Our guest today is Shterna Glick. Shterna is a Melbourne-based Lactation Consultant and registered Midwife working both privately and in the hospital setting. As a mother of five, her passion is supporting women throughout their childbearing journey, especially during the postnatal period. Shterna provides a home-visiting lactation consultation service and antenatal breastfeeding information classes, helping women navigate challenges with an evidence-based, practical and empathetic approach.
You may be thinking this episode is not relevant to you, however our main take away after speaking to Shterna is that every breastfeeding experience is different and that this conversation is relevant to women who are thinking about having a baby, TTC, already pregnant or even if you've had a baby before.

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Lil joins us in a discussion about sex, relationships and self-care in the era of dating apps and online forums.
Lillian Ahenkan, who you may also know as Flex Mami, is a DJ, MTV presenter, model, podcaster and professional opinion haver.
She’s been featured in , , , , , , in addition to being a finalist for Cosmopolitan’s Beauty Influencer of the Year 2018. Yep, Lil is definitely our coolest guest so far.i-DStylistElleGraziaPedestrian TVDaily MailMan Repeller

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Cortisol
'Is it a bit like the chicken and the egg - does stress causes infertility or does infertility cause stress?

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Deanna Elsner has worked exclusively in Family Law since her admission in 2005 and is involved inall areas of Family Law including de-facto relationships, property and children’s matters.
Deanna’s work includes property settlements and parental matters and is now starting toinclude issues related to surrogacy and egg/Sperm donation. This is a relatively new areawith legislation introduced in Victoria in 2008 with the Assisted reproductive act.

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Up until May 2017 Rachael was a normal Mum living in Sydney with her husband Jonathan and their beautiful daughter Mackenzie. They then received news that changed their whole world forever.
Determined to prevent others from experiencing this pain, Rachael turned her research into Mackenzie’s condition into a campaign for genetic carrier testing.
For resources relating to this episode visit the below links:
Mackenzie's MissionMy Life of Love - Rachael's blogMackenzie's Mission - Rachael's BookWomen's Health Melbourne
We referred to the episode of Knocked Up with Zoe Milgom , listen to it here

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What is the MTHFR gene and what does it do?
MTHFR stands for Methyl-Tetra- Hydro- Folate Reductase. It is an enzyme: a protein that catalyzes a chemical reaction in our body, converting folate to (as the name implies) methyl-tetra-hydro-folate. It has become known colloquially (a little unfairly) as the mother-f#$%er gene.
Read more about the MTHFR on the WHM blog

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This episodes deals with serious and often distressing topics. If you feel at anytime you need support, please contact your local crisis centre. Some suggestions for confidential support for men, women and children:
AUSTRALIA: 13 11 14Lifeline Crisis Support: 1300 22 46 36Beyond Blue: Depression and anxiety support: 1800 737 732Rape & Domestic Violence Services: 1300 78 99 78Men's Line: see headspace.org.au for your local centreHeadspace: Youth Mental Health Foundation: https://gidgetfoundation.org.auGidget Foundation: https://www.panda.org.auPANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia):
Dr Cathrin Kusuma is a psychiatrist with a special interest and experience in perinatal psychiatry, consulting in private practice at the Village Family Mental Health Specialists in Newport.
Cathrin holds a public Consultant Psychiatrist position at Sunshine Hospital, working with the Perinatal Mental Health Service and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry team.
Cathrin is particularly passionate about the mental health and wellbeing of women during the perinatal period (that is, before, during and after pregnancy) because the mental health of mothers affects the health of the whole family.
Cathrin has a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Monash University, a Masters degree in Psychiatry from Melbourne University and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
Cathrin completed her specialist medical training with North Western Mental Health in Melbourne. She completed her advanced specialist training at the Werribee Mercy Mother Baby outpatient clinic, Royal Women’s Hospital and Albert Road Clinic.

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Dr. Alice Rudd is a dermatologist who has her own clinic, Skindepth in Melbourne. Alice has worked for many years in all areas of dermatology and has a special focus on post adolescent acne and the management of PCOS and other endocrine skin conditions. She is also an expert in anti ageing and cosmetic dermatology.
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You've had a baby! Now What? We Discuss Periods, Contraception and Conception

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What do I need to know about using my frozen eggs.

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