I’m writing this blog from my swiss ball at 39 weeks pregnant! I’ve had so many people asking if I’m still working out in these last few weeks - the answer to that is yes! I thought it might be a good idea to share some tips to help you keep moving too.

Ren’s finally shared her exciting news! Another baby is on the way for the She Moves team. Ren is now well into her second trimester but wanted to go back and share the realities of the first trimester and her tips for managing this time and staying active… or trying to!

I want to tell you that each time I did exercise ‘it made me feel better’ but honestly it didn’t… not at the start anyway. At the start I would just walk on the treadmill and cry. But walking on the treadmill balling my eyes out was a start and eventually it did begin to help, it did start to give me both the physical and emotional benefits.

As our babe grows our posture and the alignment of our musculoskeletal system (bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments) changes to create room for baby. By trimester 2 we are generally standing, sitting and sleeping in different positions and we tend to adopt a curve in our back.

As my social media feed is filled with beautiful posts this week about the benefits of breastfeeding I can't help but feel a little bit sad…