Jogging with a sleeping baby

jschmidt6

I'm a FTM and 11 weeks PP. I really want to get back into the exercising groove and am thinking of buying a jogging stroller. As a working mom I'm trying to figure out when the best time to run would be. My choices are after work or before work. It's likely that both times of the day he will be asleep. Now I wake him at 7:30am to go to daycare and he also tends to take a nap when we get home from work around 5:30-6. He always falls asleep when I walk with him in the baby bjorn after work and he sleeps great while I'm walking. I'm wondering if there is anything wrong with either A) putting him in the jogging stoller early in the morning (like 6am) to go for a jog before work/daycare or put him in the stroller after daycare and assume he will fall asleep while we're jogging. Anyone have experience or thoughts about this?

financialdiva

You shouldn't jog with a baby at all until after 6 months bc they lack the head control. Closer to 9 to be safe.

sorry!

jschmidt6

I was thinking of a jogger that has a infant car seat adapter like the BOB.

jschmidt6

hmmm, yeah I have definitely seen a few mom's in my neighborhood ignoring that warning then hahah. Well thanks for the heads up!

FemShep

Setting aside the question of how old baby should be when you go jogging with him.....

When your baby gets older, he'll probably drop that last nap (or you may want him to so that he goes to bed at a reasonable hour).  You should also be thinking about his nighttime routine; doing the same thing each night helps him understand that it's going to be time for bed soon, and the routine becomes more and more important as he gets older.  Think about whether you want him to sleep so late when he's older and whether you want the evening jog to be part of your routine every night.  It may work well for you; if so, great!  But keep in mind your LO's potential schedule changes as he gets older.

mommymegan831

When I had #2 I got the BOB duallie and started running at 4 weeks.  I used the infant adapter so he stayed in his infant seat.  I only ran on smooth paths, I still do, but when I ran with the single I was able to do streets and sidewalks easily.  I never ran then with the carseat adapter, but thats because I didn't really know about it.  I've been told you can run with the carseat on smooth surfaces, that it's like being in the car, and to hold off for 6 months to run on the road, my pediatrician agreed.  

My kids sleep often in the jogger and it's never been an issue.  I'm a teacher so I run alot with the kids in the summer and on the weekends, I have also gone a few times around 3 right after I pick them up, but I prefer to go to the gym or do a DVD by myself 1st thing in the morning.  In your case I would think an evening run would work out better.  As you run he'll fall asleep then you can just bing him in to his crib.  I do see where this might become a routine and you may have trouble putting him into the crib on nights you don't run, but you could give it a shot.  I feel like if you run 1st thing in the morning and he falls asleep what will you do with him if he wakes up and is cranky or wants to be held and you're trying to get ready for work.  I'm not sure where you live but I was home today (in NJ) and planned to go for a run, but it was still too cold at 11.  Most nights and early mornings may be too cold to take your LO out, it's also going to be dark.

jschmidt6

I didn't think about the darkness. I guess it will be dark after work pretty soon. I think I might have an hour or so of daylight before work.  As far as the bedtime routine, I'm not too worried about that. He's a pretty good sleeper now. At the beginning was another story, but now he's like clock work and starts getting cranky and ready for bed at 7:30.  Thanks for the feedback!