Today we’d like to introduce you to Jessica Ladd Lefterova.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I have had a passion for Women, Birth, Pregnancy, and Babies my entire life. I was the girl breastfeeding her baby dolls and babysitting 1/2 the neighborhood by 13 years old. I also have a deep passion for fitness, health, and mental wellbeing and pursued my passion to be a Yoga Teacher and Doula, a few years after college. I knew I would teach women in pregnancy and postpartum, it comes very natural for me. I am a certified 500hr yoga teacher specialized and trained in Fertility, Pre and PostNatal and Trauma informed yoga therapy. I am also a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator.
I owe a lot of my success to Liza Ter Kuille, the original owner of Oh Baby! Fitness DFW. I was at the time of our joined forces a birth and postpartum doula and teaching regular yoga in the hopes to starting a prenatal yoga class-we had the same passion, fitness style and most importantly respect and love for the process of pregnancy and new motherhood for women.
She started the program with one of her missions to not just offer a safe and great workout for pregnancy, but to offer support, encouragement and an understanding of the vast mental changes that often can result in a severe postpartum depression. She had experienced postpartum depression with all 4 of her kids. I just absolutely loved her huge heart and mission. As I joined her side, we created a very successful and large program here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area with classes in 10 Texas Health Hospitals and have guided and supported hundreds of women and babies.
Has it been a smooth road?
One obstacle I encountered on the way to becoming a birth worker and yoga teacher was herniating my back severely right in the midst of both trainings. I had my chiropractor tell me, he did not see how I would ever be a yoga teacher or care for babies. I was devastated. I knew that this is what I’m suppose to do. I went home crying and the next day I woke up and I told myself I wasn’t going to accept his words.
I slowly healed my back using physical therapy type exercises and living very mindfully, taking each day very slowly. In this process, I learned how to treat back pain which is one of the most common complaints in pregnancy and I incorporate certain back exercises into my class and the result is I have helped a lot of women with back pain in pregnancy and postpartum.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
At Oh Baby! Fitness, our focus is to give new and expectant moms a place to find support, make friends, get fit and bond with their babies! We offer the widest variety of pregnancy and mom & baby exercise classes in the USA. Moms can take yoga, toning, water aerobics or Pilates classes during pregnancy.
After they have their baby, they can return to all the same class types (plus Stroller Workout) and baby is incorporated into the exercise routine. Classes are designed to take moms from pregnancy through birth, and then into the toddler years with their child. Our programs allow Mom to get out of the house, get her body back in shape and spend time with the baby.
All of our instructors are specially trained in our own nationally recognized pre/postnatal fitness certification, so classes are safe and fun. Our instructors will help you make the modifications you need to build strength and lose weight. We’ve also partnered with area hospitals because they offer a safe environment for our classes and because doctors need to know what kind of exercise their pregnant and postpartum patients are participating in.
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Yes! Dallas is great for families.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.ohbabyfitness.com/
- Phone: 972-345-5212
- Email: jessica@fit4twodallas.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ohbabyfitnessdallastx/
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