What is a normal day like for you with a newborn?

[Curly]

I was mega motivated to exercise after DS was born. It was 2 months after my wedding when we conceived and I had just shed over 10kgs to get into my dream wedding dress. We bought a 3 wheeler pram and one of the main reasons was so I could go for long walks. I had it all figured out.

Well...DS HATED the pram. Even when he was tiny. We tried and tried. He would just scream his little lungs out until he was picked up. I was so jealous of all the mothers strolling around the shops with a muslin draped over the pram, baby sleeping peacefully underneath. I had to carry DS so his head was level with mine when I walked around the shops (he seemed to want to see what I could see), so that meant a shopping trip lasted about half an hour max before he got too heavy to carry...and of course I could never actually BUY anything. No hands! Sometimes he liked the sling, sometimes not...but I found the sling very hard on my back, so it was actually physically easier to carry him.

When he could sit up we bought a little fold up stroller which he took to fairly well, meant I could get around the shops for about half an hour or so before he wanted out, but of course it was useless for exercise. But once he could walk he didn't want the stroller anymore either.

So that's a long way of saying, yes, theoretically there is no problem with the idea of going for a walk every day with the pram and I wholeheartedly encourage it for your peace of mind and sanity...but if you have an "awkward" child like my DS, they may have their own ideas!

I sometimes wonder if it was because he just couldn't see me...and I should have invested in a pram where he faced me instead of facing away...

ETA: He was also a terrible sleeper, wouldn't have long naps, so I never got time to do exercise at home either. I would get him off to sleep, throw some food down my throat, do a quick tidy/shower/load of washing and he would be up again. So I thought I would do it of an evening when DH was home but DS was waking up to 5 or 6 times at night...I was just shattered. The weight still came off though, all by itself...and I've got great arm muscles now!