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May 2015
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Get those babies out in nature with Hike It Baby
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By Laurel Robertson
utdoor activity can work wonders to dispel postpartum depression and the “baby blues” — but just getting out of the house with a young child in tow can be an exercise in itself! After packing up the baby, a diaper bag, stroller, snacks and planning a schedule that includes breaks for feeding time and naps, many new parents feel alone and ill-equipped to stride off into the woods with a newborn. As the mother of a new baby, Sarah Maxwell understood that hesitation all too well. When the Dripping Springs mom discovered Hike it Baby, a new national organization dedicated to getting babies and their families out into nature, it was a “game changer” for her as a stayat-home mom, she says. Sarah quickly became one of three leaders for the Austin branch of Hike it
Baby and now coordinates several family hikes a month in southwest Austin and the Dripping Springs area. At 18 months, her son Theo is a veteran of weekly hikes at Charro Ranch Park, hike and plays at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, “urban strolls” at the Dripping Springs Farmers Market and any number of specially organized hikes at festivals and inviting locations all around the area. In any given month, the Central Texas branch of Hike it Baby sponsors dozens of free hikes for families, ranging from easy strolls through urban gathering areas to offroad hikes along greenbelts and through rural parks. New moms, just getting back into shape, will feel encouraged by the group cameraderie and not too challenged by the pace, promises Sarah. The hikes are See HIKE IT BABY, page 2
Hike it Baby leader, Sarah Maxwell, and her son, Theo. Photo courtesy Sarah Maxwell.
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