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Episode 161: Why Does My Postpartum Belly Look Like This?

by | Feb 9, 2021 | 0 comments

Episode 161: Why Does My Postpartum Belly Look Like This?

In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita discuss postpartum bellies: what’s physically happening, who to talk to, and what to do about them.

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Resources and References:

Jessie’s 4-Week Core Class: https://jessiemundell.com/complete/

Returning to running postnatal – guidelines for medical, health and fitness professionals managing this population

 

Show Notes:

1:02 – What we’re talking about today

1:39 – Preface to the conversation – we are not medical doctors

3:02 – What we think we’ve messed up in the health and fitness worlds around this subject

4:07 – Core and pelvic floor function  

6:08 – The beliefs and systems that keep us small

7:45 – Conditional thoughts around “bouncing back” after pregnancy

10:54 – The very real reasons we may feel discomfort around living in a bigger body

12:05 – Where we land with this