Search results

hi Lori, Welcome to the forums:) I just wanted to add that there is a pregnancy and postpartum fitness forum here if you wanted to check it out. The other postpartum moms check in once a week on Monday or Tuesday:) I am sure you would be welcome there for support and advice!:) The forum...

I'm a Christi fan too and welcome this news. I also thought the on demand workouts looked good too. I wonder why she changed her mind and decided to go forward with making news dvds?

Preggi pops? I found them to be a livesaver:) They sell them online and also at Target...

I would recommend Crunch Yoga Mama. This dvd will keep you flexible, relaxed and stretched throughout pregnancy with modifications for each trimester. I don't think you'll break a sweat from it though! All of the yoga vids I know of that would give a slight workout wouldn't work during...

All of the other suggestions are good ones. I've had this in my pregnancy and the main culprits seem to be: citrus fruits and tomato products (sauces, juices, soups). Also, drinking milk, or having some other dairy product, helps to reduce the acidity in the stomach.

chrissy, i am sorry that it didn't work out for you this last month...sometimes i can be irregular if i'm stressed or anxious about something..if that's the case (and sometimes trying for a baby can produce anxiety!) just try to reduce stress as much as possible. good luck this month!:D annie

hmmm...I learned a lot about 'fitness' when I swam competitively from the age of 7 until 22 (at college). I stopped and felt completley burned out - no wonder too because I didn't understand nutrition and was only working out to please other people (the team, coaches, parents etc). I also...

RE: Unpopular opinions. Who DIDN I didn't order them because I really only started doing Cathe's workouts in November last year - I began with her Kickmax b/c I had already tried all the other advanced kickbox workouts and wanted to see what she was like. I purchased Lowmax in Jan and would...

she looks great and she should be proud of herself! i'm 32 and only hope i could look nearly as good when i'm 55 after having children!! it's much more positive to have real women role models rather than hollywood skeletel... annie

I weigh myself a maximum of once a week - and weight can fluctuate A LOT on a daily or even weekly basis. Some people don't weigh themselves at all. Whatever the case, it shouldn't become obsessive. Sometimes when I am closer to my period, my weight may go up 5 pounds and then it's back down...

that makes sense, thanks for that shopaholic:)

Trish - I am due in 3 weeks, so I decided not to get a flu shot for the very reasons you've stated. I guess you could take into account when you're more likely to go into labor since it's not your first? I guess you're due just after New Years? Maybe you could find out whether the flu shot you...

Hi all, I just need some clothing advice as I am planning on buying some postpartum clothing now so it arrives to me overseas sometime in the next 2 months b/c xmas also slows up overseas mail (my parents forward items to me so I can bypass 30% customs tax in the UK). I am trying to gauge my...

hi all moms-to-be, I only got in one workout last week- Basic Step - urgh x( ..I'm disappointed b/c I don't have much longer to go now and then I'll be dealing with different challenges other than a pregnant body;-) . I had a tummy bug from Tuesday until Sunday - took forever to shake and I...

Congrats to both new mothers:) I am glad your deliveries went well and your babies are healthy! annie

good morning everyone, I am sorry to hear you are so exhausted Dani. I felt the same way. While I am 36 weeks now and tired, it's nowhere near the exhaustion I felt earlier on...luckily, it does pass! listen to your body, if you don't have the energy to working out, don't do it - just try...

congrats Jenni:D I am glad to hear that everything went well. I like the names too! annie

My mil knows that working out is important to me even though she has never done it herself. I really like rher but... Anyway, today she called looking for DH (he was at blockbusters) and used the opportunity to talk to me about what she read about postpartum exercise. She knows that I am...

good luck and take care! your workouts will be waiting for you when you're ready:-) annie

I have RLS and I think in my case it's linked to low iron (mainly b/c I'm a vegetarian). My grandmother had this condition as well and she always had low iron troubles as well. My doctor advised that I take an iron supplement and I have found that it works. My legs will twitch all night for...