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Hi everyone! I haven't posted in a couple of weeks but we welcomed baby Evan into the world on Tuesday, May 2nd. He was 7 pounds 6 ounces and 21 inches long. He's a cute little fellow and I'm so happy he's finally here! My kids are thrilled with their new brother too!! I gained a total of 35...

Just heard about this topic on a local news program! The gist of it was that doctors are performing the episiotomy procedure in cases where it can probably be avoided. Some doctors feel it may be better to allow a tear where it would naturally occur anyway and avoid the episiotomy alltogether...

Hi again! It was great hearing from you ladies! One thing I didn't have in common with most of you this time around was the dreaded morning sickness. I DID have it with my daughter for the first three months of that pregnancy so I can sympathize.....yuck! This time around I was pretty much...

Hi everyone! I was curious how the rest of you expectant moms are doing with your pregnancies. I thought I'd start the ball rolling... My original due date was May 1st, but the doctor pushed it up to April 27th based on the ultrasound I had last week. I've gained 25 pounds so far. I gained...

Ever Try "Land's End"? <center><font size="1" color="#ff0000">LAST EDITED ON Feb-22-00 AT 11:56AM (EST)</font></center> I love the swimsuits in the Land's End catalog because they're sporty, stylish and they come w/ COLOR COORDINATED NYLON SHORTS! But you have to order early because the nicer...

Enjoyed your update! Glad to hear (and see) that you're both doing so well. Good luck w/ your new home too! We're in the process of renovating our new (old) house and I'm really hoping we can get settled in before my due date (May 1st) One thing's for sure....my pregnancy seems to be going by...

Congratulations Joyce! Best wishes to you and your family!

Do You Have "Getting In Shape For Your Wedding?" This tape is easier than Cathe's more recent tapes and it's split up into two workouts. The first half of the tape is a step workout and the second half is muscle conditioning. I'm 26 weeks into my pregnancy right now but I find myself reaching...

Congratulations Mandy Lee! I noticed you haven't posted in quite a while. Congratulations on your pregnancy news and a belated thanks for your workout recommendations and tips for preggos (I've been relying on them these last few months since I'm expecting Baby No. 3 in May). I especially...

What beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing your family photos Cathe. What an exciting time this must be for you! The first few years really do seem to go by soooo quickly. My boy is in 3rd grade already and even as I type this, I'm getting all choked up thinking that my little girl will be...

Congratulations and God Bless! What a surprise! I just logged on to see if there were any more "Cathe Pregnancy Updates" (especially anything regarding swollen legs!) What great news! Congratulations Cathe and Jon. Enjoy your little guy!

What made a difference for me... I'm 21 weeks pregnant now, with swollen legs and insomnia but not too long ago, I remember that "stuck" feeling. At that time, I wasn't trying to lose a specific number of pounds because I was already a size 8 at 5'6". I just exercised to stay in shape. But for...

Fluid Retention Hi Cathe, I can really sympathize with the fluid retention problem! I'm 21 weeks now, and in the last six weeks I gained 16 pounds!!! I confess I indulged a bit during Thanksgiving but my body has been holding water like a sponge ever since. Any muscle tone I had in my legs...

Thanks for the info! Your tail wag description was very clear. I'll add those to my ab work now. I didn't have a problem w/ diastasis rectis (sp?) with my first two pregnancies but I'll mention it to the OB/GYN at my next visit. Thanks again for all your help!

Hi Sheila, I was wondering if there are any safe exercises for targeting the oblique muscles after the first trimester. I've been doing that seated belly breathing exercise as well as ab work and back strengthening work on all fours. Do the obliques take a rest during pregnancy? Thanks for any...

This might be of interest to some of you. A few weeks ago, I reminded my OB/GYN that I'm on thyroid medication (for an underactive thyroid)and that I'm not due to see my Endocrinologist until December. The OB/GYN decided to do a blood test to check my TSH level and it turns out that I was way...

Hang In There! Cathe, the good news is that these discomforts are only temporary! I'm 16 weeks into my third pregnancy. By the 8th month of each pregnancy, I felt like I'd been pregnant forever but that last month always seemed to fly by. I had the water retention thing ALOT w/ my second...

"Dampness" Thanks for your reply Sheila. I've been keeping my step workouts pretty low impact. I've modified the really high impact moves, and I've been using my step without risers. As far as strength work goes, I'm using 10# dumbells for lat rows and French presses, 8# dumbells for squats...

I'm 14.5 weeks pregnant now and I'm happy to say that I've been able to maintain my workouts so far. In addition to this site, the "Exercising Through Your Pregnancy Book" has really helped to ease my mind quite a bit. My problem now is I guess I'm doing such a great job keeping myself hydrated...

Thanks! What a timely thread! I've been driving myself nuts worrying about my heart-rate getting too high during my workouts. I keep thinking "don't go over 140, don't go over 140" and as a result, I've been marching in place during large portions of my step tapes just to get my heart rate down...