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My baby is 6 months old now and is eating solids twice a day but I haven't reduced yet....some days he seems more into solids than others.....he is still nursing about every 3 hours ....although he is no longer nursing 10 times a day, he consumes a lot more milk during each session than he did before, and he still likes to…

I started doing very slow walks about 2 weeks pp (only down one street and back) and as I gained strength gradually increased my walks but still at an easy pace....giving birth takes a lot out of you and you will probably not be physically able to do an elliptical until 6 weeks pp...I had a lot of stitches (not sure how…

for an update..... Pre-pregnancy weight: 130 lbs...I am 5'7.5" Delivery day weight: 152 lbs, (22 lb gain... baby was 8 lbs 2 oz) 3 days after delivery: 153 lbs!...I had horrible swelling from the epidural and iv pain meds so I came home a pound heavier and with giant legs! 2 weeks post partum: 136 lbs 5 week check up: 133…

I am wondering about the sports bra as well....it is hard to justify buying really good expensive ones when I definitely won't be able to wear them when I stop breastfeeding...I have never had this problem before (huge difference between 32B where I could get away with wearing a yoga top and 32d's)....I have found that…

I have found that no matter how many calories I eat, I have been losing at about the same rate since the initial weight loss I had by my post partum checkup....slowly! I am 4 and a half months pp and have only lost 5 lbs since my postpartum checkup (putting me 2 lbs under my pp weight, which I am happy about)...since it…

I do insanity videos while my 4 month old naps or after he goes to bed.....I run when I have some help and take the baby for walks to get out of the house during the day....he loves the walks and it is better than nothing on those days that I can't squeeze in a workout or when my son wakes up from his nap as soon as I…

I love getting in a 30 minute run, but if I can't I get the most out of insanity workouts after my 4 month old goes to bed. I'm hoping to try out T25 too but for now even doing just half an hour (or more depending on how much time I have) gives me a great workout, especially if it is a video from phase 2 of insanity.

Count me in! I have a 3 month old....I reached prepreg weight but would like to lose another 5 lbs and tone up, since at the same weight I do not look as toned as I used to.

I just got the Graco Head Wise 70 today.....my 3 month old already weighs 19 pounds but is also very long for his age (27+ inches).....I needed something that still offers enough support and can be rear facing for a while. He was getting so uncomfortable in his infant carrier and I could no longer adjust the straps...the…

Pre-pregnancy weight: 130 lbs...I am 5'7.5" Delivery day weight: 152 lbs, (22 lb gain, and baby was 8 lbs 2 oz) 3 days after delivery: 153 lbs!...I had horrible swelling from the epidural and iv pain meds so I came home a pound heavier and with giant legs! 2 weeks post partum: 136 lbs 5 week check up: 133 lbs 3 months post…

I love Nature's Valley bars, especially the yogurt ones....and the quaker yogurt bars are soooo good...even if they aren't the healthiest out there, they at least have calcium and are good as an alternative to dessert/sweet cravings....I was skeptical about the fiber one bars because usually fiber or protein rich bars have…

I also add -500 for breastfeeding, plus 20/ounce for whatever I pump first thing in the morning. I read somewhere that the "500" estimate already has slow weight loss built in (that calorie burn is actually 150-200 calories more which should allow you to lose weight slowly by not changing your supply). 200 would be more…

I have chocolate in my night stand too lol....peanut butter m&ms, milk duds, and sometimes godiva bars lol...I forgot about that one.....

I like the idea of breastfeeding for as long as possible so I have an excuse to keep eating more......

Everyone told me about the swing during the first couple of weeks especially....I was so jealous of my friends whose babies slept 11 hours at 3-4 weeks! So I invested in a swing and he didn't like it either!!! I can use it to set him down for 15 minutes tops to eat or put laundry in, etc....but he has never liked sleeping…

I'm having similar sleep issues......at the beginning I went through a few weeks of him staying up all night. He would fall asleep breastfeeding then wake up as soon as he was put in his crib. My son has never liked his bassinett so he went straight to his crib the first week and has always done better there. Around 5…

maybe you aren't eating enough......1200 is very low if you aren't eating back exercise calories. id eat them back for a week or two with healthy foods and see what happens....

It's hard but I've learned you just have to try to make do with the little time you can find....for example, when deciding between a 30 min nap or a workout.....I choose the workout most of the time....usually while my two month old is napping...although sometimes I can't squeeze in the workout until he goes to bed at…

It's tricky, but I have found that the MFP setting plus breastfeeding calories is too low for me.....I plateaued for about 4 weeks and finally lost another pound the week that I just ate according to hunger. I am wondering if I need to adjust my breastfeeding calories.....my baby is 2 months old and about 16 lbs so I know…

I will definitely try the cold washcloth! Thanks!! I am also planning on breastfeeding for a year and I wondered how that would be once he started teething...but I thought it'd happen around 6 months lol. I have been trying to de-latch him when I notice that he is done eating and is trying to chew....he gets pretty mad…

It seems like there is a whole range of normal for babies for pretty much everything :-).....Wow, that is good to know about the oragel!! Crazy that the nurse line at the pediatrician's office recommended it (though they did say in very small amounts).

at 5 weeks my baby boy is 12 lbs 7 oz and 24 inches long! he was 8.2 at birth

you'll be fine!!! you will probably level off those last few weeks....

It looks like we are all feeling the lovely symptoms of these last few weeks!!!!! I definitely sympathize with the cramps....I have been feeling that way for a few weeks now, and increased BH (both intensity and frequency) that keep tricking me into thinking labor could be starting. Especially since my ob seemed so sure…

38 weeks....tired of wearing the same 5 things over and over again! looking forward to losing the weight and being able to wear all of those cute spring clothes that are out right now.....I am interested in seeing how much will really come off in the first six weeks.... also looking forward to running as much as I want/as…

up 21 lbs at 38 weeks.....don't know how I'm down a pound considering my hands and feet have started to swell this week....

Waitressing part-time could be a good solution as well. you could work a couple of dinner shifts during the week and a couple of weekend shifts around your husband's schedule....it brings in quick cash.

I have no shame in using one!! lol. I asked around and heard that the belly bandit isn't exactly necessary and is pretty expensive. I heard that wrapping with a generic exercise wrap does the exact same thing, so I bought a $10 gold's gym wrap at Walmart....also the advantage with the exercise wraps is they adjust to…

Congrats Jess!!!! You look so happy :-)!!! Mormonmama, I'm so sorry about your toddler being sick...I know it must be frustrating having these things happen at the last minute and not have any control over it! Would your mother be able to come over and take care of your toddler when she gets back? Praying your baby waits…

For those of you runners who have in the past started back running postpartum while breastfeeding....what kind of support did you have to use? Did you have to double up on sports bras? Or did you just get larger sizes of sports bras? Although I haven't gained that much weight, there is no way my good sports bras are going…