This episode talks about birth after caesarean for plus size pregnant women and people. Sometimes it can feel like you're pressured into making the 'right' decision from those around you, the media and your care providers. The decision to either choose a planned caesarean or to go down the VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean) route can also feel like a hard decision if you don't fully trust your body.

So we'll cover:

- how to start to process this decision

- how to be 'you' and make the right decision for you

- what are the stats around plus size VBAC?

I'll link you with the research papers I talk about below if you would like to read for yourself:

Worldwide increasing caesarean rates:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/11/use-of-caesarean-sections-growing-at-alarming-rate

Research paper showing VBAC rates are similar between obese and non-obese people:

https://fn.bmj.com/content/96/Suppl_1/Fa82.1

Research paper showing a slightly reduced rate of VBAC success in obese women and people:

https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ajo.13003

What women need to feel a positive resolution in their VBAC choices:

https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-019-2297-4

Today's episode is with Jen Muir from Badass Birth. Jen breaks down for us some key concepts around human rights and feminism in birth. She makes them super accessible and this is a must listen episode for anyone preparing to give birth.

This episode talks about the Channel 5 docu series Big Birthers: On the Maternity Ward. Listen to some of the statements made in this programme that infuriate me, some of the positive statements made and my views on how we can move forward more positively to have more confidence in yourself and your body.

On today's episode we are joined by the Queen of the Positive Birth Movement, Milli Hill. Milli is the founder of the Positive Birth Movement, a global network of antenatal groups and a best selling author of two books, the Positive Birth Book and her latest book 'Give Birth Like a Feminist'.

Milli was on the radio segment when the doctor talked about 'fat' vaginas and challenged what was being said. Who else could we have had on the podcast to talk about this. We also talk about some of the themes in her new book and how they apply to women and birthing people so that you can achieve a positive birth. 

I had the pleasure of talking today to AJ Silver who is a doula, a writer and activist. They work under @birthkeeperdoula. Listen to their birth stories and hear how you can transform your birth experience.

AJ identifies as fat and non-binary and is the perfect person for the Plus Size and Pregnant podcast to introduce us to some of the issues around inclusivity in the birthworld for the LGBT+ community. This is part two of two episodes with them, so check out the previous episode.

Don't forget that you can access your top 5 tips for a Powerful Plus Size Pregnancy video by clicking the link below: 

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I had the pleasure of talking today to AJ Silver who is a doula, a writer and activist. They work under @birthkeeperdoula.

AJ identifies as fat and non-binary and is the perfect person for the Plus Size and Pregnant podcast to introduce us to some of the issues around inclusivity in the birthworld for the LGBT+ community. This is part one of two episodes with them, so watch out for their birth stories in the next episode.

Don't forget that you can access your top 5 tips for a Powerful Plus Size Pregnancy video by clicking the link below: 

https://kellyneale.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=cbfb6a3a7d84e7f52148108fd&id=e828f0835a&fbclid=IwAR2lnvIgJA4YZY30-8Pbob39-gq8KZODS1_YAsPpbfkPVDkeYuDchdMSmLQ

This episode talks about everything plus size fertility. We talk about messaging, trusting your body and so much more. Our guest today is Nicola Salmon.

Nicola is a fat-positive and feminist fertility coach and author of “Fat and Fertile”.

She advocates for change in how fat people are treated whilst accessing help with their fertility.

Nicola supports fat people who want to get pregnant using her unique FAT+ve fertility framework to find their own version of health without diets, advocate for their bodies, relearn how to trust their body and believe in their ability to get pregnant in their current body.

An honest discussion about plus size baby wearing with Lysanne Skinner from MotherRucker Carrying Consultancy. We talk: is there are best sling, body image, normalising plus size baby wearing and building your confidence.

In this episode I explore what gestational diabetes is, why you might be offered a glucose tolerance test to diagnose it, what the risk factors are around gestational diabetes and if you have to accept the test.

Today's episode is an interview with Roma Malone who shares her two pregnancy and birth stories. From losing a significant amount of weight before her first pregnancy to putting weight on during her pregnancy and now experiencing a second pregnancy classed as plus size, Roma shares some interesting insights for us to hear. We're also super lucky that Roma is at this time still pregnant and preparing for a home birth.