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    Trying to Conceive Blues

    Elyse, Congratulations on your first. I still remember getting my first positive pregnancy test!!! Brings back so many memories. Thanks for the book recommendation. I know all about natural family planning and recognizing fertile signs and stuff. I think I will start charting my...
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    Trying to Conceive Blues

    Hi Amynicole, From looking at my thighs I doubt if my body fat is too low. I am 5' 5" and weigh 128lb. I might break down and buy an ovulation kit. This is getting frustrating. I honestly can not remember only having 3 children. I just know that I used to be able to fix a meal and have...
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    Anyone have natural birthing stories?

    Hello again Lisa, I forgot to tell you about my six births when I posted before about the Unassisted Childbirth site. All of my births were with no pain medication. The only one I wish I had drugs was when I gave birth to my 9lb son-child number five. Not because he was big, but because of...
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    Trying to Conceive Blues

    Hello, Anybody out there Trying to Conceive and getting nowhere? I am a mother of six. My youngest is 2 and 1/2 years and usually by now I am pregnant with the next one. All my children are about 3 years apart. I am 41, but it great health. When I started doing Cathe tapes a couple...
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    Am I alone in this?.....

    I just had to post, Donna. I can totally relate to what you are saying. I did Strong Legs and Abs last Sunday and on Monday I could feel every muscle in my legs and butt--didn't know our bodies had so many muscles!!! I think once our muscles get stronger the sensations subside. Hope so...
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    Mom's to Be Check-In

    Lisa, I am so glad to hear someone found the sight helpful. Since no one had posted after I did, I thought you all probably thought I was nuts or something for even mentioning giving birth unassisted. I love to read birth stories--but not ones from hospital births--too stressful for me...
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    Mom's to Be Check-In

    Hello all you moms to be, I am a mother of six and would like to reassure you that it is all worth it. And birth does not have to be terrifying and painful like what you see portrayed on television. If you would like to read some stories of women who have given birth unassisted--no doctor...
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    Need Help with Adding Strength Training

    RE: when do you all find the time... Hello Michele, You must keep in mind that by the time you have 6 or more children some of your children are old enough to be big helpers. They can entertain and take care of the little ones while mom works out. When my children were all little my workout...
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    Need Help with Adding Strength Training

    Thanks for your input Briee. "In fact you may wonder what you were trying to accomplish with all those endless hours of hopping." It seems like all I accomplished so far is ruining my feet. But they are getting better and I am still doing strenth training 3 times a week. It is just very...
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    Need Help with Adding Strength Training

    How can I email you? LAST EDITED ON Dec-26-02 AT 01:59PM (Est)[p]Hi Cheryl, Wow! Your story is awesome. And yes I can believe the rude comments you both get. I am sure I have heard many of them myself. My prayers go out to you and your family. My brother was in a car accident 14 years...
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    Took the Plunge

    LAST EDITED ON Dec-24-02 AT 02:41PM (Est)[p]Hello Everyone in Step Land, Just wanted to add my 2 cents and also try to get rid of some of my frustration. My step came yesterday and yes I love it, BUT I can only use it as a weight bench for now. I had been working out with Dennis Austin...
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    Need Help with Adding Strength Training

    RE: I'm not Cathe but . . . Hello Cheryl, Thanks for posting. I love hearing about large families. And ten is pretty large. But to put that in perspective, I must tell you about my Husband's family. His mother and father had 18 children--all single births. His father past away about 12...
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    Need Help with Adding Strength Training

    RE: I'm not Cathe but . . . Hi Momincharge, Thanks for the post. I love the tapes I already have and am anxiously waiting for the ones I just ordered. They should arrive on Jan. 2nd. Glad to hear of another large family out there. Heather
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    Need Help with Adding Strength Training

    RE: I'm not Cathe but . . . Thanks for responding Annette, I did just that yesterday. I ordered The Pure Strength Series plus Power Hour and CTX Upper Body Split. Can't wait for them to arrive. I also ordered the Original Step and the Troy Lite Weight System from www.fitness1st.com. They...
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    Breastfeeding a joy - anyone else?

    LAST EDITED ON Dec-19-02 AT 08:23PM (Est)[p]LAST EDITED ON Dec-19-02 AT 08:21 PM (Est) Glad to hear you are enjoying yourself Fitnik. I too loved breastfeeding my children. I have been breastfeeding for the last 18 years--not continuously, but most of that time. I have six children--ages 18...
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    Need Help with Adding Strength Training

    LAST EDITED ON Dec-18-02 AT 08:13PM (Est)[p]Hello Cathe, I am new to this forum and your tapes. I had been doing Dennis Austin and Kathy Smith tapes for about 3 months before I found your website. Your tapes are in a totally different league than Dennis and Kathy's tapes. But their tapes...
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