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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is really sad. Please consider a nanny or at least a share.[/quote]
OP again. What is really sad about this? I see from the responses that maybe I'm being a bit idealistic, and I'll totally accept that. But most of the moms I know did daycare got back in shape within a year of having a baby so I don't understand why I'm being crucified for asking about how to fit in a workout and saying I'm going to send my baby to daycare.[/quote]

Crucified???  Are you new here?  The responses you have gotten have been very kind and practical except for just a few.  You really need to toughen up a bit if you are going to ask for advice here.[/quote]

OP, I apologize on behalf of the DCUM community. Please understand that there are a lot of people on these boards who literally spend their days bullying people online for fun. It's kind of sad.

It sounds like you've already figured out that having a baby and maintaining a regular workout routine will be hard. What it looks like for you is really dependent on a lot of factors including your baby's temperament, how fast they feed, whether you are breastfeeding, how well you and the baby sleep, etc. I think the best advice given here is to take it real slow after giving birth. Your body will have been through a lot and your priority should be to heal first. Beyond that, you'll figure it out. It is good you want to prioritize your wellness as a new mom. I didn't and it was rough. You're going to be a great mom. And daycare is awesome btw, ignore the insecure naysayers here.[/quote]
OP here - thank you. I'm a planner and what I am taking away from this thread is that I can plan all I want but reality may look different, so I'll just need to see what life looks like when baby gets here and then figure out how I can fit in my own wellness wherever that may be.[/quote]

You got it op - it is hard as a planner when you are pregnant and trying to picture everything. The reality is you just can't, having a baby will be like nothing you have ever experienced before. it will shift many things for you. But take heart, the intense periods wane. For example, during the newborn period you will be resting and slowly doing gentle exercise (and will have some time for that). then you will go back to work and the first few months will be getting into a routine. Then you may have a slightly easier period where baby isn't that mobile, you only have one baby, and you start to get work outs in again more regularly (yay!), then baby will become a toddler and be much more needy and woop you may feel them drop off again. Then you will have an older preschooler and things will be easier but ah! you have a second baby!! and then it gets REAL crazy :) but THEN!! You have a toddler and a 5 year old and you're totally in your groove, and you get back to working out really regularly. Not ever day. But you can do it.

This all being said, truly people are right you don't know what baby you'll get. Mine are up at 6-6:30. Some of my friends kids do really sleep until 7 - way easier to get a workout in (but also, I love my early morning sleepy, slow time with my boys so take heart if you have an early riser! It lets us not rush in the mornings which is welcome being a working mom).

Also, most of your friends who had their bodies back I think you said, have great genetics. You may too! But that is the honest truth. Some women's bodies go right back with slight attention to what they are eating and light exercise. Some take more work over time. Be kind to yourself.

Also, you will likely adjust your work schedule. You will probably find a way to work less and that is a hard transition too, but your world will have shifted in ways you can't imagine. It is wonderful op! Hard and wonderful.[/quote]

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