New Mommy

Congrats on your new son! It will be a fun journey. Squeeze in little bits of exercise here and there.

One month old, eh? Sleep when you can!!! When your son gets older, use him as your weight for weight lifting. My kids love it when I exercise my arms with them as the weights. Bundle him up and take him for a short stroll. This way, you get your exercise and he isn't out too long. At one month old, they are constantly eating, pooping, and sleeping, not much time for lengthy workouts. It will get better though.

And my last piece of advice? Enjoy it! They grow up WAY too fast!!!

Hi! My son is 3 months now and I am trying to get back into shape! Congrats to you too!

I'm a new Mommy, too! My son is 12 weeks, I've been exercising now for a little over a month. My husband is really supportive and we either go to the gym together (with son in his car seat/stroller) or he looks after him while I go to the gym in between feedings. I also try to do some pilates at home, and use my son as my weight whenever I can if I haven't been able to get to the gym in a few days. It's been tough, but I've lost about 10 lbs so far (2 since starting MFP). MFP also lists "carrying an infant" as a form of exercise! Sweet!

hi new mommy! I'm mom to a 23 month old (I can't believe she's 2 in a couple weeks!) and a 4 month old. First and fore most, take care of yourself. You need to sleep and eat well, especially if you're nursing too. As other mom's have said, get excercise where you can, SLEEP whenever you can (body functions better on sleep!) and ENJOY EVERY MINUTE - they grow so fast. There's excercise programs where you use kids as weight (as suggested by another mom) i got videos from the library, also Strollercize (can join groups, or get book to learn the moves) they're great workouts, and as you said, carrying the baby on your walk (enter in search of excercises "walk infant" and you'll see there's alraedy a calorie allowance for that. Congrats on your beautiful baby, and give your body time to heal I know it's hard!

Hello I am a mother of 3. I have a 6 yr old, a 3 yr old and an 8 month old. Life is very busy with kiddo's. I try to squeeze excercise in any where I can. While I am making dinner I do calf raises, squats and standing side crunches. Every little bit helps!!! Good luck to you and congrats on the little one! Feel free to friend me and we can help each other on this journey to a new us!!!

hi, i am a mom of 2. my son is 3 1/2 and my baby girl is almost 3 months. it is hard to find time for yourself with a new born, but what has helped me is inputing my meals the day before, that way i know what i am eating, and how many calories. as far as excersie i work out when the baby takes a nap, some times i have to stop and then get back at it later. Also if u have the baby back pack u could go for walks with the baby, or jog with the stroller.

Well you already know me... hehe.. but I wanted to be part of the fun to. I agree with everyone though, get your sleep when you can. I tried to stay up all day and then all night with Charles for the first few months because I didn't want to seem like a wimp with everyone here visiting. Not the best thing I could have done..... oh well, I will know for next time if I have anymore. The only other Idea I have for you would be to try fixing a couple days worth of meals so that you can eat healthier then if you just had to grab something because you are hungry and the lo is occupying all of your time. Oh also, when I would hold Charles I would do squats.... Good luck And congrats again, I hope we can find someway to see each other some time soon.