Once in India, staying with her aunt and cousin, Baby meets Siddharth (Sid) and despite seeming to belittle Baby's position as a visiting Indian, he suggests he drive her across the country to visit the places she wants to see. Once she reveals the real reason for her trip, to find out what happened to Naseeb, he's even more on board and the inevitable sparks fly.

The man behind the Indian company, Teamwork Arts, the festival production company, was on a stopover trip returning to Delhi from the US, and spoke in London about how he came to be involved in what is now popularly billed “as the greatest literary show on earth”. A noticeable gap along the midline of your abdominal wall, called the pendular abdomen. This may indicate diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA) I went into this book expecting some frivolous fun, literary romcom as it were. And it does have fun bits, it does have romance and comedy. But it also delves into religion, culture, history, generational trauma, in an accessible and approachable manner. These were all handled with sensitivity and respect, and it’s clear that the author has a lot of love for India. I really enjoy seeing Anita on tv so was excited to read this book. The synopsis didn't really seem to match up with the story I read though. The story was both at once, much more serious and challenging than I was expecting and much less frothily romantic. I was drawn to the book by its vibrant striking cover and was expecting a fairly generic romcom but ‘Baby Does A Runner’ was so much more, a beautifully heartfelt and personal tale that covers family, both those that are close and those on the other side of the world, your ancestors and their experiences and how that resonates in you, wrapped up with trying to find out who you are and what your place is in the world.Perceived shame surrounding being single in your 30s, or even 20s, isn’t just a South Asian thing though, she notes: “It’s a woman thing, isn’t it?” The message that success equals marriage and children is pretty ingrained. “We are equated to those two things. It’s everywhere, it’s all around us.” If you're breastfeeding, feed just before you go for your run. Running with big heavy boobs is not comfortable!” Try some postnatal yoga or Pilates as a starting point, and avoid intense core exercises like the plank and sit-ups. When you start running, try to incorporate some gentle exercises that will build strength in your core to reduce the risk of injuries. She’s never been scared to lift the lid and question elements of her own culture. “I have to write truthfully about the experience. And if I am scared to talk about it, they’ve done their job, haven’t they? They’ve put me in a box and they’ve made me fear.”

You’ve probably received a leaflet from your health visitor about the importance of pelvic floor exercises after giving birth. But with all the drama, joy and tears of having a newborn baby, it’s something that can easily slip off your lengthy to-do list.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. We often look at the society around us and we think about the physical differences we can see between men and women and believe this is somehow hardwired – but a lot of it is cultural,” Saini said in conversation with Joy Francis of Words of Colour, an arts development organisation, based at Second Home and hosting Saini, in partnership with bookshop Libreria. How many of us are making choices based on what we actually want to do?” Rani asks, “and how many of us are doing it because it’s what’s expected of us? And those are the things that I’m personally grappling with.” If you’re feeling well between weeks four and six, you could try some low-impact exercises, like time on the cross trainer or on an exercise bike, if it feels comfortable. 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).

And although her own opportunities are a million miles away from previous generations’ (Rani’s parents had an arranged marriage, after meeting for the first time at Heathrow Airport) in the past she’s “definitely” been a people pleaser. It resulted in “second guessing what people wanted, always wanting to make sure that other people feel alright… and that comes from watching the women in my world facilitate everybody else before themselves”. 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.

6. Get some sleep – or at least try!

It’s not easy when you’re first-generation born in this country moving between different worlds. And lots of it isn’t very funny, but I think you have to find space to laugh.” 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. In pregnancy, these muscles can become stretched and weak because of the continual weight that your bump is putting on them. As your baby grows bigger, the pressure increases, making it harder for them to do the job of preventing incontinence, treating prolapse and improving sex. Some women suffer from weak or damaged pelvic floors and require physio or surgery to repair the damage. If you’re experiencing incontinence when running or feel a heaviness or dragging sensation in your pelvis, raise it with your GP as there may be extra support that they can offer you. Despite their mutual antipathy, when he hears that Baby intends to travel to Amritsar alone, Sid offers to accompany her. As an avid historian, Sid is fascinated by the letters which were written in the mid-1940s, the time of Partition and can't wait to show(off) Baby the real India as well as his own knowledge of India throwing off British rule. As Baby learns more about the history of India, and the horror of Partition in 1947, she feels as though a previously stunted part of her has been given room to grow.