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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of my pregnancies and (vaginal) deliveries were textbook and uneventful so recovery was quick and lochia subsided quickly too. Im a life long runner so I ran through my pregnancies and as soon as I was cleared at 6 weeks post partum I was ready. Up until then, I did a ton of walking to get myself moving.

The only tricky thing about post partum running is having full breasts. I had to either pump or nurse before hitting the trail. I doubled up on sports bras too bc there was a lot more to keep in place.

If you're a hard core runner with long aerobic runs and sprints, be mindful of the lactic buildup. Apparently, a lot of it can make your milk taste sour (temporary of course), but Fyi.

Curious how you have a 4 week post partum check up. The standard is 6 weeks. [/quote]

This is very similar to my experience.  Ran until the third tri (then switched to walking), took almost daily walks through the neighborhood with DS around 1 week pp.  Then started running again at 5 weeks pp (very slow and less than 2 miles).  I was still a bit sore at that point but no longer bleeding.  I just took it really easy those first few months.  As PP said, the boob thing is tricky and requires more planning/timing than I'd anticipated.  I couldn't just go for a quick run if I had 30 spare minutes while DS was napping![/quote]

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