I'm BFing until a year (my baby is 10 months old and change now), so I'm trying to focus on just eating well and fitness. After my older son was born (and several months old), I started running in the morning. I later started Spinning and would get up at 5 for 6AM Spin classes, which got me home by 7:30. However he was formula-fed, so my husband was capable of giving him a bottle until I could relieve him.

This time my baby wakes up between 6 and 7:15, he's not consistent, and he won't take a bottle or sippy cup/straw cup yet. That puts Spinning in the morning out. I could get up and run mega early, but running before nursing - ouch!

I have yet to get into a routine, but I try to get out for a run with my sister or on my own after bedtime is complete (7:30ish). I also try to get to morning Spinning on the weekends. I can usually swing 9AM on Sunday, but 8AM on Saturday can be kinda brutal because I have to leave the house by 7:15. Even though my husband is totally cool about it and does not act like a jerk at all, I can't help but feel like I'm dumping on him when I leave for that long.

Sorry, that's a lot of story to get to the main point!

At this point as far as fitness I'm just treading water until we wean and my baby can be eat/drink without my needing to be present :-/

I struggle, as well. When DS was 6 months old I tried going back to boot camp classes but I was only able to keep up with that for a few weeks. DS is a horrible sleeper so he was getting up 6-8x a night. That, coupled with working full time, I didn't have the energy to keep up with boot camp.

When DS was 10+ months old (he still wakes frequently at night) I decided that I would rejoin MFP and focus on my food/calorie intake only and not worry so much about exercise. My goal is to BF him until a year and then wean to just morning and evening nursing sessions.

When the weather gets nicer out (not sure where you are located) maybe you could run with your DD in a jogging stroller??

Here is the Breastfeeding Support MFP group: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/214-breastfeeding-support

Ugh I feel the pain! There is no way I can go to the gym before they wake up..way too painful while breastfeeding! But I am at work all day and I feel guilty leaving them at daycare that long just so I can go work out. I always try to go Saturday mornings but that is the only day I can consistently work out. It gets much easier after they wean but the guilt stays!

Thanks, all, for your suggestions. It's been a rough couple of days. I fear we are plunging headfirst into the four month sleep regression, so sleep has been so difficult.

I'm pretty sure I just need to quit whining and making excuses and just do it a couple of times a week after she goes to bed. She goes to bed between 7 and 7:30, but I try to be in bed by 9:30, so that's not a ton of time to eat dinner, shower, and relax. I guess I just need to suck it up and make a priority until she's sleeping better. My husband is SUPER supportive though, so perhaps I just need to listen to him when he insists I go.

Good to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel though.

I prefer to work out in the mornings as well, but while I was nursing with my first, I had to go in the evenings after he went to bed. It stinks, but it's temporary... and worth the annoyance. Working out keeps me sane... even when I have no sleep or patience left!
Good luck mamma!

At 4 months PP I couldn't do much other than walk (I was still on maternity leave). Now at 9+ months, I have finally gotten into a routine. I'm a morning person as well. Tried night workouts but it's just not for me. Too easy to say I'm too tired, or it's too late, or I've got other stuff to do. And I didn't want to miss out on time with hubby. Now I wake up between 5:15 and 5:45 am to make it to the gym. I also have a PT I signed up for a month for to get me into habit. So I don't have a choice not to come in on those days I have sessions. And she keeps me accountable by checking in daily to make sure I went on days I don't see her.

For sleep, mine tends to wake up at different times still. However, I have figured out that if the last time he wakes up to eat is within an hour of me leaving, he will sleep until past 7 (our goal). If it's over an hour, I go in and feed him while he is still asleep. Takes an additional 10-15 minutes, but it's worth it because then he won't wake up at 6:30 while I'm gone and will likely sleep in until 7:30 or later. And it helps since I won't be so full working out. That's what worked for me. Other than that, try to take it easy on yourself and focus on each day. Get your clothes ready the night before if you plan a morning workout. Even if it's just to get to the gym to walk for 20 minutes, it will make you feel better and build consistency.