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Wonderful! Congratulations on your new bundle of joy. Thanks for sharing the news and your amazingly motivating story of the labor and birth experience. It certainly makes me want to stick with my exercise program. Again...congratulations to you and your family!!!!!

Congratulations! Thanks for sharing your great news! I am due in January with my first...a baby boy. I hope you have a very healthy and enjoyable pregnancy and will check in with everyone here often. As far as the healthy eating and exercise goes...just listen to your body and do your very...

Hi Marisol I'm right there with you. I gained 7 pounds two months in a row...for a grand total of 22.5 pounds in 25 weeks. I'm only about 5'0" and trust me, it shows. Someone asked me if I was having twins and I told them that maybe the doctor should do an ultrasound of my rear-end. Sure...

Good luck! I ran the NYC marathon a few years ago...and it was one of the most incredible experiences I have ever had. When I tell people that I did it...many people say that they could NEVER do it. My response is always the same...you could do it if you really wanted to!!! Anyone can. I...

Thanks SO MUCH Michelle! Gee, you just saved me a lot of research!!! I'll definitely tuck this information away for later use. My sister-in-law just had a baby girl and she's so sweet I could just eat her up. Please don't get me wrong...I am perfectly and completely aware that I would be...

Hey Michelle Just for future reference...can you explain the "method" you used in trying for a girl? I know I'll have a while before we go down that road...but I'm so curious. I've heard a lot of wives tales, so I'd love some scientific facts to work off of. Thanks!

Hi there! So glad to see another check-in and I'm happy to hear that you are both doing so well. Looking forward to hearing from everyone else...INCLUDING YOU CATHE! Michelle, congrats on the news of your little baby girl. That is so exciting. I'm thrilled to be expecting a...

My CTX Step N' Interval tape won't rewind. I did it last night and afterwards when I went to rewind it...it kept stopping right away. I think the tape is twisted (and I mean that literally) What can I do?

Hi Beth Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your pregnancy!! I can imagine how stale that Kathy Smith tape is getting...I was bored with it from the get-go and haven't done it since. Here are a few tapes that I would personally recommend for a beginner level at this stage of your...

Great idea... ...to start a check-in. Alli, sounds like everything is great. I can't believe that you can feel movement at such an early stage. I'm 21 weeks and hardly feel a thing. What is it supposed to feel like...should I be concerned? Sometimes I feel my tummy rumbling...but I don't...

How funny... My ultrasound said January 16th too! Though that little wheel that the doc uses says the 21st. My doctor said not to focus on the due "date" and just use a general "timeframe" because so many women shoot for that date and then the day afterwards they are fed up with being...

Hi Marisol! ...you didn't come across offensive in the least, so please don't apologize. I think everyone and every pregnancy is different, so I just do what feels good. Some people can do Cathe tapes all the way through. Every day is different for me. I tried Circuit Max this morning, but...

Me too! I usually substitute squats for jacks or I'll that "low and wide" side step move with big arm movements. Whatever fits in. 4 weeks away!!!! How exciting. Keep us posted.

It's not that you shouldn't do Cathe... I just found that my heartrate got a little too high and I was getting too carried away with the high impact. I think it's an individual thing...whatever you are comfortable with. I find that I get winded quickly when I put in those Cathe tapes, so I'm...

I'm in my fifth month of pregnancy and while I'm keeping up with my workouts...I've been missing my Cathe workouts desperately. Well, I was reading some old posts and came across someone who posted a message about doing Cathe with no step at all...she just did the choreography right on the...

My deepest sympathies.. I am so sorry to hear about your loss. It must be difficult to go through such a hard time and worry about your pregnancy on top of it. I can only imagine how overwhelmed you are. Take it day by day and know that you have lots of support. This baby is a blessing...

Don't fret! I think you are just being honest. No matter how amazing and exciting pregnancy is (I'm 20 weeks), there is this little nagging fear in the back of your mind that worries about your body's recovery. The BEST thing that you can do is to take control the best that you can. Eat as...

Yes please... I second a request for a pregnancy video!!! Greedy, I know, to think of our own needs during your special time...but there really isn't anything out there specifically geared for the advanced exerciser during pregnancy. I bought two pregnancy tapes, previewed them and threw them...

...BOY!!!!!!!!!!! Perfectly healthy and extremely active! My face literally hurts from smiling today. The world looks different all of a sudden. I'm living in Goosebump City!! I could hardly sleep last night because I was so intensely curious to finally see our baby and it was even more...

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is absolutely fabulous Cathe! Congratulations!!! I'm so excited for you and your family. I was thrilled to see your post and look forward to sharing your journey!!! I hope you'll post often with updates!