Your feet are swollen, you're hot, you're bursting at the seams and have a foot up under your rib. Midwife Cath has the guide to surviving the last part. Bamboozled by baby stores? We have a list of the essentials you need. And we dig into pregnancy superstitions. Show Notes Episode Guests: Midwife Cath, Liliya May Hosts: Monique Bowley and Bec Judd  Hello Bump is brought to you by Westpac's Bump Savings Account. This show was produced by Kelly Glover for the Mamamia Podcast...

Do you really need a birth plan and what should be in it? We ask Midwife Cath, who has delivered more than 10,000 babies, to weigh in. Also is a babymoon something you should do before your Bump arrives? Plus, what are Dad's thinking throughout this pregnancy journey? We bring one on the show to share his experience. Show Notes Episode Guests: Midwife Cath, Jeffrey Charles  Hosts: Monique Bowley and Bec Judd  Hello Bump is brought to you by Westpac's Bump Savings Account. This show was...

Do you need to put your fetus on the childcare waitlist before it's even seen the light at the end of the tunnel? Welcome to month six of Hello Bump. This ep we chat childcare and get the insider tips on what to look for in a centre. Our resident obstetrician Dr. Joseph Sgroi is back to talk maternal instincts and what to do if you don't feel a thing. Plus are gender reveals a legit thing? Another banger Bump instalment with Monique Bowley and Bec Judd, who fills us in on why she had three...

By this stage, your baby will be about the size of a large banana! Which is handy because cravings can strike at any time. This episode of Hello Bump, we ask if the pregnancy glow is real a thing. What about pregnancy brain? Also is shotgunning a baby name legit? And, what about dealing with your partner during pregnancy?    Show Notes Episode Guests: Dr Joseph Sgroi Hosts: Monique Bowley and Bec Judd  Hello Bump is brought to you by Westpac's Bump Savings Account. This show was produced...

It's month four of being pregnant and we are officially in the second trimester. This episode of Hello Bump, Bec Judd talks us through the modern maternity wardrobe. Is it needed or can you get around town with wearing leggings? Our resident obstetrician, Dr Joseph Sgroi talks haivng sex while pregnant. Can you do it, is it safe, or is your baby going to end up with dimples? Plus, are food cravings a real thing or just a figment of our imagination? Show Notes Episode Guests: Dr Joseph...

You're at the end of the first trimester and time for the big reveal. How do you tell the boss you're pregnant? What is the actual cost of a baby in the first year? And should you find out the sex or wait for a surprise? Plus Bec Judd reveals how she accidentally found out she was having a girl. It might have you suddenly craving hamburgers. Show Notes Episode Guests: Jenny Melhuish, Liz Short, Dr. Joseph Sgroi Hosts: Monique Bowley and Bec Judd  Hello Bump is brought to you by Westpac's...

Should you go public or private, and what's the difference? What does a doula actually do? Are they all about sage sticks and unicorn tears? This episode of Hello Bump, we bring in our resident doula and ask her all the questions, chat with a listener who shares her experiences with both the public and private systems, and discuss dealing with the news of multiples! And Bec Judd reveals her unique way of figuring out she had two buns in the oven. The screams were heard around the...

So, you're officially preggers, up the duff, knocked up, with child, incubating, expecting. Whatever you want to call it, there's a tiny human growing inside you. Now what? This episode of Hello Bump our resident obstetrician, Dr Joseph Sgroi talks us through month one of being pregnant. We ask the deal breaking questions about whether or not you need to quit spray tans and dyeing your hair. There's the chat on what to avoid while pregnant, if you are really eating for two, and what to do if...

When a man and a woman love each other very much..... just kidding. That was old school baby-making. These days, there's a lot more that goes into getting that sperm into the egg. Our fertility and IVF specialist Dr David Knight joins us to smash the myths of fertility and conception. We get the ins and outs of IVF and what you really need to know about your eggs. Plus, a listener shares the highs and lows of  IVF and embryo donation. This is pregnancy real talk, where nothing is off limits....