5 months postpartum..

I’ve gained a lot of weight and my body is stiff from carrying my baby all the time. I am told by everyone to get fit again but I’m struggling to figure out where I can squeeze a workout in? The only real window I can do something for myself is in the evening but I’d rather put my feet up for a bit than workout. How is everyone’s fitness journey going? Has anyone started? And if so, how are you implementing it?

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Have you thought about a baby exercise yoga class where you use the baby for some of the positions?
Usually in the day!

Not started anything but keen to! But also managing expectations while sleep is lacking unlikely to lose x

Daily walk and YouTube videos... Nothing is happening fast, but it's happening 😊 xx

So hard isn't it?! I used to gym 5 days a week 😩 told myself I'll start next week but I'm exhausted and so achy.

You honestly can't beat going for a walk! The fresh air is good for you and the baby, plus pushing the pram or having baby in the carrier is additional weight/resistance and therefore burning more calories. Just time it with a nap so they can sleep in the pram!

I done a 2.5hr walk the other week at a brisk pace and between that, the weight of the pram & baby which was 23kg plus factoring in my weight (as someone with a different weight will burn more or less than me), I had burnt around 1300 calories all in and it felt like minimal effort!

I leave my baby and toddler in bed/with husband an hour before they wake and try squeeze in a run then but honestly it’s not always and sometimes the night been so bad that alarm gets turned off🤣 if that’s the case I do it in the evening. But it’s hard! So a walk every day is non negotiable for me now.

I’ve been using the KIC app for workouts and put baby in his bouncer chair/play Mat for 20mins while I Do a workout! Also do a long walk most days for the middle of the day nap and listen to a podcast or music and I find baby has a better nap as well so it’s win win!

Second the baby related fitness classes, daily walks. Don't feel you need to rush, I know and have seen a huge bounce back culture. I'm taking my time, enjoying it and trying to eat healthy foods.
I have a weight in my living room I lift when watching TV. X

I walk everyday, also when doing nursery rhymes with little one i lift him up and down add squats in. Just while entertaining him.

I go to gym at 6am before everyone's up, its the only thing works for me. I have a 2 and 4 yo as well so its hard to fit long walks in! Its so hard I honestly think it takes a good year to get back into shape (unless youre lucky enough to bounce back lol) on the days my older 2 are in school/child care I do a big walk and trying to eat better

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Please I have a question! 90 percent of moms out here looking for friends!Is it that you don't really know what you want? Because I've had experience with different moms here asking for friendship and after few chatting and getting to know about each other I get ghosted! Some go as far as blocking me! If you're not sure of what you want then I don't see any reason asking for a friendship! My experience here isn't encouraging! I rather talk about other things on the other group than making a friend here that isn't ready!

Sex with boyfriend on the bed I share with my son

Hey everyone. Just here to seek advice as I feel somehow about this. I’m a single mom to a 16month old baby, his dad is involved in his life and have him 2/3 days a week.

I’ve been in a relationship with this guy for 5months, he stays 3hours away and he comes once a month to see me, he always book an hotel when he comes as i didn’t feel comfortable having a man in my house. I’m planning to invite him over this month but the thought of having sex ( it will be our first time if we do it) with him on the bed me and my son share doesn’t seem right and it feels like I’m disrespecting my son even though he won’t be in the house when he comes. He’s a nice guy and I really do like him but I don’t know if I’m over thinking it or we might just do it on the floor 😂

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How do I get blocked for calling somebody out on their mess? You’re making posts ranting that no one wants to be a real friend to you, but when someone reaches out and makes an effort to connect, you take weeks to reply. Then when they call you out u wana block them. Girrrrrrrrrl 🙄

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ex friend?

just want to vent- not in need of advice but like comments are fun, put yourself in my shoes and see how you would feel. lets talk

long story short short, but this girl and i used to be friends like besties in highschool and we stopped talking because she didnt like my bf at the time and we reconnected when we were both pregnant, i reached out to her and became friends again since we both had babies at the same time pretty much! so it was so fun, we slowly started doing baby classes weekly together and she came over to my house outside of the city every week, it was fun and she loved where i lived ( the country) so i helped her find a place to live by me, i can see her house from mine. before she moved we were counting down days and said it was going to be the best summer ever- all these plans, beach all the time. I helped her with everything, helped her pack her house up, gave her boxs, gave her house warming gifts, offered her everything i even mopped her floor and organized -anything she needed help with - bought us meals i even gave her gas money when she was struggling. i gave her so many expensive things, i just like being kind and a good friend. once she moved in the house, she never came over or made plans, slowly stopped talking to me, i offered to hangout with her go on walks but she said baby was sleeping. anyways i basically got a bad vibe and stopped asking her to hang out, and she never texted me or asked me to hang out. so thats it, pretty much just was a one sided friendship and i guess she didnt value it so it fizzled out… so sad because i see her sometimes and wonder like? maybe she is jealous of me and maybe she just felt like taking advantage of my kindness and took it for weakness and thought she was better than me? like, being treated well by me doesn’t mean you’re above me. it means i treated you well.
anyways, so weird, i guess i will just continue not to talk to her because she obviously doesnt value our friendship and i will never be the one to chase anything, there will be those people in your life who are there for a season. im just confused mostly- there is more to the story just bits of things where she just proved to not really be a good friend

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Who tryna call im bored ?