to lose weight, or obsessing over the scale while you are pregnant can be detrimental to both you and your baby.

Your doctor or healthcare provider should be the judge when it comes to what defines normal or abnormal weight gain during pregnancy...not the celebrity magazines or someone trying to sell you a book on pregnancy dieting and weight loss. Fit Mom, Fit Baby is a comprehensive, realistic, and healthy approach to achieving fitness during pregnancy. Not just for you, but for your unborn baby as well.

How fast you lose weight, tone your body, or snap back to pre-pregnancy form isn't so much related to what you do after the pregnancy. It's highly impacted by what you do during the pregnancy, and Fit Mom, Fit Baby is designed to help set the stage for a faster and easier recovery after the birth.

More often than not, moms are inspired to make a change but suffer from inaction because they don’t know what action to take. As we state in our book, motherhood is the biggest challenge your body has ever faced, and most new moms are not prepared for the magnitude of the changes.

Add in a rush of hormones, lack of sleep, and anxiety over the unknown, and it’s easy to see why moms can begin to feel overwhelmed and out of control. Our fear is that your health will suffer as a result and the domino effect can be detrimental to both you and your baby. This is the inspiration behind our book.

Fit Mom, Fit Baby is written to educate new moms and moms-to-be in a fun and inviting way so that you can become a smarter, savvier mom who makes better choices. Not because you’re told to, but because you believe in the principles behind your decisions.

 

Regardless of how little time, motivation, and know-how you think you have, you can make this work! Imagine your overall health and fitness picture as a puzzle…with dozens of pieces scattered before you. If you rush to try and put all the pieces together, mistakes will happen and results will be compromised. What we’re going to do is help you learn how to reassemble your fitness puzzle one carefully-placed piece at a time.

Contrary to what many people believe, exercise doesn’t have to be a time-hogging “no pain, no gain” discipline. Instead, Fit Mom, Fit Baby will help you integrate fun and engaging concepts into your daily life without demanding more than you can offer. We’re not asking you to give us more time, we’re simply helping you make the most of the time you already have.

It’s important to remember that you aren’t out to become Ms. Fitness USA here. You’re out to create the best possible foundation of health and fitness for you and your child. This should be your focus right now and that’s why we made it the focus of Fit Mom, Fit Baby.

You need to drop your impression of what fitness “looks like” and forget about the celebrity magazines with their “Fab Baby Bodies”. Unless you have 24/7 access to nannies, personal trainers, and post-baby surgery, you’ll have to remain in reality like the rest of us…and that’s right where you should be!

You don’t have to invest in workout clothes, buy fancy gadgets, or even abide by a set schedule to make this work. Your baby certainly won’t be keeping much of a schedule so you can’t expect to be able to keep much of one either. Having been there ourselves, our recommendations are built around the hectic, unplannable life of a mom or mom-to-be, and this is probably the most refreshing benefit of Fit Mom, Fit Baby.

Fit Mom, Fit Baby isn’t designed to provide you with some “one-size-fits-all” weight lifting routine or dictate a specific schedule for you to follow. Instead, it’s written to provide you with the guidance and information you need to put yourself in control. After all, you know your schedule better than anyone. We’re just going to help you make the most of it.

Our belief is that all moms are unique, all babies are unique, and all schedules are unique. So how in the world can you be expected to jam some pre-fabricated program into your life? Don’t you think a program shouldn’t really be a “program” at all, but rather a set of guidelines to help you achieve results on your own terms?

Granted, there are certainly expectations if you want to see results, but we understand just how challenging and unpredictable life can become when you’re either pregnant or lugging around a newborn.

What you need to understand is that there will be days when you just won’t have the time or energy to get any exercise in at all. More importantly, you need to understand that this is perfectly okay!

Too often, fitness programs demand perfection, and you can end up feeling like you might as well quit if you miss a day. We believe in a more flexible approach. One that includes creative and fun fitness solutions that will help you strengthen your core body before childbirth and expedite your rebound afterwards.

Fit Mom, Fit Baby is easy to read, beautifully designed, and loaded with answers to dozens of real questions from real moms on a wide variety of health and fitness topics…from exercise during pregnancy to breastfeeding concerns to body contouring after the baby arrives.

Every chapter is jam-packed with real-life guidance, helpful instruction, and useful information that you can apply regardless of your current fitness level and regardless of how chaotic your life may become.

We believe that you shouldn’t be alone in your quest for fitness, which is why we have created an online support forum for our readers. Here, you can post questions and get answers from other moms, our contributing OB/GYN, and certified personal trainers.

Whether you need some additional advice, some new exercises to try, or simply want to make sure you’re doing things right, our community is here for you!

While it’s a small community, you’ll love how the focused attention will help you stay on the right track. The time to get started is now…regardless of your current fitness level and regardless of whether you’re currently pregnant or a brand new mom.

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Sounds Wonderful! How Much Is It?

We’re not ones for the ol’ hard sell. We know that Fit Mom, Fit Baby is special and we feel the book stands on its own merit. You can even download a sample chapter if you’d like to see it for yourself.

So we’re going to spare you any sales hyperbole and simply state that we’re making Fit Mom, Fit Baby available to you for only $27. No fluff, no useless freebies, no flash, no nonsense.

For $27, you’ll receive the complete 145-page Fit Mom, Fit Baby guide, access to our members-only forum, and access to all upcoming Fit Mom, Fit Baby expansion packs.

Still not convinced?

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we’ll happily answer your inquiry. We’re real people with a real passion for what we do and we think you’ll find this as refreshing as others have.