July 2019 Moms
indulgentgypsy
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Post baby body plans
indulgentgypsy
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Anyone else already planning out their post baby fitness & nutrition program? Recently discovered a yoga/dance studio that does belly dancing, Zumba, pole dancing, trampoline bouncing, and aerial yoga (as well as a couple prenatal classes). I know I want to take at least 3 classes a week there, do weights 3 days a week, and get back to keto and cleaner eating.
Obviously I know that I will be exhausted with my baby and going back to work, but I also know the toll being so heavy and unfit took on my mental health after having my youngest. I have already talked to my OB about post natal antidepressants to help with my PPD and I know from past experience the combo of antidepressants and exercise helps me fight the frumpy funk that spirals in to deep soul shattering depression.
So - who else is already looking at what they will be doing to be hot mamas after birth?
Obviously I know that I will be exhausted with my baby and going back to work, but I also know the toll being so heavy and unfit took on my mental health after having my youngest. I have already talked to my OB about post natal antidepressants to help with my PPD and I know from past experience the combo of antidepressants and exercise helps me fight the frumpy funk that spirals in to deep soul shattering depression.
So - who else is already looking at what they will be doing to be hot mamas after birth?
Re: Post baby body plans
I'm still doing it now, and plan to continue to do it up until I either get told to stop by my doctor, or I go into labor. We had one girl who went into labor in the middle of a workout. LOL.
I also plan to walk a LOT. That time of year, hubby and I usually go for daily walks.
Also, with the pregnancy, I've been doing really well with counting my grams of sugar to help keep the weight gain down. No more than 26g of sugar a day. It is SUPER hard, and there are days when I totally fail, but I plan to continue to watch that number afterward and see if it helps me with my bounce back.
I plan to just breastfeed like crazy. Even if she won’t latch (we had lots of trouble with DS) I’m planning to pump and try to get my supply up enough to donate some breastmilk. That’s a really important “charity” to me. With my son, that helped me drop the baby weight pretty quickly and also helped my belly go back down a lot quicker.
Other than that, I just plan to eat healthier and take evening walks with the family since it’ll be summer and the weather will be nice in the evenings and still light outside. I think between those things I’ll drop the weight again like last time. At least I’m hoping so! I heard the 2nd can wreck you. 😒
I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!
Seriously ladies, if there's a group in your area I can't recommend them enough. Working out every morning outside WITH your baby WITH other moms. There's no better way to start the day!
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I find I'm the opposite of @strickland8052 where I have little control over what I eat (while nursing) but I can always get a workout in. Stroller Strides or a quick YouTube HIIT video.
With DD I worked out with her in the carrier every day. Stairs and legs mostly plus lots of walking. I'm hoping to do the same this time around. DD is in school so I'll be able to work out during the day while she's gone (I'll need the summer to heal from the RCS anyways so I don't really plan on working out until September).
BFing was a huge help the first time but I was back to pre preg weight a week after delivery. With my age this time plus my current weight gain I do NOT see that happening again so I think I'll have a long road ahead of me. This will be our last though so I'm excited to put any extra energy I have into getting my 30 year old body back. A person can dream, right?
Dieting won't happen while I'm BFing either. I get absolutely ravenous. I will try to make good food choices and be as active as I can with the farm and so forth to stay semi fit at least.
After this baby is born and done nursing I will have been pregnant for 4yrs (including my loss), and nursing for nearly 5.5yrs. I'm OK with my body being whatever for a while after this kid. It deserves it.
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I do not lose weight easily or quickly. It took me years to come close to my pre-baby weight for my oldest. I had actually just reached it after 10 years when I got pregnant. I am ok with it taking time to lose baby weight. I am ok with having a belly the rest of my life (likely) but I am not ok with near suicidal depression that I get when I am not moving. Big part of the reason I am trying to start a couple sexy fun classes now that I can continue later.
I just want to psa that there’s a chance that your body won’t let you loose weight while your breastfeeding. I gained 30lbs while pregnant, lost 20 the first week after the birth, then gained 10 back in the 1st 3 months of newborn life. I was stuck 20lbs over my pre pregnancy weight for the entire year i breastfeed. I did EVERYTHING to try to loose the weight. I did whole 30, gave up sugar, tried keto and counted calories. NOTHING made a dent in the 20lbs.
It was the hardest year of my life because I was blindsided by the fact I couldn’t loose the weight. The combination of a ravenous appetite and a sluggish metabolism+ hormones made me keep the weight on. I was insanely frustrated and depressed because of it, and I didn’t know it was a thing, until it happened to me and I started searching online for others stories, and found it happens to a percentage of the population. I exercised and taught yoga but didn’t loose any weight until I stopped breastfeeding when my lo was a year old. Thankfully after I stopped the weight did come off pretty easily with the right diet.
Be kind to yourself in the pp period and know that if you’re like me to hang in there, the weight will come off.
Back to lurking....
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@Cbeanz the midnight sun thing is freaky and cool. We basically get twilight from 11pm until 3 or 4 AM, no full sun set or darkness. I am sort of excited because if I have a baby that won't sleep we can take walks and get fresh air
But also, just the supportiveness.
I’m 21 weeks and about 15lbs under what my pre-pregnancy weight was but I look exacactly the same. It’s been really hard for me to get over body issues which I usually don’t even have because I’m now comparing myself to other bumps and other moms.
my weight loss is mostly first tri food aversions and nausea (this child hates refined sugar) but also, I lost about 6lbs while sick this past week. My slow pregnancy digestive system made it so that any time I coughed after eating, my gag reflex was triggered so I couldn’t keep much down despite not actually having the flu. (Sorry, TMI maybe).
anyhow, I’ve been doing squats and exercises that are supposed to make labor easier along with walking and staying as active as I can. But post pregnancy, I probably won’t diet because the first thing I’m gonna do is eat a whole cheesecake that this little dude currently won’t let me have 😂.
I have to go back to work within 4-6 weeks pp so my plan is to walk to work (small town and my parents’ house is decently close to the grocery store) plus do T25 (a beachbody program that’s 25 minutes a day) which had helped me lose 45lbs before.
Well..... I wouldn't say anything "bounced back!" It was a shit ton of intentional hard work. I guess what I was trying to say up there was that getting in shape after #2 or even #3 felt about the same effort as getting in shape after the first. It's just a challenge to balance the time after you're outnumbered by kids.
But like others said, working out is my me-time, my mental health time, and it's a high priority for me. So I was willing to put in the effort. I think some people decide it's no longer worth the effort after kid #2 bc there is just way more in life to juggle. Different people make different choices around what to take off their plate. For sanity's sake my family knows mommy needs to work out! And I'm grateful they give me that time.
Their eating plans were actually ok too. I am thinking of ordering the Shakeology once baby is born because it really did reset my gut health and Helped me out of my depressed mind state at the time. I used it as a snack not a meal replacement though. But I think the key is more moderation and attempting to make good choices 80% of the time when it comes to what you eat.
While I'm on maternity leave, my plan is to play it by ear. I dont want to push too hard, but moving certainly does help my mental health.
After recovering from delivery, are there any physical restrictions while breastfeeding? Will my shortness of breath go away after birth?
ETA I'm also seriously considering getting a medicine ball seat for my desk upon my return to work post baby. I figure my core will need all the help it can get!
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