Useful Resources
Preconception/Pregnancy Planning
Preparing For Pregnancy : by The Royal Hospital For Women Melbourne
Pre-Pregnancy Planning : by Family Planning NSW
Planning A Family : by COPE Centre Of Perinatal Excellence
Reproductive genetic carrier screening : by NSW Health
Reproductive genetic carrier screening: by Sonic Pathology (Douglas Hanly Moir)
Reproductive genetic carrier screening : by DIY testing provider Eugene Labs
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Pregnancy
The Sutherland Hospital Antenatal Clinic Registration Form : register your pregnancy at Sutherland Hospital
St George Hospital Antenatal Clinic Registration Form : register your pregnancy at St George Hospital
EPAS (Early Pregnancy Assessment Service) at St George Hospital : a walk-in clinic dedicated to bleeding and other complications in early pregnancy
Maternity Matters : a fabulous page full of pregnancy resources and blog posts by Australian GP Dr Wendy Burton
Taking Care Of Yourself In Early Pregnancy : by The Royal Hospital For Women Melbourne
Food Safety In Pregnancy : by the NSW Food Authority
Food & Nutrition In Pregnancy : by The Royal Hospital For Women Melbourne
Vitamins And Minerals In Pregnancy : by The Royal Hospital For Women Melbourne
Nausea And Vomiting In Pregnancy : by Mothersafe
Coping With Nausea And Vomiting In Pregnancy : by the Royal Hospital For Women Melbourne
Thrush In Pregnancy : by The Royal Hospital For Women Melbourne
Pregnancy And Exercise : by Pelvic Floor First
Pelvic Floor Health For Expectant And New Mums : by The Continence Foundation
When Things Go Wrong In Early Pregnancy : by NSW Health
Miscarriage : by The Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne
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Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Is Just Like Golf! : by Emma Pickett IBCLC
Anaesthesia And Sedation For Breastfeeding Parents: the basics, to help you avoid the "pump and dump"!
Guideline On Anaesthesia And Sedation In Breastfeeding Women: only for those who want to dive deep into details
Too Much Milk And Oversupply : by La Leche League GB
Breastmilk Hand Expression : diagram and video tutorial
You don't actually need to burp your baby or hold your baby upright after feeds: by Dr Pam Douglas GP IBCLC
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Early Parenting Essentials
"Bluey - Baby Race" (Series 2) : a must watch episode for parents (7 mins)
"Bluey - Mum School" (Series 2): a must watch episode for parents (7 mins)
"Bluey - Dragon" (Series 3): a must watch for parents (7 mins)
The Single Most Important Parenting Strategy: TED talk by Becky Kennedy (14 mins)
How To Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children: TEDx presentation by Lael Stone (13 mins)
Tiger in the Tree hold for unsettled babies: a 2 minute video of one of my favourite baby holds
Solid Starts "First Foods Database" : a comprehensive baby food safety database
Nip Allergies In The Bub: Australian advice on allergy prevention in children
Paced Bottle Feeding : a must watch 5-minute video for anyone feeding baby with a bottle
Spitup Video : a quick video outlining what normal baby spitup looks like when spilled on fabric
Bottle Refusal : by IABLE
Evidence-based Approach To Safe Breastsleeping : by Dr James McKenna
Safe Co-Sleeping Guide For Parents : by The Red Nose Foundation
The Safe Sleep 7 : by La Leche League International
Worried About "Failing" The Possums Sleep Approach? : by Dr Deborah Carrington
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Free Videos And More : by Russ Harris
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Why Sleep Training Will Never Be Part Of My Practice
What constitutes sleep training?
What does normal infant sleep even mean?
What really happens when you teach a baby to self soothe?
Four sleep training claims: myth or fact?
The self soothing babies who are not actually soothing themselves at all
Babies and sleep: a matter of choice
"Gentle" sleep training: perfect solution or wolf in sheep's clothing?
Nighttime parenting isn't a set of sleep strategies, it's a relationship
How to identify a genuinely gentle sleep consultant in a sea of gentle promises
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Recommended Books And Blogs
"The Discontented Little Baby Book" by Dr Pamela Douglas
"The Gentle Sleep Book" by Sarah Ockwell-Smith
"A Life. A Finger. A pea up a nose." by Sarah Hunstead
Blog: Dr Pamela Douglas, founder of Possums Neuroprotective Developmental Care
Blog : Dr Deborah Carrington
Blog : Maternity Matters by Dr Wendy Burton
Blog : Adelaide Mums And Babies Clinic
Recommended Social Media Pages
@drhayleyworth
@infantsleepscientist
@deborah.amy.carrington
@dr.eliza.hannam
@cradlednz
@youplusmefeeding
@tinyheartseducation
@solidstarts
@biglittlefeelings
@beyond_sleep_training_project
@drmelmapleson
Recommended Related Services
Cub Care : access to expert after-hours emergency paediatric consultations via Telehealth
Peekaboo 3D Ultrasound : a lovely non-diagnostic bonding ultrasound experience in the Shire
CPR Kids : excellent first aid courses for parents and carers
Milk Drop Pump Cushions: changing the way we experience pumping
B-Smart Living Caringbah : professionally fitted compression stockings for lower leg swelling in pregnancy
Sydney Ultrasound For Women : specialised women's centre for fertility testing, pregnancy screening and ultrasound
Growth Mobile App (for iPhone) : record your child's measurements on standard growth charts
Child Growth Tracker App (for iPhone or Android) : record your child's measurements on standard growth charts
"Parental As Anything" Podcast : by Maggie Dent
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Contraception
Contraceptive Options (Full Fact Sheet List from FPNSW)
> Combined Hormonal Contraceptive Pill ("The Pill")
> Progestogen-Only Pill ("POP" or "Mini Pill")
> Contraceptive Implant (Implanon)
> Hormonal IUD (Mirena, Kyleena)
Contemplating permanent contraception?
> Vasectomy
b) Family Planning NSW - on vasectomy
c) Andrology Australia - on vasectomy
> Tubal ligation
a) Family Planning NSW - on tubal ligation
b) HealthDirect - on tubal ligation
> Vasectomy vs Tubal ligation - don't flip a coin, read here :)
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Helplines
Triple Zero Emergency Services (000)
Poisons Information Hotline (13 11 26)
Australian Breastfeeding Association Helpline (1800 686 268)
PANDA Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (1300 726 306)
Pregnancy Birth & Baby (maternal child health nurse helpline 1800 882 436)
Mothersafe - Medication Safety Helpline (9382 6539)
Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636 or web chat)
Suicide Callback Service (1300 659 467 or web chat)
Parents Beyond Breakup (1300 853 437)
Mensline (1300 78 99 78 or web chat)
1800RESPECT Sexual Assault, Domestic And Family Violence Counselling (1800 737 732 or web chat)
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I hope you enjoy this collection of resources that I've collated over the years and I continue to update. I have no financial gains to declare in relation to any of these these links, they're simply resources and services that I think are helpful to new or expectant parents.