Life's Little Journeys - My Pregnancy - Week 3

The third installment of a week by week account of my recent pregnancy - as seen on the just released Baby A-Wake Complete Antenatal Exercise and Wellbeing DVD.Hope you enjoy following...

Week 3 - Close friends are getting married this weekend. It will be a swell do in the marvellous City of London. Decided to make a day and a night of it and leave beautiful boy of 4 years old with his Swedish Aupair. Start to feel guilty when other parents arrive at the chapel, little ones in tow. Few glasses of champagne settle that one, especially when said parents turn up to the reception, without wee ones. Well at least I didn't lose mine on the way. It really was a fabulous wedding and yes, yes, I was drunk. Not falling over drunk but definitely very, very tipsy. Just where would the UK population be without power cuts, cup finals and drunken party nights? - I do believe that feel good hormones play an important part in the old egg and sperm dance of conception. Don't think I'll market 'getting drunk' as a preconception training idea but I do like to think that having happy campers leads to better results. We work hard at making our garden plants happy so that they bear more fruit, so why not us? Hubby wants me to note that he had a headache. Why I don't know. (Why he wants me to note it that is, not why did he have a headache!) Is that some kind of male prowess?

Life's little journeys - My Pregnancy - Week 2

The second installment of a week by week account of my recent pregnancy - as seen on the just released Baby A-Wake Complete Antenatal Exercise and Wellbeing DVD.Hope you enjoy following...

Turns out best friend and husband are not having an affair but that they were indeed planning a surprise party for me. Have to say they both did a grand job. Best friend managed to keep me occupied all day away from home whilst hubby and rest of friends rallied around making food and insuring that every one from my far off sisters to next doors cat were there to welcome me when I arrived home. I was very touched by the whole thing - best party ever. Have to say I don't feel 40 - whatever that feels like. As for you Egg...You are looking just fine - ready to be released into the old fallopian tube - that lovely period of the female cycle called ovulation.

Life's little journeys - My Pregnancy - Week 1

The first installment of a week by week account of my recent pregnancy - as seen on the just released Baby A-Wake Complete Antenatal Exercise and Wellbeing DVD.Hope you enjoy following...

It's my birthday week and I have tried to forget the fact that I will be 40 years old in just a few days. Husband and best friend being a bit sheepish - think they may be up to something. Of course I have no idea that as I turn 40 I am also going to be heading into the first week of my pregnancy. It's a weird thing how your pregnancy starts from the last cycle of your period and not from when you actually conceive. So Hello Egg!!! Looks like you are going to be the lucky one! We have a little journey to travel on together. Think it's going to be a long one but hopefully not a bumpy ride - for some reason I am thinking about when you will be a teenager? Oh my God I'll be 53! Best to forget about that one now and concentrate on the next few weeks - we have work to do!

Free Open days with Baby A-Wake throughout February 2010

We will be holding Open days to coincide with the launch of new venues for courses and our Complete Baby A-Wake Ante and Postnatal Prgramme available now on DVD.

Attend dates at Lynn Rae Studio, Clapham - 10th and 23rd Feb, Nuffield Health Club, Earlsfield - 12th Feb and Busy Bees Nursery, Wandsworth - 25th Feb. Join Jane for a masterclass plus added goodies such as nail painting, baby massage and more! To book and for more information contact Belinda on 07929 391942 email info@baby-awake.co.uk

Victory Dance to Beijing

Jane Wake has just returned from Beijing where five young female athletes got a once in a life time opportunity to train with Jane.

With the backdrop of the 2008 Olympic City, the girls were inspired to further their sport, train with new ideas and set new goals. The five girls were competition winners through Nikewomen.com's 'Here I Am'Campaign.

Testimonial for our Postnatal exercise classes from Nicoline Sandwith

After I had given birth to my first baby I was keen to get back into shape as soon as possible. I was breastfeeding and exhausted after weeks of interrupted sleep, so bearing this in mind, I wanted advice as to how to best achieve this from a true professional who understood what I was going though.

Baby A-Wake was the perfect solution for me, as not only could I bring my baby to the classes, but I felt that I was being properly looked after in terms of the right type and intensity of exercise as well as nutritional guidance. The classes are small, personal and unpretentious. My teacher, Jane was also great at motivating me, so after each session I felt as if I'd had a proper workout. This gave me a lot of extra energy (which I sorely needed!) and gradually got me back to a similar weight to what I'd been pre pregnancy. I would strongly recommend Baby A-Wake to any expecting or new mum!

Nicoline Sandwith

Pregnancy exercise programme testimonial from Laura Chamberlain

I've always exercised regularly and was really keen to continue throughout my pregnancy.

I started Baby A-Wake classes when I was 4 months pregnant. The classes really helped me to be certain that I was excercising correctly and talk about any issues that I or the other girls had. It was a great way to meet other mums-to-be and be forced to do my pelvic floors! As a result of staying fit throughout my pregnancy, I regained my pre-pregnancy shape within a few months of giving birth.

Laura Chamberlain