The birth of mama me fitness

and the story that got it started

I have always been an athlete.  

I was told that becoming a mom it would all change.  That I would not be able to keep lifting weights and would have reduce my intensity. I was told to “just wait untll baby is here, you won’t have any time for working out”….     When I became pregnant I was excited, nervous, and scared.   I wanted to be healthy for my baby and myself.  I asked my OB and midwives about exercise and was told to just keep doing what I was doing, that it was ok if it felt good.  But I knew that this was not the right advise for me.   I knew there had to be more out there to support the pregnant body. I wasn’t just an athlete anymore, I was becoming a mother.

So I started on my own journey to educate myself.   I found Brianna Battles Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Certification and started following accredited programs like Birthfit and Mamastefit. I nerded out on podcasts about perinatal fitness and Birth Stories…lots of birth stories!  

I made it through my first pregnancy and birth with a malpositioned baby, three hours of pushing, and a healthy son.  And afterward, I struggled.  

My postpartum body was not my own and there was little guidance on how to recover from pregnancy and giving birth to a baby.  

I continued my journey to educated myself and I entered my second pregnancy smarter and more confident.  I continued to do my workout routine with educated modifications, add in pelvic mobility,  and slowed down to focus on my Breath.    This lead to a more confident second labor and very quick precipitous birth of my second Son.   I then went into my second postpartum period with more confidence and patience.  Recovering was slower, but the results were finding a stronger and more confident self.    

My own journey is what has led me to start MamaMEfitness.   I want to find mothers and help them go through pregnancy, enter labor, and postpartum with confidence.  Fitness and Self Care does not end when you become a mother.

-Karen