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10 Things that Happen at Your First Mom & Baby Swim Class

10 Things that Happen at Your First Mom & Baby Swim Class

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So, you’ve just signed up for Mom and Baby swim class.

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And you’re excited!

You know it’s important to start the water education journey early, and that there are tons of benefits to baby swimming.

Okay, and yeah, maybe you’re mostly just pumped about your baby wearing that adorable bathing suit with the ruffle on the butt. (Slightly less pumped about your faded grey tankini that doesn’t quite fit your new mom bod, but it’s fine. Totally fine.)

But you’re also nervous: what exactly happens at these classes, anyway?

Let’s walk through the ten things that happen at your first Mom and Baby swim class.

(Warning: there’s way more singing than you think.)

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How I Lost the Pregnancy Weight Doing the Barnyard Dance!

How I Lost the Pregnancy Weight Doing the Barnyard Dance!

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I’m just gonna say it:

I’m struggling with the postpartum bod. 

It comes in waves.

Moments when I watch my daughter sleeping or playing or delicately trying to eat a clump of dog hair off of the couch, I am filled with awe at what my body has created and brought into the world.

She is a precious miracle. An absolute blessing. It truly boggles the mind, doesn’t it?

And then in many other moments that occur at more frequent intervals throughout the day, I catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror and wonder when upper arm cellulite became a thing.

…Or when all of the varicose veins from pregnancy will finally fade (Never, right? The answer is never).

…Or when my back will stop feeling like a stretched rubber band, ready to snap.

…Or when people will stop asking me when the baby is due, despite the fact that I am currently holding a baby.

When? WHEN WILL IT STOP?

(Never, right? The answer is never.)

I missed the old me. The old me, who, yes, still had cellulite but could at least wear pants with a zipper.

It was time to bring fitness back.

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