Bump Club

This week Bump club asks is it important to get hitched before baby comes along? And married or not - what effect does a new arrival have on relationships?

Tony and the Bump Club team discuss how much a baby costs, from nappies to buggies.

Tony discusses the use of IVF and should it be the NHS or should couples who struggle with fertility have to pay privately to undergo treatment? Natasha and Sarah tell Tony about the highs and lows of their experiences of fertility treatment. GP Dr Louise Barker describes the options open to patients who are finding it hard to conceive and leading fertility expert Dr Sam Abdalla explains where is science heading in the pursuit for a baby. And comedian and bump club dad Danny Robins navigates his way through pregnancy hormones.

In a Bump Club special, Shelagh Fogarty was given unprecedented access to the Midland Fertility Services clinic, to speak to patients about their hopes and the staff here trying to help them have a child.

Bump Club mums to be Laura, Mercy and Rachel debate with Sam Walker and Professor Ellis Downes how old is too old to be a mum and what happens if a scan shows there are problems with the baby. And comedian and bump club mum to be Shappi Korshandi is trying to keep calm in her 20 week scan.

Bump Club mums to be Holly and Lorna together with their partners Tom and Justyn debate with Tony about whether blokes should be there for labour or should they leave women to it on their own? Dr Laura King, an expert on how times have changed for dads in the delivery room explains the history of men in the labour ward. Fashion expert Alexandra McCleod debates whether there's too much pressure on mums to be to look good when pregnant. And resident comedian and bump club dad Danny Robins' audio diary on keeping in shape ahead of the big push…

Bump Club mums-to-be Mercy and Sarah talk to Tony about changing shape

Beverley Turner brings you up to date with the Bump Club mums that 5 live are following across the spring and summer of 2013. In this special edition, she speaks to midwives and other experts about birth plans, coping with complications and whether exercise is important when having a baby. Beverley also catches up with Paralympian Sarah Storey and talks about training during her pregnancy.

Lorna, Holly, Tom and Kay join Sam Walker to talk about feeling their babies kick for the first time.They discuss this week's campaign to save independent midwives with broadcaster and mum Beverley Turner. And resident comedian and dad-to-be DANNY ROBINS on developing the perfect relationship with a very important lady in any Bump Club couples life...

Mercy and Kirsteen share a very special moment with Laura, hearing her baby's heartbeat for the first time. Bumpology expert Linda Geddes helps bust some pregnancy myths. Jenny Carter, a specialist midwife from the pioneering Preterm Surveillance Clinic at Guys and St Thomas' hospital explains how they are using new technology to identify and help pregnant women at risk of going into labour early. And resident comedienne and mum to be Shappi Korshandi doesn't spare the gory details on pregnancy.