Motherhood: Bump, Birth and Beyond

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Motherhood: Bump, Birth and Beyond: 1. Bump

1. Bump

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Motherhood: Bump, Birth and Beyond, 1. Bump

Jessica Fostekew charts the highs and lows of conceiving, carrying and coping with a baby.

Jessica Fostekew begins her journey to chart the highs and lows of conceiving, carrying and coping with a baby.

Jessica Fostekew charts the horrors and the highs of the 9 months of life with a bump.

Plus the moment of reckoning with birth, and the chaos, or not, that lies ahead...

In the first of three programmes, Jessica dips into the BBC archive.

And she chats to lots of special guests including 

Jenny Eclair
Cariad Lloyd
Sara Barron
Richard and Catie Herring
Caroline Mabey
Jen Brister
Hatty Ashdown
Kirsty Newton
Katie Mulgrew
Taylor Glenn
Robin Ince
Laura Lexx
Sindhu Vee
Diane Morgan
Holly Walsh

Producer: Laura Grimshaw  

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in  March 2018.

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Jessica Fostekew charts the horrors and the highs of the nine months of life with a bump.

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