Rested mothers and their sweet babes 2/28

Morning ladies!
Ok..first things first. I want 10 sets of kegals today! no excuses!

I tried numersous time to post yesterday but kept getting errors..seems like it is fixed today.

Christine-please post the recipes! Glad you won over hockey!! My dh has been walking on air lately..and hes so mushy and gushy in love. I had forgotten you lived in SF.....is the weather great there all the time???

Melanie-omw I just loved watching your video! Thanks for sharing it! You look great btw! Hope your day goes fast! and nope..not #3....If I wasnt so old and about to start dh shcool I would for sure go for 3...but I am 43 and dh 47....Im sad about it..but I worked hard for Kara so I gotta remember taht and enjoy her.

Lisa-don't forget to kegal! Heres a little about me. Im Susan, 43. I have dd Haley 10, and dd Kara 4.5 months. I willa be starting dental hygiene school this fall. I live in Arkansas, which we hate it here! Planning on moving back "home" to Mississippi.

Jen-sorry about your doggie..you have to do whats best for the family! Maybe he will find a new home. Yep, its time you start putting out woman!

Pricilla-daniel is precious!
Morning Allison!

K got up 2 times last night, again..yawn. She is taking her short nap now and I plan on working out during her longer one.

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Jen- Take motrin around the clock for pain. I know how bad it is. I was so engorged when my milk came in. It took two weeks total to dry up completely, but about three days fo rhte tendernesss to go down. Wear a couple tight sportsbras. If you have any vicodin left, take one at night to ease the pain, you will leak a lot and that is inevitable... Dehydration helps, some people take claritin D to reduce the build up... Hope you hav a better day, Sorry about doggy. James is going to cheer you up! YEs, I will get the recipes for you.
Melanie- Yes, I get that way too. Low blood sugar. I eat a piece of string cheese and whole grain high fiber toast in the morning before I run. If I will be running more than 8 or 9 miles, I bring GU which is an instant energy gel that is easy to digest while exercising...
Susan- Our DHs are in heaven! Kegel 1 2 3. My hubby even offered to give me a back rub last night. That NEVER happens. And he took teh trash out. I am trying to think less about doing laundry while in teh "act" adn it seems to help!
Priscilla- So glad that you like Chalean too. I am gald we are both doing it. Way to go on the great results and weight loss. Daniel is adorable.
Lisa- This is a group of enablers. Get ready. I now own new DVDs and do a lot of Kegels, who would have thought that would happen? Glad you are here!
Allison _ where the heck are you?
 
Ok ok...I'm working on squeezin. :p

Oh lord do my ta-tas hurt! I finally took some Tylenol. DH has Claritin at home...I may need to take it.

Oh and...how am I supposed to put out when I can barely touch my ta-tas??? :confused: DH is just gonna have to suffer for three more days.... :eek:
 
Good work Jen..I gaurentee your dh will notice! Sorry for the engorement..hope it passes quickly. Does James do ok with formula?
Christine-our dh's can start a kegal support group ..HA

I started Meso 1 today. Today was shoulder, chest and bis. Im gonna have to start doing cardio when dh gets home. Kara is just NOT napping good. She gives me about 20-40 min then is up and ready to play. Shes happy so Im not complaining..wiat..yes I am.. I WANT TO WORKOUT ALONE!..ok I feel better now.

off to read some books.
 
I am stopping at the store to buy green cabbage to put on the ladies....Tylenol has not helped AT ALL! :(

Sorry that you can't get your cardio in Susan. That's good that DH will spend time with her so you can workout.

Allison, oh Allison...where art thou???
 
Yeah Allison..where are you??
Jen-I am really wierd and make up stupid songs for everything. The other morning after Kara slept 9 hours my boobies were killing me...my song was called " I need someone to come and nurse on me" it was quite catchy lol.
A hot shower always helps me...never heard of cabbage..let me know if it helps.
I can do weights with Kara...but I need to be alone for cardio..I get cranky when interupted!
 
Susan-I'm with you on the uninterrupted workouts. This morning was P90x shoulders, bi, tri. Reese gave me about 30 good minutes..the remaining 10 or so took forever, as I stopped to entertain her every couple minutes. I still have an ab workout to make up from being cut short yesterday. I WILL do it before bed!

Can anyone tell me about the level of impact in Chaleen Extreme?

It was an eventful day here, as I got a call from day care (Caden still goes to day care 3 or 4 days/week. bad mom? maybe, but I need my sanity right now!) soon after drop off. He fell and cut his head, so off to the hospital he went with DH. My poor baby. He's such an active, no fear little guy that I think it was just the first of many trips to the emergency room.

all for now...taking Reese to work to introduce her to my co-workers.
 
I do the funny/silly song thing too. Mostly when I am changing him. Everything I have read says DONT take warm showers because then my bbs will letdown and leak. I so wanted to hand express in the bathroom earlier. At least they are nice and full and I look like a porn star today! :p
 
Hey Lisa! You snuck in! Poor baby! Did he have to get stitches? I know EXACTLY how long a short workout can take when baby wakes up.
 
No no no! No expressing do not touch them. They will hurt a ton I know. Gerber makes booby ice packs that look like donuts and are great. The cabbage helps. Roll the bumpies out with a rolling pin and change it often. My son used to ask if I was going to get more salad for my boobies. Use motrin up to 600mg every 6 hours. The vicodin got me through the nights. Tell hubby that sex and orgasm can cause milk let down so you are off the hook. I also wrapped mine with an ace bandage over my sports bra. You can also take a tsp of ground sage and mix it with a few oz of v8 juice. Slam it. Repeat every hour. Sage really helps but is repulsive. Yikes. It seems pretty retarded that we can send people to the moon but scientific advancements stop at boobies in cabbage. Oh... Also birth control pills. The estrogen stops milk. Many soca will ex them for that.
 
lisa and susan - i hear you on no time. i am having the same problem and by thhe time i get them both down it is time to cook dinner. lisa- i have not done the chalean cardio, i am also doing insanity. i will do the cardio tomorrow and let you know.
 
I never would have imagined all this talk about boobs and cabbage. :) I had such low supply with DS that when I stopped nursing, it was a non-event when it came to discomfort.

As for Caden, he did need to get stitches. I had a great day of eating, until I was attacked, yes, attacked, by the chocolate chips in the freezer. ahh..tomorrow is a new day.

Sending lots of sleep dust to all the babies!
lisa
 
Hi Ladies,
Lisa-poor Caden! Did you get your abs done?? So far my eating has been great too! I Have been attacked by chocolate many many times! Are you nursing Reese?

Christine-does John sleep when you run with him? When it warms up I plan on taking K on some long walks.

Kitchen is cleaned and Kara is asleep. I know she'll be up though..she only nursed for like 5 min and was out. I took a bath with her tonight and she had a blast kicking...it wore her out.
I get engorged after a few hours so I can only imagine how you are feeling Jen. Hope is passes quickly!
ok off to watch some tv with dh and get Haley to bed.
 
Melanie-hope you had a good day at work and have a good nights sleep.
Got a ? for ya. Do you know if it is safe to use retional (over the counter in face cream) while nursing??
See you in the morning
 
Dang, you ladies were chatty "Cathes" today (hahaha).

Hi, LisaMarie! I'm Allison -- I'll be 37 in a few days (ack!), SAHM to Ella, who turns 4 next month, and Drew, 5.5 months old. We live in Philadelphia.

I didn't make baby food with Ella. The idea overwhelmed me too much. But I'm trying it this time, mainly for saving money. Once he is eating more variety (a few months down the road, I guess), I'll just puree whatever we're having for dinner. Of course, tonight I burned the heck out of pears -- not once, but TWICE! Note to self: do not leave the kitchen to play Wii while cooking pears!

Jen, sorry about your pup If it makes you feel any better, we got our dog from the SPCA. We are his third family, so hopefully your pup will be put up for adoption again. I am no help on the ta-ta pain. I had so little milk with both kids (which is why I stopped BFing and pumping by 6 weeks) that I never had any letdown, and just quit all breast milking cold turkey with no problem. I've heard the cabbage leaves thing from others, too. I'll be honest -- the weights are AWESOME!

Christine, yes, I did get the DVDs! And I finally wrote your thank you last night, but didn't go out today so couldn't mail it LOL I can't believe how much exercise you're able to squeeze into a day. I guess if I was a runner, it would be easier for me, since both kids would be contained for a while. Alas, I hate running so it's not in the cards :p I love to cook too. Our kitchen drives DH crazy, with all my "stuff." I have between 300 and 400 cookbooks, which he thinks is just nuts!

Susan, taking the STS plunge with me, I see!! Are you doing the 3-1/2 month or 6 month rotation? I'm shooting for the 6 month, so I will be starting the Week 2 DVDs tomorrow after 2 weeks of Week 1 DVDs. I felt Disc 3 (legs) for 4 days the first time. We'll see how long the burn lasts this time!

Melanie, I'll have to visit Facebook to see your pictures and movies. Congrats on your weight loss! Sorry DH is too clueless to comment. I can't believe the girls are getting so big already. Time flies, doesn't it?

Priscilla, love the picture of Daniel :) You and Christine need to stop talking about ChaLean -- I'm humming, with my fingers in my ears (or is it my hands over my eyes while I read? LOL). Congrats to you on your weight loss too!

LisaMarie, so sorry to hear about Caden's day at daycare. And NO, you're not a horrible mom to keep sending him while you're home. It is so important to keep the older sibling's routine as uninterrupted as possible, right? Besides, I'm sure you have to keep paying in order to hold his spot, so why shouldn't get to see his friends while you bond with the baby?!

Tonight we had a fantastic pot roast with horseradish mashed potatoes and broccoli with roasted red peppers and goat cheese. YUM!

DH brought home flowers today. For no reason. He hasn't done that in a LONG time, so that was a sweet surprise :)

Oh, and can I say how excited I am to watch Biggest Loser tomorrow night?
 
Lisa- I hope he is feeling bettr!
Susan- I think retinol is dangerous it is concentrated bit a... Also, John sleeps most of the time . I make sure we leave after he has been up a few hours has a bottle and is clean. If he cries I just keep going. He usually sleeps at least an hoour of the run. I have a car seat adaptor so he is comfy and facing me so he smiles at me too. Have to go bachelor finale is coming on.
 
I am so annoyed that Jake picked the bottle blonde. But whatever, if the dude is happy. Enough said.

Sleep was not good last night. I woke up after about two hours in so much pain! I took more Tylenol and tried ice packs on the girls which did not help. The Tylenol finally kicked in and I fell back asleep but fitfully. Every time I moved it woke me up. I don't know why I am in so much pain. :( I didn't think I was still producing that much milk. Or maybe I'm a wuss and need to get over it. ;) I took Allegra-D this AM to help dry up. The cabbage didn't seem to help THAT much so I didn't "wear" it to work. ;) If the pain is not better by tonight then I am definitely taking a pain pill for the sleep. Let me just say that it is not the constant aching that hurts but all of a sudden I will get a sharp shooting lightning pain that HURTS! Hoepfully this doesn't last much longer. Sorry for whining but I gotta do it somewhere!

Allison- I hear ya on plugging your ears about Chalean. I checked it out yesterday and it looks like something I might like. I am trying so hard not to spend money on DVDs right now. Plus I want the dumbbells. I still havent talked DH into it yet. Maybe I could tell him I'm really upset about the dog and the only thing that will help are the dumbbells..... :p I might have to start STS.. esp if you were sore after the legs disc.

I got through about 30 minutes of GS Legs before James woke up. I thought I would be more sore because I went heavier then I normally do but I guess with all the Tylenol I am popping, I wouldn't know.

Christine- Is Motrin supposed to work better? I don't ever buy Motrin and ibuprofen gives me the runs for some reason after giving birth. Sorry if TMI but hey, if not here, where? What does the sage and V8 do? Can I chase it with a beer after? Oh geez now I sound like an addict between the pain pills and beer....;)

Yum! Chocolate chips are the best in pancakes! My new dessert is strawberries ground up in the food processor over a piece of angel food cake and cool whip! YUM!
 
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