Parents You've Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood

This week on Parents You’ve Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood we are talking all about options available for Same Sex Couples wanting to become parents. From fertility treatment and donor options to surrogacy there is so much to navigate.
To talk us through all the different options we are interviewing our IVF and Fertility Expert, Dr Hector Georgiou. 
We discuss:
- How seeing an IVF Expert helps same sex couples become parents
- Different options available for lesbian couples wanting children
- Common pathways for gay males wanting to become parents
- How donor sperm, donor egg, surrogacy and reciprocal IVF works
- Misconceptions people have about fertility for same-sex couples
- Family building for same sex couples
- The emotional challenges which may arise during the fertility journey for same sex couples
- What Dr Hector wishes every same sex couple knew before starting their journey
- Resources and networks recommended for same sex couples
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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

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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.

So how do you know what’s normal? When should things start feeling better? And what can you do if sex feels uncomfortable, painful, or just completely off the radar? To answer all of your questions we welcome our Women’s Physio Expert Annette Beauchamp.

We discuss:
- How long after having a baby can you return to having sex
- How hormones and birth recovery such as perineal wounds impact returning to sex 
- How long do most couples actually wait 
- Many women experience pain when returning to sex after having a baby, why does this occur?
-  Are there any positions that may be more comfortable returning to sex after having a baby?
- Why limited penetrative depth can help 
- Tips to help couples return to sex after having a baby
- Lubricant tips 
- Why gentle scar massage can help reduce pain and make sex more comfortable 

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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
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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.
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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