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When nursing, the breast are conditioned to nurse at certain intervals. If a feeding is missed, you will leak. I used nursing pads for awhile. It is your decision to pump or not but it doesn't seem as if you are getting over engorged. With DD#1 I became so engorged my chest was rock hard and...

Erica-you are right, Robin do what works for you. We can tell you what worked for us but you know yourself and your baby the best. Hope you are getting some more sleep no matter what worked for you!

It is hard when us mothers and our kids are sleep deprived. I agree with the advice posted above and am a strong advocate for letting a child cry it out. Everytime you nurse her for comfort, she is being conditioned-cry-cry louder-then get nursed. Everyone I know that finally let the child cry...

Marnie-I truly believe that staying in shape made for easy deliveries with me. I was open to either epideral or natural but hoped to avoid the epideral. With both pregnancies my labor progressed quickly so I didn't need the epideral. I worked out daily and am convinced that the exercise made my...

Marnie-just wanted to give you a positive birth story. With DD #1 I had a slow water leak, didn't realize it though. Did a firm tape then called the doc. Was given potossin that afternoon to induce labor. Felt fine though with mod. contractions. By 6:00 felt awful, asked for epideral, but was...

Congrats! Just listen to your body. I did both of those during pregnancy. Try them and see how you do with them. The best would be the low impact ones-lowmx, low impact circuit and basic step but I used most of my others just modifying as needed.

If you are nursing, it may take longer to get your body back. At 6 weeks postpartum, I remember complaining about the mommy tummy. Not sure when it disappeared on me but my youngest is now 18 months and the bulge is gone. Once you have your 6 week check up I recommend a mix of both. Once your...

Luli-with my first pregnancy, I felt great just a little tired. My chest did begin to hurt though later in the first trimester. Like you, I worried but relaxed when I had an 8 week ultrasound showing a healthy embryo. I worked out til the end and didn't modify at all my first trimester. I...

I was 34 when I got pregnant with DD#1, 37 when I got pregnant with DD#2. It took me 8 months to conveive #1 and about 5 to conveive #2. Stress could alter your cycles delaying ovulation so if you are basing timing on a 28 day cycle you are just misplanning the times. I was charting and...

I began walking and post partum exercise videos about 2 weeks postpartum.I resumed low impact aerobics around week 4 and resumed high impact at week 6 postpartum. I did work out almost daily through my pregnancies so listen to your body post partum and rea;lize the weight will come off in time.

Hi, I gave birth to my oldest 6:48 pm on Sept. 12, 2003. I did the firm tortoise at 9 that morning. I didn't realize my water had broken. I gave birth to my youngest 1:30 am on May 19. I worked out til May 18. I did more intense workouts with my second, including many cathes. I cut out very...

I was hoping for a cathe pregnancy workout for my pregnancies but none came out. I was able to modify alot of cathe workouts during my pregnancy and worked out til the end. I hope for you ladies that cathe does come out with a video with pregnancy modifications but if not when it is your time...

So far you have gotten excellent advice. I just want to add my 2 cents worth as a therapist-either sit down with a friend, family member or professional and process your feelings over the miscarriage and allow yourself to grieve. . You probably don't need to diet but do need to find better ways...

My husband and I were married for 6 years before we had our first child. I was 34, he was 38. It took us 8 months of trying but when it finally happened we were in a panic. I wondered , how would I get time for myself? Would I stop exercising? Could I handle it? Can we afford it? Yes, I now...

All the ideas mentioned are great but my piece of advice is don't push it. I began potty traing my daughter at about 3 years old listening to everyone else. She wasn't ready. We had tons of accidents and tons of screaming matches as I felt like a failure. I finally backed off and waited. Each...

I have a 4 year old and a 15 month old.I workout almost every day. I try to workout when the baby naps. Sometimes though, she doesn't nap or nap long enough. I usually either put her in the pac and play or let her play around my exercise area. Sometimes this is challenging but I try to keep...

I did cardio/weights postpartum . I believe both are equally important. I did do some intense cardio though, such as the imax 2 and 3 blasts only premix. I also did alot of circuit workouts alternated with workouts of shorter,intense cardio+ weight workouts. I lost all my pregnancy weight with...

I was on the pill for many years before TTC. My period returned the next month. Initially my cycles were 28 days then started varying. I was never regular before the pill though. It took 8 months of trying for us to have dd#1 due to irregular cycles. No side effects of going off the pill. Good...

I too did my firms during most of my pregnancy. i also realy enjoyed gay gasper's workouts. I was able to use most of my cathes especially ryhtmic step, basic step/body fusiopn, the wedding tape etc. Congrats!

I can't offer you personal advice on miscarrying but just want to remind you that miscarriage rarely has anything to do with THE MOTHER'S actions. A healthy embryo can sustain alot, coffe, execise and all that stuff shouldn't cause a miscarriage. From what i've heard women miscarry for many...