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I did comfy pants and t shirts at the hospital. Agree with Sheri on the gowns for baby. Love the gowns, as a matter of fact, I just changed Wade into one after he pooed all over his clothes while out at lunch. After four kids you would think I would know by now to ALWAYS carry an extra outfit with you for the baby :laugh:…

What the heck did I write!? Yep, Wade turned 5 weeks yesterday not 4. Where is the time going? Thanks Megan! It is like my head isn't screwed on straight. :blushing:

Welcome! I was 143 pre--pregnancy and gained 30 lbs. Currently I am 156 and have the same goal weight as you.

I had a few newborn outfits and Wade is already too long for them. He was almost 21 inches when he was born. He was able to wear them for about 3 weeks. He turned 4 weeks yesterday and I could fit him newborn size if I squeezed him in. He is growing too fast :sad: )

Thanks Sheri! Hope you had a wonderful day at the zoo!

Happy Saturday everyone! I finally pushed myself a little bit and got my butt on the treadmill. Ankle isn't "right," but it wasn't unbearable. So I walked for 2 miles and burned only 198 calories (according to the treadmill). My HRM isn't working right :grumble: It won't register my HR for some reason. Question for you…

So sorry to hear you are having a difficult time. You have every right to feel this way. When I was reading your post all I kept thinking was ~ I wish I could help give her a day off :flowerforyou:

Sounds like Annabelle is doing great as well! I only breastfeed or feed him breastmilk by bottle during the day. But right before bed he gets "offered" formula in a bottle. I say that because sometimes he doesn't want it. Tonight he just took 1 oz of it and I just put him in bed 10 minutes ago. He was out hard and this has…

Megan, hope it all works out for you. I am sure it will, but in the mean time it weighs heavy on your mind. I, too, would wait until your set appointment (mine is the same day :smile: ). And I agree with Katrina. Sheri, hopefully Brooklyn has slowed down a bit for you to give mommy a break today :wink: Last night was…

Okay, stalking you guys now :laugh: I had this develop late on with ALL of my pregnancies. This time a little later than usual for me. Got it around 38 weeks and still have it and will for quite awhile now (if it hangs around like the rest of them did). I am fair skinned, blonde, and blue eyed, but tan in the sun (not…

The more the merrier! I love how active this group is!

Love you stalkers! Cannot wait to have you on our side :tongue: Miss you!

What a bummer, but it is only two days and who knows maybe this will be a good step for Annabelle (with the bottle). I know it probably is hard though. I would suggest pumping after she eats. However, if you are like me you won't get much from the pump. Last night he slept 7 + hours and I was so full it was nuts, but…

Megan, Yes that is how I nurse him. I always use pillows under my arms and another pillow or blanket underneath him.

This is always a nice trick of my husbands. Gotta love their senses of humor :laugh:

Hopefully he is better soon. :flowerforyou:

I have some catching up to do but had to say last night was the third night of letting Wade sleep on his tummy. The first night he slept from 10:30 pm to 1:30 am (maybe a little longer). The second night from 9:30 pm to 2:30 am. And then last night best ever from 9:15 pm to 4:19 am!!! He is nursing and going right back…

We have let all of ours sleep on their tummies. Helps with gas too! We have had the Angel Care with our last two and it definitely helps ease our minds. Our babies simply sleep better on their stomachs. We had the best night's sleep last night. Still not great but okay. I'll take sleeping 3 hours in a row! Definitely keep…

Oh I am also starting to wonder why I am still having slight bleeding 4 weeks later. I don't remember this with my others. I am starting to wonder if my stitches healed correctly. I have an appointment set for the 20th. I felt so good after my third that I never even went in for a check up (and had stitches with her too).…

Thanks Sheri! Finally but baby to sleep on his tummy last night and he actually slept. We did it with the rest of our children and so happy he seems to like belly too. So with everyone feeling better and him sleeping the house is much calmer. My husband works from home so we need some peace during the day.

Megan, I agree with Amanda. This is how I feed too. As you know Wade was already on an antibiotic (we all had sinus infections). My husband and I are finally finishing our antibiotics today. But my head still "feels" full so I hope I am really over this. My second child I was unable to breastfeed while lying down because…

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Wish I could be of some help. I just had my fourth child and I have never been able to lose weight while BF. I won't even try this time around because I will get frustrated. I will exercise when able but I have realized I store fat like a chipmunk stores nuts when I BF. :)

Welcome! I had my son on the 9th of April. Sheri, I just saw what a crazy day you had yesterday. Hope your day today was much smoother. Hugs to you all!

Awesome! I will be right there with you! I need to find some exercise to do because I messed up my ankle. I really need to start logging my food too. Currently I am 156 and would love to get down to 135.

I don't have the 10 minute blast off belly fat dvd but sounds like something I need! How do you like it? I am happy to be in my pre pregnancy jeans but they are a tad snug in the waist. They are stretchy and low rise so that helps :blushing:

I am an ex smoker too! Nice to be rid of the bad habit. It was one year for me in April. I never smoked during my pregnancies, but I always went back to smoking after each of my kids were born.

Sheri you had mentioned Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. Do you really like this? I need to get something but don't feel like the treadmill will be my friend yet with my ankle. Is there a lot of "jumping around?" :laugh:

You are doing awesome! I am waiting for someone to ask me when I am due because I still have the belly. I have dropped 17 lbs but have 13 lbs to go before getting to my pre-pregnancy weight. The weight definitely shifts around! You will get there! Slow and steady wins the race. Now I need to get my butt in gear :laugh:

Oh my gosh Jamie. Absolutely adorable. Hope you are all feeling better. I finally got into the doctor yesterday and have a bad sinus infection. I am on 10 days (3 pills a day) of antibiotic. Certainly no fun but glad I got myself in finally. We haven't had the nice weather here yet :( Rainy and cold but we are to hit 72…