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Childbirth, Fourth Trimester, Newborn, Pregnancy
Today is a quick episode where I’ll share one strategy many mums have found super super helpful. You never know how your birth will actually go until it’s happened so preparing for birth should include adding lots of tools to your toolkit – to draw on what you need when you need it. Today’s strategy…
Childbirth, Fourth Trimester, Newborn, Pregnancy
Baby wearing is such a powerful tool for mums, letting us reclaim some mobility and freedom while keeping bub close with us. There can be an overwhelming number of products to choose from and an endless stream of information on the topic so I want to break it down to its basics for you. In…
Childbirth, Fourth Trimester, Newborn, Pregnancy
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with the amazing Julie Blandthorn about alcohol during pregnancy and breastfeeding. This can be a very confusing topic with so much competing information available and you may not know who to listen to. Julie is a clinical midwife consultant at the Women’s Alcohol and Drug Service at the Royal Women’s…
After Birth Recovery, Childbirth, Fourth Trimester, Newborn, Pregnancy
Today we’ll be discussing the TENS Machine for labour, what it is, and how it might be helpful with pain relief for birth. TENS stands for Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is a method of pain relief that can be used for lots of different things from back pain to period pain to a form of…
Birth Story, Childbirth
I’m delighted to introduce you to my guest today on this Birth Story ‘Spilling the Milk’ series. Brianne, one of our lovely FitNest Mama members shares her amazing birth story and her journey into motherhood so far. Brianne is a first time mum to a gorgeous baby girl and in this Birth Story episode, she…
Childbirth, Induction
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with obstetrician and gynaecologist about Induction of Childbirth with Dr Kara Thompson. Kara absolutely loves coming to work and being a part of women’s pregnancy journeys. She works in the public hospital system in Melbourne and Geelong specialising in high-risk pregnancies. Dr Kara Thompson is a co-host with Dr. Alex…
After Birth Recovery, Birth Story, Childbirth
Today is another solo episode of FitNest Mama and I want to discuss confidence in motherhood. Specifically from a physical perspective – how our physical recovery after birth can really shape our motherhood experience. Our physical health directly impacts our mental health in countless ways so it’s important new mums, and mums to be, understand…
Baby, Diet
Today I’m joined by paediatric dietician Kyla Smith to discuss the process of introducing babies to solid foods. She’s the owner and founder of Baby Meal Times and Toddler Meal Times, two online memberships designed to help parents help their children to love food from the first bite. She’s been a dietitian for 15 years,…
After Birth Recovery, Mindfulness, Wellbeing
Today I’m joined by clinical psychologist Rosanna Pajak. She specializes in perinatal mental health, Rosanna has worked in clinical and community settings across the UK and Australia, including specialist trauma services and women’s health services. As an experienced clinician and a mum herself, Rosanna is passionate about helping mum’s heal from traumatic experiences during the…
After Birth Recovery, Birth Story
Abdominal muscle separation is something most of us will have to handle. Despite being such a common problem, with the potential to cause such a world of pain, many mums aren’t equipped to minimize and manage recovery. In this solo episode, I am diving into abdominal recovery after birth. I go through abdominal muscle separation…
After Birth Recovery, Birth Story
I have the pleasure of chatting to Gemma today about her birth story as part of the Spilling the Milk series. She is a FitNest Mama member and a mum of three adorable young kids under 5. She shares her birth story about first becoming pregnant at the age of 26, her labour journeys, the…
Diet, Pregnancy
Today I am very excited to be chatting about all things food and pregnancy with accredited dietitian, Kaylee Slater. Kaylee works at the Dietologist in Sydney and has a passion to help women before, during and after pregnancy. We are chatting about which foods to avoid in pregnancy, foods that help you with your first…
Podcast Categories
- Childbirth (67)
- Pregnancy (65)
- After Birth Recovery (53)
- Birth Story (52)
- Motherhood (46)
- Postnatal (42)
- Wellbeing (37)
- Pelvic Floor (35)
- Exercise (32)
- Newborn (22)
- Fourth Trimester (19)
- Caesarean Section (15)
- Fertility (12)
- Induction (12)
- Mindfulness (11)
- Workouts (10)
- Running (10)
- Hypnobirthing (9)
- Diet (8)
- Breastfeeding (8)
- Baby (7)
- Pelvic Girdle Pain (7)
- Postnatal Depression (7)
- Pelvic Health (6)
- VBAC (5)
- Epidural (5)
- Forceps (4)
- Perineal Massage (4)
- Gestational Diabetes (3)
- Baby Sleep (3)
- Bowels (2)
- Twins (2)
- Conscious Parenting (2)
- Episiotomy (1)
- Breech Birth (1)
- First Aid (1)
- DRAM (1)
- Covid (1)
- Abdominal muscle separation (1)