The Journey to VBAC

By Petra Cruz

🎙️ Welcome to The Journey to VBAC, hosted by me, Petra Cruz – a passionate birth doula and proud VBA3C mom. Join me in sharing the highs, lows, and everything in between. In each episode, we will sit... more

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FAQs about The Journey to VBAC:

How many episodes does The Journey to VBAC have?

The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.

The Journey to VBAC episodes:

December 18, 2024 76. Christina's 4 VBAC's and 1 homebirth story
Some highlights from the episode:
🔥 Why it matters who's at your labor
🔥 Education is queen!
🔥 How to be prepared to be supported by strangers in the hospital
🔥 How to choose homebirth vs hospital birth- tips for each

hypnobabies

Book: birthing from within

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Connect with, Guest ⤵️
Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@christinabaltazarphoto, @belly2babyexpo, Email: ⁠[email protected]
Website: www.christinabaltazarphotography.com

Connect with me, Petra ⤵️
Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
✨ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!
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Let's Connect!
✨ The Journey to VBAC Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠
✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!
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48min
December 12, 2024 75. Part 2: Lizzy's healing freebirth after cesarean (FBAC)
Get ready to hear Lizzy's transformative freebirth story! If you are not familiar with a freebirth, it is when you give birth typically at your own home without an OB or Midwife. It could be just you and your partner or you and your partner or doula or whoever else you choose to be there.

Some highlights from the episode:
🔥 How to build community when nobody around you supports you
🔥 Self-healing and taking radical responsibility for your birth is more important than it's made out to seem
🔥 How to get clear on your boundaries

"Peace on Earth begins at Birth!"

Join the waitlist to get notified when The Journey to VBAC community opens so you can get the love and support you deserve! Click here!

what's the deal with meconium?

Connect with, Guest ⤵️
Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelizzymorris⁠
Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/lizzymorris123?mibextid=LQQJ4d⁠
TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thelizzymorris?_t=8q9Snwj2MKk&_r=1⁠
Build Your Dream Birth Blueprint - ⁠https://lizzy-morris-the-plus-size-woman-s-advocate.kit.com/e871efd228⁠
Podcast - ⁠https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lizzymorris⁠

Connect with me, Petra ⤵️
Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠
The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠✨ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!⁠⁠
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Let's Connect!
✨ The Journey to VBAC Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠⁠⁠
✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac⁠⁠ ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!
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38min
December 05, 2024 74. Part 1: Lizzy's homebirth after cesarean transfer
Lizzy had planned a homebirth after her cesarean but plans quickly changed and she was left with more trauma than she arrived with.

Understanding the hierarchal birth culture so you can give birth confidently is so key!

Some highlights from the episode:
🔥 The cascade of interventions is real and can happen to anyone but there are ways to avoid them
🔥 You have more options than you may realize
🔥 If something doesn't feel right or you feel led to something different than what your OB or Midwife are suggesting then it may be a good time to ask questions

⁠Lily Nichols' real food book https://amzn.to/3ZDorZf
Evidence-based birth episode on Fetal Monitoring
Birthing Instincts episode explaining diabetes in pregnancy *️⃣ Skip to 39:40 that's where they start talking about diabetes

Connect with, Guest ⤵️
Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelizzymorris
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizzymorris123?mibextid=LQQJ4d
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelizzymorris?_t=8q9Snwj2MKk&_r=1
Build Your Dream Birth Blueprint - https://lizzy-morris-the-plus-size-woman-s-advocate.kit.com/e871efd228
Podcast - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lizzymorris

Connect with me, Petra ⤵️
Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠
The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠✨ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!⁠
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Let's Connect!
✨ The Journey to VBAC Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠⁠
✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac⁠ ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!
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56min
November 07, 2024 73. Sabina's empowering Freebirth after 2 cesareans (FBA2C)
Sabina shares her freebirth after 2 cesarean story and she chats about why educating yourself is the key to an empowered birth experience and once a c-section does not mean always a c-section!
Your intuition is THE MOST IMPORTANT tool you have and should always be listened to

Some highlights from the episode:
🔥 What important things you need to talk to your partner about before the birth
🔥 How to set boundaries with family
🔥 Why trusting your intuition is so important

Article on preeclampsia

Connect with, Guest ⤵️
Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@letsdoulathisvbac
Email:⁠ [email protected]

Connect with me, Petra ⤵️
Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
✨ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!
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Let's Connect!
✨ The Journey to VBAC Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠
✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!
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1h 4min
October 31, 2024 72. What your intuition is and how it can help you on your VBAC journey
In this short solo episode, I explain what intuition is, why it's important to hone it during your VBAC, and how you can easily do this.

If you'd like to watch the video of this episode, head to my YouTube channel on Friday to watch it 😜

Connect with me, Petra ⤵️
Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
YouTube: The Journey to VBAC
Email: [email protected]

The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
✨ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!
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Let's Connect!
✨ The Journey to VBAC Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠⁠
✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac ⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!
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25min
October 24, 2024 71. What VBAC, HBAC, FBAC, VBAMC & TOLAC is
In this shorty solo episode, I give you a quick guide to the most common acronyms you'll hear on your VBAC journey

Connect with me, Petra ⤵️
Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
✨ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!
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Let's Connect!
✨ The Journey to VBAC Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠
✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!
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19min
October 17, 2024 70. Brielle's VBAC in a foreign country with a cesarean rate of 50-90%!
Brielle experienced sooo many barriers on her VBAC journey and she blasted through all of them!
Some highlights from the episode:
🔥 Trauma is literally stored in the cells of your body and how you can start facing them in a way that's not overwhelming
🔥 When you feel like you've exhausted all of your options, it might be beneficial to keep trying. You just might find exactly what you didn't know you needed
🔥 Why following your intuition and finding your voice are so important on your journey

The anatomy of the cervix

Connect with, Brielle ⤵️
Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@briellebrasil
Email:⁠ [email protected]

Connect with me, Petra ⤵️
Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠
Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠
Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠
✨ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠⁠⁠⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!
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Let's Connect!
✨ The Journey to VBAC Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast
✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac and ⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠
I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!
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1h 4min
October 09, 2024 69. Raquel’s breech homebirth after three cesareans with a bicornuate uterus
Get out your tissues, this one gets emotional!
Some highlights from the episode:
🔥 How previous births can affect you not connecting with your new baby
🔥 How to navigate a system that keeps telling you "no, you can't"
🔥 Tips for how to prepare your partner for

Birthing Instincts Podcast
What a bicornuate uterus is

Connect with, Raquel ⤵️
Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠@lolitasrebellion
Email:⁠ [email protected]

Connect with me, Petra ⤵️
Instagram:⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠
Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠
Website: ⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠
✨ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠⁠⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!
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Let's Connect!
✨ The VBAC Junkie Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/thevbacjunkiepodcast⁠⁠⁠
✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@thevbacjunkiepodcast⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠
I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!
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39min
October 03, 2024 68. These conversations and rituals homebirth midwife Meaghan suggests are a must to have!
Preparing for your VBAC can go deeper than the physical and mental aspects, it can be rooted in your lineage, as far back as your mom, and your grandma or even further back than that.
Take a listen to find out why having hard conversations can be absolutely essential to your VBAC journey.

Some highlights from the episode:
🔥Questions to ask your midwife or OB
🔥 Why a homebirth could be your best option for a successful VBAC
🔥 How a doula and midwife differ
🔥 Which aspects of planning a VBAC are most important to focus on
🔥 Why preparing for the postpartum is equally if not more important than preparing for the birth

Connect with, Midwife Meaghan ⤵️
Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/meaghan_snider_/
Website:⁠ https://meaghansnidermidwife.com/
If you want Meaghan as your midwife click here
Postpartum Doula Training October 25-27, 2024

Connect with me, Petra ⤵️
Instagram:⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠
Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠
Website: ⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠
✨ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠⁠⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!
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Let's Connect!
✨ The VBAC Junkie Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/thevbacjunkiepodcast⁠⁠⁠
✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@thevbacjunkiepodcast⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠
I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!
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1h 4min
September 25, 2024 67. Alyssa’s precipitous homebirth and how she prepared
Alyssa Frain is a licensed acupuncturist turned full-time stay-at-home mom. She had her first daughter in September 2020, a missed miscarriage in 2022, and a successful HBAC in January 2024.

She enjoys helping women take their health back into their own hands by showing them how to tune into their bodies and support it with Chinese Herbal Medicine. Her goal is to empower women to reconnect with their bodies so they can live healthier, more fulfilling lives.
Some highlights from the episode:
🔥 Her top 3 tips when preparing for your HBAC
🔥 Why education is so important
🔥 How to have a different birth experience

https://realfoodforgd.com/
https://www.goodinside.com/book/
https://www.birthingfromwithin.com/

Let me know how this episode has helped you once you're done listening 😊

Connect with, Alyssa ⤵️
Instagram: ⁠@wellnessmatriarch
Connect with me, Petra ⤵️
Instagram:⁠@birthing_come_true⁠Facebook: ⁠Birthing Come True⁠Website: ⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠Email: [email protected]
Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠
✨ ⁠ ⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!

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Let's Connect!
✨ The VBAC Junkie Website: ⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/thevbacjunkiepodcast⁠
✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠@thevbacjunkiepodcast⁠ and ⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠

I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!
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51min

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The Journey to VBAC episodes:

FAQs about The Journey to VBAC:

How many episodes does The Journey to VBAC have?

More shows like The Journey to VBAC

Free Birth Society

The VBAC Link

The VBAC Homebirth Stories Podcast

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