Hello, Bump

She’s 10 days on. She’s splitting her time and her heart between home and hospital, and she wants to share her story with you, Outlouders.  Our beloved co-host Jessie Stephens gave birth to her boy-girl twins last week, earlier than hoped, and became a mum all over again. There will be so many of you who’ll relate to this story of terror-tinged joy, who will recognise the aw...

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 orig...

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 healt...

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...

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 wive...

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 b...

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...

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...

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 swellin...

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 fe...

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 boo...

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 coconut or a small loaf of bread! At week 28, your baby is now growing rapidly and is starting to develop sleep/wake cycles. Meanwhile, you’re likely to start to feel more breathless as your uterus...

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 a...

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 mini beach ball or a bag of sugar! At week 30, your baby will start looking more plump and will start to grow toe nails. Meanwhile, your ligaments and muscles will continue to stretch and your joints mig...

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 two-slice toaster or a baby otter! At week 31, your baby’s starting to hear more outside of the womb and their eyes are also starting to open. Meanwhile, this could be the time you start to feel mo...

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 reveal your baby is now the size of a quokka, or a a large torch. At week 24, Jana explains why you should start sleeping on your left side and what those practice Braxton Hicks contractions actually feel like. Grace candidly shares her experience with sudde...

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 reveal your baby is now the size of a papaya, or a wide-brimmed fedora. At week 25, we discuss the important red flag symptoms to watch for, particularly those related to preeclampsia, and share tips for managing those uncomfortable night-time leg cramps. Al...

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 reveal your baby is now the size of a turnip. At week 26, your baby can now hear and taste as Grace celebrates an impressive eight days without vomiting - while asking "what is this sensitivity I'm experiencing?!". Jana shares when iron infusions might be ne...

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 reveal your baby is now the size of a melon, or a possum. At week 27, your baby's immune system is becoming more sophisticated with antibodies transferring from you to your baby through the placenta. Grace confesses she's starting to forget words (hello, pre...

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 celebrate hitting the halfway mark of pregnancy when your baby is mango-sized and weighing around 300g. This week your little one's growing hair and if you're having a girl, she's already stocked with millions of eggs in her tiny ovaries. Jana an...

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 reveal your baby is now the size of a rockmelon or a bottle of Sriracha sauce. At week 21, if you're having a girl, her tiny uterus is fully formed, while boy babies still have their testes tucked up high. That growing baby is pushing on you...

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 reveal your baby is now the size of an eggplant, or a deflated AFL football. At week 22, your baby's lungs are developing those crucial alveoli (air sacs), while their brain is forming the cerebral cortex for complex thoughts and actions. Grace h...

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 squash, or a sugar glider.  Jana also explains why this week is the most important week of your pregnancy in medical terms. They also discuss how to recognise patterns in your baby's movements and w...

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 grapefruit or a small tub of ice cream! At week 19, your baby can now hear outside the womb including your voice and heartbeat. Meanwhile, your breasts will be increasing in size but don’t worry, y...

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 sunflower or a burger! At week 18, your baby’s grown eyebrows and fingernails. Meanwhile, you might be feeling more dizzy this week as your uterus pushes up. Plus, Grace asks Jana why it migh...