153. Three Things Every Postpartum Exercise Lover Should Know With Guest Laura Chambers

Turns out that the normal "okay to return to exercise" advice given at your six week postpartum check-up might not be the best fit. Connecting with your core is key and my guest today is an expert on that. Her name is  Laura Chambers from Peak Wellness. After having her own baby, she refused to accept the leaks and aches that everyone told her was "normal". She dug for answers and she's sharing them with you today.

Maximizing Recovery in the Postpartum Period Study

Say hi to Laura on Instagram @dr.laura_peakwellness
www.peakwellnesstn.com


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Summary

• Intro to the show. 0:00
  • Welcome to the breezy babies podcast.
  • Three things every postpartum exercise lover should know.
• Being a mentor and having a mentee. 2:48
  • Being a mentor and having a mentee is great.
  • Maximizing recovery in the postpartum period.
• The importance of staying active during and after pregnancy. 5:01
  • Staying active during and after pregnancy is important.
  • Musculoskeletal exams are rarely performed.
  • Musculoskeletal pain and urinary incontinence are common in postpartum.
  • Pelvic floor dysfunction.
• High-impact exercise increases risk of pelvic floor dysfunction. 9:37
  • High impact exercise increases risk of pelvic floor dysfunction five-fold.
  • What to do during postpartum
• Introduction to Laura chambers. 11:42
  • An introduction to Laura chambers, founder of peak wellness.
  • The core strong mom program.
  • Background in physical therapy and orthopedics.
  • What she wishes she knew about postpartum exercise.
• How my body couldn’t handle the workload. 16:19
  • Pelvic organ prolapse after having her first baby.
  • Connecting with her body after having a baby.
• Postpartum recovery and recovery from childbirth. 19:11
  • Adaptations to accommodate a growing baby during pregnancy.
  • Postpartum recovery from second birth.
• How to mentally reconnect with the pelvic floor. 21:22
  • Mentally reconnecting with the pelvic floor postpartum.
  • How to self-assess pelvic floor muscles.
  • Feeling the tiniest contraction and relaxation phase.
  • Diaphragm check-in to see if it's working optimally.
• The deepest layer of abdominals. 26:04
  • The deepest layer of abdominals, the transversus abdominus.
  • How to check the deep abdominal muscles.
• What I wish I knew about exercise while breastfeeding. 28:05
  • What Laura wishes she knew about postpartum exercise while breastfeeding.

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