'We were in the ward waiting for contractions to ramp up': Heavily pregnant mother shares video of herself working out while in LABOUR at the hospital
- Anna Strode, 32, gave birth to her third child after almost 41 weeks of pregnancy
- She shared her pregnancy workouts throughout the entire pregnancy
- She did her final workout while in labour at the maternity ward in hospital
- Ms Strode shared a video of herself exercising while contractions 'ramped up'
- Her daughter was born on Friday morning and is perfectly healthy and happy
Anna Strode, 32, has been sharing her impressive 'pregnancy workouts' on her Instagram page for the past nine months.
And despite feeling exhausted and sore, the dedicated mother managed to keep her workouts going right up until the final moments.
On Wednesday, the Melbourne-based fitness guru shared a video of herself doing her final workout in the maternity ward while in labour.
Shortly afterwards, Ms Strode welcomed her third child.
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Anna Strode, 32, shared her impressive 'pregnancy workouts' on her Instagram page for the past nine months as she prepared for the birth of her little girl
And despite feeling exhausted and sore, the dedicated mother managed to keep her workouts going right up until the final moments
'My last pregnancy workout was at the hospital just hours before we met our gorgeous Madi Grace,' Ms Strode wrote on her page, Bubs2Bikinis.
'We were in the ward waiting for contractions to ramp up and a delivery suite to become available so we could meet our sweet baby girl.'
In the video, Ms Strode does an impressive workout routine made up of an array of strength exercises including sets of squats and lunges.
The video has since had more than 41,000 views, with Ms Strode's fans commenting on the post to praise her for her dedication.
On Wednesday, the Melbourne-based fitness guru shared a video of herself doing her final workout in the maternity ward while in labour
Ms Strode gave birth to her little girl on Friday after close to 41 weeks of pregnancy
'I'm quite sore and completely exhausted and also quite emotional. I just hope I can be strong and brave enough to be the best mama possible to our gorgeous children,' she wrote
'Mama you're a superhuman!' One woman wrote.
Another added: 'You may be one of the first to workout in the hospital. As soon as I showed up, I threw up in the lobby from my contraction.'
Ms Strode gave birth to her little girl on Friday after close to 41 weeks of pregnancy.
'This afternoon Madi met her big brothers Lachie and Sammy and they are both so incredibly smitten, they wouldn't stop hugging and kissing her and trying to hold her all on their own,' she wrote.
'I'm quite sore and completely exhausted and also quite emotional. I just hope I can be strong and brave enough to be the best mama possible to our gorgeous children.
'I know many mamas will relate to the fears and anxieties of adding another bubba to the family and I'm hoping by sharing my experiences you can find comfort in the fact that you're not alone,' she said
Ms Strode wowed thousands with her fit pregnancy as she made time to workout for 20 minutes per day, three to four times a week
'I know many mamas will relate to the fears and anxieties of adding another bubba to the family and I'm hoping by sharing my experiences you can find comfort in the fact that you're not alone.'
Ms Strode wowed thousands with her fit pregnancy as she made time to workout for 20 minutes per day, three to four times a week.
Towards the end of her pregnancy, Ms Stode proved just how challenging it was to exercise while pregnant by strapping a medicine ball to her husband Rhett for a 'pregnancy workout'.
In a video posted on Ms Strode's Instagram page, Rhett wore six kilogram weighted ball strapped to his belly as he attempted kettle bell squats with his wife in the kitchen.
Ms Stode is pictured before giving birth to her third child alongside her twins Lachie and Samuel
Towards the end of her pregnancy, Ms Stode proved just how challenging it was to exercise while pregnant by strapping a medicine ball to her husband Rhett for a 'pregnancy workout'
In a video posted on Ms Strode's Instagram page, Rhett wore six kilogram weighted ball strapped to his belly as he attempted kettle bell squats with his wife in the kitchen
He then tried squatting with weights and and several squat jumps before the ball finally fell out and he gave up altogether.
'Challenged the hubby to a pregnancy workout. Let's just say it didn't go so well,' Ms Strode wrote.
'His response as soon as we taped the weighted ball to him was "OH OUCH, this really hurts your back hey" and yep - that's the reason women have babies and not men.'
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia at the time, Ms Strode said Rhett found the workout very challenging.
'He actually found it really difficult, awkward and uncomfortable and said numerous times "oh my back hurts",' she said
'Not going to lie - exhaustion is starting to hit an ALL TIME LOW and for most of the day, I struggle to keep my eyes open,' she said previously
'Rhett's "pregnancy workout" only lasted about five minutes before his baby "fell out",' she said.
'He actually found it really difficult, awkward and uncomfortable and said numerous times "oh my back hurts".'
Ms Strode regularly shares videos of her creative home workouts online where she is usually seen doing exercises around the house and incorporating her adorable sons into her routines.
'Still trying my hardest to get a workout in when I can,' she wrote before giving birth.
'Not going to lie - exhaustion is starting to hit an ALL TIME LOW and for most of the day, I struggle to keep my eyes open.
The doting mother recently hit back at a troll who said she was looking "really big" at 33 weeks
But Ms Strode said she wasn't going to let a stranger get her down when her body was doing 'whatever it needs to do to bring life into this world',' she said
'POWERING on though because that's what us mamas do.'
The doting mother, who boasts more than 86,000 followers online for her inspiring posts about motherhood and fitness, hit back at a troll who said she was looking "really big" at 33 weeks.
'Yea geez honey, I'm growing a human - what do you expect? A 6 pack? he comment really shook me up for a while,' she wrote.
'I started to think about everything I'd eaten and began to beat myself up for letting myself go. I told myself for the remaining weeks of my pregnancy I'd restrict my eating so I didn't put on any more weight.
'Still trying my hardest to get a workout in when I can,' she wrote
Ms Strode regularly shares videos of her creative home workouts online where she is usually seen doing exercises around the house and incorporating her adorable sons into her routines
'I tried to think of ways I could fit in an hour of exercise rather than 20 minutes a few times a week. I felt really low and even googled pictures of "33 week pregnant belly" so I had something to compare myself to.'
But Ms Strode said while she briefly considered putting her account on hold for the rest of her pregnancy, she wasn't going to let a stranger get her down when her body was doing 'whatever it needs to do to bring life into this world'.
'I haven't done anything wrong, there's absolutely no need for me to be hard on myself. I have everything I need in the world right beside me,' she said.
'I have a wonderful family, a roof over our heads, a healthy baby in my tummy - f**k it if someone thinks I've got fat!
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