In this week's Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about the 2 types of assisted deliveries, forceps and vacuum and what happens in both.

For more information of assisted deliveries, listen to episode 30 of The Kick HERE. 

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Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment.  

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This week on The Kick, Brigid talks with physiotherapist Kath Baquie about pelvic floor exercises that are used to strengthen your pelvic floor and why they may not be for everyone.

Find Kath on instagram @kathbaquie.physio. 
Listen to Kath's Podcast HERE 
Find out more about the fitnest mama programs HERE 

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LINKS

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Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast 

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Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment. 

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This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their eighteenth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick.

This Q and A session answers the following listener questions:
• We get an update from a listener who had their question answered in a pervious Q&A
• Birth options for someone with Deep Vein Thrombosis
• How long to wait between babies after a caesarean
• The use of External Cephalic Version for breeched babies
• Tips for birth partners
• Your first period after coming off the pill

If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q & A.

LINKS
Join our pregnancy and birth course 

Join our getting pregnant course 

Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast 

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Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment. 

Website

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In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk all about pushing in labour. They cover some different pushing techniques, the urge to push, what happens to the baby during the pushing phase and Dr Pat gives his 4 tips to help you push your baby out effectively. This episode is a must listen!

If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q & A.

LINKS
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Join our getting pregnancy course
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Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment.
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In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk through how to understand your menstrual cycle to help you get pregnant.

Click here for the menstrual cycle diagram. 

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LINKS
 
Join our pregnancy and birth course 

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Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast 

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Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment. 

Website

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In this episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk to Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist Professor Joanne Said about the work of an MFM, when someone might see an MFM in pregnancy and the role an MFM has in a woman's pregnancy.

You can find Professor Joanne on X here 
You can find out more about the PRECeDe Trial here 
You can find out more about the C*Steroid Trial here 

If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q & A.

LINKS

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Join our getting pregnancy course 

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Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment

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This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their seventeenth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick.

This Q and A session answers the following listener questions:

• Molar pregnancies
• The use of a cook’s catheter in an induction
• CMV in pregnancy
• How does a shorten cervix affect a pregnancy
• A retroverted uterus and pregnancy
• Navigating difficult family dynamics during pregnancy
• Weaning breastfeeding while pregnant
• Ectopic pregnancies

You can listen to Ep. 116 CMV in pregnancy: Why is no one talking about this? HERE
You can find the book Brigid spoke about HERE


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Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment. 

Website

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In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk about stalled labours. They cover some of the reasons why a labour might stall and some of the things that might be done if your labour has stalled to help it progress.

If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q & A.

LINKS

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Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast

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Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment.  

Website

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Content Warning: This episode of The Kick discusses eating disorders.

Butterfly Foundation 

In this Let's Chat episode of The Kick, Brigid chats with Shay about her 17-year struggle with an eating disorder to finding fulfilment in motherhood. Shay shares how she maintained her fitness, training and self-love throughout her pregnancy.

Find Shay on Instagram here.

Shay mentions being a member of our GrowMyBaby Pregnancy and Birth Course. You can join at anytime in your pregnancy here. JOIN our pregnancy and birth course.  

If you are thinking about getting pregnant, join our 11 steps to a positive pregnancy test here. JOIN our getting pregnancy course.

If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q & A.

LINKS

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Join our getting pregnancy course.

Follow us on Instagram.

Find us on Facebook. 

Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment.  

Visit our website.

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In this episode of The Kick, Brigid talks with Justine Schofield about how pregnancy and motherhood changed her way of cooking and the importance of prepping ahead.

Find Justine's book Cook Ahead here
Find Justine on Instagram here

If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q & A:

https://www.speakpipe.com/growmybaby

LINKS

Join our pregnancy and birth course

Join our getting pregnancy course

Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast

Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast

Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment.

Website: https://www.growmybaby.com.au/

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