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Hello!

1.) How old are your children and how many do you have? (share names if you wish) I have a 3.5 y/o old daughter and a son who just turned 2 last week

2.) Will you be planning to have more kids in your future? - NO!!!!! 2 is more than enough for me to handle (plus, I'm 41)

3.) How was your pregnancy/delivery? Both my kids were conceived via IVF - My pregnancy with my DD was stressful, I had Gestational Diabities, we had a scare where all screenings came back showing signs for a Downs baby, I had several episodes throughout my pregnancy of heavy bleeding. My deliver was amazing.... I was induced due to the GD and from start to finish my whole labor was 5 hours. I only gained 13lbs being on a strict GD diet. (I was 190 when I got pregnant with her)

My son - I gained 35lbs (also around 190 when I got pregnant). Uneventful pregnancy with him, although I had bad morning sickness for the first 5 months... not very good when you have an under 1 y/o kid to keep up with! I had slight placenta previa with him therefore had to have a c-section. No GD that time around and he was 2lbs bigger than my daughter!


4.) When do you fit in time to exercise? - I have a pretty good schedule going, and a very supportive husband. I work out early mornings 2 days a week, with a trainer 2 afternoons a week and usually try to hit the gym one night a week after my husband comes home from work.

5.) What is your main motivation to be fit? - at 5'1 I was at the heaviest I had ever been (205lbs) at the end of 2011. I was finally disgusted enough with myself to do something about it. I want to be healthy and be a good role model for my little ones. I also need ALL the energy I can get to keep up with them. It's also something to finally do for just myself.

1.) How old are your children and how many do you have? (share names if you wish)
I have one stepson, 23 & six with my husband ages 19, 18, 12, 9, 7 & 3

2.) Will you be planning to have more kids in your future?
Noooooooooooooooooooo lol

3.) How was your pregnancy/delivery?
All were induced. My 4th was really rough. He was breech until 3 days before I delivered & my gallbladder decided to croak on me, which wasn't his fault but still sucked

4.) When do you fit in time to exercise?
Anytime I have time alone. If I can't get alone time, it's walks, playing frisbee or whatever with them

5.) What is your main motivation to be fit?
My oldest is finishing up BCT in the Army. He wants us all to get fit. I want it too but had been making excuses for myself. I'm done with the stink'n think'n

Any Moms wanted to add me as a friend, please do!!!

1) I have 3 children. Emily 21, Michael 20 and Jared 13.
2) Three is the magic number for me!
3) All three were great pregnancies. No complications and I had them all naturally.
4) I like to go for walks in the morning while its nice and cool out. I like to my other exercise in the morning after Jared goes to school.
5) My main motivation is my children. I want to be around for them for as long as I can. I do not want to die young like my Mom did.

I have 4 kids, Veronica 10, Isaiah 6, Aaliyah 5, Djavan 2. My husband is "fixed" so def no more. I find time to exercise whenever. Sometimes I just take them with me, I live in front of a big school. I can take them there and make laps around the parking lot while they play in grass. They r good kids. I do other workouts when they go to sleep. I make myself. I used to even take them to gym with me when i had a membership. There are ways you can do it! My motivation comes from wanting to look good and be healthy, even if that sounds shallow! I am still so young. I don't wana look so Yuck. :-)

1.) How old are your children and how many do you have? (share names if you wish)
2.) Will you be planning to have more kids in your future?
3.) How was your pregnancy/delivery?
4.) When do you fit in time to exercise?
5.) What is your main motivation to be fit?

Answers:
1. Laura (24 yrs.), Patrick (19 yrs.), Emily (12 yrs.), Colton (22 months!)
2. Er...umm...no?
3. I loved being pregnant each and every time. All were on time deliveries and au naturale.
4. Usually after Em leaves for school and Colt is still asleep.
5. Health for obvious reasons above, and relational purposes. (hee hee)

Interesting reading btw. :flowerforyou:

1) I have 2 girls, Stephanie (10) and Ava (4)
2) 2 is it for us
3) both pregnacies were good; both natural
4) I love to go walking and all kinds of exercises
5) My motivation is to life better for my family and help my kids grow up healthy

1.) How old are your children and how many do you have? (share names if you wish) Annabelle is almost 2 1/2, Gillian is almost 11 months
2.) Will you be planning to have more kids in your future? I'd love one more, but realistically, 2 is enough
3.) How was your pregnancy/delivery? With Annabelle, had low PAPP-A, a succinate placenta (extra lobe), the normal morning sickness, and developed carpal tunnel syndrome severe enough to put me off of work at 28 weeks (I manage retail, and couldn't do any part of my job other than customer service), weight gain was well within normal (around 20 pounds to 30ish weeks when bp issues started piling on the water weight. I was induced at 38w2d due to PIH/pre-e, easy peasy labor and delivery (5 hours from starting pitocin to having her in my arms. With Gillian, fairly normal pregnancy, developed severe spd and si joint instability that put me off work at 30 weeks, and she was born at 38w1d after 6ish hours of labor - she was screaming as soon as her head was out:)
4.) When do you fit in time to exercise? I do a lot of walking with the girls in the stroller (I'm Canadian so still on mat leave), and when my husband gets home from work I go to the gym for more intense Cardio and lifting.
5.) What is your main motivation to be fit? To be an awesome role model for my girls - I never want them to struggle the way I have.

1.) How old are your children and how many do you have? (share names if you wish)
2 children: 9weeks old and 21months old.
2.) Will you be planning to have more kids in your future?
yup hoping to have 2 more probably but gonna take a lil break hopefully
3.) How was your pregnancy/delivery?
pregnancies were great, deliveries were fast, only a few pushes for each and no pain meds..
4.) When do you fit in time to exercise?
after they are in bed or my hubby watches them while I go walking'
5.) What is your main motivation to be fit?
To be here for my children for a long time, to be fit, look good for the hubby! do my job (as a nurse) better.

1.) How old are your children and how many do you have? One child, Thomas, 4 1/2 years old.

2.) Will you be planning to have more kids in your future? No.

3.) How was your pregnancy/delivery? Very easy pregnancy until the end. My son was born 7 weeks early and spent two weeks in the NICU. My delivery was fast--however, I had to convince the ER people that I wasn't sick with the flu, but that in fact I was in labor. Once they actually checked me (three hours after I came in), they determined that I was, after all, actually having a baby.

4.) When do you fit in time to exercise? Early morning. That's the only time I can do it. My husband is not an early riser and prefers to exercise in the evening. I get up between 4:30-5:00 a.m. most weekday mornings, get my exercise done, get my child up by 7:00 for school, and my husband up. By 7:45 my husband and child have to be out the door, and I can then shower and get ready for work.

5.) What is your main motivation to be fit? I'm an older mom (I was 38 when my son was born). My motivation is to keep up with my son and be healthy for him.

1.) How old are your children and how many do you have? (share names if you wish)
1-Christopher, 3 years old
2.) Will you be planning to have more kids in your future?
No, see reason 3.
3.) How was your pregnancy/delivery?
Emergency c-section. I am an epileptic and was high risk to begin with. He bounced around so much the day I was giving birth he got his cord tied in a knot. The dr. said you are delivering now. I started freaking out and they had to give me something to calm me down so I wouldnt have a seizure. We both almost died so I never will have another child. I spent 5 days there and in was in the special care unit for 3 days. I didn't even get to hold him for 2 hours.I was blessed once.
4.) When do you fit in time to exercise?
When he's at school. Whenever I can. My gym has a babysitter thankfully.
5.) What is your main motivation to be fit?
Myself. I want to be here for my hubby and my 3 year old. I want to set an example of exercise and eating well. My 3 year old has never even been to a fast food restaurant.

1.) How old are your children and how many do you have? (share names if you wish)
Rachel 13
Dani 6
Jamie Jr 1 1/2

2.) Will you be planning to have more kids in your future?
No, Had my tubes tied, plus being pregnant at 35, the Dr's make you feel like you are so dang old!

3.) How was your pregnancy/delivery?
They induced my oldest, saying she would be too big to have naturally if she made it to full term, but her heart rate kept dropping, so they did an emergency csection. I never felt any contractions. The other two were easy...I picked a date! My son, Jamie, has his dad's name and birthdate

4.) When do you fit in time to exercise?
I clean houses, so pretty much work out for 6 hours a day, but walk with the family and do arobics tapes at home when I have time to myself.

5.) What is your main motivation to be fit?
My daughter, Dani, is on her way to being overweight, and it scares me. I want to be able to run and play with them, and my kids see excersize as fun!

(1) age 36, two girls age 4 and 14 months
(2) definitely no - am a sort of SAHM trying to WFH and very very difficult!
(3) first one, two hour natural delivery with gas and pethidine, second one, one hour drug free natural delivery - I think it's because of the amount of exercise I did with both pregnancies!
(4) Three times a week I run, starting at around 530 to 6 (very lucky that both of girls sleep until about 7 or so), and at night I work out after they sleep (if I can be bothered)
(5) initially weight loss (unlike other mothers, I gained weight while breastfeeding, so very depressing), now just being able to run faster and longer (HM in September, hoping to do M by 2014)

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Hi My Name is Janet:

I have two daughters: Sarah who will be 18 in a few weeks and Olivia is 16.
I will be 48 in two months.

No more kids are planned.

My first pregancy was great. I had morning sickness and my gained 45 pounds. My second pregnancy was 21 pounds. Both deliveries were C-section.

I exercise at the gym on my day off and weekends.

I want to be healthy for my coming 50s.

1. have 5 kids ages 6,5,4,2,and 3 months
2. You never know....:)
3. My pregnancies and deliveries were rather "easy" My first I was in transition for 4 hours and then pushed 2.5 hours b/f he was delivered with the aid of a vaccuum extracter, my middle 3 were all pretty quick, my last I fell and sprained my foot, wrist and tailbone 2 days b/f he was born so we induced to get him out so we could xray to see if my tailbone was broken (it was his duedate anyway, and I had some wierd nausea stuff I had never had before and my doc thought my gall bladder was to blame so wanted to get baby out so we could see if I needed GB out too). That was my only epidural i ever had......
4. I try to exercise at 5 am b/f they are up at 6, otherwise try to fit it in during the day or at night
5.I want to be healthier and more fit, and a good example to my kids. PLus there are a ton of health issues on both sides of my family

1.) How old are your children and how many do you have? (share names if you wish)
Two kiddies - Both boys: Caleb - 6 years old and Jacob - 3 years old

2.) Will you be planning to have more kids in your future?
More children are not in the works! Two boys makes hand-me-downs and splitting things cake.. usually.

3.) How was your pregnancy/delivery?
#1 - Prenancy was spent working 6-7 days a week, minimum of 15 hrs a day.. on my feet.. Was put on bed rest for the last 2 weeks. Other than that, I gained 75ish pounds, but w/e. no sickness, just constant hunger. Was given and emergency C-section after 12 hours of labor. I was on pitocin, the little monster refused to drop, and his head was starting to swell. I had 12 HOURS of being rolled from side to side and being propped on rolled towels to make that baby budge. And he just absolutely refused. Also, despite the pitocin, I didn't fully dilate. I was 9.5 on one side, 10 on the other.
#2 - Breeziest breeze of a pregnancy ever. Planned C - section, due to monster #1. Only gained 22 this go'round.

But, I was already at the +200 mark due to gaining the 75 lbs with #1 and only losing about half.

4.) When do you fit in time to exercise?
This depends on work. If I am off, I try to do it before dinner. If I worked, I *try* to do approx. an hoursih after dinner.. but, more often that not, I end up waiting until both kiddies are in bed and the hubby has left for work.

5.) What is your main motivation to be fit?
A few reasons here...
1 - I want to set a good example for my children
2 - I want to look good/be a sexy mama
3 - I want to feel good about myself