To Birth and Beyond

By Anita Lambert & Jessie Mundell

On this show, we provide information and education on fitness, the pelvic floor, fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and pelvic health. We offer a space to have candid and vulnerable conversation... more

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To Birth and Beyond episodes:

August 02, 2022Episode 243: Prenatal and Postpartum Nutrition 101 with Kristin Brown, Registered Dietician
In today’s episode, Anita talks with Kristin Brown about everything from prenatal vitamins, to protein, vitamin D, and meal trains - all in support of YOU in pregnancy and postpartum!
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Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References
Anita’s Bump to Birth Method - self study course: bumptobirthmethod.com

Show Notes
0:57 - Anita’s Bump to Birth Method - self study
2:53 - Introduction to our special guest: Kristin Brown!
3:52 - What does it look like working with a dietician in pregnancy?
5:55 - What should someone look for in a prenatal vitamin, and when should they start taking them?
11:30 - Why would a prenatal vitamin contribute to nausea?
14:10 - Any recommendations re: iron?
16:18 - What are some myths around food in pregnancy?
20:03 - How can people get some of these nutrients in other ways - if they don’t eat eggs or fish?
25:10 - Tips so everything doesn’t go out the window in postpartum
27:40 - Nutrients we haven’t covered that are important in pregnancy and postpartum
30:18 - Vitamin D guidelines for birthing parents and babies
33:07 - Why focus on magnesium?
36:44 - What on the nutritional side could help people manage nausea?
41:00 - What does Kristin suggest re: protein powders?
44:52 - What are some of Kristin’s favorite tips and recipes to think ahead, for those who are pregnant?
49:52 - Kristin shares from her birth experience to help others birthing twins
53:55 - How can people work with Kristin?
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57min
July 26, 2022 Episode 242: REPLAY - Untangling Your Body Composition From Exercising
On today's replay of episode 189, Jessie talks with her colleague, Tara Abel, about how they each stopped thinking about exercise as solely a tool for weight loss, and how you can, too!
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Time Stamps:
0:55 - Introduction to the replay episode
3:30 - Who we are talking with today
3:59 - What we are talking about today!
5:33 - When each of us realized that exercise had become a way to keep our bodies a certain way/size/composition?
19:20 - What happened when each of us decided to approach exercise differently?
31:29 - What we hope you understand/realize in listening to/relating to our stories
34:03 - What is it like for each of us now, in 2021?
42:02 - If your body is larger during this pandemic, we’ve got a message for you
46:27 - Wrap up!

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52min
July 19, 2022 TBAB 241: Replay - Help Your Clients Reduce Fears About Pelvic Floor Symptoms
In today’s episode - a replay of episode 179 - Jessie and Anita go over their top 5 tips to reduce your client fears around pelvic floor symptoms.
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If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References
Pre and Postnatal Coaching Certification with Jessie - get on the waitlist!

Show Notes
1:00 - The waitlist for PFSA is now open!
2:48 - Intro to today's replay episode
5:02 - 3:30 - What we are talking about today!
6:49 - 5 key realms we focus in on when we are helping our clients release fears
7:02 - #1: Educate clients around pelvic floor function
10:44 - #2: Figure out what client ideas and beliefs are around symptoms, pain, diagnoses, etc.
17:06 - #3: Help clients find some success and confidence with practice and exposure
20:01 - #4: Use slow and steady change to their programming, especially if you have someone who is nervous or anxious
21:16 - #5: There might be some physical supports that could help your clients
25:38 - Review and wrap up

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28min
July 12, 2022Episode 240: Replay - Partner Labour Support Strategies
In today’s replay of Episode 224, Anita goes over partner roles and responsibilities, as well as tips to prepare yourself and your partner for birth - including ways your partner can support you in order for you to stay present during the process.

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If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show.

Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References
Anita’s Bump to Birth Course (self study): bumptobirthmethod.com

Show Notes
0:55 - Anita's Bump to Birth Course (self study)
2:50 - Intro to today's replay
3:19 - What today’s episode is all about
6:44 - Tip #1 (How your partner can support you during birth): Make sure you stay hydrated during labour
7:43 - Tip #2: Remind you to pee every 1-2 hours
8:26 - Tip #3: Remind you to change positions
10:12 - Tip #4: Understand “induction”
10:31 - Tip #5: Know birthing positions (for medicated AND unmedicated)
12:49 - Tip #6: Know ways to help minimize tearing
13:08 - Tip #7: Know interventions
13:40 - Tip #8: Does your partner know your birth preferences?
15:55 - Tip #9: How can your partner advocate for you during birth?
17:05 - Wrap up (why this is all so important)
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21min
July 05, 2022 Episode 239: Replay - 4 Ways to Mentally Prepare for Birth
In today’s replay of episode 197, Anita breaks down the all-important mental prep for labor and birth into 4 easy to follow steps!!
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If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to rate/review/subscribe to the show.

Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References:
Anita’s Bump to Birth Course (self study): bumptobirthmethod.com

Show Notes:
0:55 - Anita's Bump to Birth Course (self study)
2:50 - Intro to today's replay
3:18 - What I will be talking about today
4:16 - Step #1: Get an idea of the environment you will be birthing in
7:24 - Step #2: Finding strategies that are going to help you stay in the zone and focused through a distraction or surge, so your body and brain aren’t getting ahead of you
15:22 - Step #3: Listen to a variety of birth stories
17:27 - Step #4: Gain knowledge around labor and birth beforehand
20:51 - What my Bump to Birth Program is all about
21:39 - Wrap up

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23min
June 28, 2022Episode 238: How To Handle Feeling Uncomfortable In Your Body (Without Turning To Restriction)
In today’s episode, Jessie talks through how she handles body discomfort - especially when she is committed to the knowing that her body is not the problem - while staying away from restriction…and how you might, too!

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If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show.

Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References
Jessie’s 50% off birthday sale!

Show Notes
0:57 - Jessie’s 50% off birthday sale is LIVE NOW!
3:57 - What we are talking about today!
6:38 - First: something we must normalize!
8:25 - Reminder #1: The discomfort is not a call for urgency to change my body
10:12 - Reminder #2: Sit with the growth and discomfort of those feelings (I acknowledge and name it)
11:42 - Reminder #3: I continually remind myself what I want for myself, how I want to feel long term in my body
14:24 - Reminder #4: I do what I can to take care of myself and to increase my feelings of comfort
16:38 - Quick rundown of the 4 reminders and wrap up!
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19min
June 21, 2022Episode 237: How to Have an Empowering Hospital Birth with Trish Ware, L&D Nurse
In today’s episode, Anita talks with L&D Nurse, Trish Ware, about her position as an L&D nurse, as well as how to have the most empowering hospital birth possible!

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If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to rate/review/subscribe to the show.

Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References
Anita’s Bump to Birth Course (self study): bumptobirthmethod.com
Trish Ware, RN - Instagram: @labor.nurse.mama
Trish’s free Birth Workshop
Trish’s Calm Labor Birth class

Show Notes
0:55 - Anita’s Bump to Birth Method (self study)
2:50 - Who I am talking with today!
4:00 - What got Trish into L&D?
8:50 - How many patients is an L&D nurse working with at once?
10:02 - Is an L&D nurse there for an OB/GP or midwife?
11:53 - Birth preferences and plans
19:30 - Why your birthing partner needs to know your preferences and plans (and bringing them up early with everyone involved)
23:40 - Trish explains her passion for patient/student/client ability to choose to leave a practice
25:17 - What are all the different tasks an L&D nurse is doing during the entirety of labor and delivery?
29:32 - Does Trish feel like L&D nurses are as handson as she would like to be?
32:27 - What difference does a prepared partner bring to the experience?
36:52 - Informed conset and informed refusal
42:34 - Have a question? Just ask!
47:27 - Pushing
53:02 - What does “hospital policy” mean?
55:46 - How can people connect with Trish?
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58min
June 14, 2022 Episode 236: Top 10 Tips for Working Out with Kids at Home
In today’s episode, Jessie discusses simple and best practices to work out with kids around. Jessie has been using these tips to create a consistent, regular exercise routine in her life for 7 years.

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If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show.

Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References

Show Notes
1:01 - What we are talking about today!
5:14 - Tip #1: Approach every workout with the mindset that you are going to be interrupted
6:21 - Tip #2: Break up the workout
7:42 - Tip #3: Do not change your clothes to exercise
8:19 - Tip #4: Exercise equipment stays out in plain view
9:15 - Tip #5: Snacks and screens
10:04 - Tip #6: Reset the boundaries with your toddlers or older kids again and again
11:27 - Tip #7: Get super realistic about your expectations for yourself (for the life you are living right now - what is ACTUALLY possible?)
12:48 - Tip #8: Know that the first few months of starting an exercise plan/program is sa learning curve…
14:58 - Tip #9: Practice working out when it is inconvenient
16:34 - Tip #10: If you are able, ask for more support…
18:03 - Rundown and Wrap

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20min
June 07, 2022Episode 235: What You Can Do For Your Core in Pregnancy
In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita discuss what pregnant people can do for their core while they are pregnant - and think about core exercises differently.

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If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to rate/review/subscribe to the show.

Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References
Anita’s Bump to Birth Course (self study): bumptobirthmethod.com

Show Notes
1:04 - Bump to Birth self study is available to purchase TODAY!
2:53 - What we are talking about today!
3:30 - Consideration #1: Connecting to your core in different ways is key
7:30 - Consideration #2: Traditional core exercises - crunches and sit ups - get awkward in pregnancy
14:04 - Consideration #3: It’s not all about strengthening your core
16:50 - Wrap up
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18min
May 31, 2022Episode 234: 5 Ways That Exercise Can Help You When Everything is Awful
In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita discuss ways to use exercise as a tool to help you along in your life during these times when things feel so painfully hard.

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If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show.

Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Resources and References
Show Notes
1:04 - What we are talking about today
3:06 - #1: Exercise can force me to feel things in my body when I am feeling really numb to things
5:29 - #2: It forces me to breathe in deeper and different ways
7:04 - #3: It can help to reconnect me to a sense of power and purpose - within myself, within my body, within my life
9:00 - #4: It can really help with the aches and pains that come with stress
11:07 - #5: Completing the stress cycle
13:00 - Wrap up
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14min

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More shows like To Birth and Beyond

The Pelvic Health Podcast

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