This episode of Bodies By Brent dives into one of the biggest body transformations a woman can experience: pregnancy and birth. Special guest and fitness influencer Yovana Mendoza returns to the podcast to share her story of conception, pregnancy, and her heroic 30+ hour birth. 

Yovana begins by telling Brent about working with a naturopath to help her to conceive, which involved blood tests, diet changes, and supplements. She then walks Brent through her experience of pregnancy, sharing her pregnancy diet and fitness regime and how she adapted to her changing body through each trimester. 

Then Yovana and Brent discuss Yovana’s birth story, comparing the birth that she planned to have with the birth that actually happened, which was an emergency c-section. Listen in to find out how Yovana coped with going 2 weeks over her due date and why she eventually decided to use medication to induce her labor and to manage her pain. Yovana also outlines how she’s helping herself to mentally and physically recover from the birth and what her workouts look like at the moment. 

At the end of the episode, Yovana gives tips on nutrition and self-care for pregnant women and new mothers, and share her plans for the future, which include building a house and the exciting prospect of baby #2! 

Please share this episode of Bodies By Brent with anyone you know who’s considering starting their own pregnancy and parenthood journey. You can also help the show to grow by making a purchase from the official sponsor of Bodies By Brent, Athletic Greens. 

What You’ll Learn

• Yovana’s conception journey with a naturopath after experience a miscarriage
• What returning to fitness and working out is like when you’re recently post-partum
• How Yovana managed her epic 30-hour labor at 42 weeks pregnant
• Yovana’s mental and spiritual transformation into motherhood
• What happens to your body when you eat your placenta 

 Links and Resources

Yovana Mendoza

Yovana Mendoza on YouTube

Yovana Mendoza on Instagram

Yovana Mendoza on Facebook

Yovana Mendoza on Twitter

Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols on Amazon

Bodies By Brent 

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Bodies by Brent on TikTok

This episode’s sponsor, Athletic Greens

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