Preparing for Pregnancy and Birth with Madison Kalleske

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room.In this episode, I interview Madison Kalleske. Madi is a personal trainer and fitness professional based in the Barossa Valley, South Australia. I’ve been a client of hers for a number of years. She is also one of my yoga clients and I’ve been enjoying working with her over the last 8 months as she’s been growing a baby.Listen in as Madi shares:the steps she took to optimise her preconception and pregnancy journeyher recommendations for maintaining physical health and wellbeing during pregnancyhow she’s learned to listen to her body and develop a new level of mindfulness key things to consider when selecting a doctor, midwife, obstetricianwhat to keep in mind when developing a birth plan and her approach to creating a list of birth preferencesone key thing that has helped her improve wellness and get more out of life.“Having a baby is not as simple as doing the deed to have a baby. It’s definitely everything you can do preconception, and that is obviously getting yourself healthy and well, but (also) learning as much as you can about the things that your body is going to go through.”~ Madison KalleskeTry Madi’s beginner, intermediate and advanced butt workouts on my YouTube channel playlist.Listen to my interview with Dr Sophie Messager, Postnatal Doula to learn about the four pillars of postnatal recovery and why a postnatal recovery plan is essential.If you enjoyed listening, please consider sharing this episode with a friend.Support the showSupport the show so I can keep producing more episodes here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/newRate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: [email protected]