In today’s episode of To Birth and Beyond, Jessie’s answering another round of listener questions - this time, all about coaching pregnant and postpartum clients. This one is for the coaches, fitness professionals, health practitioners who are seeking answers about exercise and pelvic floor health. 

If you’re working with pregnant or postpartum people - or anyone with a pelvic floor - just know that these situations ARE going to come up, so this episode is for you!

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Resources and References 

• Jessie’s free, live, online 3 Step System to Stop Exercise-Induced Leaking with your Pregnant or Postpartum Clients

Show Notes 

0:55 - Jessie is teaching a free, live, online class on October 8th - and you’re invited!

2:24 - Jessie introduces us to today’s topic!

3:00 - Question 1: I have a client who is 20 weeks pregnant and wants to continue CrossFit. How do I know which movements to modify or scale, and at what point should certain exercises be completely off the table?

5:51 - Question 2: I’m a personal trainer without pelvic floor specialization. When should I refer a pregnant or postpartum client to a pelvic floor physiotherapist, and how do I have that conversation without having them feel scared about what’s happening in their body?

9:55 - Question 3: I have a client who is 8 months postpartum and wants to get back to running, but she is still experiencing some leaking. What’s my scope of practice here, and what return to running progressions are actually evidence-based?

13:42 - Question 4: How do I coach breathing and core engagement differently for pregnant clients vs. postpartum clients?

16:56 - Question 5: I’ve got a client with severe diastasis recti (about 3 fingers wide). What does the current evidence say about training with diastasis?

21:02 - Jessie wraps up the episode