Baby Does A Runner: The debut novel from Anita Rani

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However with the help of her cousin and Sid, she soon begins to feel more ‘at home’ in India: she opens up to the place and realises how much of her true self she has been keeping hidden. Her journey to the Punjab with Sid in search of her ancestors, reveal more of the country to her, and she realises that the letters as not just a story of family history, but that they are also about India itself. They tell the story of a tragic episode of Indian history about which she knows practically nothing: partition. Roy has been working in the arts both in India and the UK for many years now and first entered into the world of production, through TV drama, having been involved in theatre in Delhi initially. I think at some point, you wake up and realise it’s time to make myself happy, because I think women do look after everybody, whether that’s because that’s what society expects, or whether it’s your parents or your husband or your children.

There are now also several editions of JLF around the world, including London. JLF London was the first JLF outside India and marked its 10th edition here this June ( see link below). This really can’t be stressed enough. Even if you were running long distances during pregnancy, you shouldn’t push yourself too hard when you return to running after having a baby. By week six you could up the pace of your walking and see how it feels. You could also try cycling – if you’re not sore, some gentle strength training, swimming or spinning.

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For example, in week one, you start with a brisk five-minute walk, then alternate 60 seconds of running with 90 seconds of brisk walking for 20 minutes, three times a week. During week two, after your warm-up, you alternate 90 seconds of running with two minutes of walking, and so on. Exercise can be a surprisingly efficient way of boosting energy levels, even when you're feeling tired, but research has found that sleep is key for recovery from both physical and psychological stress. When Baby finds some love letters between her grandfather and someone who is very clearly not Baby's Nana, she needs to know more. She's heads off to India, to find out why her family left, and find out more about the mysterious woman. I use the NHS Couch to 5k app (green logo) with Sarah Millican's voice. I like to think she's sympathetic with my cause!”

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If you’ve had a c-section, you’ll need to take things a little slower. NHS guidelines recommend that you don’t lift anything heavier than your baby for at least six weeks. That’s because you need to allow time for your scar to heal and your abdominal muscles to recover. Baby is deeply affected by her discoveries and comes to realise that she is from two places: the place she is physically connected with (Bradford), and the place she is ‘spiritually entwined with’ (India). Nobody really saw me for me, people just saw ‘brown woman’,” says the 45-year-old. “I’ve always been aware that I have to work really hard to change people’s perceptions. Rather than ask her mum and dadima about the letters, Baby decides to go on a voyage of discovery to India, to visit her parents' homeland and see what she can uncover.

One in three women experience urinary leaks post baby, and running can exacerbate this. But it doesn’t need to become a fact of life. For most women, taking the time to build strength in their pelvic floor should result in regaining full control of their bladder. Emma says, “Ideally we should start exercising our pelvic floor from puberty and continue throughout adulthood- like any other muscle in our body it needs a daily workout. After having a baby these exercises from the Pelvic Obstetric and Gynecologic Physiotherapy association can get the ball rolling.” What happens to your pelvic floor during pregnancy and birth?Start off with basic breathing and pelvic floor exercises. If you had a vaginal birth, then you can go for walks as soon as you feel comfortable. Pushing a pushchair is a good way to slowly build strength.

Hens lay consistently for about four to five years before the quantity but not necessarily the quality of the eggs diminish. In case you’ve forgotten, your pelvic floor is the group of sling-like muscles that support your uterus, bladder and bowel. It’s really important to get into the habit of doing your pelvic floor exercises, even if you eventually change your mind about this whole running lark.

1. Take it slow

And then of course, underlying all of these feelings about race, racism, acceptance, and belonging, is the huge and at times overwhelming grief she carries within her, caused by the death of her father whom she loved dearly.