The MamasteFit Podcast

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September 01, 2023Birth Story 17: Olivia's Epidural Hospital Birth Story
Olivia shares her hospital birth story with a planned epidural. She shares how she prepared for birth with an open mind, how the MamasteFit Birth Education course prepared her for navigating her water breaking before 37 weeks, an unexpected induction, and laboring for as long as she could before pushing with an epidural.

In this episode:
What is Premature Pre-labor Rupture of Membrane, AKA PPROM (1:20)

Navigating pregnancy after loss (2:29)

PPROM at 36 weeks (8:23)

Getting admitted and talking about induction (11:03)

A membrane sweep and internal monitoring (13:27)

Deciding to go for the epidural (15:42)

Refusing an episiotomy (21:14)

Advice for others (26:51)

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Want to share your birth story on our podcast? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit your birth story on our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Prepare for your birth with us:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Childbirth Education Courses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Prenatal Fitness Programs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pelvic Floor Prep for Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠
31 min
August 30, 202326: Meg Scanlon, International Powerlifting Champion AND Mom!
Listen as we chat with Meg Scanlon, who placed first in the International Powerlifting Federation World Classic Powerlifting Championship in 2022, and second in 2023. She was around 19 months postpartum after a Caesarean birth with twin girls when she won a gold medal! Meg will be sharing her postpartum return to competitive lifting and the challenges she had along the way to earn her title as world champion.
In This Episode:
How workouts for a competitive athlete changed during pregnancy (2:26)

HELLP (Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes and Low Platelets) Syndrome (6:01)

Healing from a C-Section while caring for twins (9:42)

Meg’s timeline back to competitive power lifting after birth (11:03)

How do workouts look now with twins running around? (13:42)

Meg’s views on the “do’s and don’t’s” of working out while pregnant (16:54)

Core exercises to help stabilize and build density in the core postpartum (19:41)

Advice to other competitive athletes in the postpartum (20:56 and 31:17))

Working with a Pelvic Floor PT during and after pregnancy (27:15)

Pelvic Floor symptoms to watch out for during exercise (30:30)

Find Meg on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/megscanlift/?hl=en
Meg's Website here: https://www.megscanlift.com/
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This podcast is sponsored by Needed, a nutrition company focused on optimal nourishment for your perinatal journey. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Use code MAMASTEPOD for 20% off your first order or three months of subscription.⁠ ⁠
And we are sponsored by Crossover Symmetry, world-class training and equipment for pain, fitness & performance. ⁠⁠⁠Use code MAMASTEFIT for 20% off your equipment package.
38 min
August 25, 2023Birth Story 16: Sally's Surprise Breech and VBAC Stories
In this birth story, Sally discovers during her labor induction that her baby is breech and is rushed back for a Cesarean section. After her sudden C-section birth, Sally decides she wants a vaginal birth after C-section (VBAC) with her second baby. She hires Gina to be her doula, and wants to labor at home as long as possible before heading to the nearby hospital. Sally arrives at the hospital at 7-8 centimeters and has her VBAC!

In this episode:
Sally’s induction with her first baby (3:16)

Finding out Baby is breech (4:17)

Planning for a VBAC with her second baby (8:16)

Standing up to a provider who is forcing induction (9:18)

A successful VBAC, featuring a brush with the vacuum (19:49)

Comparing recovery experiences between C-section and a VBAC with a third degree tear (21:26)

Gina discusses scar mobilization post C-section (24:13)

Gina scar mobilization post vaginal birth with tearing (26:29)

The importance of working with a pelvic floor therapist (27:26)

The many functions of the pelvic floor (27:57)

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Want to share your birth story on our podcast? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit your birth story on our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Prepare for your birth with us:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Childbirth Education Courses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Prenatal Fitness Programs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pelvic Floor Prep for Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
The MamasteFit Podcast Birth Story Friday episodes are sponsored by Bao Bei, a perinatal clothing company that supports your pregnancy, birth, and beyond with their expertly curated support-wear garments. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use code MAMASTEFIT for 15% off your order.
30 min
August 23, 202325: Fertility & Your Menstrual Cycle with Sophia Pavia, Registered Dietitian
In this episode, we chat with Sophia Pavia, a registered dietitian nutritionist who specializes in women's fertility. Sophia shares how we can optimize our fertility and the key things to know about your menstrual cycle that was missing from your high school health ed class!
Sophia is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who specializes in women’s fertility. Her greatest area of expertise is helping women tailor their nutrition and lifestyles to support healthy progesterone production, strengthen their luteal phases, and increase their chances of healthy implantation and pregnancy.
Sophia studied nutrition at Bastyr University, a naturopathic medical school, and has been working to help women build their families since 2015 with online resources, courses, and as a co-host of the Food, Freedom, and Fertility podcast.
She is also a proud military wife and mother of two daughters. Sophia loves food, loves to laugh, and can rattle off more quotes from The Office than you’d ever want to hear.

In this episode:
What weren’t really taught about the menstrual cycle (2:10)

What is progesterone? (6:11)

What is HCG? (8:37)

Signs marking the ovulation phase (10:06)

Basal Body Temperature Checks (16:55)

Eating to support ovulation (20:36)

Timelines for preparing your body for pregnancy (27:16)

How tracking your cycle could save a pregnancy (38:31)
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Connect more with Sophia:
Instagram
Website

Online Courses on Fertility and Ovulation
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Prepare for your birth with us:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Childbirth Education Courses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Prenatal Fitness Programs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pelvic Floor Prep for Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
This podcast is sponsored by:
Needed is a nutrition company focused on optimal nourishment for your perinatal journey. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use code MAMASTEPOD for 20% off your first order or three months of subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠
44 min
August 18, 2023Birth Story 15: Lauren's Vaginal Breech Birth
In this birth story, Lauren shares her second birth where she discovers her baby is breech near the end of her pregnancy. Lauren was planning a birth at a freestanding birth center, but scrambled to find a new provider that would support a vaginal breech birth!
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Bio: Lauren is a mother of 2 boys, a birth doula, and a birth photographer living in the Denver area. She transitioned into birth work after her youngest son’s vaginal breech birth in 2020. Her goal is to empower families to take an educated and active role in their pregnancies and birth. When Lauren is not in the birth room, you can find her running marathons, completing triathlons, and traveling with her family.
Contact:
Instagram: ⁠⁠Lauren.Ruth.Birth⁠
Birth doula website: http://www.intuitivebirth.com/
Resources:
Breech Without Borders https://www.breechwithoutborders.org/
Heads Up: The Disappearing Art of Vaginal Breech Delivery
https://www.birthambassador.com/headsup
Dr. Stu
http://www.birthinginstincts.com/
Facebook group: ⁠⁠Coalition for Breech Birth⁠
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Want to share your birth story on our podcast? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit your birth story on our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Prepare for your birth with us:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Childbirth Education Courses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Prenatal Fitness Programs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pelvic Floor Prep for Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
The MamasteFit Podcast Birth Story Friday episodes are sponsored by Bao Bei, a perinatal clothing company that supports your pregnancy, birth, and beyond with their expertly curated support-wear garments. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use code MAMASTEFIT for 15% off your order.
59 min
August 16, 202324: Top Two Movements to Prep for Birth
Episode 24: Top Two Movements to Prep for Birth! In this episode, we discuss the two important movement patterns: internal rotation at the hip and a posterior pelvic tilt. These two movement patterns may be more difficult to achieve during pregnancy, and the inability to find these movements can cause issues during your labor! Listen to this episode to learn more on how we can incorporate these two movement patterns into our daily prenatal workout routine.

In this episode:
Client testimonial (1:44)

Different fitness programs we offer (3:23)

The anatomy of the pelvis (5:20)

Labor Stalls Due to Pelvic Positioning (7:45)

Muscles and movements that contribute to anterior pelvic tilt (11:07)

Muscles and movements that contribute to posterior pelvic tilt (14:11)

Core strengthening movements and cues (17:04)

Movements for Labor Stalls (21:23)

Relieving pelvic pain during pregnancy (22:34)

Birth Prep Circuit Movements to Know (30:21)

Gina's additional preparations for pregnancy and birth (37:30)

Roxanne's prep for birth (39:20)

MamasteFit.com/Prenatal
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📧 Download our free birth prep circuit guide with six exercises to prepare your body for birth: https://mamastefit.com/prepare-for-labor-guide/
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Prepare for your birth with MamasteFit:
💻 Online Childbirth Education Courses
🏋🏻‍♀️ Online Prenatal Fitness Programming
🧘‍♀️ Prepare Your Pelvic Floor for Birth Course
Explore our prep for birth bundles: https://mamastefit.com/prepare-for-birth-bundles/
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Follow Us on IG at https://instagram.com/mamastefit

This episode is sponsored by ⁠Needed⁠ and ⁠Crossover Symmetry⁠. Use code ⁠MAMASTEPOD for 20% off your first Needed order⁠, and ⁠code MAMASTEFIT for 20% off your Crossover Symmetry shoulder system.
46 min
August 11, 2023Birth Story 14: Genesis's Two Hospital Birth Stories: Epidural with Pitocin and Unmedicated Birth with New Provider
14: Genesis’s Two Birth Stories: Hospital Births with Epidural and then Unmedicated

In this birth story, Genesis shares her two hospital birth stories! Genesis had Gina as her doula for both her births and worked out at the MamasteFit gym throughout both her pregnancies and postpartum periods.

Genesis first birth was a long labor, and eventually she decided to get an epidural after several days of laboring. For her second birth, Genesis switched to a new provider and had an unmedicated birth!

Want to share your birth story on our podcast? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit your birth story on our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Prepare for your birth with us:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Childbirth Education Courses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Prenatal Fitness Programs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pelvic Floor Prep for Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
The MamasteFit Podcast Birth Story Friday episodes are sponsored by Bao Bei, a perinatal clothing company that supports your pregnancy, birth, and beyond with their expertly curated support-wear garments. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use code MAMASTEFIT for 15% off your order.
38 min
August 09, 2023 23: Is Your Pelvis Too Small? Probably Not.
Episode 23: Is your pelvis too small for a vaginal birth?? Likely not! The pelvis has a lot of movement capability to change shape and increase diameters to fit your baby. Plus, your baby's skull will mold and change shape to fit through the pelvis too! Listen to this episode as we break down why your pelvis is NOT too small, and how you can use movement to create more space in your pelvis.
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📧 Download our free birth prep circuit guide with six exercises to prepare your body for birth
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Prepare for your birth with MamasteFit:
💻 Online Childbirth Education Courses
🏋🏻‍♀️ Online Prenatal Fitness Programming
🧘‍♀️ Prepare Your Pelvic Floor for Birth Course
Explore our prep for birth bundles: https://mamastefit.com/prepare-for-birth-bundles/
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Follow Us on IG at https://instagram.com/mamastefit
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This episode is sponsored by Needed and Crossover Symmetry. Use code MAMASTEPOD for 20% off your first Needed order, and code MAMASTEFIT for 20% off your Crossover Symmetry shoulder system.
34 min
August 04, 2023Birth Story 13: Audrey's Breech Baby and Two Planned C-Sections
In this Birth Story Friday episode, Audrey shares her two scheduled Cesarean birth stories. Towards the end of her first pregnancy, Audrey found out that her baby was breech, and after an unsuccessful. ECV, she opted have a scheduled Cesarean birth. At four months postpartum, she found out that she was pregnant with her second child, so she opted for another schedule Cesarean birth (which was a very different experience from her first!). Roxane and Gina discuss the risks of having a short interval pregnancy, meaning your pregnancies are really close together, and why Audrey may have opted to have another scheduled Cesarean birth. We also talk about how our prenatal fitness can not only support our birth, but also our recovery, even if you're having a scheduled Cesarean birth!

In this episode
-Audrey prepares for her first birth after a successful IVF journey (2:02)
-Trying acupuncture to flip the breech baby (5:36)
-Audrey’s ECV experience (6:47)
-Audrey’s first C-Section experience (11:37)
-Audrey finally gets answers as to why her first C-section was so foggy (23:54)
-The second C-section experience (24:39)
-The risks of short interval pregnancies (30:25)
-How prenatal fitness can support a scheduled Cesarean birth (33:08)

Want to share your birth story on our podcast? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit your birth story on our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Prepare for your birth with us:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Childbirth Education Courses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Prenatal Fitness Programs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pelvic Floor Prep for Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
The MamasteFit Podcast Birth Story Friday episodes are sponsored by Bao Bei, a perinatal clothing company that supports your pregnancy, birth, and beyond with their expertly curated support-wear garments. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use code MAMASTEFIT for 15% off your order.
36 min
August 02, 202322: Roxanne's Postpartum Prep
In today's episode, Roxanne is going to be sharing how she is preparing for the postpartum period in the final month of her third pregnancy. Listen along as she shares what she will need to care for herself, her baby, and her family, in those early weeks after the birth of her third child. Get all of the tips, tricks, and brands these two seasoned moms can’t live without while navigating the early postpartum!

In this episode:
-What’s the first thing Roxanne prepares for? (2:43)
-How to manage any preexisting siblings after birth of new baby (7:40)
-Sensory bin tips for open-ended play for toddlers (9:20)
-Meal planning in the postpartum (13:10)
-How to navigate leaving the house in those first weeks (17:59)
-Tips for using supportive clothing like belly bands (19:20)
-Items to get for perineal/vaginal care and recovery (20:26)
-Preparing for breastfeeding (26:33)
-Answering questions submitted by listeners (44:14)
-Preparing for sleep deprivation
-Bed sharing
-Shift feeding with partner/night nanny/postpartum doula
-Additional comfort measures in the early postpartum
-The postpartum return to fitness timeline
-Pelvic floor heaviness/discomfort
-Postpartum hemorrhoids

Read our blog with all of our lists and essentials here!: https://mamastefit.com/roxannes-postpartum-preparation-for-baby-3/

Prepare for your birth with us:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Childbirth Education Courses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Prenatal Fitness Programs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pelvic Floor Prep for Birth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
This podcast is sponsored by:
Needed is a nutrition company focused on optimal nourishment for your perinatal journey. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use code MAMASTEPOD for 20% off your first order or three months of subscription.⁠⁠⁠
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MamasteFit is a prenatal & postpartum fitness and birth education company that offers a unique and comprehensive amount of education and experience surrounding the journey into parenthood, and…