In today’s episode, pelvic floor and women’s health expert Dr. Marcy Crouch has the “pelvic floor” once again as she and motherhood and mental health expert Alyson Hempsey discuss Dr. Marcy’s Top 3 Pregnancy Tips. These tips will help you stay comfortable during your pregnancy, set you up for a positive delivery experience (vaginal or C-section), and ensure that you have positive recovery outcomes.
Dr. Marcy and Alyson discuss:
- A functional approach to exercising your pelvic floor while pregnant
- Perineal massage
- Preparing questions in advance for your provider (Dr. Marcy provides an entire list for you in her Birth Prep Course)
- Assembling your Team before you give birth: making sure you have mental health resources, a pediatrician, understanding nutrition for delivery and labor, early recovery, and postpartum, as well as lactation support + resources for formula feeding, and Dr. Marcy’s Number 1 resource for any birthing person…a Pelvic Floor PT.
Selected Links From the Episode:
Dr. Marcy’s Top 3 Tips for the Postpartum Period
Alyson’s Top 3 Tips for the Postpartum Period
Learn about nutrition while pregnant and in the postpartum period in these episodes with Katie Bressack and Lauren Kelly.
Hear advice from Dr. Sterling, a Mom and OB/GYN on this episode.
Need some information about formula feeding? Check out our discussion with Mallory from the Formula Mom.
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-Get 20% off Dr. Marcy's program, Down There, Done Right
- Use code "NMLB" for $5 off Alyson's SOULtime guide
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Information
- Show
- FrequencyUpdated Weekly
- PublishedApril 27, 2022 at 1:00 PM UTC
- Length52 min
- Season15
- Episode15
- RatingExplicit