Birth, Baby & Beyond

Can you do it all? Hear Australian Olympic freestyle skier gold medalist Lydia Lassila speak to Midwife Cath Curtin about high performance, multitasking, expectations of children, giving birth and motherhood.

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The stresses and joys of fatherhood. Hear Western Bulldogs Premiership player Matthew Boyd tell Midwife Cath Curtin why you shouldn’t wish your kids to meet milestone too quickly, setting boundaries, being a dad and why 7pm is his favorite time of the day.

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The death of a child is devastating and for many unspeakable. How do we deal with grief, continue to parent and manage our relationships? We thank Yolanda Care for sharing her deeply personal story with Midwife Cath Curtin and Brooke Carrigan

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New mums Bec Sutherland and Emily Ward talk with Midwife Cath Curtin about the influence of mummy bloggers, social media, breastfeeding, relationships, mothers’ groups and body dysmorphia. Mums the word!

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Having a baby will be the best thing you ever do - but it's not all smooth sailing! A frank discussion navigating the overwhelming overload of information encountered by new and expecting parents covering pregnancy, nausea, miscarriage, childbirth, drugs, breast feeding, exercise, fatigue, taking your baby home, the first six weeks, post-natal depression and discovering the difference between essential purchases and those that belong on a wish list. What do we envisage when we plan a family and what actually happens? Join Midwife Cath Curtin and Brooke Carrigan touching on the realities of birth, baby and beyond and the issues discussed in depth across the series.

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Midwife Cath Curtin and Obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Sue Hiscock discuss the often-unspoken changes and challenges we undergo when falling pregnant. From nausea, sex during pregnancy, bleeding in pregnancy, scans, pre-eclampsia, miscarriage - how often and why it happens, to anxiety and diabetes Midwife Cath and Dr Hiscock break it down.

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Midwife Cath Curtin explores the impact our expectation for "a perfect birth" has on our birth experience and self-esteem. Do we unconsciously set ourselves up for failure? Join Cath as she breaks down our fantasies around child birth with the realities of what we can expect behind the curtain. A discussion unlocking the minutia of everything from the cervix and how it dilates, epidurals, types of birth, the baby straight after birth, bonding, skin to skin and breast feeding.

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Crying, nappies, reflux, breast feeding, sleep deprivation, fatigue and changes in your relationship - the first six weeks can be a shocker. Midwife Cath Curtin talks candidly with new mum and fitness expert Tiffany Hall (Australian author, podcaster, journalist and television personality best known from appearances on Gladiators and The Biggest Loser) about her first six weeks with a new baby; leaving the hospital, visitors, sleep deprivation, hormones, emotional outbursts, sick babies and much more around what new and expectant parents can anticipate and plan for.

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Breast versus formula - it's one of the most politicised aspects of having children and it's often a confusing, challenging and anxious topic for new parents. While you may have the intention of exclusively breast feeding, "..not all women do and not all women can".
Madeleine Morris is a journalist, author of parenting guide Guilt-Free Bottle-Feeding and an advocate for 'Fed is Best'. Madeleine joins Midwife Cath Curtin in an informative and robust conversation on the history and politics surrounding breast and bottle feeding, her own experience formula feeding her two daughters, the myths and pressures for new mothers along with analytical data surrounding bottle feeding. A must listen to for new and expectant parents on how you can make sense of all the noise out in the community.

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Mums, Virginia Millen and Sara Kowel share intimate details on life after babies and how it changes your life. Midwife Cath Curtin leads a discussion on the intimate experience of motherhood covering mastitis, sleep deprivation, anxiety, postnatal depression, going back to work, the challenges of the sisterhood, doing too much too early and the utter joy of parenthood.

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