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Thanks, everyone! I was really on the fence about posting my story here, but figured I might as well. I'm glad it has inspired so many of you! I'm sorry it has taken a while to respond on here; life with kids, you know! ;-) To answer those of you who had questions: No, I did NOT continue to do WW. I was miserable and…

I always run alone and without music. It provides some quiet 'me' time. I've found that listening to music actually slows me down because of the music rhythm being slower than my running rhythm or because I want to sing along instead of run, lol. Running in the quiet makes me focus on my breathing, which helps my pace. And…

I am currently training for my 2nd half marathon on Nov 8, so lifting has taken a backseat, but when I'm not in race training session, I run 2-3 times per week (about 2-3 miles each time) and lift heavy 3 times per week. I enjoy StrongLifts 5x5 and have a power rack at home so I don't give myself a chance to make excuses.…

As others have pointed out, you need a calorie deficit for weight loss. Exercise is for fitness. Track your calorie intake and don't eat the kids' leftovers. Choose healthy snacks and meals for yourself and the kids, get outside with them when you can, or as others suggested, have a dance party! Or, my personal favorites,…

I'll add you! I have 4 kids - a 3.5 year old, 2 year old twins, and a 6.5 month old. I was never overweight, but also never really cared about being in shape before having any of my kids; but pregnancy changed things. After gaining weight in such a short amount of time, I realized that I never want to 'let myself go'…

Congratulations, everybody!! Love the new pics! Have all the May babies arrived now? 2 days left in the month....

Wow, ehg, what a great birthing story!!! Good thing you left for the hospital when you did! That's awesome that you did it all naturally, barely had to push, and didn't tear either! Sounds pretty much like an ideal birth :love: Enjoy snuggling the newest addition to your family - I hope your other kids love her!

So happy to hear about Joseph's and Tatum's arrivals!! Congratulations, mommas! :flowerforyou:

Congratulations! I gave birth to b/g twins when my first daughter was 19 months old, so I can totally relate. My pediatrician (who also had twins) recommended a book that I now recommend to ALL twin moms because it was so great: 'When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads' by Dr Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein. It…

Yay!! Congratulations on getting the birthing experience you hoped for! So glad to hear you're both doing so well - can't wait to see a picture!

Congratulations, Mormonmomma! Now get some rest, lol!

Just dropping in to say 'hang in there, everybody!' The end is in sight! :flowerforyou: I can't wait to read more birth announcements/stories!

Here's my birth story! Friday evening we finished dinner and I felt pretty bloated and full so I decided to lie on the couch for a little bit. First I wanted to use the bathroom, so I went in and immediately doubled over in pain that shot from under my rib cage down my right side into the right side of my pelvic region.…

My mom said that she would always put a plastic trash bag under her sheet (on the mattress pad) to try to protect the mattress pad and mattress a little better. I don't know if it's noisy/crinkly because I never did it (and she never ended up having her water break in bed) but that's an option.

<--she's here a few days early (38 weeks 6 days gestation)! Meet Amelia Rose, born Sat April 27 at 9:13am EST. 8lbs 9.4oz, 21.5"" long, with a head full of hair! I'll give the whole story whenever I get the chance - still in the hospital a couple days thanks to my c-section.

Hi ladies! Thanks for the sympathy re:my mom. I don't know what's going on with her. She called this morning to say my dad would attend the ceremony and she would attend some other ceremony I didn't know about the following week. Problem solved! Except then 2 hours later she texts me to say not to cancel with my friend…

You sound a lot like me! I'm a little behind you, though, on the kid front. I'm 5 days away from delivering my 4th (a girl). I also have a 3 year old girl and 19 month old b/g twins. Once I'm given the all-clear from my doctor after this baby is born, I'm planning to start Stronglifts 5x5; in fact, my hubby and I are…

Wow, Mormonmomma, sounds like he could come any day! Exciting! TheLaser - we just use a waterproof mattress pad under the bedsheet, and we have only ever had 1 pad per mattress, so if it did get wet, we just washed it and stuck a new sheet on sans pad. The likelihood of soaking through twice in one night/wash cycle is…

TheLaser, that's beautiful! :-) I've been feeling great lately. Everyone at church and such keeps commenting on how I 'haven't had that baby yet' but it's not like I can really control anything! Other than being eager to meet the baby and be done with pregnancy, I don't have any complaints. I'm sleeping great, keeping up…

I see what you did there :laugh: :flowerforyou:

I'm also 29 and a SAHM to a 3yo, 19 month old twins, and am 11 days away from delivering my 4th child. Looking forward to dropping the pregnancy pounds once this last baby arrives! I've found that naptime is usually the easiest time for me to get my workouts in; whenever I've tried to get up before them in the morning,…

Congratulations, Artemis! How exciting! Mormonmomma, isn't it great to get to the 'point of no return' aka they won't try to stop labor? It always makes me want to do jumping jacks or something to get things going! :wink: Also, yes - I've been eating WAY too much junk lately. I'm the same as RBXChas - not wanting…

Yay! Congratulations, Tara! I've been wondering if you'd had them since we hadn't seen you around for a while. I'm glad to hear they're doing so well, and those weights sound good for being so early. And hooray for the good news on the clubbed feet! I'm impressed you even found the time to get on here and fill us in on…

Wow, that is a VERY full plate!! I'll be uber-impressed if you manage to check everything off your list before the baby arrives! Super mom-to-be! :flowerforyou: Congrats on your fitness level, though! I've definitely 'enjoyed' this pregnancy more than my others due to being in better shape (and not being pregnant with…

Lol, true! We haven't even bought any diapers yet, for a couple reasons. 1, we are waiting to see what size we'll need, like you said (my husband will have plenty of time to hit up the store for diapers while I'm still at the hospital) and 2, she won't wear them very long since we do cloth diapers with our kids. So I…

Well, baby #4 hasn't arrived yet! Bummer! I've been having BH contractions but no dilating - once I go into labor (which would be water breaking or cervix starting to dilate), it's all over, so I'm just trying to figure out how to get one of those things to happen now! :laugh: The good news is that baby girl is looking…

Weighing in with my experience also....I started running (had never run before in my LIFE) 3 months after delivering twins via c-section (they were my 2nd c-section) and completed a half-marathon when they were 6 months old. I think the most important thing to do after surgery is to let yourself heal in the first couple…

I'm having a repeat c-section, so post-partum exercise will take a little while to get cleared for, sadly! As soon as I'm permitted, I want to get back into running. Also, my husband and I are going to start Stronglifts 5x5 once we see a sale and purchase the weights (well, and after I'm cleared for lifting as well,…

Glad to hear things are going well for everyone! We're in the final stretch - which I'm personally hoping is not a long stretch! :laugh: I'm 36 weeks today, and my other children were born at 36w2d, so I'm getting a little antsy, wondering if this baby will be born on Tuesday! Over the past few days, I've gotten ALL the…

My first c-section was last-minute and I was a minimum 5-hr plane flight from any family, so I didn't have any visitors in the hospital except for my best friend 2 days later. We live closer to family now, and when our twins were born, my mom stopped by the hospital on her way into town (I'd gone into labor before the…