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

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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.

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Does your child have a flat head, or a flat spot on their head?

It is really common and normal for babies to be born with or to develop a flat spot on their heads. This is called Deformational Plagiocephaly or Positional Plagiocephaly.

The good news is that plagiocephaly generally improves over time and does not affect brain development in the future. Treatment is non-invasive and there are many supports available, including the support and skill of qualified orthotists like Luke Stewart, from Orthokids.

This week on The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast we welcome Orthotist Luke Stewart to talk about plagiocephaly - including when to worry, what you can do as parents and where to go for help.

We discuss:

- What plagiocephaly is

- What causes plagiocephaly

- Prevention tips for plagiocephaly

- How plagiocephaly is diagnosed

- The treatment options for plagiocephaly

- If the treatment option hurts

- How long the treatment takes

- If parents need to alter their child’s lifestyle if they have plagiocephaly

- When parents should seek help if they suspect their child may have plagiocephaly

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Wanting to try for a vaginal birth after having a previous C-section?

This week's episode of the podcast is for you.

We interview Dr Peter Jurcevic about TOLAC (Trial of labour after a C-section) / VBC (viginalbirth after C-Section)

We discuss:

- What a vaginal birth after a caesarean (VBAC) / TOLAC entails

- How common is it for women to have a VBAC/ TOLAC?

- Why might a woman choose to have a VBAC instead of a scheduled caesarean

- What the risks/ potential complications involved when choosing to have a VBAC are

- Statistically how likely is a uterine rupture when having a VBAC/TOLAC

- The pros of choosing a VBAC/TOLAC

- The cons of choosing a VBAC- The factors that would make someone a good candidate for a VBAC

- The medical factors that would make someone a risk of having VBAC

- What the hospital policies around VBAC/TOLAC's are

- The monitoring process for women attempting a VBAC

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Welcome to the 100th episode of The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast!

What a ride it has been – 100 podcast episodes on everything to do with fertility, pregnancy, baby, childhood and parenthood! We hope that you have learnt a lot about what to expect at every stage of the parenting journey.

It has been an absolute joy bringing you the very best experts every week, answering your questions and sharing their tips and tricks to help make parenting that little bit easier for you.

In this week's episode, we are changing it up a little and we (hosts Christy and Freya) are not only asking the questions but we are answering them too. We are interviewing each other about the best bits and hardest parts of parenthood. With 7 kids between us we must have learned a thing or two ha ha ha or at the very least we can tell you what 'not' to do!

We ask each other:

- Our favourite part of parenthood

- Our thoughts around the connection at different stages

- What we don’t like about parenthood

- The things that surprised us most about parenthood

- What we loved and found most challenging about each stage (newborn, infant, toddler, childhood) and what helped us cope with each stage

- The weight of parenthood

- Tips and advice we would follow if we were starting at the beginning of our parenting journey with what we know now

A huge thanks to Mustela for supporting our podcast and helping us share evidence-based parenting education far and wide. Thanks to our incredible podcast crew Dean and Tim for all of your hard work, friendship and laughter. And of course, thank you to our experts for having the sharpest minds and the biggest hearts.

Thanks for joining us on this wild ride and learning with us along the way, cheers to what's ahead and the learning to come - bring it.

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Need sleep? Help is here with this week's episode of The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast.

Sleep has to be the number one thing all parents crave and it is probably the number one topic you get asked about when people enquire how your baby is going.

“Is your little one sleeping through the night?’ has become an invisible success indicator which is so unfair and quite cruel when you are in the multiple-night-wake trenches!

We welcome back our sleep experts Dr Laura Conway and Dr Fallon Cook from Infant Sleep Australia to talk about how to get your baby to sleep through the night.

We discuss:
- Why is sleeping through the night such a big milestone for parents?

- What it actually means to sleep through the night when it comes to babies

- At what age can parents typically expect their baby to sleep through the night?

- Is it realistic to expect a breastfed baby to sleep through the night?

- The common reasons a baby won't sleep through the night

- How day sleep impacts night sleep

- Sleep associations

- The biggest ‘mistake’ Dr Laura and Dr Fallon see parents make when it comes to supporting their child to start sleeping through the night

- How to know if overnight wake ups are due to hunger or habit

- How important are bedtime routines

- Top tips to get your baby to sleep through the night

Fallon and Laura are co-directors of Infant Sleep Australia and the Sombelle Paediatric Sleep Programs.
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Is public or private maternity health care the best option for you?

Congratulations you have found out you are pregnant, what is next? You might be wondering if you should book into a public hospital or if spending the money for a private obstetrician is worth it.

This week on the Expert Guide to Parenthood podcast we break down the differences between public and private maternity health care systems so you can make the right choice for you.

We welcome back our Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Expert Dr Peter Jurcevic who brings over 30 years of obstetrics and gynaecological experience working in both health care systems to share his expertise.

We discuss:

- How the public health system works

- What it costs to go public or private

- What continuity of care means

- Private maternity care and what is involved if you choose this

- Pros and cons of both systems

- Can you choose to go private if you don't have health insurance?

- How to choose which form of care is best for you.

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