Bleeding and spotting in early pregnancy can be really frightening.

In this re-released ep of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid discuss bleeding in early pregnancy and what it means.

This episode covers:

*Implantation bleeding
*bleeding after sex
*ectopic pregnancy
*miscarriage and any of the treatments that might be required.

Thankfully most of the time when there’s bleeding in early pregnancy it’s not a miscarriage.

You can find the PANDA 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

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

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In this week's episode of The Kick, Brigid talks with Clinical Psychologist Rebecca Wheeler about a fear of childbirth and tokophobia.

You can find Rebecca’s Instagram here

You can find Rebecca’s Facebook here

You can find Rebecca’s website here

You can find the Centre for Perinatal Psychology here

You can find COPE here

You can find the Gidget Foundation here

You can find PANDA 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.

In this re-released ep of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid cover the pros and cons of both vaginal birth and caesarean birth.

This is a very chatty episode because the answer is…nuanced.

The first question we delve into is why someone would ask this question?
In this episode we talk about:
• A medical indication where a Caesarean section is suggested.
• A history of trauma, or fear surrounding vaginal birth.
• Concern about sexual function after vaginal birth
• Maybe a birth story has made someone think ‘nope, not for me.’
• Or they feel a planned Caesarean section seems more manageable.

You can find links to the episodes Brigid talks about below:

Episode 30. Assisted delivery, a really common birth intervention here.

Episode 64. What happens in a planned caesarean? 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.