In today’s solo episode, I’m going to address a topic that’s come up on the show with multiple guest, do you have to wait 12 weeks to run after baby? In general, there are more women who are educated about the roll of pelvic floor physical therapy, so more women hear the 12 weeks guideline thrown around. But is that guideline applicable to everyone?  We talk about: -what the guidelines say -expanding knowledge of the pelvic floor -pro athletes & return to sport -identity as an athlete -the “average” mom -prolapse and leakage -scaling exercises appropriately -coach to 5k?  -exploring motivations  Time Stamps 1:00 Introduction 3:04 recommendations pre-2019 11:13 the current view 16:51 remembering mental health 19:30 where to find information 24:25 who needs to wait 12 weeks? 29:50 the symptoms 37:20 doing the things to help your symptoms 45:24 what to do when you return to run 51:06 what to do next  CONNECT WITH CARRIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ Website: https://carriepagliano.comThe Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)