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DAD’S DAY I didn’t grow up with my Dad aroun

DAD’S DAY

I didn’t grow up with my Dad around, so Father’s Day was never a thing we really celebrated.

And now, watching the bond that Matt has created with our kids…it brings me more joy than I could ever possibly have imagined. 🥰 Father’s Day has a whole new meaning.

We love you. Thank you for EVERYTHING that you do. This house wouldn’t run without you, and that’s the truth!

And to all the father figures and male role models - you make more of a difference than you could possibly know. 💜

#fathersday #fatherdaughter #daddysgirl😘 #dadlife #fatherandson #dadsofinstagram #daddysprincess #fatherhood #fatherlove #fatherfigure

DIASTASIS STABILITY BALL CORE Nothing like a tod

DIASTASIS STABILITY BALL CORE

Nothing like a toddler sitting on your neck during a core workout! 🥳

This is a throwback to when Gabrielle was little. Her laugh is diabolical! 😂

Have a birth ball at home? Here are some workout ideas to get more use out of it!

✨SOUND ON FOR CUES ✨

1️⃣Dead Bug Challenge
2️⃣Hawk
3️⃣Bird Dog Challenge
4️⃣Ball Hover Rolls

These are all fantastic choices for early #diastasisrecti rehab - but pretty much everybody would benefit from them.
Go for three rounds, 20 reps each.

I’m often asked if this is appropriate for pregnant women. I wouldn’t necessarily suggest all of these moves during pregnancy. There are better choices. Check my prenatal highlight for more, or join our July August live classes!

Questions? Just ask below! What kind of workouts do you want to see more of? Please lmk below! ⬇️

#momanddaughter #toddlerlife #thebellemethod #postnatalfitness #postbabyworkout #athomeworkout #fitmomsofig #12monthspostpartum #postpartumbody #thebumpmethod

UNSOLICITED PREGNANCY ADVICE (& annoying question

UNSOLICITED PREGNANCY ADVICE
(& annoying questions)

It’s the junk mail of your maternity journey!
Everybody gets it, but nobody wants it. While mostly well intentioned, the barrage of unsolicited comments and advice is enough to make any pregnant woman’s head spin!

Here are my personal favourites 😅

1️⃣ “Can touch your belly?”
Best response: You can touch mine if I can touch yours. 👌

2️⃣ In line at Starbucks: “Should you really be drinking caffeine when you’re pregnant?”
Best response: With a dead pan face say, “I’m not pregnant.”(Enter fumbling apology 😂)

3️⃣ “I laboured for 50 hours and it was torture and then this horrible thing happened…”, etc etc.
Best response: Politely Interrupt them and say, “Oh wow that’s hard. I hear you. But I’m trying to reduce my anxiety, so maybe we can rain check this story for now.” 🙏

4️⃣ “What’s your birth plan?”
Best response: “I’m planning an orgasmic birth. It’s a new thing.” Convo will either be over, or get much more fun at that point. 💫

5️⃣”You sure you’re not having twins?”
Best response: stare them down silently with your best RBF and make it suuuuper awkward.

6️⃣”How much weight have you gained?”
Best response: Wink and say “How much have YOU gained? Bonus points for rubbing their belly.

7️⃣ “Were you trying?”
Best response: “It was actually immaculate conception.”

8️⃣ “You’re going to breastfeed, right?”
Best response: lean in and whisper like you’re sharing a big secret … “Between you me, my goal is to make it to grade school.”
Then enjoy the reaction!

And above all, try to keep a sense of humour and not let other people’s opinions or questions get to you.

Here’s to telling pregnant women they look beautiful. You’re glowing. Pregnancy suits you. You are going to be a fantastic mother. You have got this. Do YOU. Trust your instincts. 🙌❤️🥰

What are some of the pieces of #unsolicitedadvice that you received during your pregnancy? Would love to know!

#pregnancyadvice #pregnancyjourney #pregnancystyle #pregnancytips #momadvice #pregnancyadvice #motherhoodjourney #momtruth

YOU ARE NOT TOO MUCH This photo was taken during

YOU ARE NOT TOO MUCH

This photo was taken during my IVF journey. I was blowing off some steam.

We live in a society where the conversation about women’s health is often dominated by a woman’s capability to reproduce, while other health aspects are often dismissed.

Pain with sex - “It’s your hormones. Drink a glass of wine to loosen up.”

Incontinence - “Just wear a pad. Welcome to motherhood.”

Pelvic Pain - “We can’t find anything wrong. It can’t be that bad. How’s your mental health?”

There is an attitude that as long as you, as a woman, can reproduce, then you’re fine. We are pressured to suffer in silence, because the pain we feel has been sold to us as merely a ‘little’ discomfort, or even worse - “female hysteria.”

I’ll never forget being yelled at by the fertility doctor doing my sonohysterogram to “quiet down and relax” as I writhed in pain on the table as they flushed my tubes and uterus. I was too loud you see. Too much. An inconvenience. A bad patient.

(I moved to a different clinic!)

Your pain is real. Your problem is real. You are not too much. You are not an inconvenience. You deserve better solutions.

Drugs aren’t being tested adequately on women. We’re underrepresented in medical research because our menstrual cycles “mess up” the data.

Have you ever “sucked it up” because you didn’t want to be a nuisance?

This is 2021 - it’s time to move the needle forward on Women’s Health. 🙏

#womenshealth #fertilityjourney #endometriosis #pelvicpain #incontinence #gynecology #obstetrics #ttccommunity #womenarestrong #periodpain

FLAT FEET & SIDE BOOTY PROBS One of the fun side

UNIVERSAL QUESTIONS Throwback to when Toronto wa

UNIVERSAL QUESTIONS

Throwback to when Toronto was open and my team and I could teach in studio. We miss it dearly.

We’ve been running virtual classes for a year now out of necessity. But the silver lining has been the ability to teach women all over the world - moms from Australia, America, UK, Germany, Dubai, India, Sweden, Mexico, Argentina, Singapore, The Netherlands, New Zealand and more.
To say I’m grateful would be a gross understatement. 🙏

Teaching pregnant & new mothers from across the globe has given me more perspective. We may come from different countries, but we have much in common.

I am asked almost daily:

1) It it too late to work on my pelvic floor?
2) How do I improve diastasis recti?
3) Will I ever jump/run/sneeze without leaking?
4) Being intimate with my partner hurts since giving birth. What should I do?
5) Can I improve prolapse?

And many more.

The transition to motherhood can be overwhelming and leave us wondering if we are normal. We may compare ourselves to others who seem to have their shit together.

Take it from someone who gets the daily DMs. YOU. ARE. NOT. ALONE.

You’re doing an amazing job. You are enough.

Also - for the record:
✔️It’s never too late to improve your pelvic floor and core.
✔️Yes, we can help you stop leaking pee and improve DRA.
✔️No, pain with sex isn’t something you need to live with.
✔️Yes, you would benefit from seeing a pelvic PT.
✔️Yes things are going to get better and we are here to help ❤️

Have you ever scrolled IG and felt crappy? My hope is that whenever this account pops up on your feed, you either feel seen, you’re laughing or you’re learning 🙏

#motherhood #motherhoodcommunity #postpartumbody #postnatalworkout #motherhoodlens #momssupportingmoms #mumlife #thebumpmethod #fitmom #prolapse #diastasisrecti #incontinence

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