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Welcome to The Postpartum Revolution! This podcast was born because, as a pelvic health physical therapist, I’ve heard and seen the ways our system has failed postpartum people in America. Newly postpartum people have repeated the same questions to me, with fear in their eyes and fatigue written all over their bodies, and I’ve grown tired of soothing them with the reassurance that it’s “all a part of the process, it’s normal to feel like this”. I began to wonder - what the hell kind of “normal process” is this, that produces tired and scared mothers? While not everyone has a negative experience with childbirth and postpartum, many people do. A lot of factors influence our postpartum experience: understanding how your body recovers, how much community and financial support you have, and how well our society helps to support a new family. My goal is to provide education about the postpartum recovery process, so you can set yourself up for a successful return to the things that bring you joy. I also want to bring awareness to the larger, systemic challenges that pregnant and postpartum people face, so that collectively we can start to turn the tide of our culture, and our children won't be trapped in an unhealthy and unsupported birth and postpartum culture. We have lost our power in the birth and postpartum world, and our loss is directly linked to other people's gain. It's time to take back the power over our bodies, our births, and our postpartum health. We are the change we have been waiting for. Let's go.

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Weights, Wands, Lube and More: Things You Might Find In A Pelvic PT’s Toolbox with Blair Evanosky, PT & Annie Hopkins, PT

November 27, 2020 • Annie Hopkins, Blair Evanosky • Season 1 • Episode 28

Have you ever wondered what a Pelvic PT uses for treatment? Like, does everyone need a set of vaginal weights, or an insertable wand to release tight muscles? And electric stimulation for the pelvic floor... what the what?!

In today’s episode, Blair and I talk about some common tools that you might find in a pelvic PT's toolbox, and who they might help and why.

1:39 Lube, knowing the differences between the three types of lube and the pros and cons of each. Brands we love: Good Clean Love, Uber Lube, Desert Harvest. More lube options here.

9:24 Arousal Nonconcordance, Wet = aroused, right? Not as often as we are led to believe, hormones play a huge part, especially for postpartum moms.

I highly recommend EVERYONE read the book:

Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.

16:21 Vaginal Weights/Yoni Cones, Intimate Rose is a great brand

22:49 Pelvic Wands, vibrating and regular

31:56 Dilators

37:25 the Ohnut, can help control depth of penetration during intercourse

39:16 Squatty Potty

45:09 Splinting for Prolapse

52:48 Pessaries

61:25 E-Stim & Biofeedback

70:43 Bladder Pads vs Menstrual Pads, what's the difference

*Disclaimer* neither Blair nor I are in any way sponsored by any of these companies/products. We are just providing, with our best knowledge, information that you should consider but not take as medical advice.

We covered a lot of stuff here, but if we missed something you have questions about - reach out and ask!

Connect with Blair:
www.pregnancyandpostpartumpt.com
Instagram: @pregnancy_and_postpartum_pt
Facebook: Pregnancy and Postpartum PT

Connect with Annie:
www.fullbloomwellness603.com
Instagram: @fullbloomwellness603
Facebook: Full Bloom Wellness

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Want to be on the show? Email me at thepostpartumrevolutionpodcast@gmail.com

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