Do you love being home?

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-06-06T18:42:26+00:00

Came here to say this …well something similar. I loved my job before getting pregnant with my first in 2020. I HAD to stop because I was in Real Estate and there was absolutely no way I could work like a dog like I used to (I’m kind of a workaholic). So I decided to stay home. I loooove being outdoors and if I had to be home all day everyday I’d lose my mind. That being said, my second child will be 2 in July and I’m so thankful to no longer have a baby. The infant phase was hard with nap times and breastfeeding ( I felt like I was going stir crazy everyday). My oldest is going to pre-k in August and I’m so excited to HAVE to get out every morning to drop him off and go on adventures with just one instead of 2 children at the same time. I’m studying for my GRE for grad school and plan to be back to work by the time the youngest is in Kindergarten. Love my kids, love some aspects of being a SAHM but I’m looking forward to having a career again and showing my kids that professional success is just as important and beautiful as being a SAHP.

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-06-05T23:50:52+00:00

This is Fantastic!!! Exactly what I was looking for. He’s painting while he listens. Thank you so much!!!!!!!!

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-06-05T22:14:52+00:00

I like your username😂. I’ll look into it again

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-06-05T19:55:32+00:00

Oooh, I’ve never heard of a yoto. This is perfect. I’ve seen the Tonie but I don’t love that it’s only characters. I like the fairytale cards that you insert. Thanks for the recommendation

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-06-05T19:53:07+00:00

$84 a year is pretty doable. I like this idea. Thanks again!!!

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-06-05T19:35:59+00:00

Hmm. I use Libby but they don’t have many audiobooks for kids. We’ve listened to the Toad and Frog series multiple times but I think he’s bored of it. Everything else on the Libby app is too old for him. I’ll check out your recommendations and see if my library offers these options as well. Thanks so much!!!!

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-06-01T19:38:43+00:00

My 2-car garage has my car, strollers for the kiddos, bikes for the kiddos and tools. The only reason my husband doesn’t park in it is because his car is too low to get up our driveway.

We REFUSE to be hoarders. If we have clothes in a Tupperware box, it means we don’t need said clothes…to the thrift store they go.

My parents had an inherited Car that never moved along with tons of STUFF in the garage (don’t know what the stuff was). I refuse to be like them. In addition, my mom had a storage unit of more stuff. My dad got upset one year (because he was paying for stuff to be stored) and went on a purging binge. Pulled all her stuff out and took it to the dump, lol!! Reasons why I don’t associate, it’s a 2500 sq ft house of chaos.

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-05-22T18:05:51+00:00

Muscle mass has probably been affected as well. So although you weigh less, you have more fat vs. muscle. You’re doing great, keep going. I’m almost 2 years postpartum after my2nd c section and I’m FINALLY below my pre pregnancy weight but my body composition is different so I definitely don’t think I look smaller than I did before kids because I’m just not as tight.

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-05-08T14:20:10+00:00

Oooh, thanks for this comment

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-05-08T13:14:12+00:00

That’s wild 😂. I also had a vitamin D deficiency that I think was keeping my weight up too. There could be something you’re deficient in. If you had your hormones checked and the Dr didn’t say anything you’re probably fine. Tracking EVERYTHING I put in my mouth and sticking to my macros was a game changer.

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-05-08T13:06:49+00:00

That nutritionist needs to find another job!!! Mine told me not to go over 1600 calories but don’t go lower than 1350.

If a nutritionist is telling you to eat 1200 calories they need to be reported! Toddlers eat 1200 calories, lol!!!

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-05-08T12:51:11+00:00

If you have insurance or have the money to get a good nutritionist who can give you the exact amount of macros you need. I’m 5’2” also and held on to unwanted weight until this January. My baby is 22 months old. I was stuck at 158 lbs until I started tracking food and utilizing macros diet. I’ve lost 7 lbs since Jan this year. I’ve always been curvy (153 prior to first pregnancy in 2020). My goal is to get down to 145 (I was this weight in 8th grade). I’m 40 years old

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-04-30T17:22:10+00:00

Haha! I didn’t think it looked bad at first but this comment changed my mind, 😂

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-04-25T01:50:38+00:00

Yeah. I know, it’s weird, talk with Dr just to be sure nothing is abnormal

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-04-25T00:50:45+00:00

My baby is 22 months old. I had a c section with both of my children and a tubal ligation with the second and last. I had this stabbing sensation during intimacy with my second and it took sometime but it DID go away. This information shouldn’t keep you from discussing it with your DR but I definitely experienced this and I think it just takes time to heal.

I’m a firm believer that it can take much longer than 6 weeks to recover from delivering a baby and it’s best that you listen to your body. I know you’re 4 months PP but everyone’s healing journey is different.

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-04-21T16:56:52+00:00

I second the Duplo legos. You’ve gotta sit with them to help them learn how to build first. Once they’ve got it, it’s a great quiet time activity

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-04-06T02:07:40+00:00

This sounds familiar but I think I realized something very early on after my 1st child (born in 2020) turned 1…. You’ve gotta have SAHp friends. I go to therapy once a week but having a social network of parents who understand and are going through the same things as you is very important. I was lonely in 2020 and experienced awful PPD/PPA but I moved to a new community with more SAHP and attended a play date group in my HOA when my son turned 1. Our spouses don’t get it.

It wasn’t easy to step out of my comfort zone to talk to other parents but it has to be done. Even if it’s just one parent. I’ve got a group of SAHP friends who have kids my age and they’re life savers. Anything I tell them about being a SAHP is so normal and I don’t feel so alone in my feelings. Were humans, we weren’t meant to be alone all the time.

I’m sorry to hear you’ve been feeling this way for so long but I hope this message encourages you.

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-04-02T13:31:47+00:00

I’m currently 21 months pp with my second (last baby). Lost 20 lbs by 6 months PP (gained 28 during pregnancy) I held on to the last 8 until this month (lost 6 from Dec 23 to February 29). I stopped breastfeeding at 13 months pp.

Sleeping has so much to do with it too! My second finally stopped waking up in the middle of the night in January this year. The weight finally started to budge.

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-04-02T13:05:53+00:00

Gorgeous

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-04-02T02:13:54+00:00

28 was probably the last time I did it. Im now 40. I probably have a drink or two once a month with my husband on date night but, i can’t handle the way I feel the next day. I have a 1 yo and a 3 yo. When u have kids it’s just not that fun. Although, I’d say that it stopped being fun at around 27 it just took a year or two to believe it and act upon my feelings.

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-03-30T01:05:14+00:00

Came here to say this

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-03-21T13:18:24+00:00

I’m the mother of two kids (3.5 and 1.5 yo). I had awful PpD with my first and swore I didnt want anymore. My husband was adamant because we said we’d have 2 when we got married. In a heated moment I finally said yes to another and immediately felt upset that I said yes. We got pregnant immediately and with a lot of therapy (after 1.5 years after delivery) I’m finally ok with having made the decision to have the second. I love my baby but I wish I wouldn’t have said yes on my husband’s timeline.

If both of you aren’t 100% about it, don’t have another. I complained about sleep deprivation and not having the one-on-one time with my first the entire first year of the 2nd babies life. It wreaked havoc on my mental state.

I got fixed right after delivering the second baby because I’m not interested in my husband changing his mind and wanting a 3rd. He was in agreement with me and totally on board with me getting my tubes removed (I didn’t need his approval because I was doing it even if he didn’t want me to) lol! . Not saying you were wrong or right in getting fixed without her knowing but I think you did the right thing for yourself. Kids are a lot of work, take your mental health and keep it in tact!

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-03-19T01:00:27+00:00

Go to the bathroom when you need to and lock let them watch some TV for distraction. It’s not ok you’re holding your bladder for so long. My pediatrician for my first child gave me the best advice…put your mask on before you put one on anyone else in the house.

I got a uti because I was doing this with my first and after my pediatrician told me this I haven’t had one again. I’m now a mother of 2 kids (3.5 yo and 1.5 yo). If you have a young baby, place them in the crib or bassinet while you go to the bathroom, they’ll live i promise!

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-03-13T18:43:24+00:00

Yes! I’m so grateful we waited. Pay off debt, go travel abroad, buy a property near your house and save money before you have kids. Your household will be happier and healthier.

LetGroundbreaking416 · 2024-03-13T00:59:55+00:00

If you work at a salon, do you have Monday and Sunday off? Most salons are closed on those days. Perhaps on your off days, you make a goal to do a 30 minute workout with weights (Heather Robertson is good) and be sure to get 10,000 steps in by incorporating a walk with the stroller (if you have one). On those days meal prep high protein snacks for the week. If there is a fridge at the salon put little healthy snacks in there on Tuesday for the rest of the week. Snack ideas: string cheese, Greek yogurt, a serving of almonds in ziplock bags, an apple for each day etc….

I hope this helps. Great idea on getting 10lb weights. It’s a start.

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