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[1.05] Anonymous asks about what is normal for post-caesarean pain.
[2.28] Dr Pat talks about pain after a caesarean.
[5.14] Brigid and Dr Pat talks about healing after birth.
[6.18] Stefanie asks about her menstrual cycle returning after stopping breastfeeding.
[8.13] Brigid and Dr Pat talk about reading blood tests.
[8.46] Dr Pat talks about what the next steps are.
[10.55] Dr Pat and Brigid talk about how women shouldn’t feel bad about the time period they breastfeed for.
[11.12] Anonymous asks whether PCOS or endometriosis might’ve developed after the birth of her first baby.
[12.22] Dr Pat talks about whether there were underlying factors prior to her first pregnancy that may have been masked by things like contraception and pregnancy.
[15.06] Dr Pat talks about how regular ovulation can be tracked.
[16.30] Dr Pat talks about ultrasound providers.
[18.26] Dr Pat talks about treatments for heavy periods.
[19.05] Dr Pat talks about the next steps for this listener.
[20.43] Sarah asks the question, what is an umbilical vein varicose? She also asks how breastfeeding works if she was wanting to get pregnant with another IVF baby and when she should stop breastfeeding.
[22.04] Dr Pat explains what an umbilical vein varicose is and why this pregnancy may have been referred to a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist.
[24.16] Dr Pat talks about when to stop breastfeeding to prepare for an IVF pregnancy.
[26.21] Anonymous asks what her options are to get her low iron levels up when she is anaphylactic to iron infusions.
[27.49] Dr Pat gives some ways that the listener can get her iron levels up that aren’t an iron infusion.
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