In episode 24 of Oh Mama, nesting mode is in full swing as we prepare for the arrival of our first baby. At 32 weeks pregnant, it really feels like this weird paradox where it’s like there’s still so much time, but also like no time at all until baby joins us (anyone else feel me?).

As your self-appointed pregnant BFF, I’m breaking down all the things I’m doing to get the nursery ready, and some of the prep I’ve done to get ready for labour, birth and postpartum. We chat about some of the things no one tells you about pregnancy, why baby shopping can be very overwhelming (and what I’m doing instead) and why nesting is legit a response to chemical changes going on in our pregnant bods (this blew my mind).

Okay mama, here’s all the things we’re talking about:

• 32 weeks pregnant update (baby brain is a real thing, people)
• Strangers touching and commenting on the bump
• Transforming the office into the nursery
• How I’m feeling now I’m officially “very pregnant”
• How I’m organising things for the last bit of pregnancy into postpartum
• Things I’ve bought to prepare for baby
• Googling how many nappies does a newborn need in a day and other things I had no idea about until now
• Online shopping vs in store shopping for baby
• The one thing I wish I’d done differently to get ready for birth & baby
• Lightning crotch, extra discharge and other unspoken pregnancy things

OH MAMA MANTRA: “I am built for birth. My body and my baby know what to do.”

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**Please note: this podcast is not medical advice. Instead, think of it as having a pregnancy chats with your BFF, where we keep things wildly honest, and we share what we're really thinking and experiencing as we grow a tiny human. If an episode is helpful, amazing, but it's in no way here to tell you what to do or how to be/feel/act/think. Your experience is unique and perfect to you. No comparison necessary here, but we hope hearing the experiences we share makes you feel a little less alone in the moments when you might wonder if it's only you that's going through it. I promise you mama, it isn't. You're not alone, and we're in this together - one big mama squad.