Exercise with a toddler

[Rosieisposy]

I’m newly pregnant. I gained a lot of weight with ds (now nearly 2) and am keen not to do this again.

The gym is a good twenty minutes away from home, and ds is an early waker. He goes to bed at 730 so it isn’t impossible for me to squeeze in an hour before bed but it’s difficult.

Ive tried going during the day and using the gym crèche but ds gets hysterical

Does anyone manage this? I do a class once a week - feels like I should be trying to do a bit more.

Honestly stick it out, I use the crèche at my gym and often little ones get upset the first time or few times but then they love it - honestly they do when they are used to it.

Sweaty Mama run exercise classes where you can take your toddler with you, might be worth seeing if there’s any in your local area

Walking with buggy ?

He doesn’t really use the pushchair now. I did a mum and baby class when he was a baby but not sure I’d manage it now! He probably does need to get used to the crèche.