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    Postpartum check in week of Aug. 27

    Morris, your workouts still look great. How hard to single parent for the next 22 days. How much does Finn weigh now? Linda, Listen to your body if you are feeling wobbly.
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    Postpartum check in week of Aug. 27

    Hi Gisella, are you following me?Lol. Most of the moms here have younger kids but you are welcome here. we had a moms of toddler check in though which seems to have disappeared. Maybe I'll sart it again.
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    Postpartum check in week of Aug. 27

    Hi to all you mommies and any mommies to be lurking here. Ashley is growing like a weed and now fills out her 0-3 month clothes. All of a sudden she started sleeping through the night 10 or 11 pm to 6 or 7 am. I have been giving her a bottle of formula before bed. She is still loving her bumboo...
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    Just found out I'm pregnant

    Congrats. My favorites when pregnant were cathe's wedding tape, body fusion and basic step, rythymic step and many of cathe's older workouts.I also did great with most of my firms and christi taylor.
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    Pregnancy and losing weight . . .

    Chrissy, good luck. First of all, remember ttc can take quite a few cycles. A great book is taking charge of your fertility. In terms of dieting, you can diet while ttc, but don't be so restrictive that your cycles stop. Once you become pregnant, you will gain weight. Some gain weight early...
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    question

    Dominican, I have cardio party 1 and 2, 20 min. TJ and 2 others. They have really grown on me. Not as intense as cathe but fun, and great for those mommy areas, the butt and tummy.Great music. I recently bought/traded for 2 of the newer ones and waiting for them to arrive.
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    diet and breastfeeding

    Morris, glad the check up went well. I definitely find that when I eat certain foods, Ashley is fussier. Lately, I have been lying her on her belly when she is fussy and this seems to help her belly.
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    postpartum check in august 20

    Linda, the first 3 nights,that Ashley slept for 6-7 hours my boobs were huge and engorged in the morning. This am after 3 nights of her sleeping long stretches, my body seems to have adjusted and they were fine.
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    postpartum check in august 20

    Christy, I don't know why I let my firms collect dust. they are fun and suprisingly challenging. Rachel, hopefully in the next month your little one will start sleeping better. Don't worry about the few workouts, it was a vacation week. Mary, we spent a lot of time over the weekend in...
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    postpartum check in august 20

    Mary, the $40 for the bumbo seat was definitely worth it despite my usual bargain hunts. I too am from Long Island. I grew up in Roslyn and only moved when I went to college in MA. My parents now live in Mellville. Workouts: Sun-double cardio-step +abs + 10 min. of bootcamp w/o from cia...
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    postpartum check in august 20

    Hi everyone, Mary , great to see you back here. Wow, 19 pounds! Alexis at almost 3 weighs in at 25 pounds. Great news on the potty training. Alexis sits on it, wipes herself and washes her hands but always says she'll go "tomorrow". Great workouts. Morris, was your trip to Newport, Rhode...
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    Post partum check in week of aug 13

    Rachel, glad you survived the mother in law staying over.Lol. Christi, thanks to the cooler temps we too are enjoying our walks. I decided to continue my firm rotation and seem to have dropped another 1/2 pound although today I seemed to have gained it back. My weight really is flexuating...
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    Spider veins and vericose veins during pregnancy?

    I had no problem with my first pregnancy but got awful vericose veins with #2. The doctor told me that usually return with subsequent pregnancies. They did significantly fade and now are just a faint shade of blue, barely noticeable.
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    Nursing questions

    Anette while nursing it is recomended to eat, I believe, an additional 500 calories. Your body needs more fuel to make milk. congrats on the weight loss. With my first, I held onto about 5 pounds, all in my belly, til DD#1 weaned herself at 9 months. Once she weaned herself, I quickly lost the...
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    post partum check in week of aug 6

    Christi, my body does do best with high rep/lo weight too. I am only 5 feet tall with shoes and bulk up on the lower with some cathes. I did ultimate calorie blaster today and was suprised at how I sweated. Morris, I don't think the firms are for you but look into Mindy Mylrea workouts. Another...
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    post partum check in week of aug 6

    Christi, the classics still are the best, in my opinion for toning but adv. cardio blast is their best cardio. I also love some of the firms from a few years afo, power cardio/cardio burn. I have the newer ones but no transfirmer. Today I am going to do ultimate calorie burner and add...
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    post partum check in week of aug 6

    Morris, just as I think Ashley is sleeping better, she slides back. every day/night is still different. The firms are quite different than cathe, firm's cardios are easier than cathe but I find their strength woth good and they have lots of leg toning. Let me know if you want to try a firm...
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    post partum check in week of aug 6

    Workouts: Fewer walks this week due to high temps and humidity. Sun-fitprime-up and down+power cardio Mon-walk to the park with kids+kickbutt steamin cardio +firm adv. cardio blast Tues-firm cardio burn+tough tape 2 wed-firm super cardio+express cardio Thurs-firm total body shaping mix...
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    post partum check in week of aug 6

    Hi everyone, Melamie, even Angelic Alexis has been trying lately. Great job on the running! morris, Imax 3 is agreat one. When crunched for time, try the blast only premix. Rachel, how hard it must have been to go back to work so soon. Curly, sounds like some fun workouts. Ashley has had...
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    postpartum check in -week of July 30

    Christy, good job on the 2 pound weight loss. It is odd though that with such a miminal gain, you are still holding onto those extra pounds. Hopefully though they will continue to shed quickly. Linda/Rachel-you are both smart to ease back into exercise. Rachel, glad to know I am not the only...
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