Sorry - have been offline for a while due to hectic real life and day from hell yesterday (ill J but had to take him with me to drive to shonky garage DH set up to fix car in middle of nowhere who not only didnt fix it but made car worse and had J and me hanging around for 4 hours for the privilege, getting stuck in 2 traffic jams with a screaming chundering J and only just making it back to the boys school for pick up time, evil poonami, parking ticket on the school run - sooo glad its now over!).
NPK - glad your tablet is fixed. Weight loss tips - best thing to do is work exercise into your daily routine, especially if you're running around after other kids. If you can't get up early to do a dvd/cant face doing it at night, try walking (at a faster pace than a normal pace - like you're late for an appointment) everywhere - suck in your tummy as you walk - doing that and pushing a double buggy will definitely start your weight loss. Try my fitness pal app on the phone - its really good and will help you track calorific intake (though if bfing I wouldnt recommend calorie controlled diets) - that combined with speed walking or a dvd (shred is only 20 minutes, to be done daily) will show results. Also, give yourself small aims - .i.e. lose 7 lbs by x date - and if you manage to do it, treat yourself to a non-food related treat (trip to cinema, nice bath, massage, manicure, new top, couple of kid free hours -whatever will incentivise you).
Vinegar - bet the extra weight is muscle.
Shelley - lovely to see you on and glad to hear that you are starting to feel abit better - its a slow process so dont beat yourself up about feeling anything you're feeling. And we all have sad days - I spent last night, after a trying day, wailing on DH telling him this is so not how my last maternity leave ever is meant to be!
Cheek - being dairy free, soya free and mostly gluten free is a good way to lose weight as the only things you can eat are fruit and veg and lean protein! That said, in order to keep my calories up, I'm eating alot of fatty stuff - avocado, highly calorific coconut based yoghurts, etc - so not losing weight at the drastic weight I was previously. Not entirely sure if it was the cause of J's discomfort - but it has to be said that he has chundered much, much less since I went on the "cant eat any fun things at all" exclusion diet. I know I could eat some cakes etc if I cooked them up with special flour and using non-dairy "butter" but its just too much of a faff so I'm just going without.
Re entertaining babies, J gets entertained by his 2 big brothers when they are around, but otherwise its a case of playmat, tummy time, talking, wandering around the house and garden, looking in mirrors, playing peekaboo (while folding laundry), singing and popping him in his bouncer while we're at home. Change of scenery is key! I prefer going out with him for a bit daily, if only for a walk to the park, as it helps me keep my sanity.