Hi! I had my little girl (my third baby) in May too.

I'm lucky as my husband does shift work so I can easily get to the gym in either the morning or afternoon, depending on what shift he's on.

Is this your only child? When I just had one I used to go for long walks all the time with my son in the pram, then I could stop for a coffee at some point while he slept.

Does your gym have a crèche? My gym does and I've used it sometimes.

Also, could you do a workout at home? Get a kettlebell and some weights and do something on YouTube for example once your baby goes to bed?

I've recently been getting back into exercising regularly and I've found that if my 3 month old wakes up while I'm working out, I've been able to put her on her play mat and she will entertain herself for a good half hour or so while I do the treadmill. I also have a 7 year old and 3 1/2 year old and when they were a little older, I'd pop them in their pack n play while doing videos, etc if I couldn't time it around a nap. My husband works long hours in the Navy (and has duty every 4 days, during which he can't come home), so I get what you mean about not having much help. But I have been able to leave the kids with him for an hour on the weekend a few times now to get an outdoor run in. When I only had 1, like Dawnie said, I would go for super long walks. I lived in the Adirondacks in NY and I would just put her in a snow suit, wear her on my chest in a baby carrier (mei tai), and zip my coat up around her. She was plenty warm and loved romping through the woods! That might be something you could try on non-freezing days? (40degrees up).

I'll agree with the others, put the baby down safely in sight. My 3 month old watched me from his activity mat on Monday for a 25 minute dance workout. Older babies need to be contained, but most will be content to watch if not hungry or tired. When my daughter was a baby, I wore her while doing Dance Dance Revolution (turn off jumps). That worked, too.

Will she settle in for a long walk in a baby carrier? I LOVE my Ergo, so when my babies are little I like to put them in there and go for walks. When it's cold out, like others have said, you can have her dressed warmly and button your coat over her; really, the warmth of your body and your baby's body against each other can keep them surprisingly warm (oh, how many chair naps I have awoken from soaked in my own and baby's sweat!). Just don't forget a hat and make sure her legs stay covered. I have the opposite problem here--it's too HOT most of the year for walking outdoors. But even mall-walking or whatever is fine, and you burn more calories carrying the extra weight.

I do Just Dance too! You can find a bunch of the videos on YouTube so you don't even need the game. It works up quite a sweat and my kids love the music. I put up gates and close lots of doors to keep the kids confined to one area. But also nap time is my friend and we also take lots of walks when it's not below zero outside!