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Hey Melanie and Melissa, Nico lets me workout 60-90 minutes at a time about 1/2 the time. The other times we have to stop so he can eat, but then he goes to sleep ... so the intermission lasts about 20 minutes. Sooo ... it all depends on his tummy. I love my elliptical. I have a stress...

Hello hello, How is everybody doing? I hope Sienna is doing better - and that Tamal is less restless. I saw your posts, Manmohini - it sounds like Tamal has a great night-time sleep and then mini-naps during the day. Nico is much the same way (although the 8-9 hours straight through the...

Congratulations :) It's nice to know who's in there, isn't it? Here's to a happy and healthy pregnancy! arancini

Hey Manmohini, I don't have any sage advice for you since Nico is the same age, but perhaps Tamal is starting to teeth. My cranial sacral therapist, who is also an LC, says that they can start that type of behavior a couple of months before you may see any teeth coming to the surface (in...

Hey there, Well, I'm glad to hear that Sienna seems to be feeling more like herself ... keep us posted about daycare :) Melissa - you are doing great! Every week will get easier (at least it seems to be that way so far - Nico's 12, almost 13 weeks, so I'm no expert yet). Hopefully, LJ...

Hello hello, Nico slept for 9 hours last night (these long sleep periods are w/o him waking up even once). I feel like a new person :) He went through many sleep strikes - you could say that his old normal was a strike w/a few days of napping sprinkled in. But that was before this week...

Hey Mommies, Well I don't know what's going on, but Nico slept for 10 hours last night, then took a nap this morning for an hour and is asleep again (it's been 30 minutes and counting) now! Maybe he's catching up for the first 3 months? He seems his usual self otherwise, so I'm not worried...

Hey Amy, Check out The Thinking Woman's Guide to Pregnancy/Birth and anything by Ina May Gaskin ... lots of info and stories about natural vs. medicated births. I had my first child 3 months ago and had a natural delivery. My labor was 17 hours long, but so worth it. Nico was born totally...

Hello everybody! Nico slept for 9.5 hrs. last night!!! Whoohooo! He normally only sleeps 6 hours a day total (up from 5, with a 4 hr. stretch at night). Hopefully we have turned a corner! He did sleep 7.5 hrs. once before, but that was weeks ago ... I'm crossing my fingers - now that he's...

I just got a Mirena 3 weeks ago (I am 11 weeks pp right now - so 8 when I got it). So far, so good. The insertion was super easy. My doctor had me take some motrin ahead of time, but the cramping was very minor afterwards (I actually wouldn't have known about it unless my doc had told me I...

Hi Maria, My little one is 9 weeks old and I am not pre-ordering STS. I love all of cathe's weight workouts, but in my quest to get back into pre-prego form I will be returning to the Gym Styles. Although I am lucky and DH watches Nico while I exercise, I am at a point where I don't want to...

Hello cathefan, My son Nico is also 8 weeks old, so I know where you're coming from :) The sleep deprivation is a killer, so don't be hard on yourself. I really wouldn't be able to exercise w/o DH around to look after my little guy. He knows how important it is (I can clear my head and work...

Hey Steph - I do have an elliptical, and I really do like it. I had a stress injury on my right foot a year and a half ago and was able to use my eli b/c it was low impact. I also used it all the time when I was pregnant. It is a good variation from cathe, etc. and for when it's nasty...

Congratulations, Marsha! Especially on the VBAC - amazing :) arancini

Hey Steph :) I am working out again, too. I've been using the elliptical, taking Nico out in the stroller up some killer hills (the golf course is great for this), and have been doing Kick Max (not all the blasts, though - I think I'll need about 5 bras to do that), and Muscle Max. I...

There are 7 milk banks in the US (I don't know offhand where the others are) - mine is in Raleigh, NC. Gotta run - see you on the pp baords after New Year's ... Happy Holidays :) arancini

RE: Sienna Joy aka A quick note about my sling - the Ellaroo. It's a simple ring sling, but I like that it has a super long tail so DH can use it, too. I must say I am not a huge sling fan though. I still feel like I can't DO anything while wearing it. I can't bend over to say, put...

Hi Heather, Me, too. I weighed 125 after 2 miscarriages (previously 115) ... then after 2 cycles of clomid at a dose of 50, I weighed 140 (but I did conceive and went on to have Nico last month!). I worked out like a fiend the whole time and ate well, too. Sometimes there is just nothing...

Good luck, Melissa :) I hope you have a smooth delivery - SOON. I know how you must be feeling ... hang in there! arancini

Thank you, everybody :) I look forward to seeing you all in the postpartum side of things! It looks like there will be quite a few of us newbies there soon (cruncholi, melissa, manmohini, and cyclingirl ... anyone else?) Take care, arancini