Well, well, well… long time no see, friends. Welcome back to Hello Bump.

Last time we spoke, Jessie & Luca walked you through the arrival of their beautiful baby girl, Luna. 

Now that the dust has settled and they’re in the swing of life with baby, we wanted to know…has parenting been anything like they expected?

In this episode, Jessie & Luca take us through what the first four months of parenting were really like. SPOILER: things were not as they expected.

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Well, well, well… long time no see, friends. Welcome back to Hello Bump.
Last time we spoke, Jessie &amp; Luca walked you through the <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/hello-bump/jessie-stephens-birth-story">arrival of their beautiful baby girl, Luna. </a>
Now that the dust has settled and they’re in the swing of life with baby, we wanted to know…has parenting been anything like they expected?
In this episode, Jessie &amp; Luca take us through what the first four months of parenting were really like. SPOILER: things were not as they expected.
Hello Bump is proudly made in partnership with Huggies.
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The First 4 Months Are NOT What We Expected: Jessie & Luca's Parenting Experience

No you're not losing it, your emotions have changed and science says that having a child changes your brain forever. 

In latest episode of parenting podcast This Glorious Mess, Dr Golly breaks down the reason you may cry at the news. Or feel overcome by emotions at the smallest things.

It turns out that your amygdala, your brain’s emotional HQ, opens up a whole new range of emotions designed to help you care for your child. But it also starts to influence how you interact with the world around you... and guess what, its forever!  

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Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

No you're not losing it, your emotions have changed and science says that having a child changes your brain forever. 
In latest episode of parenting podcast This Glorious Mess, Dr Golly breaks down the reason you may cry at the news. Or feel overcome by emotions at the smallest things.
It turns out that your amygdala, your brain’s emotional HQ, opens up a whole new range of emotions designed to help you care for your child. But it also starts to influence how you interact with the world around you... and guess what, its forever!  
<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/this-glorious-mess/">You can listen to more of This Glorious Mess here</a>. 
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With thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drgolly/?hl=en">Dr Golly</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thomlion/?hl=en">Thom Lion</a>
Producer: Grace Rouvray
Audio Producer: Lu Hill
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Parenting Rewires Your Brain... Literally

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A mum with a birth plan, and a baby with a very different idea…

Michelle Battersby’s birth was long, her baby got stuck and she was forced to pivot to a birth she had never considered.

The entrepreneur, marketing guru & founder of Sunroom shared her diary of a birth.

Diary Of A Birth features mums telling their miraculous stories of bringing life into the world, and we have all medical questions and concerns cleared up by one of Australia’s favourite paediatricians, Dr Golly.

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Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

A mum with a birth plan, and a baby with a very different idea… <a href="https://www.instagram.com/michellebattersby/?hl=en">Michelle Battersby’s</a> birth was long, her baby got stuck and she was forced to pivot to a birth she had never considered. The entrepreneur, marketing guru &amp; founder of<a href="https://www.instagram.com/sunroom.so/?hl=en"> Sunroom</a> shared her diary of a birth. Diary Of A Birth features mums telling their miraculous stories of bringing life into the world, and we have all medical questions and concerns cleared up by one of Australia’s favourite paediatricians, Dr Golly.
Find Diary Of A Birth on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/diary-of-a-birth/id1779645770">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4vicHqAqQG503ghdi2gPEW">Spotify </a>or <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/diary-of-a-birth/">Mamamia</a>
f you’d like to share your birth story, we’d love to hear from you at <a href="mailto:podcast@mamamia.com.au">podcast@mamamia.com.au</a> or send us a voice note<a href="https://help.mamamia.com.au/en-US/send-a-podcast-voice-note-467960"> here</a>.<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/diary-of-a-birth/"> </a>THE END BITS:
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Introducing... Diary Of A Birth 

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They say hindsight is 20/20 and looking back on our first few months as parents we can definitely say there are some things we nailed… and definitely others we failed.

Some of us (Luca) might not remember the finer details, but today we’re retracing our first steps into parenthood.

So what can we give ourselves a pat on the back for? And what did we let go through to the keeper?

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CREDITS:

Hosts: Jessie Stephens & Luca Lavigne

Producer: Taylah Strano

Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser

Audio Producer: Scott Stronach

You can join the Huggies Club here for your chance to win 6 months' worth of free Huggies

For your chance to win $50, fill out our Pregnancy and Newborn Survey

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

They say hindsight is 20/20 and looking back on our first few months as parents we can definitely say there are some things we nailed… and definitely others we failed.
Some of us (Luca) might not remember the finer details, but today we’re retracing our first steps into parenthood.
So what can we give ourselves a pat on the back for? And what did we let go through to the keeper?
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CREDITS:
Hosts: Jessie Stephens &amp; Luca Lavigne
<a href="https://www.chrischeers.com/"></a>Producer: Taylah Strano
Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser
Audio Producer: Scott Stronach
You can join the Huggies Club <a href="https://www.huggies.com.au/promotions/win-six-months?utm_source=mamamia&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=hello-bump-podcast">here</a> for your chance to win 6 months' worth of free Huggies
For your chance to win $50, fill out our <a href="https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7740190/Pregnancy-Newborn-Study-2024">Pregnancy and Newborn Survey</a>
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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