Preparing to have a baby - there is so much out there to buy! Midwife Cath Curtin talks with the director of The Amazing Baby Company, Carrie Edwards-Britt about how much is too much, what is really necessary and measuring your wants with your actual needs. From prams, containers, car seats to the do's and don'ts with muslin wraps.

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A discussion on the pressures of parenting with Midwife Cath Curtin and psychologist Dimitra Spalas covering post-natal blues, crying, anxiety and depression. How can we help women in pregnancy and post pregnancy, what can be done and how do we know if we have post-natal depression?

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We often hear about the glow surrounding pregnancy but what of the common and excruciating aches and pains! Exercise, aches, pains and your post pregnancy body. Midwife Cath Curtin talks with physiotherapist Ben Gold on abdominal muscles, pelvic floor muscles and those sore hips and pelvis we get during pregnancy.

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Midwife Cath Curtin talks about the partners experience of pregnancy and birth with father of two, and one of her favourite young dads, AFL premiership winning Captain Trent Cotchin. A father at 24, Trent talks everything from the awe of the delivery room to the importance of positive parenting.

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Midwife Cath Curtin and Paediatrician Dr Brendan Chan talk about why babies do what they do. Why are they SO noisy at night, why do they get reflux and what exactly is reflux? They talk about immunisation, coughs and colds, the insights you can gain from nappies and when to call the doctor!

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Mums, Virginia Millen and Sara Kowel share intimate details on life after babies and how it changes your life. Midwife Cath Curtin leads a discussion on the intimate experience of motherhood covering mastitis, sleep deprivation, anxiety, postnatal depression, going back to work, the challenges of the sisterhood, doing too much too early and the utter joy of parenthood.

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Breast versus formula - it's one of the most politicised aspects of having children and it's often a confusing, challenging and anxious topic for new parents. While you may have the intention of exclusively breast feeding, "..not all women do and not all women can".
Madeleine Morris is a journalist, author of parenting guide Guilt-Free Bottle-Feeding and an advocate for 'Fed is Best'. Madeleine joins Midwife Cath Curtin in an informative and robust conversation on the history and politics surrounding breast and bottle feeding, her own experience formula feeding her two daughters, the myths and pressures for new mothers along with analytical data surrounding bottle feeding. A must listen to for new and expectant parents on how you can make sense of all the noise out in the community.

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Crying, nappies, reflux, breast feeding, sleep deprivation, fatigue and changes in your relationship - the first six weeks can be a shocker. Midwife Cath Curtin talks candidly with new mum and fitness expert Tiffany Hall (Australian author, podcaster, journalist and television personality best known from appearances on Gladiators and The Biggest Loser) about her first six weeks with a new baby; leaving the hospital, visitors, sleep deprivation, hormones, emotional outbursts, sick babies and much more around what new and expectant parents can anticipate and plan for.

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