Perinatal anxiety and depression is something that impacts so many parents. Babies really do turn our lives upside down and bring about huge emotions and changes.

This week on The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast we welcome CEO of PANDA Juile Borninkhof to share her insights and advice about perinatal anxiety and depression and to talk about the incredible organisation PANDA and the support and services they offer.

It is Perinatal Mental Health Week 23-29 November and we really hope that this chat helps to open up the conversation on normalizing PMH and helping to show the supports available so you can find the support which is right for you.

Episode 111: Parents You've Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast

We discuss:

• What perinatal anxiety and depression are

• How perinatal anxiety and depression differ from the baby blues

• How common it is for new mothers and fathers to be diagnosed with anxiety and depression

• The thoughts new parents may have which may indicate that they may need to seek support

• The contributing factors to perinatal anxiety and depression or risk factors that parents need to be aware of

• PANDA and the different services available

• Common questions parents ask when they ring the PANDA helpline

• What a new parent should do if they believe that perhaps they have anxiety or depression

• How you can support a friend or a partner who you may think may have depression

• If you experience anxiety or depression after your first child does it mean you will have it with subsequent babies?

• The one thing Julie wishes people knew about anxiety and depression

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What does it really mean to have a premature baby? What challenges do these little fighters face and how can parents navigate this unexpected journey? This week on Parents You've Got This – The Expert Guide to Parenthood we are talking about premature babies.

November 17 is World Prematurity Day, and we welcome back our Peadiatrician Dr Lexi Frydenberg to share insights into what to expect if you have a premature baby. Christy Hopwood co-host shares a parent’s perspective on what it was like having a premature baby.

Dr Lexi is an experienced General Paediatrician specialising in the care of children (and their families) from birth to eighteen who experience a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions (or clinical conditions). She is also a passionate educator and mother of 3.

We discuss:

• The different levels of prematurity and what the premature classification means
• The most common reasons a baby may be born premature
• How common it is for a baby to be born prematurely
• What percentage of women give birth to a premature baby
• What happens to a baby in hospital if the baby is born premature including NICU and special care nurseries
• What medical conditions premature babies face
• What it means for a baby’s organs and respiratory system if they are not fully developed when born premature
• What a typical NICU journey looks like for a baby born at 22 weeks, 26 weeks, 32 weeks and 35 weeks premature

• Are there long-term developmental challenges for premature babies
• Are there long term cognitive challenges for premi babies
• What the ‘corrected age’ of a premature baby means when it comes to tracking a baby's development
• How paediatricians and health professionals monitor and support premature babies as they grow
• Where can parents can go for additional support
• Christy explains what it was like having her first baby 'Hope' as a premature baby and shares words of wisdom from her experience.

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Parents You've Got This offers antenatal and postnatal parenting education and Masterclasses from the planning phase to early preschool.

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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

Thank you Think HQ for the beautiful podcast recording space

Are you feeling burnt out? You're not alone.

Parenting is one of the most rewarding roles we’ll ever have, but let’s be honest: it’s exhausting, overwhelming, and at times, completely depleting. This week on the podcast Podcast, we’re talking about something many parents experience but few speak openly about, we are talking about Parental Burnout.

In this episode we are joined by Dr Carrie Haywood our Clinical Psychologist Expert to help us unpack what burnout looks like in parenting, why it happens, and most importantly, how to navigate it.

Episode 109: Parents You've Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood 🎙️Parental Burnout - How to recharge without guilt
We discuss:

• What parental burnout is and how is it different from just regular stress or exhaustion

• What the specific signs or symptoms that indicate a parent is experiencing parental burnout are

• What parental burnout does to a person’s mental health or how does it impact emotionally, cognitively, or even physically

• Dr Carrie’s thoughts on modern parenting and the rise of parental burnout

• What causes burnout

• Personality traits or parenting styles more prone to burnout

• Differences between mothers and fathers when it comes to burnout

• What to do if you realise you have burnout

• Some healthy coping strategies for managing and/or recovering from burnout

• Dr Carrie’s advice for parents who feel like they’re “just surviving” every day

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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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