Mama You've Got This...

Let’s be frank, if you feel overweight and out of shape, chances

are you’re not going to be happy with yourself. Add in the crazy

amount of hormones rushing through your body and you have

a recipe for the blues. Exercise can also help fend off feeling

down during pregnancy

but you must continue with your fitness

routines after baby comes to continue reaping the benefits.

Postpartum depression is caused by many things including

feelings of isolation, the stress of having a new human being to

look after and the total change of lifestyle you’re now experiencing.

Maybe it’s the endorphins that physical exercise releases, or the

fact that you can feel yourself getting back into your pre-baby

shape again, but exercise can absolutely make you feel like a

human being again and not just a giant milk-producing boob.

Then there’s the social aspect that exercise lends which can be a

real mood-lifter. Getting out of the house during that haze of

newborn feedings and nappy changes is necessary for your

sanity. When my first son was only a few weeks old I cherished

even a walk to the supermarket to see the world again, as it

helped me realise there was more to it than just shit explosions

and bottle warming.

Will exercise help me fight

the post-baby blues?

FITNESS

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