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With my first the plan was to go all natural, no epi, no pitosin, labor at home as long as possible.... The hospital where I delivered (Army base) was all for the natural approach as they recognize that natural births with as little intervention as possible gets their military moms back to work faster lol. I can't argue…

I'm so happy to have found this post to know I'm not the only one! I was 155 when I got pregnant, probably almost 220 when I had my daughter (last official weight was 208 about 3 weeks before) and was 165 about 6 months pp. When she was a year old, I'd gone back up to 185 lbs! My job was crazy stressful so I was always…

Ditto. Unless those rare, once every couple of months deep cleanings I give my house & yard (spring, fall) that takes hours and is a workout in and of itself. But even then I will only log it for 80% of the total time to make sure I don't over estimate calories burned.

If you haven't already, join the group Fit, Fabulous and Pregnant - lots of MPF moms there to ask all sorts of pregnancy-related questions. I found it helped when I was pregnant :) http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/1903-fit-fabulous-pregnant ETA: Not all women gain weight the same during pregnancy. I gained most of…

Very nice - I like it but I don't pack near enough food to justify getting one (but I love it!). I have a Zaza insulated lunch tote that came with a 5-piece container (w/ice pack); got it at Costco for $20 and it looks like a purse :) Here's a link on Amazon so you can see what it looks like:…

high for 3-4 hrs or low for 6-8 hrs. Unfortunately it won't cook faster than that :(

For what it's worth, I would track what you eat, not so much to go on a diet but to give you a visual perspective/comparison of how many calories you're eating compared to how many calories you're burning (track that too). You may find that instead of eating too much as other posters have commented (especially if as you…

Try google searching for low cal crock pot meals; prep in the morning and it's ready to eat at night! We'll also prep large crock pot recipes on the weekend to have quick/easy meals during the week for those night where there's just not enough time to make dinner. My LO is 13 months and she's also eating 95% of what we eat…

Your math looks correct to me. Just be careful with the weight loss while breastfeeding/pumping as my lactation consultant had told me it could affect supply, but if it doesn't seem to both your supply then go for it!

I don't know if they're also in the UK, but they definitely in the USA. We've got one where I live. I just prefer to workout at home so I don't have to worry about this :)

I had to return to work when our daughter (first) was 8 weeks old (only got 6 weeks maternity leave but I took 2 extra weeks paid leave). Financially I make more than we'd save in childcare costs so it doesn't make sense for me to be a SAHM for money reasons. Granted, there have been times I've entertained the idea for the…

Bump!

Sure you can return something that's stolen, you'd just go to jail since it's illegal. As far as insurance fraud, I place an excerpt from the following website below (http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2012_spr/marriage_fraud.htm): As for me and whether I'd do that, no, it's against what I believe marriage should be.

My husband is active duty AF and I experience it from both sides as a military spouse but also as a military member as I'm also active duty AF. We've got a 6-month-old daughter and trying to get workouts in has been crazy since she was born. Feel free to add me :smile:

I'm a little late to this conversation, and I hope you found something that works, but just wanted to add a tid bit for you. I was talking with my SIL last night and my niece cries when it's bed time because she's tired and gets worked up if they can't get her to bed fast enough (it's like she goes 0-60 in no time flat!).…

Yes and yes! I look forward to pumping at work because it's my time to get away from all the people/tasks demanding my time and attention and just relax and even catnap if possible LOL ;)

Hey! I have a 6-month old daughter and pump during the day since I work full time and bf when I'm home. At 4 months we had to supplement w/formula 10-12 ounces a day because my supply really drops in the evenings and she was out-eating my supply! This week I've gotten back on track with 10-15 lbs left (it fluctuates) and…

I EBF until 2 months when I had ot go back to work and then it was EPing until around 3.5 months when she started out eating my supply (she had a major 3-month growth spurt!) and we had to supplement w/formula. Now it's a combination of all of the above, where I'll EBF her middle of the night/morning feedings, she'll get 3…

Lowest weight: 145-150 (fluctuated between the two) Pre-preggo:150 Delivery: 215ish - I stopped weighing lol 2-months pp: 170 6-months pp: 160 I had to go back to work at the 2-month mark so the remaining weight has been slow going with trying to figure out my schedules between work and home, not to mention the last bit…

I'm a FTM too, and for the first 3 weeks I had to wake her up every 2-3 hrs to feed her as we had some weight issues (took her to week 3 to get back to birth weight - got sick shortly after being born). After week 3, I could let her go 3-4 hours before waking her if she didn't wake herself. Come week 7, she was sleeping 9…

This is the video monitor we have; sound only goes off if she makes a noise (filters out white noise/tv/etc.); video is great at night (only B&W though). Worth the money and peace of mind since we live with a two-story house so it's nice to check on her without having to constantly climb stairs to do so.…

I ran into this during her 3-week growth spurt and it was a pita! She also had a cluster feeding session day 2 while we were still in the hospital and my husband cut and fed me my food because she was constantly attached! Is your husband inclined to cook (I ask it that way, because some people are just not made to cook…

I am in a similar boat to you - I had my daughter Feb 15 but my problem was not eating enough when tired/stressed. That combined w/EBF I've lost 30 lbs in 4 weeks! I'm getting a handle on being a first time mom and figuring out all her different cries (definitely helps when you know what she wants or at least what to check…

I gained 46 lbs for my pregnancy and at 3 weeks PP have only 21 lbs left to go for pre-pregnancy weight. I exclusively BF and she's been eating a TON since she lost more weight than normal after birth so we had more weight to make up (so many feedings!!!). When pregnant, I found it hard to stick to my calories as you can…

Here's a pic of her being cuddled by grandpa after being bathed & fed :smile:

Hey all, just thought I'd drop in and let everyone know how things are going and share my birth story :) As I mentioned previously, I experienced contractions since midnight Thurs, 14 Feb, althought their duration/frequency were inconsistent. My hubby and I went to Petco to get the dogs groomed, then Chipotle for lunch…

I had a doula and a doula-in-training at my delivery Friday. While my husband did well providing support, having a doula helped him just as much as me as it was a long time in labor (I was admitted at 7cm even though I wasn't necessarily in active labor, and was in the hospital for almost 26 hours before I delivered). The…

Officially 41 weeks today and I've been having contractions since midnight; 30-60 secs in duration, ranging form 6-12 mins in frequency. I'm optimistic this means she'll come on her own w/in 24-48 hours (well before my scheduled induction date). Here's to hoping!!

I was thinking maintenance +500 cals for the first week or so so let my body adjust to the drastic change, and then -1/2 lb a week +500 cals for breastfeeding (added in under exercise). Appreciate the input on how you approached it; will definitely refer to this within a week or so!

Going by the scale in my midwife's office, I've gained 36 lbs at 41 weeks; by my scale at home it's more like 40 lbs since I know exactly what I weighed before I knew I was expecting. But then, I'm also retaining water so I'll go by the midwife's scale to account for those "extra" lbs :laugh: Any day now....