Posts by roo_the_roo

I am working and had a baby 3 months ago too.  I only work from 7 - 2:30 on M,Th, F and 7 - 7:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday so not nearly as damanding of a schedule as yours.  Even though I have time every day except Tuesdays and Wednesdays I am having a hard time getting motivated to run/exercise regularly.  I worked out 4-5 times a week throughout my pregnancy and only gained 22 lbs so I am only 2 - 3 lbs about my pre-pregnancy weight of 120. Even though I am so close I hate my stomach right now!  When I sit down or bend over it feels like it is hanging over my pants :(    I am so tired when I get home from work that I talk myself out of going for a run.  I can't imagine trying to work out with a schedule like yours.  This week I am working on efficiently using my time at home so I can get everything done.  So far I ran on Monday, went for a 3 mile walk during a break at work on Tuesday, I'm giving myself today off and plan to run every day for the rest of the week.  I am hoping by having a good week this will motivate me for future weeks.  Can you find any time during your working hours to squeeze in any exercise?  Hopefully your baby will start sleeping more at night - I am getting up once at 3:30 for a feeding but she is sleeping from 8 - 8 with the one feeding.  Feel free to add me as a friend - we seem to have a lot in common :)

Nope, just fussing, not awake yet.  One more thing.  Are you swaddling her?  That has been the only thing that keeps her asleep for more than 15  minutes.  We just switched to swaddleme sleep sack things because no blanket could contain her because she moves so much.  Now she has velcro to contend with and even though she can get a little hand up the top, she doesn't wake up cold with the blanket loose all around her.  and she looks so cute, like a little worm :)

Thanks so much for posting this.  I gave my baby tylenol for the first time on Friday after her 2 month immunizations.  Now I'm off to check the bottle to see if it was recalled.

I started pumping at 3 weeks and I don't think I really noticed a significant increase until 4 or 5 weeks so keep it up and your supply should increase. 

Congratulations!  It is amazing how quickly the body recovers.  I have those same 5 lbs but I haven't started to really watch  my eating or get back to a regular exercise routine.  My daughter is 6 weeks old and I started pumping at 3 weeks and introduced a bottle then too so DH could help with the night feedings.  I started pumping after the morning feeding and started out with just an ounce.  I kept it up and for the first week I hardly had a surplus and was concerned I wouldn't get enough to store.  after the first week of pumping my supply increased a lot and I started saving 4 oz after the morning feeding and could pump 8 - 10 oz at night when DH fed her the bottle.  One thing I learned is to make sure she finishes one breast before switching to the next and you may not have to switch if you make enough. I was switching too soon and she was filling up on foremilk and not getting enough hindmilk leading to some undesireable digestive changes :) I had an oversupply problem

I used the Paraguard for 3 years and had it out last July to start trying to conceive.  I was pregnant within 3 months of having it removed.  I had my baby 3 weeks ago and am going to get the Paraguard again in the future.  I loved it.  I didn't want to use anything hormonal because I haven't had the best experiences in the past.  I remember health classes too from high school and they made the IUD seem like such a scary option but my midwife told me that they are the most widely used form of birth control worldwide.  I had slightly heavier periods but no increased cramping. 

I totally understand where you are coming from.  I am 40+ weeks right now and I started showing early (around 25 weeks) and had my exponential growth in the months that followed.  By 34 weeks I had somewhat maxed out and I haven't gotten significantly bigger but I got plenty of comments from strangers, coworkers, etc.  Things like, "any day now, right?" and "you look like you're going to pop" when I still had 6 weeks left.  You are all belly like me so I think people feel more comfortable making comments about how big your belly is since you haven't gained weight anywhere else. I think it also makes your belly look bigger when it is attached to skinny arms and legs.  You look great and it is great you are keeping up with the exercise.  Even though you have 3.5 weeks to go it doesn't mean that you are going to blow up during this time.  My weight gain slowed way down in the past couple of weeks.  Hang in there.  People mean well and don't always realize how stupid their comments are.  They usually make them to share in your pregnancy.  Just smile and nod.

I feel the same way!  My due date is tomorrow and I've gained about 22-23 lbs and am ready to have this baby!  I've been swimming 3 times a week but that is the only exercise I seem to be able to get myself to do in the past couple of months.  I get tired out exercising on land and I got winded yesterday pushing the vacuum around the house.  Congratulations on a healthy pregnancy and small weight gain and hope the baby comes soon for you!

This might seem counter intuitive but I read that having a lot of fiber during pregnancy can have negative results resulting in a lot of gas, bloating, and pain.  I am not saying you are not constipated - I definitely was during the first trimester but some of the bloating and pain may be caused by excess gas.