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

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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 - Website

Celeste Busa IG

Dave Hill IG

RESOURCES:

What to Expect

The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook

The Bump - Week 27

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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 NOTES:

WRJ Board of Directors Member

Women of Temple Beth Hillel Social Action Committee Chair

www.juliawackenheim.com

Julia Wackenheim Twitter

F’D Webseries

Celeste Busa IG

Dave Hill IG

RESOURCES:

What to Expect

The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook

The Bump - Week 26

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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

RESOURCES:

What to Expect

The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook

The Bump - Week 25

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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 an identity outside of being a mom. 

SHOW NOTES:

Rebecca Stevens IG

Rebecca Stevens Twitter

Celeste Busa IG

Dave Hill IG

RESOURCES:

What to Expect

The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook

The Bump - Week 24

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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 Pregnancy Handbook

The Bump - Week 23

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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

Celeste Busa IG

Dave Hill IG

RESOURCES:

What to Expect

The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook

The Bump - Week 22

Learning to Human

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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 parent.

SHOW NOTES:

Celeste Busa IG

Dave Hill IG

RESOURCES:

What to Expect

The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook

The Bump - Week 21

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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 NOTES:

Katie Meehan Laferriere IG

Katie Meehan Music

Celeste Busa IG

Dave Hill IG

RESOURCES:

What to Expect

The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook

BOOKS:

Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old: A Step-by-Step Plan for Baby Sleep Success - by Suzy Giordano and Lisa Abidin 

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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 Expect

The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Handbook

The Bump - Week 19

BOOKS:

Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting - by Pamela Druckerman

Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong -- and What You Really Need to Know - by Emily Oster

Parenting from the Inside Out - by Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell

On Becoming Baby Wise - by Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam

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