In today’s episode, Jessie talks with Lauren Mott and Lauren Anderson about their journey from meeting inside of her Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy online course to starting a business together!
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Resources and References:
https://www.facebook.com/strongermomcollective/
https://www.instagram.com/strongermomcollective/
https://www.10minutemamas.com/collective

Time Stamps:
3:05 - Introduction to today’s special guests!

5:08 - How Lauren and Lauren met, to “are we launching a program together??”

10:33 - How their business evolved from a challenge to the business it is today!

19:18 - What is their vision with the business going forward?

26:44 - What has changed for each of them since this journey began - personally and professionally?

In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita discuss options and general guidelines to getting back to running postpartum!
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Resources and References:
Jessie’s Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy enrollment is open until May 14th!: https://jessiemundell.com/pfsa-2020/

Returning to running postnatal – guidelines for medical, health and fitness professionals managing this population

Time Stamps:
4:12 - What we are talking about today (a popularly-requested subject)!

4:42 - How long postpartum do you need to wait before you should start running again?

12:42 - How do you actually know - from a pelvic floor standpoint - when you are ready to return to running?

16:17 - If someone is having stress incontinence in their daily life, is that a sign that they should not start running?

18:16 - Prep and foundational work that we encourage our clients and patients to do when they are able to before they go back to running!

25:47 - How do you actually start running postpartum?

31:14 - Running with strollers!

32:36 - What happens if, during the run time, you start to experience sensations that feel off (like pelvic pain, bulging prolapse, leaking…)?

39:16 - Warming up

41:35 - How do you progress with running?

In today’s episode, Anita talks with Martine Chiasson - certified kinesiologist and founder of the Mama Movement Studio - about her 3 different pregnancies...and beyond!
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Resources and References:
Anita’s Bump to Birth Course - Prepare you, your pelvic floor and core for birth: www.bumptobirthcourse.com

Martine Chiasson:
IG : www.instagram.com/themamamovement
https://www.themamamovement.ca/

Time Stamps:
2:58 - Introduction to our special guest, Martine Chiasson!

5:15 - How did Martine feel during her first and second pregnancies?

6:27 - What is Symphysis Pubis?

7:16 - What was the mental and emotional experience for Martine between pregnancies?

9:20 - How did Martine handle her Symphysis Pubis pain differently between pregnancies?

11:38 - How did Martine’s pregnancy losses impact how she felt during her other pregnancies?

20:40 - How Martine prepared for her first two births

22:18 - How Martine found the information she received from the hospital prenatal classes.

27:30 - Martine shares about her first 2 birth experiences.

36:34 - Does Martine remember the feelings she had differently between labors?

43:14 - How did Martine prepare differently for her third birth?

46:53 - What did exercise look for Martine in her third pregnancy?

56:27 - What new knowledge did Martine use during her third labor that was different from her previous births?

1:06:24 - A share from Martine following her third birth.

1:07:43 - How was Martine’s recovery following her third birth?

1:12:16 - A piece of advice that Martine would give listeners going into labor and birth!

1:15:21 - Wrap up!

Today’s episode is a replay of a Q&A session Anita and Jessie had regarding postpartum exercise over Instagram Live!
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Resources and References:
https://jessiemundell.com/scar-massage/

Time Stamps:
0:55 - Scar Massage Freebie Info!

3:38 - When can I start exercising after having a C-section?

6:40 - I had a third degree tear. When can I start strength training again?

9:15 - When can I start Cesarean scar massage? Will this impact when I can return to exercise?

14:12 - I am struggling with getting clients back to high-impact exercise without them leaking…

19:30 - Can I do crunches postpartum?

23:40 - I am a fitness coach and want to start offering classes to new moms. How early is it OK for them to start working out?

27:08 - Thoughts on support leggings postpartum?

30:22 - Can you review safe exercises and breathing for lifting strategies, for people that have pelvic organ prolapse?

36:58 - What can I expect the first few days postpartum?

44:20 - Is swimming after a vaginal birth in the cards?

45:48 - Which is best for what types of achy body problems?

48:25 - What is your type of workout for postpartum people?

50:16 - Wrap up

On today’s episode, Anita and special guest, Robyn Synnott, how stress and overwhelm affect our boy, particularly our experience of pain.

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Resources and References:
Anita's free guide: 3 Tips to Help Pelvic Floor Connection in Pregnancy to Prepare for Birth Without Doing 100s of Kegels a Day

Robyn Synnott, Registered Physiotherapist
IG: Physio.Robyn
IG: YourEbbandFlow
FB: Robyn Synnott, Registered Physiotherapist
Website: www.YourEbbandFlow.com

TBAB Episode 115: Stress and Your Pelvic Floor

TBAB Episode 99 : Q&A Painful Sex and Sexual Intimacy

TBAB Episode 22: Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnancy & Postpartum

TBAB Episode 8 : Internal Pelvic Pain

Time Stamps:
2:00 - Introduction to today’s guest, Robynn Synnott

6:45 - What happens when we experience stress?

19:04 - What does pain have to do with stress?

26:00 - On previous experiences contributing to pain and stress later in life.

27:10 - Myths around pain

31:59 - How can we address both pain and stress?

35:04 - Is all stress bad for us?

38:40 - What are some good ways we can release tension to calm our nervous system?

55:00 - How can all of this stress impact pregnancy and postpartum?

1:06:00 - What is the key takeaway from this episode?

On today’s episode, Jessie talks with Couples Counselor, Erin Hinton, all about relationships during a pandemic!
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Resources and References:
https://jessiemundell.com/pfsa2020/

Time Stamps:
3:15 - Introduction to today’s special guest!

4:15 - How we are doing during this time.

6:27 - How do I negotiate the differences in social distancing between extended family? What if I need to self-isolate from those in my home, or work?

16:47 - Now that people are in their homes a LOT more - especially with their partner(s) and relationships - what advice would Erin give to people who are managing their emotions, reactions, etc. to this pandemic differently?

22:30 - Parenting expectations...What is Erin seeing with her clients in this new dynamic of parenting together and the struggles that come along with it?

28:17 - How do parents manage their already full load + caretaking 24/7 + managing schedules?

37:22 - Home is potentially not a safe place for people in relationships to be. What advice does Erin have for those people?

41:02 - Last words of wisdom from Erin Hinton.

On today’s episode, Anita and Jessie talk about how stress affects your pelvic floor, and how you can alleviate it!
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Resources and References:
Body scan meditation with pelvic floor relaxation

Dr. Maryska Taylor, ND Pregnancy/Birth meditation/affirmation audio track which includes flower bloom breath reminders

Video - Flower bloom breath

https://jessiemundell.com/pfsa2020/

Time Stamps:
4:00 - How we are doing right now - business and life changes amid COVID-19.

13:00 - What we are talking about today!

13:35 - Pelvic floor symptoms we are seeing showing up during times of great stress.

16:30 - For those who are feeling more pelvic floor symptoms: what might be happening in their bodies, lives, nervous systems to cause that?

20:05 - What we can do to help relax our pelvic floors!

31:16 - On memes circulating during this pandemic.

On today’s episode, Dr. Kate Gerster, an obstetrician from Ontario talks with Anita and answers your questions about COVID-19 in relation to pregnancy, labour, and postpartum.

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Resources and References:
Free guide: 3 misconceptions when preparing your pelvic floor for birth (and what to do instead)

Instagram: @Evolvewomenshealthcare 

Time Stamps:

1:58 - What today’s episode is all about

4:51 - Dr. Kate Gerster introduces herself!

6:15 - Are there risks for my baby if I get COVID-19 while I’m pregnant?

7:45 - Are there different precautions I should take in my third trimester?

9:32 - I’m due at the end of May, should I have fear going to the hospital because of COVID-19?

12:11 - I’ve heard some people are not having in-person prenatal visits anymore, and that they are all going online...is this likely to happen everywhere?

14:49 - I was supposed to have a doula at my birth, but the new rule at my hospital is that only one person can be with me at my birth. Is this typical at most hospitals?

17:18 - I am six months pregnant - if I get the flu or COVID-19, how should I take care of myself safely?

18:23 - Are grandparents allowed to visit my baby at home?

19:40 - Should someone be actively trying to become pregnant or pursuing fertility treatment right now?

22:04 - What are some *new* precautions with in-person appointments?

23:57 - What are precautions for vaginal or cesarean births during this pandemic?

26:33 - Will hospital stays be shortened, and subsequent appointments and tests be changed?

27:44 - If this gets worse, is there a chance that epidurals won’t be as easily available?

28:30 - Are hospital tours still happening?

29:40 - Any word about having dads in the room with C-sections?

30:55 - I am planning a homebirth. I had been planning on having someone to come and care of my toddler during the birth. What are your recommendations around this?

32:20 - Wrap up!

On today’s episode (a replay of episode 52), hosts Anita and Jessie talk their top 5 tips for working out with a full schedule - ESPECIALLY with small children!
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Resources and References:

1.  The Top 5 Pregnancy Tips from a Pregnant Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist – Blog
2. The 4-R System For Returning To Post-Pregnancy Fitness – Blog
3. How Busy Moms and Moms to Be Workout – Blog

Time Stamps:
3:38 – Intro to our episode on tips for working out with a full schedule and, particularly, with small children around!

4:50 – What does working out look like for Anita right now?

6:19 – What does working out look like for Jessie right now?

8:32 – Tip #1: Work out in what you are wearing

10:55 – Tip #2: Adjust your “good workout” mindset

16:20 – Tip #3: Work out around your kids

21:02 – Tip #4: Have a structured plan

23:35 – Tip #5: Set strong boundaries around your workout time

27:15 – Episode recap!

27:55 – On the next episode of To Birth and Beyond…

In today’s episode, Anita talks with Liesel Teen all about labor and delivery nursing!
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Resources and References
Instagram: Mommy Labor Nurse

Birth It Up - Online Childbirth Ed Course

The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast

Time Stamps
1:59 - An introduction to our guest: Liesel Teen!

3:28 - What got her into nursing, and how the role has been for Liesel!

9:03 - If someone is expecting, what role does a labor and delivery nurse play once they get to the hospital?

17:03 - Typically, how many patients does a labor and delivery nurse attend to at one time?

20:35 - Attending a midwife birth vs. a physician: what’s the difference?

22:09 - What unglamorous behind-the-scenes work is involved in nursing?

26:13 - How does a labor and delivery nurse work alongside a doula?

28:45 - What are her go-to comfort measures?

33:19 - How does she talk about epidurals with patients ahead of time?

38:09 - How do partners do in the birthing room?

40:12 - Liesel shares about her son’s birth and her experience getting back to work, afterwards!

44:00 - Three recommendations Liesel would give expectant parents.

50:00 - How we can find Liesel online - social media, podcast, courses...oh my!

54:55 - Wrap up!