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Unfortunately here in the US we don't get much of a maternity break. Standard is 6 weeks for a normal vaginal delivery and 8 weeks for a c-section. If you have worked full time for at least a year at your current job (and you don't work for a company with less than 50 employees - they get an exemption) then you are…
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I try to have quick "good food" handy. Carrot sticks, fresh fruit (or frozen - especially in the summer I like frozen blueberries straight out of the freezer - YUM!). Preportioned snacks are good too - whatever your weakness is - just put a little bit in a baggie so you're not tempted to eat the whole thing. Another idea…
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You sound just like me! I get started really well and then something will happen to get me off track and I just quit. :( Starting again today - hopefully with some encouragement we can avoid that pitfall! I've always loved to cook, but finding time to cook healthy meals with a little one is a lot more challenging. I find a…
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My son weaned himself at about 8 months (I never produced enough milk so we'd been supplementing all along). Since I didn't exclusively breastfeed my experience may not count, but I have only lost 10 or so of the 30 lbs I put on while pregnant. Weaning didn't seem to change anything. I am just starting to count calories…
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WOW! That's a busy schedule. Do you have any kind of workout equipment at home? I just got a recumbent exercise bike (it was only around $120). My plan is to do my workout while my husband is giving our son a bath (but you said your husband wasn't very good at helping out so that might not work for you). I don't know how…
