What goes up must come down and what grows inside must come out. Yeah, I couldn’t think of a way to say that without it sounding weird but - Ebi chan had to make their way out eventually. I was well aware of what would happen but the physics of fitting a baby through *there* still eludes me. And doing it the Japanese way - meaning without any pain meds was daunting. But alas, as an athlete trains for the Olympics, I knew I too had to train my body and mind for such a monumental undertaking. This meant taking care of my diet, exercise, mental health and a bit of self indulgent self care. Here’s what I did: DIET Pregnancy was the excuse I’ve always needed to be as healthy as possible. Even now that I’m breast feeding I’ve been eating well and replacing junk food with a balanced diet consisting of all the food groups that are good for baby and I. I’ve always loved fruits and vegetables so those have been a consistent part of my diet along with plenty of protein by way of fish and tofu. On