Rollercoaster

So It has been a crazy couple of months and I have been undecided wether to continue this blog. When I set up this page I was almost 8 weeks pregnant but unfortunately we lost our baby due to the pregnancy not growing.  I had such a fantastic first pregnancy I wanted to share all the amazing things I had done on this Blog and how I looked after myself through my pregnancy. And then my miscarriage happened, I felt like deleting everything because no one would trust my advice. But I have to look on the flip side and think about how great my first pregnancy and birth was and how I have recovered back to full fitness while juggling life.

Nothing prepares you for miscarriage and the physical and emotional journey you go through. It opened up mixed emotions about trying again, playing roulette on the most happiest or saddest moment of your life. We had been trying for a year with no luck ( my daughter accidentally happened first time) and then the wee positive happened. By  week 3 I started to prepare in my head everything we needed to do, as I had done this before I believed it would be as easy again. I was fine seeing babies and pregnant ladies, it hurt more returning the clothing I had purchased because I felt stupid for getting caught up in the moment.

So the journey continues on extending our wee family...................until then I have a beautiful 2 year old daughter to make many fantastic memories with!

8 and a half months(33 weeks) pregnant, boxing tra

6 months 26 weeks pregnant and still boxing

Six and a half months pregnant woman boxing training

My history

So this is my first Blog,  and thought it would be good to talk about my last pregnancy first. I discovered I was pregnant not long after completing my Level 2 reps Gym instructor course. At that time I was at a good fitness level and was competing in Kick boxing and also did Thai boxing and boxing also. I made the decision to stop the majority of these disciplines while pregnant and did a lot of researched into what would be safe for me to continue. I discovered boxing (with no physical contact) would be my best option, along with some gym work which I continued up to my 38 week pregnancy.
 
My daughter was born 38 +4 weeks, the labour was very quick and uncomplicated. I didn't use pain relief and feel looking after myself, conditioning my body and maintaining a good fitness level contributed to the positive experience I had. This is why I would like to share my second pregnancy week in week with you. I was about 57kg before my first pregnancy and the week I had my daughter I weighed 75kg. I believe after 6 months I was back down to 63kg and probably got back down to about 59kg 4 months later.