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The Science of Motherhood — 225 episodes

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Ep 228. What Should You Actually Do Before Trying to Conceive?

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Ep 227. Fertility Preparation: What to Do Before You Try To Conceive

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Ep 226. Why Hyperemesis Gravidarum Is Genetic, Not Psychological

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Ep 225. Could Holistic Care Improve Fertility and Prevent PTSD?

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Ep 224. Why Your Joints Feel Loose and Unstable Postpartum

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Ep 223. How OTs are helping Neurodivergent Mothers Navigate the System

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Ep 222. Being an Autistic Mother: Pregnancy, Birth and the Postpartum Period

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Ep 221. How the Maternity System Is Failing Autistic Women and What Needs to Change

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Ep 220. Why Is My Hair Falling Out? The Science Behind Postpartum Hair Loss

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Ep 219. Why Does Breastfeeding Protect Against Breast Cancer?

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Ep 218. Why Being Nap Trapped is So Beneficial

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Ep217. What Does It Mean to Thrive, Not Just Cope, as a New Mum?

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Ep 216. Why Hasn't My Milk Come In? The Science Behind Your Supply

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Ep 215. Contraception After Birth: IUDs, Pills, Implants Explained

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Ep 214. Should Surrogates Be Paid? What Australia's Proposed Law Reforms Mean for Families

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Ep 213. How breast milk can protect our babies against allergies

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Ep 212. Returning to Work While Breastfeeding: A Guide for Mums Who Want to Keep Feeding

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Ep 211. Is Breastfeeding Feeling More Complicated Than You Expected?

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Ep 210. Postpartum Food Made Simple: What Your Body Really Needs

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Ep 209. The Baby Sleep Myths Mums Are Told (and What Science Actually Says)

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Ep 208. Breastfeeding Myths Busted: Feeding to Sleep, Milk Supply, and Returning to Work

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Ep 207. Why You Feel Different After Having a Baby (Matrescence, Explained)

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Ep206. Staycation Tips for Mums: Hotel Hacks, Packing Lists, and Nap-Friendly Plans

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Ep 205. The Invisible Link Between Mum and Baby Brains

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Ep 204. Why Women Feel Different About Their Career After Becoming a Mum

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Ep 203. How New Mums Can Make the Holiday Season Feel Less Overwhelming

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Ep 202. How Does Baby Massage Support Your Baby’s Development?

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Ep 201. VBAC Explained: What Every Mum Needs to Know with Dr Hazel Keedle

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Ep 200. What 200 Episodes Have Taught Me About Motherhood (and Myself)

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Ep 199. Are We Running Out of Time? The Truth About Fertility Decline

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Ep 198. Catching It Early: How to Protect Your Mental Health in Motherhood

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Ep 197. Folic Acid and Pregnancy: Could Too Much Be Causing Gestational Diabetes?

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Ep 196. How to Support Yourself or Someone You Love After Pregnancy Loss

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Ep 195. Why Understanding Autism in Motherhood Matters More Than Ever

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Ep 194. Pregnancy After 35: What Every Mum Needs to Know About Fertility and Birth

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Ep 193. Can Mastitis Be Predicted Before It Happens?

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Ep 192. Why Baby Sleep Advice Often Fails Mums (and What the Research Really Says)

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Ep 191. PCOS and Epigenetics: Could This Be the Missing Puzzle Piece?

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Ep 190. The Gut–Brain Connection Every Mum Should Know About

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Ep 189. What Every Mum Should Know About Creatine, Hormones, and Recovery

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Ep 188. How to Manage Screen Time and Protect Your Child’s Mental Health

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Ep 187. How to Tackle Picky Eating and Get Kids Excited in the Kitchen

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Ep 186. Trying, Failing, and Mum Hacks That Actually Work with Victoria Vanstone

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Ep 185. Planned Induction at 39 Weeks: What the New Research Says

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Ep 184. Pregnancy Food Made Simple: What Your Body Really Needs

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Ep 183. Anxiety in Motherhood: A Real Story and What Can Help

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Ep 182. How to Support Dads in Postpartum: Tools for Connection and Confidence

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Ep 181. New Miscarriage Guidelines in Australia: What Every Mum Should Know

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Ep 180. Baby Sign Language in Australia: A Simple Tool To Empower Your toddler

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Ep 179 - What Every Mum Needs to Know: Highlights from The Complete Guide to Postpartum

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Ep 178. Dr Ariella Heffernan-Marks - Women's Health + AI - OVUM technology

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Ep 177. Check In Tuesday - Doulas - The New Gold Standard for Maternity Continuity of Care

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Ep 176. Hailey Bartholomew - The Art of Parenting - Being Present

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Ep. 175 Check in Tuesday - A New Mums Guide to Finding Your Village

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Ep. 174 Fleur Chambers - How to Feel Confident in Motherhood

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Ep. 173 Check In Tuesday - What does Postpartum Care look like for First Time Parents

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Ep. 172 Dr Kokum Jayasinghe - How Endometriosis Effects Fertility and What You Can Do?

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Ep 171 Podcast Take-over - Not Another Onesie - Discussing Matrescence and Changes in Self-identity

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Ep 170. Oceane Campbell - Maternity System Crisis

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Ep. 169 Check In Tuesday - I had a C-Section, here are the things I wouldn't do.

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Ep. 168 - Amelia Lamont - The Midwife Mumma's Hot Take on The Fourth Trimester

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Ep 167 Check In Tuesday - These Four Types of People Need to Hire a Doula

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Ep. 166 Dr Shauna Watts - Your Top Questions on Perimenopause Answered

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Ep. 165 Check In Tuesday - Shout out to all the Women Who make up my Village

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Ep 164. Dr Cheryl Phua - In your 30s-40s? Here's What You Should Know About Menopause

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Ep. 163 - Check In Tuesday - The Hormonal Power of Reading Books: Your Secret Sauce for Maternal Mental Health

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Ep. 162 Dr Siobhan Kennedy-Costantini - Mother's Perspective: Experiencing PND, Anxiety and Psychosis

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Ep. 161 - Check In Tuesday - I'm Still Breastfeeding and Returning to Work - Help!

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Ep 160. Dr Cheryl Phua - Fertility Treatments 101

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Ep 159. Justine Schofield - Double the Meal, Half the Effort: Cooking Ahead for Busy Mums

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Ep. 158 Melissa Hays - Breastfeeding Myths Busted

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Ep 157 - Check In Tuesdays with Dr Renee White - Returning to Work: How Workplaces can support their employees

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Ep 156. Dr. Magdalena Martínez García - How Women's Brains Change Through Pregnancy and Beyond

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Ep 155. Check In Tuesday - I Just Screamed at my Child, Now What?

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Ep 154. Jaymeila Webb - Perimenopause and how your diet can play a major role

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Ep 153. Check in Tuesdays with Dr Renee White - How to Set Boundaries with Family at Holiday Gatherings

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Ep 152. Dr Siobhan Kennedy-Costantini - How to Best Manage Our Kids Pushing Boundaries

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Ep 151. Kelly Langford - Why More Mothers are Choosing Private Midwives

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Ep 150. Dr Laura Gainche - Latest Research on Infant Sleep

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Ep 149. Check In Tuesdays with Dr Renee White - Secret Staycation Membership?

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Ep 148. Alice Lucken - What every parent needs to know about reflux

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Ep 147. Check In Tuesdays with Dr Renee White - Squashing the Top Googled Infant Sleep Myths

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Ep 146. Dr Cheryl Phua - What you need to know about freezing your eggs

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Ep 145. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - My Top 4 Books on Child Development

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Ep 144. Zali Yager - How can parents help their children with positive body image

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Ep 143. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - It's our 4th Birthday!

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Ep 142. Vanessa Barnard - How to best prepare for a premature baby in NICU

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Ep 141. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - The Things I Wished My Friends Knew About Becoming a Parent

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Ep 140. Dr Elena Schneider-Futschik - New Research: Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis in Utero

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Ep 139. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Answers to The Top Googled Questions by New Parents

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Ep 138. Kate Johnstone - How to find self compassion in motherhood

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Ep 137. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - My greatest lessons learned as a mother

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Ep 136. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - How to Create the Best Birthing Space

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Ep 135. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - How to be the best visitor for a new mum

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Ep 134. Dr. Toby Angstmann - Briging the Gap between Obstetrics and Midwifery Care

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Ep 133. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - World Breastfeeding Week: How to prepare for breastfeeding

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Ep 130. Tess O'Connor of Nurtured Women's Health - Postpartum Revolution Series

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Ep 131. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What Your 6-week Check-up Should Really Look Like

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Ep 130. Dr Nicole Gale of Juno - Postpartum Revolution Series

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Ep 129. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Five Questions to Discuss Before Having a Baby

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Ep 128. Avalon Nethery of Borne - Postpartum Revolution Series

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Ep 127. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Maternal selenium deficiency connected to autism and ADHD traits in children

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Ep 126. Larissa Leone of Homb - Postpartum Revolution Series

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Ep 125. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Wrap Up: NSW Birth Trauma Enquiry

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Ep 124. Dr Kyla Smith - Should Infants be drinking cows milk from 6 months?

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Ep 123. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Tips to Improve your HG Symptoms

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Ep 122. Roxanne Wood - Using Nature to Find Your Postpartum Village

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Ep 121. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Lab Grown 'Mini Placentas' Used to Understand Pre-eclampsia

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Ep 120. Brooke Maree - Kangatraining

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Ep 119. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Ozempic and Unplanned Pregnancies

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Ep 118. Dr Marlena Fejzo - New Discovery: What causes Hyperemesis Gravidarum?

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Ep 117. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - How a Doula and Third Time Mama Prepares for Birth and Postpartum

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Ep 116. Lucy Jones - The Art of Matrescence

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Ep 115. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What is a Birth Doula and Why Would I Need One?

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Ep 114. Dr Dave Listijono - Why Couples Should Consider Preconception carrier screening

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Ep 113. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Should You Continue ADHD Meds During Pregnancy?

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Ep 112. Dr Deborah MacNamara - Picky Eaters Aren't What We Think They Are

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Ep 111. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What's the Difference between a Midwife and a Doula?

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Ep 110. Mama - Real life experience with genetic testing before conception

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Ep 109. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - How to Manage Big Emotions When Starting Back at School

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Ep 108. Kate Visser - How and where to start on a relactating journey

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Ep 107. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - The Effect of Spontaneous Birth vs Elective C-section on our Brain

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Ep 106. Alex Sinickas - Not all Breast Pumps are created equally

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Ep 105. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What causes Hyperemesis Gravidarum and how we can fix it

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Ep 104. Maisie Ruttan - How to Navigate Toddler Sleep with a Baby on the Way

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Ep 103. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What you need to know about the first oral pill for Postpartum Depression

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Ep 102. Anya Dunham - Science-based Parenting

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Ep 101. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - The Science Behind our Addiction to Romance Novels

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Ep 100. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Top 10 Things I've Learnt in the Past 100 Episodes

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Ep 99. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Changes to Glucose Tolerance Testing on the Horizon

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Ep 98. Melanie Van Schelven - What happens if you don't fix a tongue tie?

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Ep 97. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - How to make pumping more enjoyable

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Ep 96. Anya Dunham - Using both science and intuition in motherhood

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Ep 95. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - New Genetic Testing Rebates in Australia

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Ep 94. Jane McFadden - ADHD in Motherhood

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Ep 93. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Nesting Parties are the New Baby Shower

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Ep 92. Dr Erin Bowe - How EMDR can be used with Birth Trauma

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Ep 91. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What you Need for Life After Birth on a Budget

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Ep 90. Dr Rebecca Ray - How to Handle Difficult Conversations during Motherhood

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Ep 89. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What you Need for Life After Birth on a Budget

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Ep 88. Carina O'Brien - How to Manage the Juggle of Returning to Work

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Ep 86. Emma Watson - Family Centred C-sections: How to Advocate for Yourself Part 2

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Ep 85. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Paced Bottle feeding - How to mimick breast feeding?

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Ep 84. Emma Watson - Family Centred C-sections: How to Advocate for Yourself Part 1

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Ep 83. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Things to do with your baby in the first year

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Ep 82. Katie Parker - Why is it so hard to ask for help?

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Ep 81. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - The Power of Partner Support: Navigating Postpartum Recovery Together

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Ep 80. Dr Robyn Thompson - The Thompson Method

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Ep 79. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Tips on Surviving School Holidays - Benefits of Childs Play in Nature

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Ep 78. Dr. Rebecca Ray - Creating Boundaries in Motherhood

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Ep 77. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Your Go-To Maternal Mental Health Resources

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Ep 76. Assoc. Prof Lana McClements - Why is Preeclampsia So Hard to Diagnose? New Australian Research

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Ep 75. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - The Best Gift for a Baby Shower

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Ep 74. Dr Greer Kirshenbaum - How To Grow Your Baby's Brain and Nurture Their Mental Health

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Ep 73. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - The Only Gadget I Recommend for New Mums

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Ep 72. Melanie Nolan - Tips on How to Kick Your Iron Deficiency

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Ep 71. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Practical Tips to Get You Through the First 6 weeks of Motherhood

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Ep 70. Katrina Locandro (Liptember Foundation) - Why We Need a Women Only Mental Health Report

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Ep 69. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Should I Hire a Lactation Consultant Before Birth?

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Ep 68. Frances Bilbao - Managing Intrusive Thoughts in Motherhood and Coping Strategies

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Ep 67. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Small Acts of Self-Care Saving My Sanity

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Ep 66. Professor David Gardner - The Science Behind IVF

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Ep 65. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - My Pregnancy + Hearing Loss Journey

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Ep 64. Dr Manuela Toledo - What to Expect on Your IVF Journey?

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EP 63. Professor Hayden Homer - How to get on the front foot of fertility with endometriosis

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Ep 62. Dr Manuela Toledo - Myths and Misconceptions of IVF

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Ep 61. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Welcome to the New FYC Doula Village

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Ep 60. Eve Rodsky - Fair Play: Rebalancing your Relationship in the Household

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Ep 59. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What is a Postpartum Doula and Are They Worth It?

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Ep 58. Lael Stone and Dr Marion Rose - How to Raise Resilient and Compassionate Children

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Ep 57. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - How We Knew We Were One and Done

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Ep 56. Dr Hazel Keedle - Dehumanized, Violated, and Powerless: Obstetric Violence Experiences of Australian Women

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Ep 55. Check In Tuesday - How To Transition a Toddler or Fur Child with a New Baby

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Ep 54. Dr Laura Gainche - Part 2: A Parent's Journey - Realistic Expectations of Infant Sleep

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Ep 53. Check in Tuesday - Kick Postnatal Depletion to the Curb with these Foods

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Ep 51. Check-in Tuesday - 2022 Wrap Up + Huge Announcement

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Ep 49. Check-in Tuesday - Our Favourite Parenting Books

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Ep 52. Nicole Bijlsma - Healthy Home and Healthy Family

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Ep 48. Jason Chambers: Kidsafe Victoria - What every parent should know about water safety and button batteries

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Ep 47. Check-in Tuesday - Do Mums Need a Hotel Staycation?

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Ep 46. Dr Laura Gainche - Throwing Wake Times Out the Window

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Ep 45. Check-In Tuesday - Self-care before the School Pick-up?

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Ep 44. Dr Marion Piper - Post Traumatic Growth and Motherhood

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Ep 43. Check-In Tuesday with Dr Renee and Dr Micka - How We Survive Bleed Week

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Ep 42. Dr Melanie Jackson - What you need to know about the Australian Birth System?

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Ep 41. Dr Stephanie Pirotta - Is Your Gut Health Effecting Your Endometriosis?

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Ep 40. Joelleen Winduss Paye - How to Prepare for The Golden Hours of Breastfeeding

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Ep 39. Bernadette Lack - Vulvas and Villages: Getting reacquainted

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Ep 38. Dr Nicole Gale - Moving back to Traditional Models of Perinatal Care

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Ep 36. Dr Jessica Stokes-Parish - Fake News: How to Distinguish Fact from Fiction on Social Media

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Ep 37. Professor Alison McMillan - Influenza Vaccinations during Pregnancy

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Ep 35. Aimee O'Shea - Starting Solids, Picky Eaters and Weaning

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Ep 34. Dr Briony Hill - Weight Stigma in Preconception and Pregnancy

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Ep 33. Renee Jennings - Gestational Diabetes Management and Is there a Better Way to Test?

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Ep 32. Dr Pamela Douglas - Infant Sleep, Influence of Sensory Play and Why Do Mothers Continue to Receive Conflicting Advice?

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Ep 31. Joelleen Winduss Paye - How Doulas can set Mamas up for Breastfeeding Success

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Ep 30. Hannah Clark - Baby-Led Sleep Approach: Shaking Up the Sleep Training Culture

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Ep 29. Dr Hilary Claire - Motherhood and prioritising your wellness alongside taking care of your child's health

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Ep 28. Dr Greer Kirshenbaum - Infant Neurodevelopment and Sleep: Understanding the Invisible 'Work' of a Mother

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Ep 27. Kath Baquie - Pelvic Floor Physio: How to move post birth to accelerate your postpartum recovery

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Ep 26. Dr Natasha Varvek - What to do when you contract COVID during Conception, Pregnancy or Postpartum

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Ep 25. Dr Stephanie Pirotta - Top 5 Nutrients to Eat during Pregnancy To Boost Your Postpartum Recovery

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Ep 24. Dr Renee White + Dr Micka Bertucci - 5 Steps to Building Your Village

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Ep 23. Dr Natasha Vavrek - What your GP should be offering for your Conception, Pregnancy and Postpartum Journey?

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Ep. 22 - Dr Nikki Mills - Tongue Ties - To Snip or Not to Snip?

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Ep. 21 - Dr Daniella Susic - What is the Microbiome? How it effects your pregnancy and child's microbiome

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Ep. 20 - Cherie Chugg - Tasmania's Leading Calm Birth Educator Shares Her Top Tips for Birth Preparation

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Ep. 19 - My Own Birth - Tess and Sarah, Midwives on the Frontline and Birth Educators Empowering Australian Mothers

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Ep. 18 Jan Ireland - Lessons Learned in the past 40 years of Midwifery

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Ep. 17 Your Two Jugs - Dr Katie + Dr Elise Leading Booby Osteopaths Discuss Mastitis, Engorgement and Blocked Ducts

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Ep. 16 Professor Hannah Dahlen - Long Term Effects of Unnecessary Induction of Labour in Low Risk Mothers

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Ep 15. Stefanie Poole - Birth Trauma, Postnatal Depression and OCD; Mental Health Experts are not Immune

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Ep 14. Dr Stephanie Pirotta - Endometriosis, Plans for Conception and Holistic Management

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Ep 13. Dr Pamela Douglas (POSSUMS) - Normalising Cry/Fuss Babies and Turning the Sleep and Baby Feeding Industry On It's Head

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Ep 12. Meg Stockhammer (Hey Mama Physio) - Preparing for Pregnancy, Labour and Postpartum through Movement

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Ep 11. Dr Stephanie Pirotta - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Misdiagnosis, Treatment and Management through Lifestyle Changes

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Ep 10. Anna Cusack - How Continuity of Care was the Key to Her Postpartum Success + the Birth of Her Second Baby (Book): Mama You're Not Broken

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Ep 9. Dr Siobhan Kennedy-Costantini - Strategies for kids in COVID lockdown, childcare anxiety and effects of masks on infant development

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Ep 8. Dr Zali Yager - Mama Mindset Research: Burnout, Self-Compassion and Gratitude

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Ep 7. Lily Nichols - Flawed Pregnancy Nutrition Guidelines, Food Aversions and Folate!

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Ep 6. Dr Nicole Highet - Perinatal Health, Maternal Mental Health and the Effects of COVID in Australia

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Ep 5. Meghan Telpner - Birth and babies don't always go to plan!

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Ep 4. Dr Sophie Brock - Through a fisheye lens: Understanding motherhood, mum guilt and judgement

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Ep 3. Dr Renee White - Dealing with pregnancy and postpartum when you are Type A personality

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Ep 1 - An introduction to The Science of Motherhood