Yes, but you need to plan your workout around your baby. “Nurse before you leave so your breasts won’t feel full and you won’t leak,” says Jeanne Wilton, an obstetrician-gynecologist nurse-practitioner. Be sure to wear a supportive bra, but not one that binds the breasts so tightly that milk ducts become clogged, causing painful infection. If you wear a sports bra to work out, take it off when you are finished. And don’t worry if your baby shuns the breast after you exercise: Although one study found that babies turned up their noses at the “lactic acid taste” of post-exercise milk, the link is unproven; just wait awhile and try again.

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