In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I interviewed Lily Carter, a doula who is serving the Pittsburgh area and studying to be a nurse midwife.

Episode highlights:

• [6:10] Lily Carter on advocating parents on the birth plan they want to get
• [9:05:] Kate Eckert on her experience on giving birth without a Doula for her first child and with Lily Carter for her second child
• [15:05] Lily Carter on hospital rules about delivering babies through other positions other than laying on their back  
• [20:24] Kate Eckert and Lily Carter on their thoughts about epidural and how it affects the connection during delivery
• [30:17] Lily Carter on knowing what people can apply not only for birth, but as life skills
• [39:14] Kate Eckert and Lily Carter on how they help moms on how to make giving birth less traumatic and more comfortable

If you have any questions, you can drop it in the comment section or you can e-mail me. I’d be happy to do another podcast about your questions. Also, if you want me to talk about something specific, let me know!

Thank you for listening and see you next week!

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I interviewed Lily Carter, a doula who is serving the Pittsburgh area and studying to be a nurse midwife.

Episode highlights:

If you have any questions, you can drop it in the comment section or you can e-mail me. I’d be happy to do another podcast about your questions. Also, if you want me to talk about something specific, let me know!

Thank you for listening and see you next week!

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab I will be talking about working with people who have C-section scars.

Episode highlights:

• [2:10] Introduction about C-section scars and how it’s a major abdominal surgery
• [3:35] Giving your C-section time to heal fully and starting with some gentle mobilization after
• [4:45] Differences in C-section scars
• [5:03] It’s not all about aesthetics – scars can deceive you about what’s really going on
• [6:01] What you can do while you mobilize the C-section scar
• [9:00] How C-section scars and other abdominal surgeries affect the integration of the core
• [10:30] What you can do for smaller abdominal scars
• [11:11] Tummy tuck scars, what you need to do with it
• [15:00] The importance of learning and staying on top on what’s the most current information regarding scars
• [15:14] It’s not too late to start mobilizing those scars
• [16:15] The takeaway from today’s podcast

If you have any questions, you can drop it in the comment section or you can e-mail me. I’d be happy to do another podcast about your questions.

Thank you for listening and see you next week!

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab I will be talking about working with people who have C-section scars.

Episode highlights:

If you have any questions, you can drop it in the comment section or you can e-mail me. I’d be happy to do another podcast about your questions.

Thank you for listening and see you next week!

Hi! My name is Dr. Kate Eckert with the Form, Function, and Flow Lab podcast. I am a chiropractor, a yoga instructor, and a movement educator.

I want this podcast to help postpartum moms, pregnant moms, and even those who are not moms or females. Men have the same issues regarding pelvic floor dysfunction and diastasis recti. My podcasts hope to help people benefit from better breathing and better core integration. I also want to help them with anatomy, biomechanics, and prehab.

Episode highlights:

• [3:05] Why I love yoga, why some people get injured when they don’t know how to do yoga properly
• [9:10] The reality of recovering – it is a long journey 
• [12:45] How core engagement is important
• [29:20] My services are not limited to helping women

If you have any topics that you like covered, I would like to hear it. Thank you so much for listening to my introduction and I cannot wait to talk to you more in the coming weeks regarding specific topics!

Hi! My name is Dr. Kate Eckert with the Form, Function, and Flow Lab podcast. I am a chiropractor, a yoga instructor, and a movement educator.

I want this podcast to help postpartum moms, pregnant moms, and even those who are not moms or females. Men have the same issues regarding pelvic floor dysfunction and diastasis recti. My podcasts hope to help people benefit from better breathing and better core integration. I also want to help them with anatomy, biomechanics, and prehab.

Episode highlights:

If you have any topics that you like covered, I would like to hear it. Thank you so much for listening to my introduction and I cannot wait to talk to you more in the coming weeks regarding specific topics!