This week on The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast we are talking about safeguarding our families. Dr Rachael Knight, our IVF and Fertility Expert from Life Fertility Clinic Melbourne joins the podcast to talk all about egg freezing. We discuss: ​

• What is egg freezing
• Why would you consider egg freezing?
• What does the process entail?
• How are the eggs stored?
• Is there an optimal age to freeze your eggs?
• What lifestyle factors increase the quality of eggs?
• How long can you store eggs for?
• What happens to the eggs if you store them and then dont need them?
• Do fresh embryos transferred have better odds than frozen?

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Need solutions for your sleep problems? Sleep is one of the most underrated luxuries. It is crazy to think that something we so vitally need to function is so hard to come by in the early parenting years. Parenting is exhausting yet it is probably one of the hardest times to get any sleep. Well in this episode we welcome back our Sleep Expert Laura Conway from Infant Sleep Australia to help us with some Toddler Sleep Troubleshooting.

• Bedtime refusal top tips
• Sibling sharing a room solutions
• What to do if your toddler is sleep stalling
• How to help your toddler if they are scared of the dark
• Co-sleeping can be something that happens, sometimes parents choose this (although it is not recommended by safe sleep guidelines) and other times it evolves out of sheer exhaustion. Laura shares her tips to stop co-sleeping and getting your toddler to sleep in their big bed
• Night waking and sleep walking advice
• How to know if it is a behavior issue affecting your toddler's sleep or if they may have a medical reason which is impacting their sleep, i.e. sleep apnoea

Gestational Diabetes affects around 1 in 6 Australian women who are pregnant. Around 41,000 women are diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes each year. Gestational Diabetes is the fastest growing form of diabetes in Australia, with the average age of women bearing children increasing, excessive weight gain during pregnancy and Australia’s changing ethnic makeup all being contributing factors. Women with Gestational Diabetes are at a higher risk of serious complications during labour and birth that can have a lifelong impact. With appropriate care and support during pregnancy, many of these complications are preventable.

Together with Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Expert Dr Peter Jurcevic, in this episode we discuss:

- What gestational diabetes is

- At what stage of pregnancy women typically show signs of having it

- If diet and lifestyle can cause gestational diabetes

- What the signs and symptoms of gestational diabetes are

- How gestational diabetes is diagnosed

- Is gestational diabetes hereditary

- What some of the factors which could make you ‘high risk’ for gestational diabetes

- How gestational diabetes affects the baby and the mother's health

- What the management plan for gestational diabetes is

- How you can help to manage gestational diabetes through diet and lifestyle factors - What happens when baby is born

- Does having gestational diabetes make you a risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes once the baby is born

This is a must-watch episode for all those who are pregnant.

The Expert Guide To Parenthood Podcast is proudly supported by Mustela natural origin skincare, by parents' side since 1950.

Never forget parents you've got this! Love to hear what you think! We would love your support, subscribe, share and leave us a review.

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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: https://www.parentsyouvegotthis.com.au/ Credits: Producer Dean Thomas, Camera person Tim Hehir, Content Parents You've Got This