Mamas in Training: Preparing for Pregnancy & Motherhood

Friends, It is with a heavy heart that I close the doors to the Mamas in Training Podcast. The past 3.5 years have been unbelievable and have connected me to so many of you, creating a community I only dreamt of! However, my life has been thrown a major curveball and continuing the podcast is not aligning with me at this time. I want to make sure that I'm showing up authentically and truthfully for each and every one of you and until I can do that again, I am stepping away. So, this is the last episode, but if you haven't heard the past 143 other episodes, I encourage you to check them out! You're also welcome to join us over on Facebook if you're not a part of that community for continued support from each other. I hope to be back in the podcast world some day, but for now, be well! We're in this together, Jess, Your Host ___________________________________________________ MAMAS IN TRAINING: FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod

Without any caution to say the right thing, not scare people or be P.C. Let's ACTUALLY talk about our vaginas and normalize what we will experience after birth. By doing so, we’ll be better prepared mentally and physically and not be caught so off guard. So… if you’d rather get some headphones, this might be a good time. YES, today we are talking about our vaginas post-birth. By the end of this episode you'll really know what goes on down there and what to expect! Dr. Sara Reardon is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Board-Certified Women’s Health and Pelvic Floor Therapist, and Mom of 2. Website: https://thevagwhisperer.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.vagina.whisperer/ ___________________________________________________ MAMAS IN TRAINING: FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod

When we enter motherhood, there is an expectation that, “this is just how it is.” You’re never going to get sleep, you’re not going to be able to focus on yourself, good luck, “welcome to motherhood.” But what if we want something different for ourselves? Amelia Kriss is a Drama Therapist and Certified Coach in private practice in the Bay Area, California, where she lives with her husband and two powerhouse daughters. She works primarily with recovering people-pleasers and "Nice" girls who are ready to deconstruct self-shrinking patterns, and find more ease & joy. Amelia is also deeply committed to Birth Story Medicine work--helping birthing parents integrate, and move forward from, unresolved issues connected to the experience of giving birth. She believes that supporting parents through birthing as a rite of passage is an important (and too often missing) piece of creating healthier & happier families. Links:Website: amelia kriss collaborativeInstagram: @akcollaborative Book a Birth Story Medicine session with Amelia: Birth Story Medicine — amelia kriss collaborative Get her Newsletter for Pregnant People here: Soft Cheese Newsletter — amelia kriss collaborative ___________________________________________________ MAMAS IN TRAINING: FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod

Learn the secret to preparing your baby for transitions and the best way to connect with your baby before they are even born… your voice and music. Vered is a music therapist, psychotherapist, a mother of 3 and the founder of BabyInTune.com. She helped over 1000 parents feel more connected to their baby, more confident in their parenting and get more sleep. Learn how your baby listens from inside the womb in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod Click HERE for the Full Show Notes ___________________________________________________

As the founder of Postpartum Together, today Chelsea Skaggs will share several takeaways that we can learn from her experiences with pregnancy, relationships during and after baby, the reality of postpartum, and the different postpartum preparations that women need. If she looks back at all the choices she made and spent time and effort on, present Chelsea would tell her past-pregnant-self to “trust yourself more.” The time she spent on Google and YouTube looking for answers, she believes, was better off spent listening to her intuition more as a woman and a mother –a tip she leaves for all the mothers-to-be out there. Learn how to prepare for the 5 Essential Changes that occur postpartum in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod Click HERE for the Full Show Notes ___________________________________________________

When you’re laying in bed postpartum with your newborn on your chest, maybe practicing skin to skin, you never expect that little infant to wiggle off you and fall. This traumatic moment became a reality for one of today's guests, Hayley Mullins, two weeks postpartum. This week is Newborn Falls Awareness Week and it’s important for us to realize that newborn falls are much more common than we hear about. Hayley was so empowered to make a change, after having trouble finding a product that would work, that she created a prototype in 3 weeks, which is now called the Joeyband for clinical use and the RooLoop for retail. Hayley and her co-founder, Sarah-Almaza Cox are on the show today to share what can we do to protect our baby from falling postpartum? What is skin to skin? What are the benefits? …and so much more! Hayley & Sarah, along with their third co-founder Ashley, have collaborated with the company, Joovy, a global leader in premium products for babies and young children, that is passionate about solving problems and supporting families in order to bring this product into hospitals, as well as into your hands. Learn how to prevent newborn falls in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. *Be sure to check out the link below and use the CODE “mamasintraining25” for 25% OFF your purchase of a RooLoop. FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod Click HERE for the Full Show Notes ___________________________________________________

Learn how to design your Labor Day in this Quick Training Tip Episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. Resources: - GET YOUR PDF of LABOR PREFERENCES HERE! - Listen to EPISODE 101- Finding the Right Provider and Advocating for Yourself with Stephanie King FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod ___________________________________________________

When we first bring our baby home, we can feel overwhelmed by all the areas to juggle with questions like… How do we manage overnight feedings, lack of sleep, cleaning bottles & diapers, laundry, breast or bottle feeding and so much more! However, there is a solution… a Postpartum Doula. After going through postpartum with twins and a toddler at home, Valerie Trumbower fully understood the overwhelm that can come with the start of motherhood. Now, as a postpartum doula, it is her passion to educate, support and empower parents when they first bring their baby home. She has worked with hundreds of families to set up systems and routines that make the postpartum journey much smoother. Learn what a postpartum doula does and DOESN’T do and how we can benefit from having one on this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod Click HERE for the Full Show Notes ___________________________________________________

For Elizabeth Presta, no matter what level of planning and preparation she did for her pregnancy and birth, her plans still derailed and she still was left feeling emotionally empty. That picture of becoming a mom was not at all what she expected and she instantly started to question and judge herself. We have a lot of assumptions about our pregnancy, birth, postpartum and life in general as a mother. We paint a picture in our minds, but what if it looks like a VERY different picture than the one we dreamt? Is there anything we can do to manage our expectations and what if it does feel different, how do we pivot? Learn how to… manage our expectations and know that our plans might not go as planned in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod Click HERE for the Full Show Notes ___________________________________________________

If you were doing yoga and cycling routinely while you’re pregnant… that should be enough to prepare you physically for birth, right?In fact, it might not be enough and you could STILL feel out of balance physically when you go into labor. For today’s guest, Deb Flashenberg, this was her story. She thought she had covered all the bases for smooth labor, but instead, she was in labor for hours and found that her baby was asynclitic or not in line with her birth canal because her pelvic was out of balance. So, what IS balance when we’re preparing for childbirth and labor? How can we achieve balance before we give birth? Deb teaches us the important key to finding balance during your pregnancy to help create less obstruction for baby's birth during labor. You will learn where to start and what not to forget when training to be a future mama. Learn where to start and the important keys to finding balance during your pregnancy and create less obstruction for birth in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod Click HERE for the Full Show Notes ___________________________________________________

Have you ever considered acupuncture? Whether you are trying to conceive, are pregnant or are postpartum, acupuncture can really be a powerful tool. After years of irregular periods, hormonal swings and severe PMS, starting at a very young age, Michelle Oravitz gave acupuncture a try and she instantly felt a shift in her body. Acupuncture changed her life and as a result, she was inspired to help other women through their health and fertility struggles. She has created The Wholesome Lotus: a wellness center in Miami Beach as well as an online course and a podcast, The Wholesome Fertility podcast! Her journey into motherhood would have looked very different had she not used acupuncture and wants to show others its strength. Learn the strength and power of acupuncture in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod Click HERE for the Full Show Notes ___________________________________________________

If you're considering adoption, it can come with a lot of unknowns and uncertainties. For the month of June, in honor of PRIDE month, we're sharing the adoption perspective from a same-sex couple. Are you an LGBTQ+ couple that's curious about becoming parents? Maybe you're considering adoption. Maybe you are a single person looking to adopt on your own? OR are you in a heterosexual relationship and want to know how to speak to your children about LGBT+ families? Well, today's couple Zack and Matt are here to speak to the additional challenges, fears, and hurdles that they've had to overcome when becoming parents. They share how to navigate the anxiety of adoption. And how we can prepare If adoption is right for us. Learn about parenthood through adoption and the lens of inclusion in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast. FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod Click HERE for the Full Show Notes ___________________________________________________

What does a Doula do? What is the importance of a doula? Why can’t our partners support us like a doula? Aside from encouraging you, reminding you of your strength, preparing cool cloths, maybe with essential oils or playing your favorite music, a doula can physically help move and adjust your body to manage the pain of labor and can even supporT you to have a vaginal birth, if you so desire. While our partners can be there for our birth and support us for sure, they TOO have a lot of emotions, fears and distractions going on. It can be hard for them to be 100% fully focused on your needs. However a doula or “mother servant”’ is there for you and you alone. Learn the impact a doula can have on your birth experience in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast! FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1474667560?mt=2&ls=1 JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod Click HERE for the Full Show Notes *Check out the BoomBoom Blowout Bodysuits at BoomBoomBabyCo! *Remember to use the code: "MAMASPOD25" for 25% off! ___________________________________________________ 🎉 JOIN us Every Month on Zoom at Mamas in Training PREMIUM CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP! Click THIS LINK to sign up today and we’ll see you at the end of the month!