194. Q&A: Stopping Breastfeeding To Prepare For An IVF Pregnancy & What Is Normal Pain Post-caesarean?

About this episode

Dr Pat and Brigid answer listener questions about breastfeeding, IVF, post-caesarean pain, and more in their thirty-first Q&A session.

This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their thirty-first Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: •        What is normal for post-caesarean pain? •        Why hasn’t my period returned after I stopped breastfeeding? •        Have I developed PCOS or endo after the birth of my first baby? •        What is an umbilical vein varicose? •        When should I stop breastfeeding if I was wanting to get pregnant via IVF? •        How can I get my iron levels up if I am anaphylactic to iron infusions? If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q&A: LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth course Join our pregnancy course Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment. Website:  https://www.growmybaby.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr Pat, Brigid Moloney

Topics covered

• breastfeeding
• IVF pregnancy
• post-caesarean pain
• listener Q&A
• women's health
• PCOS
• iron levels

Keywords

• breastfeeding
• IVF
• post-caesarean pain
• PCOS
• iron levels
• umbilical vein varicose
• listener questions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Kick Pregnancy Podcast

More episodes of The Kick Pregnancy Podcast

• 200. Are Caesarean Section Rates Rising? Part 2 · June 8, 2026 · 37 min
• 199. Q&A: How Much Sleep Do You Need During Pregnancy? & Are Molar Pregnancies Genetic? · June 1, 2026 · 25 min
• 198. Are Caesarean Section Rates Rising? Part 1 · May 26, 2026 · 24 min
• 197. Q&A: Feeling Concerned About Being Pressured Into Decisions During Pregnancy And Birth & Can Breeched Births Reoccur? · May 19, 2026 · 37 min
• 196. What To Do After A Positive Pee On A Stick · May 11, 2026 · 34 min
• 195. Should I Be Worried About Ovarian Cysts In Pregnancy? · May 4, 2026 · 24 min