Hello, Bump
Health, Fitness & Longevity
About
So, you're growing a human inside you. Or you're thinking about it. Join us for the new season of Hello Bump, where Grace Rouvray (who is currently pregnant) and Jana Pittman (mum of six and training Obstetrician) walk you through pregnancy, week by week. From peeing on a stick, to understanding the changes in your body and your growing baby, this is pregnancy real talk, where nothing is off limits. Get the most honest, practical and often hilarious insights about what you’re not expecting, when you’re expecting.
Episodes
- A Lil' Treat: Jessie’s Ready To Tell Her Twin Birth Story
Co-host Jessie Stephens shares her experience giving birth to boy-girl twins and discusses her journey as she cares for her children. She is joined by Clare Stephens, Emily Vernem, and Holly Wainwright to talk about the birth and her life…
- Birth And The First Six Weeks
In this episode of Hello Bump, host Grace Rouvray discusses her birth experience and the reality of life during the first six weeks of motherhood, including the identity shift, joy, and grief associated with becoming a parent. This episode…
- Week 40: Why Am I Still Pregnant?
At week 40 of pregnancy, your baby is gaining fat and growing. Hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray cover managing mental health if birth plans change, and discuss postpartum recovery, including how long it takes for the uterus to shrink.
- Week 39: How Will I Know If I'm Actually In Labour?
In week 39 of the Hello Bump podcast, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss signs of labor, such as cervical thinning and contractions. They also delve into topics like placentas, preparing pets for a baby, and the concept of silent…
- Week 38: Can Having Sex Really Bring On Labour?
In week 38 of Hello Bump, Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss the baby's size, potential meconium production, back pain, and explore old wives' tales about inducing labor. They also touch on what to expect during a cesarean birth.
- Week 37: Understanding Interventions And Managing Birth Anxiety
In week 37 of Hello Bump, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss reaching full term, baby size, and managing birth anxiety. They cover interventions such as epidurals, inductions, forceps, and C-sections.
- Week 36: When Will My Baby 'Drop'?
In week 36 of the Hello Bump podcast, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss the baby's size (around 2.7-3kg), the sensation of the baby 'dropping' lower in the pelvis, and GBS testing.
- Week 35: Breech Babies, ECVs And Understanding Emergencies
In week 35, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss baby development, including kidney maturity and positioning. They cover breech babies, ECV procedures, and the importance of a medical team during emergencies.
- Week 32: How To Perform A Perineal Massage
In week 32 of the Hello Bump podcast, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss the baby's development, including purposeful movements. They also cover common pregnancy changes like breast leaking and increased discharge, with Jana deta…
- Week 33: Help! I’m Having An Identity Crisis About Becoming A Parent
This episode of Hello, Bump covers week 33 of pregnancy, detailing the baby's growth to nearly 2kg with a developed brain and nervous system. Hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray also discuss common parental experiences like swelling and v…
- Week 34: Slowing Down And Preparing For Birth
This episode of Hello Bump covers week 34 of pregnancy, discussing the baby's development including hardening bones, and the mother's experience of tiredness and emotions as birth approaches. Hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray also talk…
- Week 28: Crusty Nipples, Baby's Sleep Cycles And Why Can’t I Breathe?
Hello Bump episode 28 discusses the baby's rapid growth at week 28, including the development of sleep/wake cycles. Hosts also cover maternal breathlessness due to the growing uterus and how to manage low iron levels.
- Week 30: Why Would I Need Additional Growth Scans?
In week 30 of the Hello, Bump podcast, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss baby's growth, comparing its size to a mini beach ball or bag of sugar. They cover fetal development, including toenail growth, and maternal changes like l…
- Week 29: Nesting, Nurseries And OMG Is That Lightning Crotch?
In episode 29 of Hello Bump, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss the baby's size at 29 weeks, potential insulin resistance leading to gestational diabetes, and touch on topics like lightning crotch and immunisations. The episode h…
- Week 31: Avoiding UTIs And Understanding Braxton Hicks Contractions
This episode of Hello, Bump covers week 31 of pregnancy, discussing baby development, including the baby
- Week 27: The Trick To Getting All Your Baby Supplies Without Spending A Fortune
In episode 27 of Hello, Bump, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss the baby's development at week 27, including immune system advancements and size comparisons. They also touch on pregnancy brain, reasons for varying ultrasound sch…
- Week 25: The Red Flags To Monitor And Debunking The 'Geriatric' Myth
At week 25, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss red flag symptoms to monitor, including preeclampsia, and offer tips for leg cramps. Grace also inquires about the term 'geriatric pregnancy' and its implications.
- Week 26: Can An Iron Infusion Help Manage Pregnancy Fatigue?
At 26 weeks pregnant, your baby can hear and taste. Hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss managing pregnancy fatigue with iron infusions, distinguishing between normal discharge and amniotic fluid, and finding stylish maternity wear.
- Week 24: Understanding Braxton Hicks And Why I've Lost My Empathy
In week 24 of Hello, Bump, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss baby size, sleeping on the left side, and Braxton Hicks contractions. Grace shares her experience with mood changes and diminished patience, while the hosts remind lis…
- Week 22: Blocked Up And Out Of Breath?
In episode 22 of Hello, Bump, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss pregnancy developments at week 22, including the baby's lung and brain growth. They also cover common discomforts like breathlessness and constipation, offering pot…
- Week 20: What Actually Happens In The Morphology Scan?
In episode 20 of Hello, Bump, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss the 20-week morphology scan, baby's development including hair growth and ovarian development in girls, and how pregnancy loss is recognized differently after 20 we…
- Week 21: Wait, How Exactly Am I Supposed To Push?
In week 21 of Hello Bump, hosts discuss the baby's size and development, including the formation of reproductive organs. They cover common pregnancy symptoms like heartburn and the importance of pelvic floor physiotherapy, while also addre…
- Week 23: The Patterns To Know When Your Baby Starts Kicking
In week 23, Hello, Bump hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss recognizing baby's kicking patterns and important medical aspects of pregnancy, noting the baby is roughly the size of a squash or sugar glider.
- Week 19: Managing Your Mental Health And The Mental Load
At 19 weeks pregnant, babies are the size of a grapefruit and can hear sounds from outside the womb. Hosts discuss breast changes and managing nausea and mental health during pregnancy.
- Week 18: My Baby Has Eyebrows And My Clothes Don’t Fit
In week 18 of Hello Bump, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss pregnancy milestones. They cover the baby's development, including eyebrows and fingernails, and maternal experiences like dizziness and a faster heartbeat.
- Week 17: Can A Cavity Bring On Early Labour?
This episode of Hello Bump covers week 17 pregnancy milestones, including baby's fat development and fingerprint formation. Hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray also discuss potential pregnancy symptoms like snoring and reduced urination,…
- Week 16: DVTs, Compression Socks and Travelling While Pregnant
At 16 weeks pregnant, babies are developing facial expressions and their umbilical cords are mostly formed. Hosts discuss potential changes in libido, feeling fetal movement, safe flying guidelines, and burst blood vessels.
- Week 15: Why Can’t I Have A Long Hot Bath?
In week 15 of the Hello, Bump podcast, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss the baby's development, noting it's about the size of a pear and developing ears. They also cover increased maternal energy, pregnancy glow, food guideline…
- Week 14: Understanding The Glucose Tolerance Test
In week 14 of pregnancy, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray cover the baby's development, including facial features and reflexes, and common physical changes like breast and bump growth. The episode also details the glucose tolerance tes…
- Week 13: Starting The Second Trimester
In episode 13 of Hello, Bump, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray celebrate reaching the second trimester. They discuss the baby's size, development including vocal cords, potential round ligament pain, and offer advice on managing gender…
- Week 12: Hearing The Heartbeat
In this episode of Hello, Bump, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss the baby's size at 12 weeks, resembling a plum or jelly donut hole. They cover hearing the baby's heartbeat for the first time, the importance of a full bladder f…
- Week 10: Where Is My Pregnancy Glow?
In episode 10 of Hello, Bump, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss the baby
- Week 11: Bedtime Snacks and Birth Playlists
In episode 11 of Hello Bump, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray cover pregnancy milestones at week 11, including baby's size and development, changes in discharge, cervical screenings, and song suggestions for a birth playlist.
- Week 9: To Test Or Not To Test
At week nine of pregnancy, the baby is the size of a double Malteser, with developing muscles. Hosts discuss food cravings, taste changes, and available screening tests.
- Week 8: How Much Nausea Is Normal? Morning Sickness Vs. Hyperemesis Gravidarum
In week 8 of pregnancy, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss the baby
- Week 7: My Nipples Are Changing And I’m Surviving On Twisties
This episode of Hello, Bump covers week 7 of pregnancy, detailing the baby’s development of the brain, eyes, and liver, while also addressing common symptoms like morning sickness and physical changes such as nipple alterations. Hosts Jana…
- Week 6: Is It A Baby Bump Or Am I Just Bloated?
In episode 6 of Hello, Bump, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss pregnancy at week six. They cover early symptoms like nausea and sleep changes, explain period-like cramps, and address whether bloating indicates a baby bump or dig…
- Week 5: Why Does My Baby Look Like A Dinosaur?
Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray host this episode of Hello Bump, discussing common pregnancy experiences around week five, including unusual baby development, food aversions, emotional changes, and dreams. Grace also shares a snack recommen…
- Week 4: It's Official, You're Growing A Human
This episode of Hello, Bump covers the initial discovery of pregnancy around the four-week mark. Hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray provide guidance on the physical and emotional aspects of early pregnancy, along with actionable advice.
- Coming Soon: Hello Bump Season 3
Hello Bump is returning for Season 3, with hosts Grace Rouvray and Jana Pittman guiding listeners through pregnancy week by week. The podcast offers practical and humorous insights into the realities of expecting a baby.
- Jessie & Luca’s Brutally Honest Nails & Fails Of Parenting
Jessie Stephens and Luca Lavigne reflect on their first experiences with parenting, discussing what they did well and what could have been done differently. The episode covers their successes and failures in the initial stages of becoming…
- All The Stuff You Actually Need For A Baby
The Hello, Bump podcast covers essential baby products for new parents, including items for home, car, and on-the-go. Hosts Jessie Stephens & Luca Lavigne discuss a wide range of gear, from feeding and sleeping aids to travel accessories a…
- The First 4 Months Are NOT What We Expected: Jessie & Luca's Parenting Experience
Jessie and Luca discuss their unexpected parenting journey during the first four months after their baby
- In The Delivery Room With Jessie & Luca (And Baby Luna)
Jessie and her partner Luca share their personal experience of labour and delivery, including the birth of baby Luna. They discuss the events from the first contraction through meeting their daughter.
- The First Six Weeks
This episode of Hello, Bump discusses the challenges of the first six weeks with a newborn, covering physical and emotional healing, and the transition to new parenthood. Guests Dr. Renee White and Dr. Lisa Myers offer advice on seeking he…
- It's Go Time: Breathe, Breathe, Breathe
This episode of Hello, Bump covers the stages of labor, delivery, and recovery, with expert midwife Beth Ryan providing tips for a confident birth. It also includes discussions on the support team's role, hormones, pain management, and pro…
- The Pointy End: Preparing For The Postpartum Period
This episode of Hello, Bump focuses on preparing for the postpartum period. Expert guest Dr. Kath Whitton covers realistic expectations for life with a newborn and discusses what happens if a baby is born prematurely.
- Nesting, Nurseries & Baby Showers
This episode of Hello, Bump focuses on preparing for a baby
- Calm Birth, Caesarean Or All The Drugs: Let’s Talk Birth Plans
This episode of Hello, Bump focuses on birth plans, exploring options like calm birth, caesarean, and medication. Guests Shelby & Charlotte (doulas) and Beth Ryan (midwife) discuss mindset, advocacy, and different birthing environments to…
- Mental Health, Self Care & The Joy Of Lowering Expectations
The Hello, Bump podcast episode discusses mental health, self-care, and lowering expectations during pregnancy. It features Tegan Natoli and Jo Lamble, covering nutrition, exercise, asking for help, and the mental load mothers face.