03/28/2023
Meet our founder, Brittany Thompson. When Brittany gave birth to her first child in 2019, she was not mentally or emotionally prepared for the postpartum issues she would face. At the time, she had only ever heard of a very specific type of Postpartum Depression, where the mother feels detached from her baby. She had no idea it could affect her in the literal opposite way!
“1 month after giving birth to my daughter, I was struggling intensely with a postpartum condition I did not even know existed. Nobody could hold her but me or my husband, I would lie awake at night in fear that she would stop breathing in her sleep, and I obsessed over the idea of her dying some horrific, tragic death, all of which I would picture over and over in my head. When I was finally diagnosed with Postpartum Anxiety, I was relieved to hear that I wasn’t crazy, but also so confused. How could I have not known about this? Why didn’t anyone prepare or educate me? Luckily, my friend all but forced me to sign up for Mommy & Me, and it changed my life.”
At FIIT Mommy, we understand the importance of having support and guidance, especially through those first few months. And we also believe that slowly (and safely) introducing fitness back into your life is imperative for your mental and emotional health.
“Being a first-time mother, I know how important it is to surround yourself with a support system, such as Mommy & Me. And being a fitness instructor, I know how necessary it is to take care of our bodies, especially after an experience as transformative as pregnancy and childbirth. At FIIT Mommy, you’ll get both, all under 1 roof!”