Let’s Shake It! Lenexa Nutrition Club

Have you been thinking about losing that excess body weight?  Have you used the excuse, “this is baby fat” only to remember that your baby is now 2 years old or in my case 12 years old?  Do you have a child/children that you feel may not be their healthiest?

We are here to help.  Whatever the reason, whatever the season we at Let’s Shake It! are here to help you and your family make a lifestyle change.  There are no quick fixes or fad diets that will work like good old fashion nutrition and exercise support.

What makes us different?  We care about your overall health.  We want to help you every step of the way and that starts with your free body scan.  What is the body scan?  It is a quick 3-5 minute process that determines YOUR fat %, lean body mass (muscle mass), recommended protein intake, resting metabolic rate, and more.  The best part is that it is measuring YOUR body based on how you are made – it is not based on a chart that is used by everyone.

We offer the following for you and your family:

• Personalized nutrition & fitness plan
• We do focus on childhood obesity and the importance of teaching our children how to make smart eating choices while adding fun exercise too!
• Individual guidance and we help you based on your body type and schedule.
• Free body Analysis for ages 9 and up
• Smaller exercise classes (6 or less) and we will setup a personalized time just for you!
• Cardio by way of things like Dance Dance Revolution (great for the kids – they wouldn’t even realize they were working out), tae Bow and more!
  Strength training for all ages
• Menu and meal plan guidance because in today’s world it is hard to find the time and we all seem to eat out more than we use to.

 In addition to those items we also offer:

• Biggest Loser Competitions
• Working with companies and their employees to help shed some unwanted weight and learn to get healthy.

 IT’S A LIFESTYLE CHANGE - NOT A FAD DIET OR A QUICK FIX!

Visit our website at http://www.lenexanutrition.com/ or call 913.538.3777 to set up an appointment. We are located at 12104 West 87th St Pkwy, Lenexa, KS (across the street from Zarda’s BBQ and next door to Jalapeno’s).

BabyBumps.net will be sharing information with expectant parents at the Babies R Us open house on February 9th and 10th! The celebration, to mark a recent renovation of their store, will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at their independence location (14450 E. U.S. 40).  Join us for refreshments and entertainment geared for your entire family! For more information, call 816-350-2224.

It seems fitting that I should be writing this on James 6 month birthday. I want to tell you a little bit about my experience, because I want you to understand that although breastfeeding is hard, you can overcome obstacles!

I planned to breastfeed and I read a great book by Martha Sears on the subject. My mother had breastfed, as had my aunts, so I figured I was coming into a pro-breastfeeding family. Despite this I heard a lot of negative comments about breastfeeding not working out or not making enough milk. I think these comments solidified my desire to breastfeed - I like to prove people wrong!

My pregnancy wasn’t awful - bad morning sickness and swelling, but nothing out of the ordinary.

I was 38 weeks pregnant and went for my weekly appointment and my blood pressure had shot up dangerously high. They tried to induce with cervadil and pitocin and although I had contractions, James never descended and I didn’t progress at all. So, after about 30 hours of that, they came in and recommended a c-section. They said they could try to keep inducing but that I could do permanent damage to my heart and that they didn’t think it would work.

Now as I look back, the nurses and doctor spent maybe an hour in my room. They only checked my progress when I asked about it finally. They didn’t check the cervadil until they went to take it our, 12 hours later, and it had come out at some point during that 12 hours - hmmm, maybe that’s why it didn’t work. I honestly questioned whether I was induced correctly.

I’m telling you this because my induction affected my breastfeeding. At first the nurses weren’t concerned that my milk was delayed. I wasn’t worried - I had read that it could take up to a week to come in. We kept the baby in the room with us and attempted to breastfeed, but something seemed wrong to me. I asked the lactation consultant to come help, she came in for a few minutes, said things looked fine, and left. Another nurse came in and said I had inverted nipples (which I don’t), gave me a nipple shield and roughly handled my breast and the baby. Meanwhile, James was losing weight and there was no milk. The nurses started pushing formula - and I mean pushing. I knew from my books that this could prevent my milk from coming in. I was very against supplementing for this reason because I was determined to breastfeed.

We were in the hospital for four days and it was not a relaxing experience. I don’t know if I would have made it without the support of my dear husband and my close friend, who had breastfed her 2 sons.

On the 3rd day, a nurse came in and told me I would have to supplement when the doctor came in that day. I was beside myself. I felt like a failure - first a c-section and then not being able to breastfeed. She cheerfully asked if I wanted the formula now and I sent her away. My husband had been out of the room and came back to find me in tears. That was when I called my friend at 7am. She rushed up with nursing books and moral support and suggested I call a lactation consultant that she had heard about. I remembered my hairdresser also raving about this LC, so when my friend left I called her. Unfortunately, since she ran a private practice, she wasn’t allowed in the hospital. She gave me great advice over the phone (such as “ask for a pump” - a thought which hadn’t occurred to me) and called to check on me throughout my stay.

Despite being told we would have to supplement by the nurses, the pediatrician just asked that we give James some pedialyte to make sure he stayed hydrated. My husband read up on finger feeding and we mixed the colostrum I pumped with it and he fed it to James.

The next day I was excited to go home. I got up, got dressed and while James was being checked in the nursery, I went and got my husband breakfast at the cafeteria. On the way back, the pediatrician stopped me and told me he would like us to wait until evening rounds to be discharged. I was disappointed but I was scared when I watched him walk over to the nurse and tell her that I would be going home but maybe not baby. I went back to my room and cried. My husband woke up. I told him what happened and we decided at that point to do anything to get out of there. So, we gave James formula mixed with colostrum. It was enough to satisfy the doctors/nurses and they packed a bag of formula and let me go home.

I have never been so excited to leave a place before. The nurse came in, helped my husband get James in the carseat, and then she carried him to our car. Mind you, she took off with my baby and my husband had to rush to catch up with her. Meanwhile, I had to waddle behind about 50 feet. I guess not everyone gets wheeled out or even gets to leave WITH their baby.

My milk came in as soon as I got home. I never had to give James more that the ounce of formula at the hospital. The stress of the hospital, the erratic pain meds (we had to hunt someone down every 4-6 hours for my pain relief), the fluid retention, and pitocin had contributed to the delay. The next day we took James to the lactation consultant I had spoken with on the phone. I related my story and she spent an hour helping us. She showed my husband how to help me with latch and worked on feeding positions with me. After a feeding with her, we weighed James and his weight had gone up! She refused to charge us. I visit her often. She is the warmest, most generous person I know.

Breastfeeding the first week was hard due to latch, but thanks to my husband we corrected it! For the first month it was all I did. I know I was labeled a difficult patient and I know I’m stubborn, but the first piece of advice I offer you is this:

BREASTFEEDING IS A CONFIDENCE GAME. Believe in yourself, set up a support structure, and listen to your gut.

Jen
(A local mom)

This Thursday, BabyBumps.net will be attending Lee’s Summit Medical Center’s first annual baby fair from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m!

The fair will be held in the Arbor Room of the hospital and will feature information and demonstrations of items and services for the new or expectant mom and all parents. Medical professionals also will be on-hand to answer questions and provide tours of the Family Birth Place, the newest and most up-to-date birthing center in the Lee’s Summit area.

Events and offerings include a diaper changing contest for dads, door prizes, refreshments, free gifts and a grand prize drawing for a spa visit.

To register for the free fair, call 816-751-3000, and for more information, visit http://www.leessummitmedicalcenter.com/

We hope to see you there!!!

Isabel
Born August 13, 2007!

My birth story is not what I thought would have happened. I guess you can try to plan but I believe things are going to happen the way they are meant to whether you want it that way or not.

So here it is: My water broke at 1:15am on Monday, August 13th. I was told to not worry about rushing to the hospital until my contractions became more consistent. I experienced some mild contractions, but nothing major. At 8:30am I called my doctors office to ask them when I should come in, even with my contractions being inconsistent. They like to deliver the baby within 24 hours of your water breaking, so they told me to go ahead and come to the hospital.

We arrived at the hospital at 9:30am, they confirmed my water actually broke and started me on Pitossin to induce labor and make contractions more regular. So I handled the contractions pretty well for the most part. They started to become harder and closer together around 3:00pm. They were 2-3 minutes apart and I was 3-4 cm dilated. The Dr predicted, I would have the baby around 9:00pm.

At this point the contractions were getting unbearable so I finally asked for the epidural. I wished I would have asked for it sooner because I did not get it until around 4:00pm. Let me say relief. I was numb and felt no contractions. I took an hour nap and rested up.

This is when the story gets rough. I woke up from my nap able to feel my legs. I informed the nurse and she told me that depending on the epidural that was normal. So I thought, “Okay. If I am not feeling the contractions then it must be working.” She left the room and five minutes later I had horrible back pain and started to feel my contractions. The nurse contacted the anesthesiologist to give me more meds. It still did not work.

At this point, the Dr. went into another surgery so I could not get more meds or a new epidural. Let me tell you pain. Contractions were coming within 30 seconds and hard. Intense back pain. At 6:00pm, I was 9 cm and almost ready to go. The nurse paged the on call doctor and informed me that I would probably have the baby in the next 20 minutes.

The doctor did not show up until about 7:20pm. By the time he walked in the door, he was putting on his scrubs and the baby’s head just popped out. I finished the delivery and she was a healthy baby. I cannot tell you the intense pain and pressure I felt. I had no medication and delivered her au natural. I can’t believe I did it, but you have no choice when it gets to that point.

I know this was long but I left out a lot of details also. Although this was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, my new baby girl was worth it. Although it was hard and painful, I feel like a stronger woman now. Isabel was born 6 lbs 6 ounces and 19 inches long. She is absolutely beautiful. The way I see it, I’m sure labor is nothing compared to what I might have to endure in motherhood.

I was the 4th of 9 children and at 35 years old am getting ready to give birth to my 9th child.

For our 10th wedding anniversary I was absolutely insistent that I get some sort of jewelry to mark all that I’ve done and all I’ve gone through with pregnancies and labors and raising of all the children.

I remember bringing it up to my husband and saying “I deserve this! Look at all I’ve done for you in the past 10 years!” He looked at me and said, “I have given you 8 beautiful children. That is the gift of gifts!”

I was incensed! What did he mean by that?!! I DESERVED a very expensive gift. I couldn’t believe how insensitive he was being! I packed up the kids and went to the store and bought myself a tenth anniversary ring.

I thought it would be the topping on my cake. I thought it would bring me all the happiness that I hadn’t found yet. I looked at it for a long time. I polished it and showed it to everyone! This was supposed to be what I had waited for for 10 years!

I realized quite quickly after having had that ring for a few days: The ring did not have a tiny velvety ear for me to snuggle my nose behind so I could fill my lungs with that wonderful baby smell. It did not need me to get up and hold in in the middle of the night and there certainly was no tiny voice coming from it saying “I lub you mommy.”

My husband was right. There is no gift or possession in the world that can begin to give you the same joy as a babies do!

Bridget
(A Local Mom)

Jordan Bell
Due February 29th, 2008!

 

Jordan is the first child of our very own Co-Founder, Julie Bell. Julie came up with the concept of BabyBumps.net after having difficulty finding the resources that she was searching for throughout her own pregnancy this year.

Julie is nervous about Jordan’s birth, as all first time parents are. However, through the process of developing this website she has gained valuable knowledge about becoming a parent and looks forward to learning even more with you as our network grows.

We know that Julie and her husband Mike will be great parents and we look forward to welcoming little Jordan into our family!

We are so excited about the launch of our first blog and the energy that is building over BabyBumps.net! Our goal is to be the most comprehensive, easy-to-use directory of baby related businesses and services in the Kansas City area. We know that preparing to bring your little one home takes a lot of planning. We want to help you easily find everything you need… whether it be a great doctor, birthing classes or the perfect nursery furniture!

In our first few months online, we have been receiving so much valuable information from the community. This blog was created to provide a forum for sharing that information with our readers. Watch for tips on planning for your baby,  in-depth interviews with local baby related businesses, and stories from local parents just like you!

We always love to hear from you, so if you have any information you would like to share, please send it to Julie at info@babybumps.net for consideration.

We look forward to the exciting journey that lies ahead. Thanks so much for visiting!

Andi
Co-Founder, BabyBumps.net