Episode 32: Molly’s Birth Story | Water Birth, Home Birth, High BMI

In this episode of the Nourishing Birth and Beyond podcast, I talk with guest Molly about her empowering home birth journey. Despite being labeled as high risk due to her BMI, Molly successfully navigated the challenges by trusting her intuition and advocating for her birth preferences. She highlights the significance of personalised care, informed choices, and the support of knowledgeable birth partners. Molly’s story underscores the importance of questioning medical biases and embracing one’s own birth plan, leading to a fulfilling and positive birth experience.

To find out how Molly can support you can contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.instagram.com/confidentbirths_

In this episode of the podcast we talk about:

•  How empowerment and self-advocacy support a positive birth experience
• That despite being categorized as high risk due to her BMI, Molly successfully advocated for her preferred birth plan.
• Why she began preparing for her birth early in her pregnancy, engaging in yoga and hypnobirthing.
• Medical biases, such as unnecessary emphasis on BMI and potential complications.
• The importance of trusting one’s body and intuition during pregnancy and birth.
• The value of personalized care and the support of informed birth partners.
• Why expectant parents need to question medical biases and embrace their own birth choices for a positive experience.

Sound bites from this episode:

“Your body is perfectly designed to birth your baby if we give it the right tools and environment.”

“It’s choosing the birth you want and asking for them to support you rather than asking for permission.”

“BMI is like crap anyway, and secondly, anyone who’s over a specific number gets this immediate tick of high risk.”

“Trust yourself and start to write down, even now, times where you have trusted yourself and it’s worked.”