I can totally sympathize with you. I have a very hard time leaving my daughter still (she is almost 4) and worry about that with the one on the way as far as fitting in workouts. I know I will not go to the gym unless everyone is sleeping, which is what I do now, because I also refuse to be away from the kids more than work demands. I will also be on demad feeding, so that throws a crimp in scheduling workouts. I plan and hope that I can incorporate the kids somehow into an at home program. I will be doing the Jillian Michael's Body Revolution Program as soon as I am cleared. My daughter loves to work out with me and is very helpful, so it will be fun for us to do together and I can only hope that the new little one will fit in nicely somehow. I will likely end up doing it while he naps. I think it sets a good example anyway, so two birds with one stone I suppose. I do not anticpate it being easy, but I am sure I will fit it in somewhere. I also plan to go on short runs with one of the kids or after they go to sleep if I have to. Report back if you find something that works for you around your schedule without losing any time with the family. I am always looking for tips, too!

I chose a short workout program with a schedule that would help keep me on track (Jillian Michaels Body Revolution - each DVD is 30-35 minutes and it's 12 weeks). I also work and refuse to be away from my son any more than I have to. My husband washes/sterilizes bottles/pump parts and cleans up dinner after I put our son to bed so I can work out. I don't love to work out at night, but I already wake up at 5AM, so to me, getting up earlier isn't an option. We also nurse on demand, but typically my son is in bed around 7:30 and wakes up for the first time around 9:30 or 10 (unfortunately) so I do have some time to work out then. I had to cancel my gym membership because I knew there was no way I would make it out of the house - and what if he wakes up hungry, ya know? I knew I would worry while being away, so for me, home exercise is best.

I chose a short workout program with a schedule that would help keep me on track (Jillian Michaels Body Revolution - each DVD is 30-35 minutes and it's 12 weeks). I also work and refuse to be away from my son any more than I have to. My husband washes/sterilizes bottles/pump parts and cleans up dinner after I put our son to bed so I can work out. I don't love to work out at night, but I already wake up at 5AM, so to me, getting up earlier isn't an option. We also nurse on demand, but typically my son is in bed around 7:30 and wakes up for the first time around 9:30 or 10 (unfortunately) so I do have some time to work out then. I had to cancel my gym membership because I knew there was no way I would make it out of the house - and what if he wakes up hungry, ya know? I knew I would worry while being away, so for me, home exercise is best.

Yes, this program is amazing!!! I finished it a few months before I got pregnant and actually had arm definition and abs starting to peek out. For such a short workout, she really crams in the effectiveness! I highly, highly reccomend it and am looking forward to using it to get my body back as soon as I get the ok from the doc.

I have the same problem - I feed on demand and it's NEVER happened that he's up and finished eating so I could get to the gym at a decent time. I haven't tried this, but maybe you could leave a small bottle for your husband to give the baby so you can do a decent morning work out? Of course, doing that after a 3:30 feeding and having just an extra 30 minute sleep doesn't sound super fun, either

Could you squeeze anything in over lunch at work?

I have found that with each kid, I get more and more creative to find times to work out. I honestly haven't stepped foot in a gym since my first kid. There is too much going on in life for me to be able to figure out gym time. It's much easier for me to put together workouts at home. I bought a cheap treadmill off craigslist, and I started running outside (I thought I would hate it, but I love it). I like to dance, so I look up choreography to learn on youtube and I dance with my kids for 30 minutes every day after lunch (they need exercise too!). Videos like Jullian Michaels and Tracy Anderson workouts can all be found on youtube as well as lots of other workouts. I also pick little things to do around the house, and just try to live an active lifestyle alltogether. Finding time to workout apart from my kids just didn't work for me. I had to figure out a way to include them in on it.