going no where fast!
 

I haven't been on here for I think a few weeks. I've gain 4 lbs. I am completly not watching what I am eating. I will admit - I've put myself last on the list. Having a second child, a newborn, with colic is stress full. The one good part in all of this is that I'm still nursing (I think I'm way past the hump!! :D ) Elijah has a real senstive tummy - I'm down to 1 soda a day.. some days none. I was drinking up towards 3 a day (reg soda!!) just to help with my stress. But that wasn't helping poor Eli. The kid wasn't pooping!
Some days are good with him but others I actually ask myself what made me think I could handle 2 children? Right now it's 4 am - this was Eli's first feeding.. one feeding a night... I can handle that.

Thanks for letting me ramble.
Are things ever going to be normal again - where I can kind of diet? am I ever going to want to?

Eh, you're not doing too bad. I had months after my second kid where I just did not give a darn about dieting. :) I think it's normal. Congratulations on continuing to nurse! It gets easier as it goes along, I promise.

I am trying to lose 5 pounds a week and I have been stuck for 2 weeks. I guess I was kind of hoping it would just drop off, but I'm not that lucky. Nursing is going well and I got the OK from the doctor to start exercising again. Time to get going. I think I will start South Beach soon. It is tough to fit a diet and exercise in with a newborn.

Meredith

I think I will cut myself some slack.. and make this a slow process coming back. This week my daughter has been very sick and I've had construction guys taking down part of my house. Add a newborn into the mix and a diet falls to the side. I am buying some good choices (ie. salad in a bag, strawberries etc) But this is going to be a journey back. I am steady with my weight - I think the nursing must be helping. I feel like we have turned the corner with nursing - it's natural now. Eli does like a bottle, however, about every other day. Don't know why - but that's okay. At least I know I could hire a sitter if we wanted to :)

Hah, count yourself lucky if you can get him to take a bottle. I tried and failed with both of my girls. We had ourselves quite a collection there for a while after I had Linda, trying to find something she wouldn't spit out and act like I was trying to poison her. :lol: I distinctly remember standing in Babies R Us looking at this huge display of bottle nipples going "Hmm, which of these looks like my nipple?"

I've done that, too! :lol: Turns out they don't make saggy flat nipples for bottles :dizzy: