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"Second Babies Fly Out" and 4 other Myths that create false expectations

I really have to laugh at this one. Because even doctors will tell you this, but WOW, did I have a contrasting experience. A 28 hour induction with just about everything from the Dr's bag of tricks to get the kid out. Yes, I know some inductions go longer than 28 hours but for a second baby, this was not within my expectations! I should know better by now than to fall into the trap, knowing I've had my fair share of outlier experiences. The second baby did not fly out. The induction was not "easy" because the first baby responded well to induction. Of all the things I am reasonable about with pregnancy and postpartum, this one really got me. It took until about hour 20 for me to get over it and realize this could be a long haul. I really had trouble coming to terms with the fact that this baby was not, in fact, going to fly out.

Mindset, postpartum, PregnancyKatherine MakrisJanuary 12, 2021postpartum, pregnancy

Dear body, can I trust you again?

We get told to listen to our bodies ALL THE TIME. It’s the most frustrating pregnancy and postpartum advice someone can hear. But are you listening to your body, or are you letting your mind create the narrative you think you’re supposed to be listening to?

If you’ve ever had a sidelining injury, surgery, or pregnancy, your eagerness to get back to activity is often challenged by your inability to trust your body again.

MindsetKatherine MakrisJuly 20, 2020injury, pregnancy, postpartumComment

D I A S T A S I S • R E C T I

Coning, doming, and what it all means in a nutshell, because it seems like this unfortunate hot topic isn’t going anywhere with pregnant women!

I wish we were more focused on what is happening functionally versus cosmetically with pregnancy and postpartum athletes, but unfortunately DR is the most obvious, talked about, physical presentation that makes women run to the internet, their friends, and hopefully their PT’s for advice. In general, so much more emphasis needs to be put on whats happening inside the body, versus what it looks like. But that’s a centuries old battle that we fight with minimal success, every day. But we have to keep fighting it. Spread the word, ladies, it’s not all about your gap!

Read, absorb and retain this fact: DIASTASIS RECTI HAPPENS TO 99% OF WOMEN WHO CARRY A PREGNANCY TO FULL TERM. what’s that again? Yes, *all of you* who are pregnant will get it.

No, you can’t stop it.

No, it’s not “bad.”

Pregnancy, postpartumKatherine MakrisJune 24, 2020pregnancy, postpartum, diastasis rectiComment

Fighting with the word CAN'T

Talking time (or percieved lack thereof), injuries, pregnancy, and how to drop the word NOT off of CANNOT, and shift your mindset to find a path to success.

Katherine MakrisJune 16, 2020parenting, pregnancy, injury, time managementComment

Pregnancy, Parenting and a side of Athlete Brain...in a Pandemic

Maybe I'm late to the party here on blogging about the pandemic, but since it seems we'll be here a while, unfortunately, this topic still seems a little too fresh. I took this photo yesterday when I had hopped off the bike after a desperate attempt to squeeze in 10 miles or so on Zwift after a desperate attempt to cram in some work during my son's nap. Hopeful, but cautious…I finished 8.5 before he woke up. I made him chill in his crib until I hit 9. The me time is important right now, and with so little of it, that extra half mile or couple minutes was a little nugget I really needed.

Katherine MakrisMay 13, 2020pregnancy, postpartum, quarantine, pandemic, parenting Comments