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Homemade baby wipes
I came upon this blog post on how to make your own baby wipes and wanted to share it because it's way cheaper and the commentators say it is less harsh on baby's bum. I am going to try making it but maybe with baby oil instead of coconut oil as I have that on hand :) I want to try them as makeup remover also and it looks…
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Stretch marks actually getting better!
When I first started exercising and eating better I was worried about my horrible stretch marks (14 years old and restretched 3 times total). I read a lot about dermarollers (microneedles) and derma stamps and decided to use them on my stretch marks as I lost weight. I only started five weeks ago with the micro needle…
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Really tired and demotivated?
Hey guys.. I work from home and I find it so hard to get started on my work.. let alone chores in the house. I feel like I could go to sleep at any time. I've been feeling like this for about 1-2 weeks now (I'm at 34w+4d). Yesterday my midwife told me that my iron levels are starting to dip below normal (so far it had been…
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Rant - I feel like I'm a house!! :)
Just wanted to complain to you guys because you're all going through the same thing! Here are some complaints I have and don't really want to bore my non-pregnant friends with: :) - I can't run at all! - My legs feel weird, I can't lift my knees up past my hips without pain - My balance is way off.. a week ago I started…
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measurements
Hey, I felt badly about how huge I am getting and decided to measure exactly where my gain has been. I'm actually pleasantly surprised, I didn't really get that much bigger except my waist of course. before pregnancy At 33 weeks Hips 36 37 waist 27 39 bust 36 36 thighs 21 21 upper arm 10.75 11 Only 7 weeks to go. I don't…
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Unexpected baby
I am having my fourth baby unexpectedly.. There is a six year gap from my last one and I had just given away all baby clothes, toys and all other stuff last summer. Since finding out we're expecting we have had to get a larger vehicle (suv instead of our Honda civic five seater), we are planning to renovate our basement to…
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Lifting advice... no gym here?
Does anyone have any recommendations on how I could incorporate weights into my routine? Is there a good dvd that I could use? I have heard people say you can just use body resistance and some say you need a gym (there is no gym anywhere near here) or just weights... I think it would be great to incorporate weights into my…
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Hello everyone :)
Hi! I just found this website today and love the way you can keep exercise and food diaries.. the calorie calculator is amazing! Anyways I think it will really motivate me to be around other people like me working to loose some weight. I have had 3 kids (the last one 5 years ago) and really want to start working out and…