Getting Fit while Breastfeeding: FIRST 5K


Tomorrow I will be participating in my FIRST 5K. Though I don't have any expectations and I'm pretty sure most of it will be walked, getting out there is the first step and I'm lapping everyone sitting on their couches!

Since I don't have a double jogging stroller, I've decided to wear Bailey in the Ergo on my back in order to accomplish this task! I'm both excited but very nervous!

Stay tuned for more updates!

Oh, and wish me LUCK! I'm going to need it!

6:45am
My stomach is in knots. I'm currently in the office pumping. I'm nervous and feel like I'm going to throw up. But I think that's due to the heartburn I woke up with. I barely slept last night. Didn't get to bed until almost 2am anyways. Thankfully, Bailey slept (and is still sleeping) like a rock and so is Bentley! Will be waking them up soon! Wish me luck everyone.

Just a footnote... For the past couple weeks, since Bailey turned 6 months actually and I dealt with the clogged ducts in my right breast, I've noticed a bit of a supply dip. I've briefly read a few articles about supply dipping around 6 months but didn't really believe I would be affected because even though we've started solids, she isn't eating that much. Maybe a bite or two and she isn't really taking much from the sippy cup. I know my water intake has royally sucked. When I have a good day and get my usual 120-150oz of water, I fill up like I'm used to. So maybe it's that.... and the fact that I've not been eating enough as well. Not sure. I started my Fenugreek again. I have always taken it but had cut down drastically. Not sure if it ever made a difference anyways... and I've started making sure I get at least one cup of Nursing Tea again. Hopefully with some dedication to my water intake again I can bring my supply back up. I want to continue to donate milk, but can only do that if I keep my supply up to where it was. My goal each day is 25oz of pumped milk on top of EBFing Bailey. Lately it's been hovering around 20oz on average. Which isn't terrible... My cousin just recently had her baby and if you've been following her on Facebook, or my updates on Facebook, she was diagnosed with a Brain Tumor in October 2013, the day of our Great Grandma's funeral. She was 14 weeks pregnant at the time and she just delivered her sweet baby girl a week ago at 35 weeks. Because she received Radiation Treatment and will be needing Chemotherapy, she is unable to breastfeed this time around. So I really want to be able to donate the majority of the milk that baby Faith (pretty fitting name, huh?!) is going to need for at least the first 6 months of her life.

With that said... I'm done pumping! Time to get PUMPED up for this race!

8:05am
I'm pumped! We're on our way!

10:07am
Well I'm just a big fat failure. Bailey and I made it about a mile before I gave up. But it wasn't because I couldn't keep going. I felt great. Bailey on the other hand, she screamed the entire time. She was fine up until I started walking. She wouldn't even nurse in the Ergo. None of my attempts to calm her worked. She wasn't cold, her face, hands and feet were warm but she wasn't happy. Bentley was with my sister in the tent but was cold, so I received a phone call while being escorted back to the starting line in the back of a cop car. I feel like Mom of the Year. No, scratch that. Mom of the Decade. 

Boo. 


Oh, and to add to it. I broke every car seat safety rule, recommendation and law today. Riding in cop cars and shuttle buses without car seats for either kid. What a mom...

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Until next time, friends

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