Labour and Birth Without Fear: Stress-Reduction Tips for Parents-to-be

Ahh the dreaded bedtime battle! Getting your child to go to bed - and stay there - can be a nightly battle that leaves you feeling completely exhausted when you have no energy left. This week on Parents You’ve Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast we welcome back our Sleep Expert Dr Laura Conway from Infant Sleep Australia to help with those dreaded bedtime battles. In this episode we discuss: - How common bedtime battles are - Why children resist sleep when they need it so much - What some of the most common causes of bedtime struggles are - If there is a particular age where bedtime battles are worse than others - As a sleep expert, the funniest bed time battles Laura has heard about - How to get your child to stay in bed when they just keep coming out again and again - How over tiredness and under tiredness affect the bedtime - How important a bedtime routine is when it comes to bedtime battles - The important elements of a bedtime routine - How to help a child who worries at bedtime - Advice for parents whose child needs you to lie there in order for them to fall asleep

In this episode of Parents You’ve Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood we are talking about Sex and Babies. We discuss the common concerns and questions our community has about this topic. From physical recovery and hormonal changes to body confidence, relationship shifts, and simply finding the energy after sleepless nights, intimacy can look very different after becoming a parent.

Miscarriage affects around one in four pregnancies, but when pregnancy loss occurs repeatedly, the emotional and physical impact can be overwhelming. This week on Parents You’ve Got This: The Expert Guide to Parenthood, we are talking about recurrent miscarriage with IVF and Fertility Expert Dr Hector Georgiou. We discuss: - What is considered recurrent miscarriage or pregnancy loss - How common a miscarriage is - How common recurrent miscarriages are - What the most common causes of a miscarriage is - If stress can cause a miscarriage - How age plays a role in recurrent miscarriage - How genetics can play a role in miscarriage - If exercise can cause a miscarriage - Particular medical conditions which increase miscarriage chances - When someone should seek help from an IVF or Fertility Expert - The role of male sperm in recurrent miscarriage - What PGT-A testing is and does it reduce miscarriage risk - How soon can you try again after a miscarriage - If the chances of miscarriage increase with each miscarriage Never forget Parents You've Got This Parents You’ve Got This - The Expert Guide To Parenthood Podcast is proudly supported by Mustela natural origin skincare, by parents' side since 1950. Follow us Social: Instagram: @parentsyouvegotthis_au Threads @parentsyouvegotthis_au TikTok: @partentsyouvegotthis_au Facebook: @parentsyouvegotthis __________________________________ Parents You've Got This offers antenatal and postnatal parenting education and Masterclasses from the planning phase to early preschool. Learn more: ⁠⁠parentsyouvegotthis.com.au⁠⁠ Credits: Producer Dean Thomas, Camera person Tim Hehir, Content and Hosts Parents You've Got This

This week on Parents You've Got This The Expert Guide to Parenthood we delve into the Fourth Trimester. While there are officially three trimesters, the fourth trimester deserves more conversation, when women are recovering from birth and parents are discovering and learning their new roles and identities. The fourth trimester is the 12 weeks immediately following birth where you go through a whirlwind of physical recovery, and hormonal changes and you navigate life with a newborn. To talk us through exactly what happens and tips to get through the fog we have our Positive Birth and Midwife Expert Narelle Tsiros in the podcast chair. We discuss: - What the fourth trimester is - It takes a while to adjust to life with a newborn, Narelle shares her tips around dealing with visitors during this time - Feeding in the early days is a huge part of the fourth trimester. Narelle tell us about what mamas can expect with feeding during this time - Why you will never feel more ravenous and thirsty after birth and while you breastfeed - After birth pains - what these are and what is happening in women's bodies when they experience these - The huge hormonal shift that happens after birth - The baby blues - How women feel in the early postpartum days - Postpartum bleeding - what to expect and when you should worry - The weird things mamas may experience after having their baby - The importance of pelvic floor exercises postpartum - Days can pass like a blur between feeding, settling and changing nappies. Narelle shares her tips for this time to help parents adjust. Parents You've Got This - The Expert Guide To Parenthood Podcast is proudly supported by Mustela natural origin skincare, by parents' side since 1950. __________________________________ Parents You've Got This offers antenatal and postnatal parenting education and Masterclasses from the planning phase to early preschool. Learn more: ⁠⁠parentsyouvegotthis.com.au⁠⁠ Credits: Producer Dean Thomas, Camera person Tim Hehir, Content and Hosts Parents You've Got This

This week on Parents You've Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood we are discussing bullying. This is a big word - and a loaded one - and something that as a parent, you never want your child to experience. Bullying behaviour can take numerous forms, from verbal teasing to physical threats, exclusion, mean comments, online threats, or malicious posts or messages in chat groups. It is intentional, repetitive and reflective of a power imbalance. We welcome our Child Psychologist Dr Deirdre Brandner to help us all navigate this tricky topic and provide us with a tool kit to help our children build the skills and resilience they need if they see or experience bullying behaviour. We discuss: - Bullying happens in different ways, shapes and forms. What actually counts as bullying? - What are some signs that your child may be experiencing bullying - We don't always know when our child is being bullied. Why it can be hard for our child to tell us? - If you suspect your child is being bullied, Deirdre shares suggestions to help your child to open up, especially if they keep saying “I'm fine” - What a parent should say or do if their child opens up to them and says that they are being bullied - How to maintain trust with your child if they don't want you to speak with the teacher or the child’s parents but you know they can't make the bullying stop - How role play can be used to give your child some phrases to respond to a bully - The best way to advocate for your child without escalating the situation - If your child is the one doing the bullying, how do you best handle this - How online bullying should be treated and if it is a different approach to in person bullying - How to tell if your child needs professional support Never forget Parents You've Got This Parents You’ve Got This - The Expert Guide To Parenthood Podcast is proudly supported by Mustela natural origin skincare, by parents' side since 1950. Never forget Parents You've Got This Parents You've Got This - The Expert Guide To Parenthood Podcast is proudly supported by Mustela natural origin skincare, by parents' side since 1950. Follow us Social: Instagram: @parentsyouvegotthis_au Threads @parentsyouvegotthis_au TikTok: @partentsyouvegotthis_au Facebook: @parentsyouvegotthis __________________________________ Parents You've Got This offers antenatal and postnatal parenting education and Masterclasses from the planning phase to early preschool. Learn more: ⁠⁠parentsyouvegotthis.com.au⁠⁠ Credits: Producer Dean Thomas, Camera person Tim Hehir, Content and Hosts Parents You've Got This