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adjusting to the gym and childcare

Hey ladies, I have just recently lost all the weight I gained while pregnant (70 pounds) and now I'm working on that extra 15 I put on before I got pregnant. I joined the YMCA for some extra help, as it has been really hard to exercise with an 8 month old around. I tried to put my daughter in the childcare facility, and she made it about 20-25 minutes before I was paged to come and get her. She was screaming! It broke my heart. I am torn, though, because my husband works late, and I am with her for 12-14 hours a day all by myself and I need this gym time for my health and my sanity. Do any of you have any suggestions on getting her used to this? Do I just leave her in there for 15 minutes at a time and gradually increase the time she is in there? Does that work? I could really use the exercise and the break and the ability to work off some stress and pounds at the same time. Any advise? Thanks in advance, Miranda
Posted by Miranda on 04/24/2008 02:56 PM

Miranda I am not to sure about actually going to a gym. I know my husband and I have been taking our daughter to our community gym with us since she was about 4 months old. I am not sure what your gym policy is on keeping her in a stroller next to you. I mean even if you only get a 30 minute workout at least your getting it done. If you want that time alone which I can completely understand try doing as you mentioned increasing it by like 5 minutes every time you go until you get the desired amount of time. Or you could work out for a little go spend some time with her again and then go back to working out. It really all depends on how and what your comfortable with. Good luck.
posted by naomi on 04/25/2008 07:13 PM

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