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Liv is 13 months and I woudlnt jog with her on my back. Her head conrol is obviously developed, but that would be way too bumpy and uncomfortable for her, not to mention the jarring back and forth. My doctor told me 6-9 months, depending on the neck strength. He gave me the go ahead at 6.5 or 7 months to jog on smooth terrain - nothing rough, no bumps, with the seat at a recline if it could recline at all. Certain strollers have better shock systems, so some are 12 months and some are 6-8, etc

I jogged with her in the jogging stroller since she was like 8 weeks. But I had an attachment that you could put in the infant carseat. She didn't start using the jogging stroller without the infant carseat until she was about 8 or 9 months old.
I have no idea how you'd jog with her on your back, that seems like it would take some coordination and might be a little hard on your body.

@pastemoo: Pretty sure my BOB says 8 months. Not sure what you were looking at, but you can use that as comparison

We plan on jogging come september when we get out jogging stroller which fits with the infant car seat.

@pastemoo: we are getting a baby trend jogging stroller sold at WalMart. Sienna turned 3 months today so she'll be 4 in sept.

DS is 16 months old and I've been jogging with him in our Baby Jogger Summit XC jogging stroller since he was 11 weeks old.

Typically strollers/manufacturers advise not to run with an child under 12 months, though I've seen 6 months and 9 months out there too. I've also seen warnings not to run with an infant seat on the stroller, I think because it makes it top heavy so a bump or turn could potentially make the stroller topple over.

The reason that the age cutoff is so high is because of liability issues. Not all babies develop strength and head control at the same time, especially premies, so the companies want to cover themselves from lawsuits.

We never used an infant seat, but I think if I were going slow on flat, paved, very smooth surfaces, I would be okay doing it. The infant seat gives much more support that the stroller itself does.

DS was born 10lbs9oz and could lift his head for a few seconds at a time when he was born. He had great head and neck control by 10-11 weeks, so at our 12 week apt I asked the pediatrician. He evaluated DS's head control, and gave the okay for flat, paved, smooth surfaces. (Really nice sidewalk or a paved path - no bumps).

I think most babies have good enough head control by 4ish months, so it's always good to ask your pediatrician. Just start slow. Also you can ask your pediatrician about head supports for the jogger too. The after market products like the snuzzler are not safe for carseat use, but they are great to add support in a stroller. We just took the head support that came with his infant seat and used it in the jogger for the first few weeks I was running with him.

@pastemoo: September is when all the activities start up again. So I'm doing some cardio stroller/swimming with Sienna, swimming with Mavrick, Zumba and starting up my C25K for the record. I'm not a runner. Haha

@pastemoo: I don't run on the road with the jogger. The park has a 2.5 mile paved bike trail and there is another paved trail near my in laws.

@lydg: I love my summit. It's incredibly smooth and we use it all the time. It's our only stroller now.