Parenting as Two Mums and with a Disability with Jessica and Claudia

Doing It! with Hannah Witton

Global Media & Entertainment

Health & Fitness, Relationships, Sexuality, Society & Culture

4.8 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In this episode, Hannah is joined by Jessica and Claudia Kellgren-Fozard! Jessica is a YouTuber and content creator who shares her experiences as a chronically ill and disabled lesbian, often making videos with her wife, Claudia. Jessica discusses drawing on her knowledge of sign language as a deaf person to teach their baby, and how becoming a parent has helped Jessica with her disabilities through building physical strength. Jessica and Claudia chat about why Claudia had an elective caesarean to make it easier for Jessica to be able to be present at the birth and how the temporary disability of recovering from her caesarean gave Claudia a new perspective on the restrictions and frustrations Jessica experiences with her disabilities. They talk about how gender parenting roles don’t come into play as a lesbian couple, why not to say “whose baby is it really?” to lesbian parents, and how ostracising it can be for Jessica when “mum” gatherings focus on breast feeding. Finally, Jessica and Claudia chat to Hannah about whether they felt the health care environments they visited during the pregnancy were inclusive to them as lesbians.

✨MORE ABOUT JESSICA KELLGREN-FOZARD✨
Jessica Kellgren-Fozard is a British Youtuber and Content Creator who shares her experiences as a chronically ill and disabled lesbian in a fun, uplifting and educational way. Since starting to make videos in 2016, Jessica's channel has grown to 902k subscribers and the success of her platform has led to her being named the top Online Influencer at the British LGBT Awards 2021. Jessica is an advocate for both the Disability and LGBTQ+ communities, often making videos with her wife Claudia, or about her daily experiences as a deaf person living with genetic disorders Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies (HNPP) and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Her amazing efforts in representing both communities have earned her places on the Shaw Trust Disability Power List and Lesbian Visibility Week’s Visible 100 List.

- Jessica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JessicaOutOfTheCloset/
- Jessica and Claudia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessieandclaud/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JessicaKellgrenFozard
- Claudia’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cloudfoz/

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0:00.0	Why do I race for life?
0:01.5	For my biggest cheerleader, the best strawberry pancake maker, my favourite hair braider and matching PJ Buddy,
0:07.2	the most forgetful person I know, but the one who makes me feel so happy and calm.
0:11.5	She ran with me in her tummy, with me in the push chair, and now with me by her side.
0:15.8	My mom's name is Crystal and I'm racing for her.
0:18.8	No matter how cancer affects us, life is worth racing for.
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0:27.4	in partnership with Headline sponsor, Standard Life.
0:36.1	Hey everyone, welcome back to Doing It, the Sex and Relationships podcast, where sex has never been so nerdy.
0:43.2	With me, your host, Hannah Witten.
0:45.8	My guests this week have been highly, highly requested by listeners for ages, and I'm so excited to finally get them on the podcast. This episode is with
0:57.1	the fabulous Jessica and Claudia Kellgren-Fozard. Jessica is a YouTuber and content creator
1:03.5	who shares her experiences as a chronically ill and disabled lesbian in a fun, uplifting and educational
1:10.8	way.
1:11.6	Jessica is an advocate for both the disability and LGBT Plus communities,
1:16.6	often making videos with her wife Claudia.
1:19.6	Last year, Jessica and Claudia welcomed their lovely baby Rupert into the world,
1:24.6	and so I wanted to get them on the show to talk all about parenting as
1:29.3	lesbians and with disability.
1:31.9	We had a really interesting chat, hearing them reflect on how being disabled actually has a lot
1:37.2	of benefits to Jessica's parenting, such as drawing on her knowledge of sign language as
1:41.7	a deaf person to teach their baby.
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