The Kick Pregnancy Podcast

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 @fitnestmama. Listen to Kath's Podcast HERE Find out more about the fitnest mama programs 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 getting 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.

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 Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment. Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. 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 pregnancy course Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment. Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk to Maternal Foetal 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 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 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 pregnancy course Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment. Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Content Warning: This episode of The Kick discusses eating disorders. Butterfly Foundation - https://butterfly.org.au/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAtYy9BhBcEiwANWQQL477xVwaK--vfFMnrbitFBzXSIcU3TvvOCkiMwIb88L7rePGHSh5VxoCpfAQAvD_BwE 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 - https://www.instagram.com/shay.liggett/ 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. - https://growmybaby.com.au/i-am-pregnant If you are thinking about getting pregnant, join our 11 steps to a positive pregnancy test here. JOIN our getting pregnancy course - https://growmybaby.com.au/getting-pregnant 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 - https://growmybaby.com.au/i-am-pregnant Join our getting pregnancy course - https://growmybaby.com.au/getting-pregnant Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment. - https://growmybaby.com.au/just-pregnant Website: https://www.growmybaby.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about what delayed cord clamping is and what to expected if you have delayed cord clamping. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Pat and Brigid are back for The Kick's first episode of 2025 with their sixteenth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid discuss herpes during pregnancy and birth, how they can affect both mother and baby and prevention and treatment strategies. Thank you for all your support in 2024, Happy Holidays and we will see you in 2025! In the meantime, if you're trying for a baby, please join us in the 11 steps to make a baby program and if you're having a baby in 2025, we can support you with our bite sized information packed pregnancy, birth and postpartum online program. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Kick, Brigid chats with A/Prof Michelle Jongenelis, a Clinical Psychologist from University of Melbourne's Centre for Behaviour Change about her pioneering research on the increasing reliance on grandparents as primary caregivers in Australia, with around 20% of children being regularly looked after by their grandparents. We discuss the significant implications this has on children's nutrition, physical activity, and overall wellbeing. You can find A/Prof Michelle Jongenelis' 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: 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Let's Chat episode, Dr Pat and Brigid talk to Kareen about her second pregnancy and birth experience and how it was healing for her after her first birth experience. Kareen 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 Listen to episode 45. Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnancy with Kath Baquie HERE Listen to episode 9. The idea of Gentle Induction (of labour) 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Let's Chat episode, Dr Pat and Brigid talk to Kareen about her first pregnancy and birth experience, including being diagnosed with PCOS, an assisted delivery and prolapse after birth. Kareen 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Navigating the challenge of traveling while pregnant can be daunting, but with the right preparation and advice, it can also be a rewarding and memorable experience. In this episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about travel in late pregnancy and give their practical tips and insights to help ensure your trip goes smoothly and is enjoyable. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Kick, Brigid chats with Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse Sarah Duncanson, from Paeds Education about newborn first aid, Sarah's expert guidance, will help you feel more prepared to address your baby's needs and ensure their well-being and safety. Tune in to equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to ensure your baby's safety and health. You can find the Paeds Education Website HERE You can find Paeds Education on Instagram HERE You can find the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department HERE You can find the Emergency Plus app 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their fifteenth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Kick, we talks all things Adenomyosis. Brigid shares her personal experience of having Adenomyosis, before we then talk about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of this disease. This episode offers crucial insights and support to navigate this often not talked about condition. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Let's Chat episode, Dr Pat and Brigid talk to Lauren about her birth experience, including an over 72 hour labour, an emergency caesarean and a postpartum haemorrhage. Lauren's story is one of resilience, support, and empowerment. Lauren 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.