Week By Week

Babymoon, maternity photoshoot, growing hair, high-risk clinic results and more as Celeste and Dave give weekly updates on their baby boy. Writer, improviser, and mother of two, Karen Graci, joins Celeste in discussing chromosome testing, breastfeeding troubles, parenting dynamics, and familial compromise. SHOW NOTES: Karen Graci IG Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG RESOURCES: What to Expect The First-...

Braxton hicks, baby flip, brain development, and peeing all the time. Celeste and Dave reflect on their most recent appointment and give weekly updates. Mom and comedian, Molly Erdman, and Celeste have an intimate conversation on C-sections, parenting in a pandemic, and pregnancy-induced hair loss.  SHOW NOTES: Molly Erdman IG Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG Warren Unfiltered Catalog Living RESOURCES...

Swollen feet, overheating, baby shower prep, and the seven dwarfs of pregnancy. Celeste and Dave give their weekly updates on their broccoli baby boy. Registered dietitian and yoga instructor, Katie Gantt, RDN, joins Celeste to discuss placentas, gestational diabetes, disordered eating, and navigating nutrition and body image. SHOW NOTES: Katie Gantt IG Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG RESOURCES: What...

Side sleeping, baby weight, responding to sound, tdap shot and ultrasound updates. Celeste and Dad Dave give updates on their acorn squash baby. Actress, comedian and mother of one, Rebecca Stevens, returns to chat with Celeste about sex positions for sexy times, vaginal healing, and parenting sex education. SHOW NOTES: Rebecca Stevens IG Rebecca Stevens Twitter Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG RESOUR...

Newborn curl, swaddling, safe sleep practices, mucus plug, and returning nausea. Husband Dave Hill joins Celeste in giving updates on their growing boy, Dad's perspective of the 2nd Trimester, and a pregnancy trivia Q&A. SHOW NOTES: Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG RESOURCES: What to Expect The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook The Bump - Week 28 THE SHOW: Please rate and review the show on iTunes ....

Pregnant sexiness, interrupted sleep, baby blinking, and prepping the hospital 'go-bag'. Celeste gives updates on the 3rd trimester growth burst and maturing developments of the baby. Katy Collins, a Chicago based doula and performer, talks with Celeste on her experience being a doula, her delivery room advice, and the importance of childbirth education. SHOW NOTES: Katy Collins IG The Doula is IN...

Baby's sleep patterns, colostrum production, placenta producing antibodies, and gestational diabetes test results. Celeste discusses running hot and growing a lot as she gives updates on the baby's growth. Emerson BFA graduate and comedian, Julia Wackenheim-Gimple, and Celeste have an intimate conversation about miscarriages, experience with a doula, placenta problems, and raising an ally. SHOW NO...

Baby kick count, wild hormones, detecting light, and introducing the baby belly to the family, Celeste gives her weekly updates on the cabbage (patch) baby. Giselle Jones, mother of one and a psychotherapist for sex therapy and love addiction, joins Celeste in discussing isolation with pregnancy, being an older mom, and postpartum healing. SHOW NOTES: Giselle's Website Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG...

Testing taste buds, nursery supplies, increased burping, and a soccer ball uterus. Celeste gives solo updates this week, diving into her increased emotions and the baby's movement. Comedian, actress, first-time mother and soon to be a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Rebecca Stevens, chats with Celeste on being pregnant while in grad school, the intimate details of giving birth, and having...

Baby bodybuilder, belly movement, craving grapes, and responding to Dad's voice. Dominique Martinez, mother, expecting mother and cinematographer from Miami, joins Celeste in a conversation around breast milk dropping, pregnancy with type 1 diabetes, and balancing work with motherhood. SHOW NOTES: Dominique Martinez IG Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG RESOURCES: What to Expect The First-Time Mom's Pre...

Braxton Hicks, non-stress test, kidney stones and baby's first facial expressions. Celeste recounts her physical and emotional visit to the ER, and weekly updates on the baby. And, 'Learning to Human' actress, Sims Holland, talks with Celeste about combating sexist pregnancy stereotypes, unsexy maternity clothes, and the fear of raising a child. SHOW NOTES: Sims Holland IG Sims Holland Twitter Cel...

Appointment complications, COVID-19 policies and expectations, birthing classes and banana baby. Celeste gives a solo update on the baby, with voice memos that describe her trip to the OBGYN. Returning guest and soon-to-be grandmother, Liz Busa, joins Celeste in an intimate discussion on family upbringings, communicating in a safe space, romance in parenting, and finding balance as an artistic par...

C-sections, morning sickness and being in the hospital with your baby. Celeste and Dave check in about the experience of baby's anatomy scan and talk about what baby is up to this week. Celeste talks with mother of two Katie Meehan Laferriere about both her pregnancies and staying in touch with your body, your baby and your partner during a pregnancy.  (trigger warning for loss of pregnancy) SHOW...

Growing pains, deep breaths, body triggers, and dismantling perfectionism, Celeste and Dave talk through weekly updates on their mango-sized baby. Voiceover actor, comedian, and pregnant mom, Marie Lively, chats with Celeste about mental health, postpartum depression, and the mental and physical toll of pregnancy. SHOW NOTES: Marie Lively Twitter Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG RESOURCES: What to Exp...

Sweet potato baby, forming fingerprints, sensitive boobs, plenty of fiber, and an update from the 'Dad Den' in this week's updates. Masters psychology graduate, Kelly Daly, joins Celeste in a conversation on raising boys and different ways to successfully co-parent.   SHOW NOTES: Kelly Daly IG Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG Center for Integrated Family Health Services RESOURCES: What to Expect The F...

A thoughtful look at body changes, talking to baby and listening to each other as Dave and Celeste chat about this week's updates. Mother of two and actress Kathryn Lockhart has an insightful conversation with Celeste about navigating emotion during pregnancy and motherhood. SHOW NOTES: Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG Kathryn Lockhart IG RESOURCES: What to Expect The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbo...

Ninja dreams, avocado baby, embracing emotions, and off pelvic rest - let the baby hiccups begin! Celeste chats with new mom, Amy Click, on managing pandemic curveballs, mothering expectations, and how she spends time with her husband on their journey raising a boy. SHOW NOTES: Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG RESOURCES: What to Expect The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook The Bump - Week 16 Ted Tal...

Skeletal development, bleeding gums, baby bump and sexy times, Celeste and Dave discuss new developments as they learn to adjust to their new lifestyle of being pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Celeste's mother, Liz Busa, joins her to discuss the surprising pregnancy reveal and her excitement about becoming a grandmother.  SHOW NOTES: Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG RESOURCES: What to Expect Th...

Vulnerability, anxiety, a subchorionic bleed and some huge and sudden adjustments after the start of Safer At Home. Celeste navigates her personal journey as the world is thrown into chaos due to the global pandemic of COVID-19. Lives change, plans change, and the podcast changes to meet the challenges of this paradigm shift. SHOW NOTES: Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG RESOURCES: What to Expect The F...

Pelvic rest, isolation, gender reveal, a conversation with dad and more as Celeste launches Week By Week, an honest, personal, experiential account of a journey into motherhood. In this episode Celeste and her husband Dave talk through the first trimester and their hopes and concerns about being first-time parents.  SHOW NOTES: Celeste Busa IG Dave Hill IG RESOURCES: What to Expect The First-Time...

Introducing WEEK BY WEEK. Host Celeste Busa takes listeners on a personal, experiential journey into motherhood. Using audio journals and candid conversations with guests to learn and grow through her experience, Week By Week is an earnest effort to discuss everything related to the experience of having a child. Please rate and review the show on iTunes . It really helps the show grow and be disco...