Sometimes we need to go back to basics. This re-released episode of The Kick is for anyone who is thinking they might need a few hints on what they can be doing to increase their chances of getting pregnant. It's a bit light-hearted and for some couples, this ep will be enough to help you well on your way to BABY.

In this episode Dr Pat and Brigid talk about:
•        What we mean when we say 'better nick'
•        What a regular cycle means
•        What your teeth have to do with it
•        What your potential birth choices are
•        Even when to start working on names. 

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

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

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In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about getting pregnant with endometriosis. Dr Pat also talks about why you might’ve seen endometriosis in the news recently.

For more information on getting pregnant with endometriosis, listen to episode 20. Getting pregnant with Endo 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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Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast

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

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

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

This Q and A session answers the following listener questions:
•        What does it mean for my labour and birth if my baby is transverse?
•        What do the different categories of medication in pregnancy mean?
•        Diagnosing early pregnancy miscarriages.
•        What is a cervical cerclage.
•        Uterine fibroids in pregnancy.

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: https://www.growmybaby.com.au/

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In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk about all the other things your Obstetrican and Gynaecologist might be doing when they aren't seeing patients, delivering babies or in surgery.

You can listen to episode 180. Becoming an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and How the Training has Changed with Dr Erin Stewart Here.

You can join the Ballarat Women's Cohort Study 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:

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

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

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

This Q and A session answers the following listener questions:
•        Having a C-section with a low-lying plaenta
•        How long should I wait before trying to conceive again after a miscarriage?
•        Does having surgery during pregnany cause you to go into early labour?
•        Managing the risk of pre-term labour in rural and remote areas
•        Is it ok to breastfeed during pregnancy with a history of pre-term labour?
•        Is cramping in early pregnancy a symptom od miscarriage?

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 pregnancy course

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Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast

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

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about how to make your own choices in pregnancy and birth and whether you can say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth.

For more information on tests in pregnancy, listen to episode 16. Can you say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth? HERE 

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

• This Q and A session answers the following listener questions:
• Do C-Sections cause Endometriosis and Infertility? 
• How are pregnancies in women with congenital heart diseases managed? 
• Do Cervical Polyps impact fertility and should they be removed?
• What does a slightly positive anticardiolipin result mean?
• Recurrent miscarriages 
• What to do in a subsequent pregnancy and birth if there has been a perineal injury in a previous birth.

You can listen to ep 153. New Miscarriage Guidelines here 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about how to make your own choices in pregnancy and birth and whether you can say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth.

For more information on tests in pregnancy, listen to episode 16. Can you say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth? HERE 

LINKS

Join our pregnancy and birth course

Join our pregnancy course

Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast

Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast

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

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid give a 101 on all the different types of contraception to help you work out which is right choice for you. They also talk about whether contraception can impact your fertility.

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 pregnancy course

Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast

Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast

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

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode of The Kick, we sit down with Obstetrics and Gynaecology Senior Registrar Dr Erin Stewart to talk about what it really takes to become an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, from medical school to specialist training and life on the other side as an O&G.

Dr Pat and Dr Erin both share honest insights into the years of study, exams, long trainee hours, and personal sacrifices involved, as well as the rewards of working in women’s health. We talk about what drew them to Obstetrics and Gynaecology and how the training has changed over the years.

Whether you’re a medical student, junior doctor, or simply curious about careers in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, this episode is a very interesting listen.

You can find Dr Erin on the Ballarat Women's Clinic website 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

Join our pregnancy and birth course

Join our pregnancy course

Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast

Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast

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

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Pat and Brigid are back for The Kick's first episode of 2026, in this episode they help to get you informed to start trying for a pregnancy by talking all about hormones, fertility and all the different terms and buzz words you might hear.

Listen to episode 26. Getting pregnant: 101 here

 
Listen to episode 2. How to become an ovulation ninja 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

Join our pregnancy and birth course

Join our pregnancy course

Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast

Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast

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

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.