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. I myself, Kath Baquie am a mum of 3 young girls, a physiotherapist working in women’s health, and I am the creator of FitNest Mama 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 @fitnestmama.
Episodes
Today I chat with Sarah Cleaver, who is a physiotherapist and Australasian distributor for Solidea, importing a range of medical compression and support wear for use during the pregnancy and postpartum period.
In this chat today with Sarah, we discuss:
- How does compression help during pregnancy and postpartum?
- When to start wearing compression during pregnancy and postpartum.
- Different types of compression for pregnancy and postpar...
Charlotte Cushing is no stranger to the social professional and mental pressures of daily life but nothing could possibly prepare her for motherhood. As a clinical nurse of 10 years, she thought she had the edge over being a mum, however she is here today to share her story and explain what a crazy transition its been!
As a proud representative of Australia not once, but 3 times on the international stage competing in beauty pa...
How should exercise look during pre-conception?
How should exercise look during pregnancy?
And how about after birth?
How do we best support our changing body?
Whether or not you are a keen exerciser, or perhaps you need to drag yourself out the door for a walk, this episode is for you.
Rather than exercise being something we need to tick off the 'to-do' list pre and post birth, how can we re...
If you are a mumma who is feeling tired, unmotivated, sore or weak.... and feeling the effects of the motherhood load, this episode is for you.
In this episode I provide some real life strategies to help you invest in your self-care with exercise, and thus invest in your physical and mental health, to help you feel like a stronger, happier mumma.
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Preparing for birth Pelvic health checklist
Today I chat with Jo Hardie, who is the founder and creator of Spewy, an innovative product born out of necessity.
In today's episode we discuss toilet training. In particular we chat about:
- the difference between day and night toilet training.
- timing - how to know when to start toilet training?
- making toilet training a positive experience
- how to manage setbacks.
Six years ago, after enduring a disastrous ro...
In today's episode I chat with Holly who shares her pregnancy journey, birth story and motherhood experience.
Becoming a mother didn't quite look how Holly had envisioned. This is her story of an IVF pregnancy, navigating her husbands cancer diagnosis during pregnancy, to a birth and postpartum that looked nothing like she thought it would.
Holly describes her breastfeeding difficulties, postpartum rage...
Hayley is the heart behind Alee Disability Support Services, bringing a deep understanding and lived experience to support parents of children with a disability.
Hayley's youngest daughter Pippa was born with Wiedemann-Steiner syndrome – a rare genetic condition which means Pippa has difficulty swallowing, floppy muscles, terrible sleep, intellectual delay and big feelings.
In June 2021, life became even more complicated when H...
What are the steps to help maximise postpartum recovery after a caesarean birth?
In this solo episode I discuss things to consider during pregnancy as well as the postpartum phase.
In particular we discuss:
- pregnancy fitness for caesarean birth recovery
- ways to help re-gain strength / energy / fitness / mobility post birth
- overall health and wellness in the postpartum period.
L...
In this episode I answer a recent listener question "I’m a runner and have high tone pelvic floor muscles. Will i have difficulty birthing my baby?"
This episode is perfect if you are pregnant and you are keen to consider all your birth options.
I discuss:
- Risk of pelvic floor trauma with childbirth
- Things to be aware of with pelvic floor muscles
- Other considerations when taking into account pelvic floor an...
In this birth story, Millie, a professional dancer, shares her pregnancy journey, birth story and recovery journey.
She discusses her heavy work commitments whilst pregnant, why her birth choice included an elective caesarean, and how she supported her postpartum recovery and returning to dancing.
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Preparing for birth Pelvic health checklist
Today's birth story is with Jo who is an everyday mama of 4 who shares her story about her 2nd VBA2C and transition to being a mother of 4.
Jo shares the struggle she went through with navigating the hospital system with her 2nd VBA2C, and provides some tips and tricks as to how she navigates parenthood and life with 4 children.
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Preparing for birth Pelvic health checklist
Today I chat with Claire, a maternal child health nurse/midwife and founder of Safe Hands Early Parenting about mental health in the months after you welcome your baby.
Claire combines her professional and personal experience to help expectant parents (and those already in the thick of it!) feel empowered and more supported in their experience of raising their baby/toddler.
We discuss:
- Ways to support your mental health ...
Lets open up the conversation about pelvic floor trauma and birth.
In today's episode I discuss the topic of prenatal pelvic floor education and beneficial outcomes post birth.
LINKS:
Preparing for birth Pelvic health checklist
Free 7 Day Trial Pregnancy Workouts
Free 7 Day Trial Postnatal Workouts
Instagram @fitnestmama
Research discussed:
Johnson et al 2022, The Importance of in...
Today I chat with fertility dietitian Mariam Metwally about nutrition for preconception health and fertility, and the importance of the first 1000 days of nutrition.
Today we discuss:
- Preconception nutrition
- Importance of the first 1000 days of nutrition
- Tips for diet/lifestyle/supplements for both partners before conceiving
- Importance of diet in preconception beyond fertility - the impact on pregnancy health and health o...
Picking the perfect pram for your growing can be hard.
Join me in this episode as I chat to Emily Stone who is a mother of two young children, and founder of The Babybee Group who talks us through all the things to consider when choosing a pram.
In this episode today, Emily discusses:
- How do I know what type of pram to choose?
- What things should I consider before buying a pram?
- What are some safety cons...
During pregnancy and post birth, abdominal muscle separation is very common.
During this solo episode today, I discuss abdominal muscle separation during both pregnancy and after birth.
I chat about:
- What is abdominal muscle separation, and why does it occur?
- Why does it matter if I have abdominal muscle separation?
- How do I know if I have abdominal muscle separation?
- And what can I do if I have diastasis (ab...
In this episode I chat with Amberlee from The Power of Birth about caesarean birth recovery.
This episode is initially found on the 'Can we talk about this podcast'. Here we chat about:
- Caesarean birth recovery
- Actionable tips for a smoother postpartum recovery.
- Pelvic floor health (with a caesarean and vaginal birth)
- The recovery path, identifying signs and symptoms
- Safe sequential and functional exercises postp...
In this episode I answer this listener question:
"I'm hearing some information that it's best to avoid pilates or certain pilates exercises in the first trimester especially abdominal exercises. I'd love to know if this is correct or not. For context, I'm currently 7 weeks pregnant with my first pregnancy."
I discuss the benefits of exercising during pregnancy, and then discuss a few ...
Enjoy this re-run of one of our most popular episodes from 2022.
In this episode with Postpartum Doula Nicole, we discuss strategies to help women who've recently had a baby get the rest and support you need in the early postpartum period.
LINKS:
Preparing for birth Pelvic health checklist
Free 7 Day Trial Pregnancy Workouts
Free 7 Day Trial Postnatal Workouts
Instagram @fitnestmama<...
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