The Kick Pregnancy Podcast

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 treatments that might be required. Thankfully most of the time when there’s bleeding in early pregnancy it’s not a miscarriage. You can find the PANDA 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: LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth course Join our 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 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 Psychology here You can find COPE here You can find the Gidget Foundation here You can find PANDA 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 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 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 medical indication where a Caesarean section is suggested. • A history of trauma, or fear surrounding vaginal birth. • Concern about sexual function after vaginal birth • Maybe a birth story has made someone think ‘nope, not for me.’ • Or they feel a planned Caesarean section seems more manageable. You can find links to the episodes Brigid talks about below: Episode 30. Assisted delivery, a really common birth intervention here. Episode 64. What happens in a planned caesarean? here. LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth course Join our 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 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 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 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 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 Augmentation. • What are the pros and cons of ECV? • What are the pros and cons of having a c-section for a breeched baby? • Should I have a salpingectomy? • Sheering injuries to the umbilical cord. • The fetal ejection reflex. Listen to Episode 34. What is a VBAC and is it for you? here. Listen to Episode 14. Should I have a GBS swab? here. Listen to Episode 9. The ideas of Gentle Induction (of labour) here. Listen to Episode 15. A heads up about Breeched Birth here. Listen to Episode 140. Four tips to help you push your baby out 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 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.

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 your way to BABY. In this episode Dr Pat and Brigid talk about: • What we mean when we say 'better nick' • What a regular cycle means • What your teeth have to do with it • What your potential birth choices are • Even when to start working on names. 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 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 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 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 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 twenty-nineth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: • What does it mean for my labour and birth if my baby is transverse? • What do the different categories of medication in pregnancy mean? • Diagnosing early pregnancy miscarriages. • What is a cervical cerclage. • Uterine fibroids in pregnancy. 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 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 week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk about all the other things your Obstetrican and Gynaecologist might be doing when they aren't seeing patients, delivering babies or in surgery. You can listen to episode 180. Becoming an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and How the Training has Changed with Dr Erin Stewart Here. You can join the Ballarat Women's Cohort Study 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 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 twenty-eighth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: • Having a C-section with a low-lying plaenta • How long should I wait before trying to conceive again after a miscarriage? • Does having surgery during pregnany cause you to go into early labour? • Managing the risk of pre-term labour in rural and remote areas • Is it ok to breastfeed during pregnancy with a history of pre-term labour? • Is cramping in early pregnancy a symptom od miscarriage? 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 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 Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about how to make your own choices in pregnancy and birth and whether you can say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth. For more information on tests in pregnancy, listen to episode 16. Can you say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth? HERE This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their first Q and A session of the year as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. You can listen to ep 153. New Miscarriage Guidelines here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about how to make your own choices in pregnancy and birth and whether you can say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth. For more information on tests in pregnancy, listen to episode 16. Can you say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth? HERE LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth course Join our 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 week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid give a 101 on all the different types of contraception to help you work out which is right choice for you. They also talk about whether contraception can impact your fertility. 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 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 week's episode of The Kick, we sit down with Obstetrics and Gynaecology Senior Registrar Dr Erin Stewart to talk about what it really takes to become an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, from medical school to specialist training and life on the other side as an O&G. Dr Pat and Dr Erin both share honest insights into the years of study, exams, long trainee hours, and personal sacrifices involved, as well as the rewards of working in women’s health. We talk about what drew them to Obstetrics and Gynaecology and how the training has changed over the years. Whether you’re a medical student, junior doctor, or simply curious about careers in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, this episode is a very interesting listen. You can find Dr Erin on the Ballarat Women's Clinic 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: LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth course Join our 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.

Dr Pat and Brigid are back for The Kick's first episode of 2026, in this episode they help to get you informed to start trying for a pregnancy by talking all about hormones, fertility and all the different terms and buzz words you might hear. Listen to episode 26. Getting pregnant: 101 here Listen to episode 2. How to become an ovulation ninja 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 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 our last episode of The Kick for 2025, Brigid is joined by Neuroscientist, Science Communicator and Author Dr Sarah McKay, to talk all about baby brain, how we should reframe how we think about it and how a woman's brain changes during pregnancy. You can find Dr Sarah’s Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/drsarahmckay/ You can find Dr Sarah’s website here http://www.drsarahmckay.com Thank you for all your support in 2025, Happy Holidays and we will see you in 2026! 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 2026, we can support you with our bite sized information packed pregnancy, birth and postpartum online program. Join our pregnancy and birth course - https://growmybaby.com.au/i-am-pregnant 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: LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth course Join our 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 twenty-sixth Q and A session and they are join by Senior Registrar Dr Erin Stewart, as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: • What is Ureaplasma Parvum and will it impact my pregnancy? • Vasovagals in pregnancy • Infectious diseases in pregnancy • How long should I wait to try for a pregnancy after a primary CMV infection? • Did I still have an ectopic pregnancy if I didn't have any symptoms? • How is my estimated due date calculated? You can listen to episode 31. Ectopic pregnancy and what you need to know 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 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 week's episode of The Kick, Brigid is joined by Sport & Exercise Physiotherapist A/Prof Joanne Kemp to talk about hip pain in pregnancy and postpartum. A/Prof Jo and Brigid also talk about women's health research and an exciting new reseach study called the Ballarat Women's Cohort Study. You can join the Ballarat Women's Cohort Study here You can find out more about A/Prof Jo's research here Use the code ‘BABY20’ at checkout for 20% off our GrowMyBaby programs. https://growmybaby.thrivecart.com/grow-my-baby/ 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 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 Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about what retained placenta is, how common they are and why a retained placenta might occur. For more information on retained placenta, listen to episode 62. What is retained placenta? HERE. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Im08Lf4RSQPhavfJKR0jC?si=XSgv_MziQai6yIIl7OumUQ Use the code ‘BABY20’ at checkout for 20% off our GrowMyBaby programs. https://growmybaby.thrivecart.com/grow-my-baby/ 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 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 week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid answer the question "why don't I have the same pregnancy symptoms as my friend/sister?" They discuss a range of different pregnancy symptoms and how common they are, and when women might experience them in pregnancy. 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 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.