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Oh gosh yes!! All around.

No it is much harder to find time for things like exercise and cooking. I was in a terrible takeout/delivery rut until my son was 2.5 (six months ago). Pregnancy and labor/delivery affected my body pretty negatively too. Having a child is definitely a net negative on my health.

No. Between the kids being sick for a month and myself being sick for a month, I got shingles. So, pretty bad here. I'm working on my immunity.

In terms of eating and healthy, we're about so so there. Since doing Hello Fresh, we've gotten a lot healthier and have less food waste.

Life is just more exhausting with two kids, two jobs and commutes, and schedules galore. Add getting sick into it and my immunity sunk. I'm working on taking better care of myself and being kinder to myself about the million household chores we have. Getting a second car recently really helped with some of the stress.

No. We've always eaten relatively healthy but it's gotten much more difficult to exercise.

In some ways yes and others no. I try to be more active, but real "workouts" rarely happen. We definitely eat much, much healthier. I don't go to the doctor or dentist as often because it's a PITA to take the kiddos or have hubs take off work so I can go alone.

Um, no. Much less self care because of kid care!

Not really but I make more of an effort with healthy eating and stuff like that.

Like many others said.... no. I find I put myself last before the kids. Now that my little one is almost 1.5 and my other is 4, I'm feeling like I can start thinking about myself more.

Well, I just FINALLY made a bunch of check up appointments (I never go) only to find that I have to cancel them ALL due to kid stuff that has come up. That's pretty much how it goes. DH can't make a lot of the kid stuff so it all falls on me.

Yes. Especially recently. I think I'm at my physically strongest I've ever been (maybe not in as good of stamina-shape as when I was doing competitive sports in high school, but strength-wise yes). I've been going to the gym 2x a week (bc they have 2 hours of daycare daily for my 2 kids) and we don't have much of a social life/family isn't nearby so it's basically my only outlet.

Eating-wise - we were pretty bad about a TON of takeout but this last month we have changed habits a bit and I'm starting to cook a bit more. I eat healthy for breakfast/lunch so then I feel good about whatever for dinner - bc I already got my "required" nutrients in for the day so I can do the damn thing and eat lots of pizza if I want. Lol.

Hahaha no way.

Yes. Having children really helped me to focus on my own health, and to figure out what I wanted from that area of my life. My husband and I have both taken up competitive cycling since our kids were born, and we both just have to find the time. We also involve them in our sports - my 5 year old likes to jog with me, and I just bought her her first pair of skis. She also rides in the kids race each time we race. So absolutely, I take much better care of myself now.

No. If my children ever start sleeping, I will be so excited to start working out again. I eat junky snacks because they are fast and I am famished, and I know I also should be eating more since breastfeeding makes me lose weight like crazy, but...no time.

Absolutely. I have lost 3st in the last year and have significantly reduced my alcohol consumption. It was a combination of having my girls and seeing my mum's health problems catch up with her.

Yes, but mainly because my mom passed away two years ago when I was 34, and I want to make sure I can have as much time with my daughter and family as possible! Nothing is for granted, but it definitely moitivates me to keep up with my health first and foremost.

In some ways. I work out more (need it to manage anxiety) and drink less. But I sleep less and am more stressed overall. Food is about the same as before although I'm less diligent about what I eat while nursing since I'm always hungry.