Megan Woollard

Birth, Babe.

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Birth, Babe🪩💋Welcome to Birth, Babe. The podcast for women who are done hoping birth goes well and ready to actually prepare for it. I'm Megan Woollard, founder of Bump 2 Babies UK, award-winning birth coach, NHS worker since 2015, mum of two and trusted by thousands of women worldwide to help them swap fear for confidence when it comes to birth. Every week we'll be diving into honest conversations about pregnancy, birth, hypnobirthing, induction, caesareans, birth choices, confidence, mindset and everything nobody seems to explain properly. No fearmongering. No fluffy nonsense. No pretendin...

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Megan Woollard

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Episode 6 - From Losing Yourself to Finding Your Way Back | With Jade Marrey 10.07.2026 55:58

What if becoming a mum isn't about losing yourself... but becoming the woman you were always meant to be? In this deeply honest conversation, I'm joined by author, content creator and mum-to-be, Jade Marrey. This episode is a real full-circle moment for me. Long before Bump 2 Babies existed, I was watching Jade's YouTube videos during my fitness journey. Years later, I now have the pri...

Episode 5 - What Every Birth Partner Needs to Know | A Dad's Perspective on Home Birth with Noah Jenks 05.07.2026 55:30

What does birth look like through a father's eyes? In this episode of Birth, Babe, I'm joined by author Noah Jenks to talk about one of the most overlooked perspectives in birth the birth partner's. Noah has experienced parenthood in a truly unique way. As a father of four, his journey has included adoption, two hospital births, and a transformative home birth that completely changed t...

Episode 4 - Why Every Pregnant Woman Needs a Birth Plan (Even If Birth Doesn't Go to Plan) 30.06.2026 37:56

You've probably heard someone say... "There's no point writing a birth plan because birth never goes to plan anyway." Honestly? It's some of the worst advice pregnant women are given. Because a birth plan isn't about controlling birth. It's about understanding your options, knowing your rights, communicating your wishes and protecting your experience—whatever path you...

Episode 3 - What If I Can't Cope With Labour? 22.06.2026 17:00

EPISODE 3: What If I Can't Cope With Labour? "What if I panic?" "What if I lose control?" "What if I can't do this?" If you've ever had those thoughts, my girl, you are so not alone. In this episode, we're talking about one of the biggest fears women carry into birth: the fear of not coping. Because here's the truth… You don't need to be fearle...

Episode 2 - Tokophobia, Trauma and the births that changed everything! 17.06.2026 21:24

Before I became a birth coach supporting thousands of women through pregnancy and birth, I was absolutely terrified of birth. I had tokophobia (an intense fear of pregnancy and childbirth), severe medical anxiety, vaginismus and trauma from a previous abusive relationship. I worked in the NHS and still managed to pass out at the sight of blood, needles and anything remotely medical. So when I saw...

Episode 1- Why Are We So Bloody Scared Of Birth? 17.06.2026 20:26

🎙️ EPISODE 1: Why Are We So Bloody Scared Of Birth? Why are so many women terrified of birth? Not because they're weak. Not because they're bad at coping. And definitely not because they're broken. In this first episode, I'm diving into why we've been conditioned to fear birth from childhood and how years of dramatic TV, horror stories, movies and panic-filled birth scenes have...