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If you had an uncomplicated delivery, you can get back out there sooner than you might think.
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This guide was originally published on July 1, 2019.
I was about six weeks postpartum with my second child when I tried running again. I had an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, and within a week of giving birth, I was out power-walking with the stroller in the very early morning (I was up anyway) and starting to do
core strengthening exercises
. After several weeks, I felt ready to break into a trot one morning … until about three minutes into that slow jog, when it seemed like my pelvis was going to spin off its axis and hurl itself into some nearby bushes.
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I was about six weeks postpartum with my second child when I tried running again. I had an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, and within a week of giving birth, I was out power-walking with the stroller in the very early morning (I was up anyway) and starting to do [core strengthening exercises](https://parenting.nytimes.com/pregnancy/exercises-workouts). After several weeks, I felt ready to break into a trot one morning … until about three minutes into that slow jog, when it seemed like my pelvis was going to spin off its axis and hurl itself into some nearby bushes.
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