The Kick Pregnancy Podcast
The Kick Pregnancy Podcast
Everything you need to know about getting pregnant, being pregnant, giving birth and bringing your baby home. Your host Obstetrician Dr Patrick Moloney and co-host Brigid Moloney focus on the essentials of growing a baby without heavy medical jargon and with lots of relatable stories of their work helping thousands of women have babies, as well as being parents to four boys. Each episode has exper…Social links:
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196. What To Do After A Positive Pee On A Stick
In this re-released ep of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk about what to do once you have done a home pregnancy test and it is positive. This episode covers when to see a doctor, what happens at this first appointment, what all the blood tests are for, what estimated due dates mean, what an unsigh…
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195. Should I Be Worried About Ovarian Cysts In Pregnancy?
In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk all about ovarian cysts in pregnancy, such as, what's normal and what needs further investigation. 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 Joi…
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194. Q&A: Stopping Breastfeeding To Prepare For An IVF Pregnancy & What Is Normal Pain Post-caesarean?
This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their thirty-first Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: • What is normal for post-caesarean pain? • Why hasn’t my period returned afte…
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193. Bleeding In Early Pregnancy
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 treatmen…
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192. Fear of Childbirth and Tokophobia with Clinical Psychologist Rebecca Wheeler
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 Psycholo…
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191. Re-release: Should I have a vaginal birth or a caesarean?
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 …
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190. Jessie's Real Life Twin Birth Story: Unpacking The Medical Moments
In this week's episode, Dr Pat and Brigid unpack some of the medical moments from Jessie's birth story of her twins on the Outloud podcast. You can listen to Jessie’s Birth Story here. You can listen to Ep 21. TWINS: all the questions, all the answers here. If you have a question you want answer…
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189. Q&A: Who makes a good VBAC candidate? & How common are sheering injuries to the Umbilical Cord?
This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their thirtieth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: • Who makes a good VBAC candidate? • The difference between Induction and Augment…
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188. Re-release: Getting Pregnant: 101
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 y…
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187. Quick Kick: Getting Pregnant With Endometriosis
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 …
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