Becoming a mom is both a blessing and a challenge. It is a blessing because you cannot buy a baby whenever you want, it is a divine gift from heaven. And a challenge, because raising a child requires more than just hard work. But before we get deeper into parenting 101, let’s talk first about you and how you’ll survive the postpartum period. The postpartum period starts right after the birth of a child as the mother's body, including hormone levels and uterus size, returns to a non-pregnant state. However, there are some parts of the mother’s body that cannot return to its original state voluntarily, like the loose skins on their belly. So here is our...
To be honest, writing this blog took me a while to finish, not because I lost words or my sanity upon writing. But it is the fact that I have to talk about a topic that gives me mixed emotions – excitement, fear, sadness, frustration, shame, hope, anxiety etc. – maybe because it is the deepest seated longing that I silently kept inside for almost seven years now, “becoming a mother”. I have watched different videos from YouTube of pregnancy revelations. There are simple and sweet, there are melodramatic and there are super cool or should I say extravagant in terms of production. But all-in-all it boils down to the fact that every announcement of a baby coming soon is...
You know it’s true, the more prepared you are, the more likely it is that you’ll actually go work out after class or work. When you have your gym bag with you, packed and ready to go, there’s really no excuse for not making it to the gym. If you’re trying to make working out a priority, you’ll want to have your gym bag with you at all times, and you’ll want to make sure you have everything you need in your bag. First, you’ll want to make sure you have the compression workout clothes you need from our online store here at Bonita Bella. Next, you’ll want to make sure you have all of your other gym bag essentials....