Pregnancy, Birth and Recovery: FitNest Mama
A podcast dedicated to helping you have a healthy pregnancy, confident childbirth and strong recovery. In this podcast, we will cover the strategies to help you stay healthy and active during pregnancy, and confidently recover after childbirth, so that you can get back to your old (new) self, with a bubba by your side. You will find some amazing interviews with professionals covering breastfeeding with lactation consultants, childbirth with midwives and doctors, as well as birth stories from mamas just like you, designed to help educate and inform. How do I stay active & healthy during pregnancy? How can I look after my pelvic floor & core muscles? How can I feel confident heading into childbirth? How do I get strong again after birth, so that I can get back to doing what I love? This podcast will leave you feeling supported, inspired and ready to tackle this new journey. FitNest Mama is your workout app, which has online workouts and resources, helping women stay healthy during pregnancy, and have a strong postnatal recovery. Disclaimer: The content in this podcast is general in nature and should not replace the advice of your healthcare professional. For freebies and to find out more information head to https://www.fitnestmama.com or Instagram @kathbaquie.physio.
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Send us a text What makes some women feel strong, happy, and confident in their postpartum recovery, while others struggle to find their rhythm? In this episode, we’re diving into the three key traits that set strong mamas apart when it comes to postnatal recovery. These are not about being perfect but about building
Birth Story with Noni [Pelvic girdle pain, Vaginal birth, TENS, Rediscovering motherhood]
Send us a text In this beautiful and honest birth story, I’m joined by Noni, a midwife, sonographer, and FitNest Mama member, who shares her personal journey from pregnancy to birth and beyond. Noni takes us through her vaginal birth, how she prepared mentally and physically, and how the TENS machine became a key tool
Send us a text Welcome to another series of pelvic floor exercises! This is the second series of pelvic floor exercises, restarting on the podcast. Join me as I talk you through a set of pelvic floor exercises, including quick lifts, slightly longer holds, and pelvic floor relaxation. Over the next few months I will c
Send us a text In today"s episode I am discussing the best pelvic floor exercises to do during pregnancy and post birth. Topics discussed: 1. Awareness of the pelvic floor is key - are these muscles zipped up and activated? Are they relaxed? Is this area relaxed during bowel motions? 2. Importance of deep breathing/
My baby has a fever - help! Newborn Health 101: What's normal and what's not, with Nicole Gleeson
Send us a text In this episode, I chat with Nicole Gleeson, a paediatric nurse, who discusses newborn and baby fever. We discuss common questions and concerns new parents have about fever in a young baby or child, including:What to do if your baby is under 3 months old versus older than 3 months.Best way to measure tem
Send us a text Today"s episode is part 2 of 3, where I discuss ways to prepare the pelvic floor for birth. In part 1 (episode 228) I discuss the impact of pelvic floor awareness during pregnancy. In today"s episode, I discuss evidence-based ways to help reduce pelvic floor trauma as a result of vaginal birth. Over 81 %