Welcome to The Maternal Method, your fit pregnancy blog! Like many of you, life has taken unexpected ups & down’s.  Heartache, love, loss & unplanned events.

My story is meant to inspire & guide you so you can feel your very best during your motherhood journey.  To empower you so that you can make the most of this life here on eath. 

Back in December of 2013, a few months before I became pregnant with my first, my best friend was due to have her first baby. We lived a few states apart but our friendship was a sisterhood. We talked daily, skyped weekly, she was my peanutbutter to my jelly kinda deal.

Well, the way fate rolled out, my bestie, my bff, Christie tragically lost her life shortly after the birth of her son due to complications from a c-section.  When I became pregnant I told myself I had to do everything in my power to stay strong & healthy so I could birth this baby. I was fearful of a c-section & wanted to learn everything that I could to prepare my body for labor, birth & motherhood. Which is what let me down the rabbit hole of searching for ‘fit pregnancy blog’ to learn all the things! 

It was during this time I realized the LACK of information out there for pregnant and postpartum women.  Why was it SO difficult to gather information about how our bodies work during this special season of pregnancy & birth?? My OB wasn’t even able to give me the information I was searching for. It was with this lack of information that turned me to create this space, this fit pregnancy blog. Mothers deserve so much more than what we are being given. I know without a doubt that if Christie was still here she would want me sharing this information. 

I knew I didn’t want other moms navigating their pregnancy & postpartum journery from a view of ‘lack’ and overwhelm. I wanted them to feel empowered & understand the changes that took place in their bodies so they could feel strong, fit, empowered to have the pregnancy, labor & birth they desired. 

With a backround & MEd in Special Education I knew the power of evidence based researched so I began my studies and became a certified Prenatal/Postnatal Corrective Exercise Specialist, earned my Pilates Certification, as well as a certification in Prenatal & Postnatal Nutrition.

This fit pregnancy blog is based upon science and evidence based research so the moms who come here can feel confidient & safe that the information they are reading is reliable.  THE MATERNAL METHOD BLOG has become a huge passion project while I”m not being Mom or Wife.  

A place where pregnant mothers and postpartum mothers can educate themselves on the changes that take place during their pregnancy, how to prepare for labor & birth, and how to heal & restore after baby. 

Having a baby is no easy feat, its a 9 month marathon that you must train for; so lets start treating pregnancy & motherhood as a positive experience & journey that can be joyful instead of a disease where pain is the only way. 

Thanks for being here & sharing with your friends. It means more to me than you’ll ever know! XO Kaitlin