Welcome to Hello Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting.

So, what does life actually look like six weeks into new motherhood? And what was it actually like giving birth? In this episode, host Grace Rouvray opens up about what it was like giving birth, as well as the identity shift, the joy, and the grief that came with becoming a parent. This episode originally aired on the Eat Sleep Repeat podcast. 

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HOSTS & PRODUCERS
Kelly McCarren ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kelly_mccarren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Kee Reece Searles ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@keereece⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

AUDIO PRODUCTION
Madeline Joannou - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Welcome to Hello Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting.

In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discover your baby is…fully cooked! At week 40, your baby is mostly just gaining fat and growing bigger and you’re likely feeling pretty heavy and uncomfortable as you wait to give birth. Jana explains how to manage your mental health if your birth plan doesn't go to plan. Plus, Grace asks how long it takes for your uterus to shrink down after birth as well as what to look for in your postpartum recovery.

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CREDITS:

Hosts: Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray

Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser

Audio Production: Jacob Round

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Welcome to Hello Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting.

In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discover your baby is…big! At week 39, your cervix is thinning out and you’ll likely be getting more discharge and maybe even contractions. Grace asks Jana all the nitty gritty questions about placentas and preparing your animals for the arrival of your baby. Plus, Jana explains what a silent labour is.

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Hosts: Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray

Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser

Audio Production: Jacob Round

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Welcome to Hello Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting.

In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discover your baby is around the size of a lightweight kettlebell! At week 38, your baby’s starting to make meconium and you might start experiencing back pain from carrying around your little one. Plus, Grace asks Jana about which old wives tales can actually help bring on labour and what to expect the operating room to be like if you have a cesarean birth.

In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray 

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Hosts: Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray

Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser

Audio Production: Jacob Round

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Welcome to Hello Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting.

In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discover your baby is around the length of a leek or the size of a watermelon! At week 37, you’re officially full term and your baby will be around 2.9–3kg in size. Jana explains the things your body will start to do as you approach birth. Plus, Grace asks about managing anxiety around birth interventions including epidurals, inductions, forceps and C-sections.

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Hosts: Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray

Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser

Audio Production: Jacob Round

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Welcome to Hello Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting.

In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discover your baby is around the size of a honeydew or a small watermelon! At week 36, you’re only a week away from being full term and your baby will be around 2.7–3kg in size. Jana explains how you might start feeling a drop in your pelvis as your baby’s head moves further down in preparation for birth. Plus, Grace asks about GBS testing and how you can manage birth if you do test positive. 

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Hosts: Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray

Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser

Audio Production: Jacob Round

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Welcome to Hello Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting.

In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discover your baby is around the size of a garden gnome or a koala joey! At week 32, your baby’s starting to have more purposeful movements like stretching their arms and sucking their thumbs. Meanwhile, this could be the time you start to have leaking breasts or have increased vaginal discharge. Plus, Jana explains how to perform a perennial massage and the ins and outs of episiotomies.

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Hosts: Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray

Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser

Audio Production: Jacob Round

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Welcome to Hello Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting.

In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discover your baby is around the size of a small chihuahua or a little red panda! At week 33, your baby’s nearing the 2kg mark, and its brain and nervous system are almost fully developed. Meanwhile, you might start to have a lot of swelling and maybe even some vision changes. Plus, Grace asks Jana about managing the identity shift of becoming a parent. 

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Hosts: Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray

Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser

Audio Production: Jacob Round

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Welcome to Hello Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting.

In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discover your baby is around the size of an apple pie or a baby wombat! At week 34, your baby’s bones are starting to harden. Meanwhile, you’re going to be feeling quite tired and emotional as you near full term and things start to feel more real. Plus, Grace asks Jana about learning to slow down and accept what your body can and can’t do at this point in pregnancy.

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Hosts: Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray

Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser

Audio Production: Jacob Round

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Welcome to Hello Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting.

In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discover your baby is around the size of a rockmelon or a small pumpkin! At week 35, your baby’s kidneys are getting more mature and their position inside you will be looked at more closely. If your baby is breech, some people choose to book in for an ECV to try and turn the baby around. Plus, Jana explains to Grace why having a full room of experts is a good thing in an emergency.

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Hosts: Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray

Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser

Audio Production: Jacob Round

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Welcome to Hello Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting.

In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discover your baby is around the size of a butternut squash or a small wallaby! At week 29, babies will start showing variation in size. Meanwhile, your insulin resistance can start to decline which can lead to gestational diabetes. Plus, Grace asks Jana about lightning crotch and Jana explains which immunisations you can get.

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CREDITS:

Hosts: Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray

Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser

Audio Production: Jacob Round

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/

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