Fun Thrifty Mom

This video will show you basic, but very effective workouts and stretches that will help strengthen your core and pelvic muscles. This will help make labor and birthing a bit easier. Make sure to download the check sheet below as a reminder of workouts you can be doing daily. This post contains some affiliate links (which means if you make…
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Dealing with anxiety is terrible. Then being anxious about the effects of your anxiety during your pregnancy can make it so much worse! It’s actually a pretty common experience though. In those first few months so many soon to be moms worry about miscarriages, pain during labor and welcoming your new little member into the family. If this is your…
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I was pretty thin when I first became pregnant. I was a vegan and weighed 125lbs. A few months into my pregnancy my hormones made feel a bit crazy about food, and I lost my “filter.” While I tried to still eat lots of healthy foods, I also ate lots of not so healthy foods too. I ended up gained…
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The beauty of pregnancy and the anticipation of greeting our new little one is very exciting. During pregnancy, women experience all sorts of benefits including a healthy glow, increased health, the excitement of the adventures in parenthood! Of course, all of this comes right along with the increased responsibility to care for this new life, starting from the very beginning…
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Exercising is important for everyone. We all know it keeps you healthy and helps you feel good. But there are so many “what if’s” associated with pregnancy. Will exercising hurt my baby? Which ones are safe? Fact is, keeping fit is especially important for pregnant mamas. It helps you not gain too much weight, (from someone who gained 70lb the…
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