{"id":2419,"date":"2011-01-27T07:34:29","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T12:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=2419"},"modified":"2011-01-27T07:34:29","modified_gmt":"2011-01-27T12:34:29","slug":"running-with-a-newborn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2011\/running-with-a-newborn\/","title":{"rendered":"Running with a Newborn"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hearts\"<\/a>
\nRunning with a newborn in the winter has proven to be a little difficult. \u00a0First you have the lack of sleep<\/strong> and continual state of exhaustion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Then you have the whole timing issue<\/strong>. \u00a0I did my first run when she was about 2 weeks old. \u00a0My in-laws were hear, Christy was feeding Nadia and on Thanksgiving evening, I just decided to go for a run. \u00a0I wasn’t super exhausted and we had extra support. \u00a0It was 8pm. \u00a0 Before Christy went back to work, I could have gotten up in the morning for a run but was tired and 6am was hard enough to get up and get ready for work. \u00a0I was able to sneak out on the weekends a little better, but I needed to do my share of the load around here too and that meant letting Christy sleep. Now the alarm goes off around 5am and Christy does her thing and I’m on duty by 6am. \u00a0Yuck. \u00a0I guess I could get out at 5am, but its been cold<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Yes, the issue is confounded by the Minnesota Winter. \u00a0Remember this -15 morning<\/a>? Not really conducive for pushing the jogging stroller. \u00a0Though if it warms up past 30 I might get out there. \u00a0Sure we have a wind and waterproof, fleece lined, arctic bundler<\/a>, but I’m not brave enough to risk having the cops arresting me for child endangerment!<\/p>\n

Ah, a perfect solution I thought. Run at the Metrodome<\/a>.<\/strong> So I asked regular attender @steveinaspeedo<\/a> if I could bring a jogging stroller. \u00a0He found out that I could bring the stroller inside the Dome, but I’d have to leave it at the front table. \u00a0I doubted the security guards at the table would take care of Nadia while I ran, so scratch that off the list.<\/p>\n

One last chance, our YWCA<\/strong>. \u00a0Their baby philosophy can be found here<\/a>. \u00a0And works out for us.<\/p>\n

Infants Under 6 Months Old<\/p>\n

Children ages 0-6 months are welcome at the YWCA! At 6 months, infants can be added to your family membership; can use the babysitting service and when they get a little older can attend classes with parents! Until that time, there are options for your baby:<\/p>\n