Episode Three: Motherhood and Fertility | Watch the Netball Super League’s

💭 What does the topic of motherhood mean to elite women in sport? The answer looks very different from every single person you ask, not just in sport but for women globally.

In this episode of the #SeeUsNow series, we’re holding one of our most open conversations yet; hearing about Mary Cholhok’s experiences of having her son before her netball career and her journey on bringing him to the UK, discussions around how pregnancy might affect your performance both physically and mentally, and starting conversations about fertility and freezing your eggs – plus much more.

🗣️ Catch Loughborough Lightning’s Mary Cholhok and LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons’ Nia Jones as well as Severn Stars’ Niamh Cooper and Jo Trip on the sofa for a set of insightful and open conversations that explore approaches to motherhood and fertility in elite sport.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction
0:48 - Mary Cholhok’s journey to motherhood in Uganda, balancing a brand-new netball contract in the UK and support systems
4:48 – What it was like for Mary Cholhok to bring her son to the UK in 2023
5:54 – Mary Cholhok on staying strong throughout her journey
6:49 – Jo Trip and Mary Cholhok discuss their experiences of being an ‘import player’ into the league
08:47 – What is the support like being an elite athlete and a mother?
12:00 – How are experiences in the UK different for Jo having grown up in New Zealand?
13:55 – Mary Cholhok on how she returned to play after having her baby
16:20 – When is the right time to have a baby as an elite athlete?
17:25 – Would you worry about telling your teammates you’re pregnant?
21:40 – Niamh Cooper discusses contraception, the risks of controlling periods and the importance of discussing fertility
26:28 – Jo Trip on the pressures on women in elite sport
29:00 – “Hearing that at 25 I would have probably frozen my eggs”
32:25 – Mary on everyone’s different experiences of birth

ℹ️ Interested in learning more about pregnancy, the menstrual cycle, pelvic health and further topics? Head to the NETBALLHer website: https://tinyurl.com/mwtkj56y

📰 Read more about the series here: https://tinyurl.com/twhn4fu8 📺

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