#414: How Alcohol Impacts Sleep, Postpartum Exercise, & Date Nights

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In this episode, Noelle and Stef discuss how alcohol impacts sleep, postpartum exercise, and date nights.

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Timestamps

[17:10] How alcohol impacts sleep

[56:05] Postpartum exercise

[1:02:25] Date night

Links

Alcohol and the Sleeping Brain: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5821259/

Acute Effects of Alcohol: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29549064/

#190: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Taking Shame Out Of Prenatal And Postpartum Health (Part 2) With Anita Lambert: https://coconutsandkettlebells.com/pelvic-floor-dysfunction-taking-shame-out-of-prenatal-and-postpartum-health-part-2-with-anita-lambert/

#323: Exercise For Women After Baby, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, And Core Activation With Wendy Powell: https://coconutsandkettlebells.com/exercise-for-women-after-baby-pelvic-floor-dysfunction-and-core-activation-with-wendy-powell/

#235: Preconception And Prenatal Nutrition With Lily Nichols, RDN (Part 1):  https://coconutsandkettlebells.com/preconception-and-prenatal-nutrition-with-lily-nichols-rdn-part-1/

#237: Nutrition For Pregnancy, Postpartum Recovery, And Breastfeeding With Lily Nichols, RDN (Part 2): https://coconutsandkettlebells.com/nutrition-for-pregnancy-postpartum-recovery-and-breastfeeding-with-lily-nichols-rdn-part-2/

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