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That is hilarious LOL :) nm nm

haven't been here lately... ... sorry to miss your post! How has it gone? I've been pleasantly surprised at how quickly my abs strengthened up again post-c-section... has that been your experience? I do weight machines for abs as well as pilates and crunches on the stability ball... also...

Oh... there you are! LOL :) Hi Sheila... I didn't see your post until now... hope you are feeling better! Hey... let me add ('cause Sheila was the one who first brought this to my attention, and it was SO true in my case!) that if you make it through your whole pregnancy with no kegel...

You go girl! Sounds like you are keeping up an awesome workout while pregnant! You'll be soooo glad that you are keeping your upper body fit once that baby arrives. You'll be amazed at how much bending and lifting you do with a baby... I'm also a big fan of squats while pregnant for the...

Sheila is sick this week... ... so she may not be checking in with the board... but since she trained me, I'm pretty comfortable in suggesting that you forego the kickboxing (see my post below). You have know way of know exactly when the relaxin may effect your joints, nor to what extent...

Hi guys... have been away for awhile, but I thought I'd stop by tonight :) Gina... Prenatal exercise is HIGHLY individualized... so my first advice to you is to listen to your body. That being said, kickboxing is perhaps the worst choice for pregnant women after about the first trimester...

yep... both times... I gained 8-9 lbs. in the 1st trimester... slowed down considerably in the 2nd trimester... and then gained a bunch at the end. Weight gain is no fun, but it is part of growing a new human being. You have increased blood supply, water gain, growing uterus, placenta...

RE: Isabella is Here!!! Congratulations!!! :) Enjoy every second! Susan

Some may disagree with me, but if you've established a good nursing relationship, I'd go ahead and begin a bottle now and again. With my first, I waited too long, and he never would take a bottle... leaving me unable to have a sitter (or daddy, for that matter) able to attend to him for more...

it's a good labor tool, too! When you sit on a stability ball, you pretty much have to keep your spine in alignment and your feet in a comfortably wide stance to balance... Many women like the ball during labor and say that rocking on it helps with back labor... esp. when paired with...

oops... and by "take it down"... ... I mean, take down the intensity... not the incline! :)

It sounds like you are doing great! I don't have much to add to what Sheila said except to say that pregnancy is an excellent time to get your head in the right place about exercise. So often we women are sooooo hard on ourselves! If we take that into pregnancy, we hang on every calorie and...

Been there... and it'll be okay :) I know how you are feeling... I gained 43 lbs. with my first pregnancy and 38 lbs. with my second... with 8 or 9 lbs. coming on in the 1st 3 mos. both times!! I definitely believe that, except for folks who lie around eating Ben & Jerry's out of the container...

It sounds trite and silly to say, "Don't worry!" Because, in my short life as a mama, I have realized that you worry about those little people from the time you have conceived... and I doubt you ever stop worrying any moment of their lives! That being said, every pregnancy is very individual...

As a general rule, your prenatal workouts should energize you... not wear you out. Soooo... listen to your body! With all due respect, if you typically did 6 hours a week prior to getting pregnant, then an hour of cardio and a half hour of PH is hardly taking it easy. As a prenatal exercise...

RE: Thanks, Susan! That was me (Susan Hyde)... thanks for the nice note... And I hope you've had that baby by now! Keep us informed! :) Susan

YIKES! Jeni... at 4 weeks postpartum c-section, you shouldn't be doing ANY ab work except for belly breathing and bracing exercises... even if you are feeling great. Your internal stitches won't be entirely healed for at least 1-2 weeks, and you don't want to risk adhesions... having had a...

Nah... ... I think that's very normal. It's hard for me to imagine never having a baby again... and I'm not the biggest fan of pregnancy that you ever met. I just love being a mom. After #1, I thought, "I can't imagine what my life was like before I had Aaron." After #2, I think, "I can't...

good news & bad news... I developed varicose veins in my first pregnancy... the worst ones(blue and bulging... but I couldn't see them unless I used a mirror LOL) were in my groin area and they hurt, but I had some spidery ones that were beginning to bulge a bit on one leg behind my knees. My...

Yes!!! Many women describe early labor as being just like menstrual cramps! :) Sounds like your body is getting ready for the big moment! Keep us informed! Susan