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The Three Trimester Triathlete: The Birth

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After the birth of my first child, I took five months off work, and when I returned, my job had turned upside down. Out of fear of anything else changing, I decided to only take three months off after my son’s ...

It Takes Two…To Get Through A Pregnancy!

Jodi Bellefeuille

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Turns out being knocked up is hard on your man, too. When I sat down to interview my husband for this blog I was miserably uncomfortable. I was experiencing horrible waves of nausea, and craving peanut butter ...

The Three Trimester Triathlete: Who’s Counting? I am!

Jodi Bellefeuille

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131 Days To Go! I have (barely) made it through 142 days of pregnancy and I (insert sarcastic “only”) have 131 to go, but who’s counting!? Well, actually, I am! I count everyday. That’s what triathletes do; we...

The Three Trimester Triathlete: Better Together

Jodi Bellefeuille

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Triathlon Friends Make the Best Pregnancy Friends Too! No matter what I encounter in my life, it’s always wonderful when someone else is experiencing something similar. Having the chance to share my feelings a...

The Three Trimester Triathlete: Eat, Sleep, Pee: Why Triathlons and Pregnancy are Shockingly Similar

Jodi Bellefeuille

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Except instead of a sprint to the finish line, pregnancy ends with a frantic dash to the hospital! Recently I’ve realized that successfully navigating a pregnancy is really similar to successfully navigating a...

The Three Trimester Triathlete: Four Things You Should Never Say to a Pregnant Triathlete

Jodi Bellefeuille

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Or any pregnant woman, for that matter! Ok, we’ve all done it before: When something comes out of your mouth and you’d give anything to take it back. You know what I am talking about, the “open mouth, insert f...

The Three Trimester Triathlete: Pink or Blue?

Jodi Bellefeuille

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Big announcements from our Three Trimester Triathlete Blogger! Finding out the gender of my baby was as equally important to me as actually finding out I was pregnant. And finally, we know: it’s a boy! For me,...

The Three Trimester Triathlete: It’s About Time

Jodi Bellefeuille

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Fitting in training with two kids? How will we do it? Whatever negative comments people make about having kids, don’t listen. Before our first daughter Charlee was born, Scott and I made the mistake of listeni...

The Three-Trimester Triathlete: Welcome To McDonald’s, Would You Like To Supersize Your Guilt Today?

Jodi Bellefeuille

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A drive-thru lesson in mommy guilt. As a mother, I worry a lot. I start worrying about my child the amazing, unforgettable moment I learn I am pregnant, even if it happens in the produce section of Publix. ...

The Three-Trimester Triathlete: To Race or Not to Race, There Really is No Question

Jodi Bellefeuille

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But I still had to learn the hard way! When my husband, Scott and I decided to try for baby number two, I had only two wishes. First, I hoped not to get pregnant until after the local HITS half iron distance t...

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