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Sia Cooper, a certified personal trainer who specializes in nutrition and women's fitness, and the face of Diary of a Fit Mommy-dishes on why it is important to embrace a healthy lifestyle and how to regain gym motivation. She has shared her healthy fitness tips for those who are thinking of becoming pregnant, are already pregnant, or those who are looking forward to get back in shape after pregnancy. Read the complete article here to stay motivated through motherhood.

While you may not have welcomed a new child into your family in the last couple of years, perhaps you're lucky enough to welcome a bundle of joy this year! In this case, you'll want to document this amazing process of growing a life inside you. That way, you'll have valuable photos to look back on, and to also show your child when they're older. You may be considering having a maternity photoshoot, or perhaps you've already booked one. Either way, you may be wondering how to prepare and what to expect. Read on if that's the case! Of course, it's all up to you when you want to get a maternity photoshoot done. But It may be best to wait until your third trimester, as you'll have a fairly noticeable bump that'll be well captured in the pictures. You may feel impatient and want to see every step of your journey to motherhood. In this case, you might get nice results in your second trimester if you have a noticeable belly then. If you want to document your first trimester and early second trimester, you may be better off doing so with your smartphone camera. You'll be able to capture the subtle changes through multiple images as time goes on. Ok, so let's say you're in your late second trimester or third. You've booked a maternity photoshoot, but perhaps you don't have experience with any type of photoshoot. How would you prepare for this one? Read on for some helpful tips so you feel beautiful and confident on the big day. Of course, you want to look good for your maternity photoshoot. But you need to make sure you're comfortable as well! If your clothes don't fit you right, that discomfort will show through to your pictures, and you don't want that. A day or two before your shoot, go through your closet and pick out what you might potentially wear for the photoshoot. Go through the stack and put on each item to see if they still fit you. If not, then discard it from the pile. Many moms-to-be like to wear maxi dresses, as theyâ