PregActive Podcast

Suffering from Pelvic Girdle Pain during Pregnancy?

Pelvic Girdle Pain in pregnancy is common, but that does not mean you have to put up with the pain.

As we talk with Women's Health Physiotherapist, Beth Scott about all things Pelvic Girdle Pain, listen up!

She helps to explain:

1. What Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP)?
2. What Can Aggravate Pelvic Girdle Pain?
3. Pelvic Girdle Pain Symptoms
4. Pelvic Girdle Pain Exercises

Pregnancy related Pelvic Girdle Pain is a big topic to talk about. We'd love to hear your questions, drop them below in the comments.

Here is a great free resource for you too: https://www.pregactive.com/stop-suffering-with-pelvic-girdle-pain

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Listeria in foods means that choosing what to eat in pregnancy is important to you as the mother, but also to your unborn baby. As we talk with Nutritionist and Dietitian, Carla Johnson about the risks, and how to best eat in pregnancy to reduce your risk.

There are so many pregnancy exercise myths and as I talk with Sarah Smith, we debunk a full list of them.

Empowering women through pregnancy and birth is so important, which is why this interview with Zoe Naylor from the Birth Time documentary is so profound.

Listen as we discuss empowering women through birth and providing them with the right type of support.

C-Section Recovery is an important topic to talk about postpartum, which is why this interview with Women's Health Physiotherapist, Beth Scott is a must listen to for any mother or expecting mother.

As we continue the discussion on Motherhood and surviving the first 12 months postpartum.

We laugh and reflect on the incredible year that was.

The first 12 months of Motherhood can be a rollercoaster of a ride. With every Mother's journey is different, but at the same time with so many similarities. 

Join me as I talk through my own journey with a good friend going through the same journey at the same time.

This is just part one of this two part series.

Postpartum can be very overwhelming. Those first six weeks with a newborn can feel like an absolute whirlwind. Your mind and body are still adjusting and there are hormones racing through you like crazy. Plus, you’re tired. Really tired.

And then it’s time for your six week check.

To help you go in with some insight, I interviewed OBYGN Dr Suzana Kotevska on what to expect at the six week check.

Below are the topics we covered, but listen to the full episode for in depth discussions and what you need to know.

Discussing the birth is a big thing, and can be quite emotional for some women. But it’s an important part of you helping to assess their postpartum recovery.

Mental Health is a big topic, especially postpartum. You mentioned this is compulsory for the health care professional to ask. Are there set questions you need to cover?

C-section wounds and perineum tears and episiotomy wounds

Diastasis Recti Discussion on what’s normal and what’s not. Often doctors will not actually check Diastasis unless they are trained and experienced in this. It is often best to book in with a Women’s Health Physiotherapist.

Contraception and plans for future pregnancies At 6 weeks post-birth many women aren’t thinking about giving birth again so soon, but it’s an important topic to talk about

Cervical Screening Test if she is due for one. Questions the woman is to ask.

Not every Doctor goes through in detail like you do, as you’re an OBYGN and often women go to their GP for their six week check. What are some questions you would encourage women to ask their Doctor at the six week check?

When you think of birth, do you immediately think of pain? Do you think of a negative experience? Well then you need to listen to this amazing interview I had with Rhea Dempsey.

Not only is Rhea a childbirth educator, doula, author, speaker and birth advocate, she is a forward thinker with it comes to childbirth.

She advocates for normal physiological birth, and as we talk about the different type of pain, and birth being a very functional pain compared to a pathological pain.

Rhea encourages women to explore and reflect on what they want from the pregnancy and birthing experience and provides guidance about how to navigate the ‘maternity system’ and the birthing process and their journey into an empowered motherhood.

She’s real and honest and has a holistic and woman-centred approach.

Her aim is to prepare women who want a normal physiological birth to become what she calls ‘savvy willing woman’.

As we talk about surrounding yourself with the right supportive team who can help you through your ‘crisis of confidence’

Rhea identifies distinct pain attitudes in the pregnant woman and also in the practitioners working with birthing women, and how all of this affects the possibility of the woman having a normal physiological birth.

Look, let’s be honest. Getting to the pointy end of third trimester can bring on a lot of emotions for many women, especially about whether they will ‘easily’ go into spontaneous labour.

It’s a complete unknown as to the actual day your baby will give you signals that they are ready to descend, and for some women the stress and worry is just too much.

Inductions and planned C-sections are a new way to bring that day forward, and in some medical reasons it’s necessary for health of Mother and / or baby.

But for many women wanting to go into spontaneous labour, they’re actually wanting to avoid the medical interventions mentioned above and try for something a little bit more natural.

Acupuncture has been high on the list when it comes to ‘natural ways to bring on labour’ and I so naturally, I wanted to interview Rachael West, a highly sort after health care professional with so much knowledge and passion.

As I ask Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Acupuncturist, Rachael West all about how she helps women prepare for birth, naturally.