A,B) Early postpartum rats had comparable spontaneous locomotor activity (SLA) to virgins, as they exhibited A) similar distance traveled (p=0.32) and B) time spent moving (p=0.61) compared with virgins throughout the first week postpartum. C) Early postpartum females exhibited reduced latency to consume food in a novel environment across the first week postpartum compared with virgins (p<0.0001). D) 1-day postpartum females showed increased immobility in the FST compared with virgins and 1wk-PP females. Error bars represent mean ± SEM. Gray bars represent virgins, red bars represent postpartum females (n=6-9 per group). *p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.