Do you want to deliver your own baby?

This week on The Expert Guide to Parenthood podcast we are talking about a birth option which has been growing in popularity, we are talking about a MAC or the Maternal Assisted Caesarean.

We will discuss what a MAC is and why this option might be the right birth choice for you. We have Dr Peter Jurecvic, our OB Expert and one of the Australian Pioneers of the MAC in the podcast studio.

We discuss:

• What a MAC is and what is involved

• The differences between a MAC and a traditional Caesarean

• The benefits of having a MAC opposed to a traditional Caesarean

• What risks/potential complications are involved when choosing to have a MAC

• If all hospitals provide the options of having a MAC

• Factors which would make someone a good candidate for a MAC

• Additional training or staff needed to perform a MAC

• Common concerns and questions answered

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Is your child not sleeping? Help is here.

Whether you're dealing with bedtime battles, early risers, night terrors, or the mysterious art of getting your child to sleep in their own bed, this week's episode of The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast is for you.

We're tackling one of the most common and exhausting parenting concerns out there with our sleep expert Dr Laura Conway from Infant Sleep Australia who will share their solutions on how we can all get a little more sleep.

We discuss:

- What healthy sleep looks like for young school age children

- How teenage sleep is different to younger children's sleep

- The common reasons younger children wake up

- Cosleeping and help to transition your little one into their own bed

- How can parents manage night terrors and nightmares

- How to help children who are waking frequently in the night

- How to set healthy sleep boundaries without creating conflict

- How screen time impacts children's sleep

- How bed wetting can affect sleep in young children and Dr Laura’s top tips

- Tips for early waking and how to keep your child in their own bed

- Tips for children who just can't fall asleep at night

Never forget Parents You've Got This

The Expert Guide To Parenthood Podcast is proudly supported by Mustela natural origin skincare, by parents' side since 1950.

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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

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Feel like you are doing the job of 10 people? The to-do lists, the constant planning, the emotional stress, the manual labour and all the things that aren’t always visible, but are deeply felt.

This week we’re diving into something that so many parents feel but rarely talk about openly – the mental load of parenting.
We’re joined by our Psychologist Expert Dr Carrie Haywood to unpack what the mental load is, how it affects us, and what we can do about it. We discuss:

• What the mental load is when it comes to parenting

• The emotional toll of constantly being the 'default parent'

• The psychological or cognitive consequences of carrying a high mental load over time

• The common signs a parent is carrying too heavy a mental load

• Dr Carrie’s top tips for talking to your partner about the mental load and ways of sharing it

• Particular parenting styles contributing to a heavier mental load than others

• How letting go of perfectionism and having more self compassion can help to reduce a parent’s stress

• Dr Carrie’s strategies to help parents deal with the mental load and emotional stress of parenting

• Dr Carrie’s advice for parents who feel like they’re constantly dropping balls and failing even though they’re doing so much.

Never forget 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_auThreads @parentsyouvegotthis_auTikTok: @partentsyouvegotthis_auFacebook:@parentsyouvegotthis

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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

Thank you Think HQ for the beautiful podcast recording space