Terri Seymour, 41, is an entertainment correspondent for Extra, and she’s also an American Idol correspondent for Fox.

In March, Seymour and her boyfriend Clark Mallon are expecting their first child. Recently, Celebrity Baby Scoop was granted an interview with the lovely Terri Seymour, and she opens up about her plans to breastfeed, what she plans on taking to the hospital with her, how she’s battled sickness, etc… Scroll down below to check out our full exclusive interview!

CBS: You are my first interview on behalf of Celebrity Baby Scoop, so pretty excited!

TS: “Aww, that’s nice! Glad I’m your first.”

CBS: So, I just had a few questions here if you don’t mind.

TS: “No, of course not.”

CBS: What’s your birth plan; are you thinking natural, C-section, or…?

TS: “I’m thinking — I’m hoping natural, but I’m not ruling out an epidural, I’m going to be honest. If I need an epidural my girlfriend has told me to go for it, so I’m listening to my girlfriend. And I don’t have a planned C-section. I’m hoping I do not have to have a C-section. I’d like to do it as naturally as possible.”

CBS: So, do you plan on breastfeeding?

TS: “Yes, I do! I definitely do. I’ve been to my breastfeeding classes and, you know, umm, if of course I’m able — I know some women aren’t able to breastfeed, but I’m hoping that everything’s fine and that everything’s working. Yes, I’m definitely planning on breastfeeding.”

CBS: So, how do you feel about breastfeeding versus the bottle? I mean; why did you choose breastfeeding?

TS: “Because it’s obviously meant to be much better for the baby. One, it’s better for the baby. Two, it’s more of a bonding experience. I don’t think there’s anything wrong — like I said, not every woman can breastfeed, because they’re not producing enough milk. I’m not against the bottle, it’s just my personal preference. From research and going to class and hearing about it’s better for your baby it’s just what I hope to do.”

CBS: What is some of the best first-time mom advice you’ve gotten?

TS: “Make the most of it, because it goes by so quickly. That’s been really good advice. It goes by so fast, so enjoy every second. Try to get as much rest as I can now, because obviously I’m not going to get as much sleep when the baby comes along. So, try and get as much rest as I can now.

I’m at the stage now where I’m having trouble sleeping. I’m quite a night person, anyway, so I’m normally kind of wide awake until like 1-2am. Now, it’s catching up with me. I’m starting to get very tired in the daytime, I’m moving a lot slower. She’s dropped down quite a lot, so I have that heavy kind of sluggish feeling.”

CBS: What would you consider some of the funniest advice you’ve gotten?

TS: “I think being advised on what to take to the hospital from different people is quite interesting. I just went through a list with my girlfriend on what I should pack — everybody keeps telling me my bag should be packed. I’m like “really?,” and they’re like “yes, you should have your bag packed.” So, what should go into that bag is quite interesting.

In one of my classes the other day the teacher was saying — she was going through the tools — she calls them the “tools,” that your partner should take with you for like massage and relaxation. She pulled out all these massage tools — like five different massage tools. Then, she had one of those, like, big fancy balls and she’s like “you should take this,” and I’m like, “we should take that with us?” I’m like, “how can he carry all of this stuff in and get me to the hospital?”

So, I found that really funny that was telling us to take one of those — like the kind you see in an exercise class. One of those large, round balls. She said it’s really good for when you’re in pain. You can lean against it, hug it, and then she said for after that it’s really good for the father to bounce the baby on. Just get on it and bounce the baby and that’s a really good bonding experience for the father and the baby.”

So, we are off to buy our bouncy ball today [laughs] I’m not sure if we’ll be able to get it in the room, but it’ll be in the car ready to go.”

[both laugh]

CBS: I know you’re going to be resting up after. Do you plan on having a maternity leave?

TS: “I was asked this over the weekend, actually. “How long do you plan on taking off?,” I was like, “I don’t know, I guess I’ll just play it by ear and see.” I’m just going to see how I feel and I haven’t got a nanny, so I want to, you know, spend time bonding with my baby. I’m sure I’m not going to want to rush right back.”

CBS: What are you most excited about in being a mom?

TS: “I’m definitely most excited about meeting her. I just can’t wait to see her. I’m so excited about that, to actually meet her. That moment when she comes out and I get to meet her for the first time.”

CBS: I have to ask: how strong of a roll will Simon Cowell play in being your baby’s future Godfather?

TS: “Well, according to him — quite big.”

CBS: Well, believe it or not, that’s all the questions I have. I didn’t want to drill you too hard.

TS: “No, that was easy!”

CBS: Yes, I’m very excited honestly. First interview — went great, you’re awesome.

TS: “Aww, thank you!”

CBS: Enjoy some of that Cali weather, take it easy, and I wish you the best

TS: “Aww, that’s so kind, thank you so much. I really appreciate you saying that — thank you.”

CBS: Absolutely! Thank you and have a great day, Terri.

Celebrity Baby Scoop would like to give a huge thanks to Terri Seymour, as she was a great sport. I enjoyed conversing with her and we shared many moments of laughter together. If you haven’t done so already, you can follow Terri on Twitter. She’ll have a new member of the house soon, so I’m sure she’ll be sharing plenty of adorable pictures on Twitter that you won’t want to miss out on.

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