EBB 99 - Plus Size Pregnancy and Birth with Jen McLellan

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

Pregnancy, Health & Fitness, Childbirth, Parenting, Birth, Medicine, Kids & Family, Doula, Obstetrician, Midwife

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this episode I am joined by Jen McLellan, author, speaker, and founder of the website Plus Size Birth and the Plus Mommy blog. She is also host of the popular podcast Plus Mommy, and is a certified childbirth educator, wife, and mother. With more than four million page views on her blog, Jen is passionate about helping others navigate the bumps along the road of motherhood.

Jen notes that her doula’s recommendation to look into the midwife model of care changed the course of her first pregnancy. As she had first began care under an obstetrician and researched plus size pregnancy online, she had started to believe that she was at high risk due to her size. However, she had an empowering natural birth with no complications.

As Jen developed her blog, she realized the great need for plus size pregnancy support. While she covers a variety of topics, one of her main areas of focus is helping women to connect with a care provider who will not make them feel ashamed. We discuss practical tips for finding a supportive and welcoming provider, as well as some of the biased messages women of size commonly hear during the course of their care and birth.

For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) and our Instructor program. Find an EBB Instructor here, and click here to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.

RESOURCES:

Follow Jen on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Check out Plus Size Birth, the Plus Mommy blog and the Plus Mommy podcast.

Use coupon code “EBB” to get 30% off Jen’s book, My Plus Size Pregnancy Guide.

For a directory of plus-friendly providers and doulas, visit SizeFriendly.com.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with Jen McLellen about plus size
0:04.9	pregnancy and birth. Welcome to the evidence-based birth
0:11.7	podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with Welcome to the Evidence Based Birth Podcast.
0:12.6	My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my PhD and the founder of Evidence
0:17.3	Space Birth.
0:18.3	Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families and
0:24.4	professionals around the world. As a reminder this information is not medical
0:29.0	advice. See EBBirth.com. Disclaimer for more details.
0:35.0	Hi everyone, before we start with today's interview, I have one quick announcement.
0:40.6	Applications are currently open for the evidence-based
0:43.5	birth instructor program and there's only one week left to get your application in.
0:47.4	Applications are due October 23 so if you want to learn more or submit your application go to evidencebasedbird.com
0:55.2	slash instructor program. Usually we have an extension period after that deadline but this year we are not
1:02.4	doing any extension so the final deadline to get your
1:05.1	application in is October 23. And with that announcement, let's turn to our interview with the
1:10.6	amazing Jen McClellan of Plus Mommy and Plus Size Birth.
1:14.3	Hi everyone today I'm super excited to welcome Jen McLellan to the evidence-based
1:18.9	birth podcast Jen is a certified childbirth educator wife and, and mother to a charismatic 8-year-old.
1:25.0	She's the host of the popular Plus Mommy podcast and she's a published author,
1:30.0	speaker, and founder of Plus-Sise Birth, the premier resource for all things
1:34.4	plus-sized pregnancy. With more than 4 million page views on her blog, Jen is
1:38.8	passionate about Plus-sized pregnancy and helping others navigate the bumps along the road of motherhood.
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