To Birth and Beyond

Author: Anita Lambert & Jessie Mundell

On this show, we provide information and education on fitness, the pelvic floor, fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and pelvic health. We offer a space to have candid and vulnerable conversations on the struggles and joys of parenthood, including all aspects of our physical, mental, and emotional health.Hosted by Jessie Mundell - mom, Kinesiologist, and fitness coach to pregnant and current moms - and Anita Lambert - mom, pelvic health and orthopedic Physiotherapist with a focus on perinatal health.
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Episode 407: Should I Wear a Belly Band After Birth?
Tuesday, 26 August, 2025

In this episode of the To Birth and Beyond podcast, Anita and Jessie talk belly band support garments: the myths, the expectations, and how they could benefit you postpartum.- - - - - - - - -If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Spotify to rate/review/subscribe to the show.Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!Show Notes 0:55 - What we are talking about today!1:47 - What we have heard from our clients regarding wearing abdominal support to help “pull abs back together” or “get waist back”3:06 - Where did this idea of abdominal wrapping come from?6:55 - Why are we thinking we need to bring our abs “back together”, anyways?8:29 - How abdominal support - as well as how we talk about it - has changed13:57 - On listening to yourself and what is working for you at any given moment15:59 - Picturing your abdomen/core canister, and what you want to be looking for in support, or a support garment16:41 - Anita’s brand recommendations for wraps and other abdominal support garments27:52 - How abdominal support could help with mental health29:33 - Wrap up