The Kick Pregnancy Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

This episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talks about what cytomegalovirus (CMV) is, how it is spread, how it can impact pregnancy and things you can do to reduce the risk of transmission.

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/

JOIN our pregnancy and birth course.
JOIN our getting pregnancy course

In this Let's Chat episode, Dr Pat and Brigid talks to Veronica about her experience with placenta praevia, including an emergency airlift and an eight-week hospital in Melbourne. Veronica’s story is one of resilience, support, and hope.

Veronica 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:

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/

JOIN our pregnancy and birth course.
JOIN our getting pregnancy course

Grow my baby program

In this episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk about all of the postpartum symptoms and give you insight on how to handle them, why they happen, and when to seek help.

Listen to episode 5. ALL the early pregnancy symptoms HERE
Listen to episode 22. ALL the LATE pregnancy symptoms 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/

JOIN our pregnancy and birth course.
JOIN our getting pregnancy course

This ep is a bit of a pandora’s box. What can you say no to during pregnancy and birth? Well, you can literally say NO to everything.

Ethically a health care provider can’t force a woman to accept any sort of treatment, even if they strongly believe their treatment plan is in the best interests of the mother and/or her baby.

You have choice in your pregnancy and birth, your consent needs to be given and you are your own best advocate. The trick is knowing from an informed position what is worth advocating for.

Why did we start this podcast? Well we think there is a barrier for women to get EXPERT pregnancy info that is practical, relatable and easy to understand.

Dr Pat has helped 1000s of women have their babies and through this we know that this kind of information given to a woman at the right time can totally change her experience of pregnancy and birth.

We invite you to do our free pregnancy quiz at www.growmybaby.com.au

This episode talks about:

• How to feel empowered about decision making during pregnancy and birth
• How to advocate for yourself
• The key to informed decision making
• Different ways of communicating with your healthcare provider
• How trust is crucial for good outcomes

And a big thank you for listening to ‘The Kick’ and please if you haven’t already please subscribe  (iTunes) or follow  (Spotify) and share with a friend.

 LINKS

•  Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast_
•  Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast
•  Ask a question on the podcast:  Send a voice message to     GrowMyBaby
•  Join the Grow My Baby Program

Having a baby in the breech position presents its own set of challenges. A baby from 20 – 30 weeks moves around tonnes and that is expected and wanted because a healthy baby moves. If though, your baby is still ‘head up’ at 35 weeks we will need a plan for your baby’s birth.

Why did we start this podcast? Well we think there is a barrier for women to get EXPERT pregnancy info that is practical, relatable and easy to understand.

Dr Pat has helped 1000s of women have their babies and through this experience, as well as having four boys ourselves, we know that this kind of information given to a woman at the right time can totally empower her throughout pregnancy and birth. 

We also have a free pregnancy quiz for you to do at www.growmybaby.com.au 

In this podcast we talk about:

• How common breech positioning is
• The different types of breech presentations
• What are the key criteria to having a vaginal breech birth
• Vaginal breech birth with twins
• What most obstetricians recommend if your baby is breech at term

+ more 

And a big thank you for listening to ‘The Kick’ and please, if you haven’t already, please subscribe (iTunes) or follow (Spotify) and share with a friend. 

Dr Pat and Brigid xx

 LINKS

•  Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast_
•  Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast
•  Ask a question on the podcast:  Send a voice message to     GrowMyBaby
•  Join the Grow My Baby Program

This is one of those tests that can feel a bit icky and remind you that yep, the process of growing a baby is at times, undignified.

Some women choose not to have the GBS test and that is totally their right. Some women have the test and wonder later “what was that for?”

This ep is 20 mins of power to help you be the full bottle on GBS testing so you can make some red hot decisions about your health care.

If you like our style of pregnancy information then we have a free pregnancy quiz on our website www.growmybaby.com.au.

If you have a question you want answered on a podcast then send us the topic  at info@growmybaby.com.au

Firstly, what is GBS?

GBS stands for Group B streptococcus and it is a bacteria that is normal to have in the vagina. About 20 percent of women will have GBS most of the time and it’s completely harmless, until it’s not.

This podcast talks about

• What happens when GBS infection happens in labour
• The stats on whether to treat or not treat if you have GBS
• What treatment is available for GBS
• What is involved in having the test
• When you may be more prone to having GBS sepsis

+ MORE

AND in exciting news. The show has just hit 10,000 downloads

Thanks for supporting us. What we would love you to do, if you haven’t already, is to subscribe (iTunes) or follow (spotify) and tell a friend.

This really supports us to keep producing content and we are sure you have more questions! (Plus we are putting podcasting time down as ‘quality time’ #couplegoals )

 LINKS

•  Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast_
•  Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast
•  Ask a question on the podcast:  Send a voice message to     GrowMyBaby
•  Join the Grow My Baby Program

First trimester screening is a test for genetic abnormality and is commonly called the Down Syndrome screen.

The types of test, the accuracy, the costs and the ability to give you a definitive answer about genetic abnormality is really not well understood by patients…and sometimes care providers.

At times, a screening test can create more questions than answers. Firstly, it is normal to assume all will be fine. Most of us do that, right?

It can then come as an enormous shock to you if you get a result you weren’t expecting, particularly if you haven’t had a really good chat with your care provider before the test.

This test is purely your choice. What you choose to do with the results is your choice.

Our hope is that we all (care providers, family, friends, community) then support your choice with respect and non-judgement.

In the GrowMyBaby program we give you expert led pregnancy information. If you are new to having a bump or you feel a bit lost in your pregnancy then head over to our pregnancy quiz:

https://www.growmybaby.com.au/pregnancy-quiz

 In the meantime, have a listen to this podcast. It gives some key points to help you with your choice for first trimester screening tests.

We cover:

- What are your chances of having a baby with a genetic abnormality

- How to assess your background risks

- What tests are available

- What are the timeframes to have each test

- What are general costs

+more

And if you haven't subscribed yet - just hit the subscribe or follow button in your app of choice. A big thanks for listening, Brigid and Dr Pat.

 LINKS

•  Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast_
•  Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast
•  Ask a question on the podcast:  Send a voice message to     GrowMyBaby
•  Join the Grow My Baby Program

Most women spend most of their fertile time trying to NOT get pregnant but for those who want babies in the future, thoughts can wander to “what if my history of contraception impacts my fertility?”

And it’s a common question. Contraception forms an integral part of a women’s life and is a very individual journey. What suits one woman may not suit another, even what suits you right now may not suit you at a different phase of your life. It is worth thinking about your options and putting a contraception plan in place.

This podcast covers:

• The different types of contraception – barrier methods, hormonal contraception and Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARCs), fertility awareness method, tubal ligation and vasectomy.
• When to stop your contraception and when to start trying for a baby
• What contraception types can delay your return to fertility
• How to make sure you are on the safest contraception for you
• A comparison of contraceptive effectiveness
• What contraception to consider after your baby is born

If you have just started listening to The Kick and are thinking about getting pregnant, there's loads of information in episode 2 “How to become an ovulation ninja”.

And of course if you like the show, please subscribe and if you are feeling particularly generous give us a review. We read each and every one and it helps us to spread the word to other women just like you who want information straight from the expert’s mouth.

You can jump on to our website www.growmybaby.com.au for some awesome free tools like our pregnancy quiz and our “first appointment checklist”.

 LINKS

•  Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast_
•  Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast
•  Ask a question on the podcast:  Send a voice message to     GrowMyBaby
•  Join the Grow My Baby Program

Baby movements is your baby’s way of telling you all is well. A healthy baby should move. Imagine if you were really sick, you would still move around the bed and get up several times a day to go the toilet. If you lay in bed for many hours, not moving at all, you would probably be dreadfully ill.

A baby that’s doing nothing is not normal. 

And why are we so insistent about baby movements? If we look at unexpected stillbirths in the third trimester, an alarming number of those stillbirths are preceded by a couple of days of decreased or absent fetal movements.

Your main defence against this is to be focused, from about 28 weeks, on YOUR baby’s pattern of movement.

This podcast covers:

• How picking your baby’s pattern of movement is important
• Why we moved away from ‘kick charts’
• Why going to sleep on absent fetal movements is not a strategy
• What to do if you think you have reduced or absent fetal movements
• Why a baby ‘slowing’ down at term is not a sign you are going into labour.

And if you haven’t yet subscribed, hit the subscribe button now and thanks so much for your support.

All show notes can be found at www.growmybaby.com.au/podcast

 LINKS

•  Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast_
•  Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast
•  Ask a question on the podcast:  Send a voice message to     GrowMyBaby
•  Join the Grow My Baby Program
•  Get our tips for a CALM + CONFIDENT pregnancy

What to do about visitors to your newborn baby? Firstly, feel confident to stand by YOUR rules. This episode talks about one potential rule 'all visitors to have a whooping cough booster before visiting the baby'.

Banning people from having contact with your baby, particularly if they are showing signs of a persistent cough, is really smart. We know it’s hard to not share the joy of a brand new baby with loved ones (hands up who loves a snuggle with a newborn?) but after a quick listen to this ep you will be able to confidently stand by your decisions.

If you are interested in more expert pregnancy facts and tips make sure you subscribe to The Kick Pregnancy Podcast. If you've got a question that needs answering you can email us at info@growmybaby.com.au

Our website www.growmybaby.com.au also has some great tools like our pregnancy knowledge checker as well as a free checklist to take to you doctor at your first visit.

This Episodes's fast facts:

• 10,000 to 40,000 cases of whooping cough are reported each year in Australia
• Adults don’t have the telltale ‘whoop’ but a persistent cough may be whooping cough
• Every new pregnancy needs a whooping cough booster in the third trimester. This helps your newborn have partial immunity to whooping cough in their first 6-8 weeks.
• In all states of Australia, pregnant women can get their FREE vaccine from their GP. In some states, partners are eligible for a FREE vaccine also otherwise it costs approx. $45.

 LINKS

•  Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast_
•  Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast
•  Ask a question on the podcast:  Send a voice message to     GrowMyBaby
•  Join the Grow My Baby Program