Aug 17, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min · 11 segments
In today's episode I spoke to Rachel about her birth at over 42 weeks. This is a great episode for anyone in those final weeks. Thank you Rachel! Resources & Links o 🤰Join my Patreon for exclusive…
Yeah.
So how did you, how did you then start, like you said you didn't think much about the birth before.
Yeah.
Hmm.
So through listening to the podcast, I learnt so much.
Like, I just was so ignorant.
And, and to be hon- like, we did do an antenatal class when I came home, uh, like a, in our, uh, NHS trust, they, I think much to the dismay of the midwife who delivered it, they'd cut it down to two hours.
And so she was like, "All we've asked women what they want, and all we can do is, is basically labor and birth." Um, and, and she did, actually did a fantastic job, and she was, she ended up being one of my community midwives, and she-
... amazing.
But I think she would've loved to have gone into, like, more detail.
So-
... listening to the podcast and listening to other people's stories, I just realized how ignorant I was.
[laughs] Like-
But-
Yeah
So I found, yeah, so I found the, your digital course really helpful for that-
Yeah.
So how did you, how did you then start, like you said you didn't think much about the birth before.
Yeah.
Hmm.
So through listening to the podcast, I learnt so much.
Like, I just was so ignorant.
And, and to be hon- like, we did do an antenatal class when I came home, uh, like a, in our, uh, NHS trust, they, I think much to the dismay of the midwife who delivered it, they'd cut it down to two hours.
And so she was like, "All we've asked women what they want, and all we can do is, is basically labor and birth." Um, and, and she did, actually did a fantastic job, and she was, she ended up being one of my community midwives, and she-
... amazing.
But I think she would've loved to have gone into, like, more detail.
So-
... listening to the podcast and listening to other people's stories, I just realized how ignorant I was.
[laughs] Like-
But-
Yeah
So I found, yeah, so I found the, your digital course really helpful for that-
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