Your Best Pregnancy Ever: 9 Healthy Habits to Empower You in Pregnancy, Birth, and Recovery

by Jen Torborg

Pregnant and looking to optimize your experience? Wondering what you can do to improve your outcomes during birth and recovery? Longing for more than 2 to 3 sentences on pelvic floor exercises? There’s a full chapter! Find out what this pelvic floor physical therapist wants you to know to have your best pregnancy ever. Are you hoping to get practical, easy-to-implement ideas that make you feel empowered about yourself during this time?If you answered YES to these questions, then you would benefit from this book.

Whether this is your first pregnancy or your fifth, this pregnancy book aims to empower you with healthy habits from a pelvic floor physical therapy standpoint.

Sure, there are already pregnancy books out there that are filled with every possible detail you may want to know, but not everyone has time for that. Oftentimes those thick books get put off. This book is different from the others.

This pregnancy book is a quick, easy read for my pregnant mamas out there wanting to start developing some healthy habits right now. You’ll find plenty of options and variations for you to make these habits your own. This book was written to give you insight into what people mean when they say just listen to your body. It’s meant to give you a way to listen to that voice and know how to modify or ask for help.

Your body was meant to do this! The tips provided in this book will allow you to embrace this time and connect with your body in a healthy and inspiring way.

This book is essential for all women who are thinking about getting pregnant and those who are currently pregnant at any stage. Although titled and specific to pregnancy, this book can be helpful for those who had their babies long ago or women who don’t plan to be pregnant because most of these healthy habits are beneficial for everyone.

Pelvic floor physical therapist, Jen Torborg, PT, DPT shares pregnancy tips based on research and insights from clinical experience. You can apply these easy-to-follow habits to have your best pregnancy, birth, and recovery.

In this book, you will learn about

how embracing your breath can affect your body and mind including your breathing during labor and birthPelvic floor how knowing your pelvic floor can improve your healthCommon vs. Know the difference between what is common - a lot of people pee their pants during pregnancy and after childbirth, but leakage of urine is never normal. Treatment is out there if things get out of whack! how to move in ways that feel good to you and improve your outcomes now and during easy-to-adopt strategies to improve and prioritize your how to nourish your body and your baby with quality food and drinkPosture and how to adjust your posture for your best pregnancy why it’s important to make self-care an approach and a philosophy vs.

Genres: Parenting, Health

92 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 5, 2018

Reviews

[Private Account · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating that the women most likely to injure themselves in birth are athletes and that running is really not that great of an activity for any woman after age thirty. It's almost as if our ancestors, who encouraged men to be athletes and women to be soft, slow, and gentle -- it's almost as if they had so much more common sense than we do. Did we threw away thousands of years of hard-earned cultural knowledge because of that insane idea that equality means women and men are the same? Could it be that nature has a different ideal for women than for men....?!

[Josie Jones (Lutz) · Rating 4 out of 5]

SO helpful. Really appreciate the tangible exercises to utilize both during pregnancy and postpartum to help with Pelvic Floor strength. Concise, very clear and just all around helpful general information I haven’t heard before.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short book, only about 80 pages but does contain some interesting information about pregnancy that other books don’t include. This is more of a natural minded book and focuses a lot on the pelvic floor muscles.

[Emee Estacio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Practical, reassuring, easy to follow

If you are an anxious mum-to-be, then you may find comfort in reading this book. The author presents helpful, practical, and easy to follow techniques that will help you have your best pregnancy ever! And she also presents the information as if she’s talking to you as her friend.... yes, she has the knowledge and expertise (which is evident here), but she also writes it in a way that is easy to understand and doesn’t seem too intimidating. Highly recommended <3

[Janna Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for women who are pregnant, are thinking about becoming pregnant, or used to be pregnant!

This is a very useful book that covers a what can be an uncomfortable topic for women: pelvic floor strength and how it relates to bladder control (and more). Written by a PT, it explains both the problem and the solutions in a concise, easy to understand manner. It’s a quick read, too, which I value as a busy mom. Highly recommend!

[Cara Bramlett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pregnancy Power!

This author is a subject matter expert on the pelvic floor! She does a great job of educating others on the importance of pregnancy related exercises and the importance of the pelvic floor. It is a fun and easy read for the nonclinical person! Highly recommend!

[Helena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Opps

I read so many pregnancy books and articles but this is the only one that addresses how to safely operate a pregnant body—posture, stretching, lifting, et cetera. Too bad that I found the information too late and unwittingly sustained half of a dozen injuries.

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jen Torborg is a champion for those who have vaginas. Yup, you read that correctly. Vaginas matter. :) The conversations need to take place, and Jen Torborg keeps the conversation real yet respectful.

[Pfeffer Dental Corporation · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not a fan

Too limited in topic area, not what I thought I was getting when I downloaded this book. Too boring, not a gan

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This books was a game changer in my pregnancy; recommend to every pregnant lady.

[Hartley Bowman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jen does a lovely job of discussing the pelvic floor in terms that most will be able to understand! She eases fears that are often present during pregnancy and provides advice on how to navigate the changes that occur. Very informative and a must for all women interested in better understanding their pelvic floor during pregnancy. 

[Danielle Cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for future mothers

Your Best Pregnancy Ever is very informative without being overwhelming to the reader. The exercises/activities are easy to follow and additional reputable resources are provided for those with additional questions or those who want to learn more. Excellent read, Jen!