The Unmedicated Girlies | Empowered + Informed Birth Education with Fierce Lizzie

The Radical Moms Union co-founders, Natasha Vargas-Cooper and Andrea Haskins, join me in this two part series. In part one, we chat about how modern motherhood is represented in our society, and how much the radical moms disagree with all of it. The Radical Moms Union is all about the dyad and the attachment of the mother-baby at all costs, while society makes it easier and more acceptable for moms to be detached from their babies instead. 

In this episode we discuss:

-Paris Hilton went to party city and dropped $700 to prep for her baby and how that;s not much different than buying a $1500 snoo.

-The general mom population is detached from birth and their baby in the same way Paris Hilton is.

-All of us are terrified to give birth the first time, unless they’ve taken Unmedicated Academy.

-Society isn’t pressuring moms to breastfeed or have a natural birth, it's more acceptable to be detached from motherhood. 

-The daycare dilemma, choosing to put your children in daycare versus having no choice. 

-The basics of the attachment styles and the large scale of “attachment issues.”

-We would have been more impressed with Hannah of Ballerina Farms if she had stayed home instead of doing the pageant.

-Empowerment and how its meaning has been butchered to describe things that are not empowering.

Enter the Season 3 Giveaway over on IG

Coming Wednesday ** Listen to part 2: We crashed a formula marketing meeting, the Back Off Bobbie campaign, with Natasha Vargas-Cooper and Andrea Haskins

Mentioned on the show:

Radical Moms Union Substack

The Paris Article

Spillover Episode on Daycare

Other episodes you’ll love:

84: Buy for baby, bye for mommy, with Andrea Haskins

Feeling empowered vs being empowered

57: Breastfeeding doesn't want to ruin your mental health, with Andrea Haskins

75: Our homeschool journey

Have questions?

Birth Options Workshop: Get clarity on your next step, whether that is choosing a provider, deciding on a birth place or where to start with birth education. RSVP now.

Ready to start your birth prep?

Birth Prep Class: This 30 minute class will teach you what you can do now to help prepare your mind and body for an unmedicated birth. It's FREE ️

Want to work with me?

Unmedicated Academy: The signature program for moms who want to be the boss of their unmedicated birth and be educated, informed and empowered. We will chat each week and you'll be blown away by how much support is inside. Join the empowered mom club

Submit a question or testimonial for the show: Leave me a voice message

For many of us, it is pregnancy that prompts us to treat our bodies a little better and to vet the products we use. And honestly, if it's not safe for pregnancy or breastfeeding, it probably isn't something we should be using .. ever.

In this episode, I discuss:

-Living by the 80/20 rule and making simple swaps to make it manageable

-Two product swaps that you can win in the season 3 giveaway

-The value of finding the root cause before treating the symptoms

-The habit of cycle synching and eating balanced blood sugar meals for hormone health and lower stress

Enter the Season 3 Giveaway and win a pair of Silverettes

1. Leave a rating and review of the podcast OR share about the podcast on social media and tag me @unapolgoeticallyunmedicated

2. Follow @SilveretteUSA, @UnapolgoeticallyUnmedicated on IG

3. Comment why you love breastfeeding

BONUS: Tag friends in separate comments for extra entries

Want to order a pair of Silverettes? Use my discount code LIZZIE

Next steps...

Have questions?

Birth Options Workshop: Get clarity on your next step, whether that is choosing a provider, deciding on a birth place or where to start with birth education. ⁠⁠RSVP now.⁠⁠

Ready to start your birth prep?

Birth Prep Class: This 30 minute class will teach you what you can do now to help prepare your mind and body for an unmedicated birth. ⁠⁠It's FREE⁠⁠ ️

Want to work with me?

Unmedicated Academy: The signature program for moms who want to be the boss of their unmedicated birth and be educated, informed and empowered. We will chat each week and you'll be blown away by how much support is inside.⁠⁠ Join the empowered mom club⁠⁠

Submit a question or testimonial for the show: ⁠⁠Leave me a voice message⁠

Unmedicated birth moms NEED to be more unapologetic, and let's be honest, women in general. When a woman tells someone she is planning an unmedicated birth, too often she is met with doubt and called crazy. Exactly why we need to swap people pleasing tendencies with being more unapologetic.

In this episode, I discuss:

-The typical experience of the unmedicated girlie who is in the minority of the general population

-How being unapologetic in little ways will help you be bolder in big ways

-Three ways to be more unapologetic

Enter the Season 3 Giveaway and win beef liver capsules or collagen from Perfect Supplements

1. Leave a rating and review of the podcast OR share about the podcast on social media and tag me @unapolgoeticallyunmedicated

2. Comment on the giveaway post 'beef liver' or 'collagen'

3. Tag friends in separate comments for extra entries

Want to order beef liver or collagen? use the code LIZZIE10 for a discount with Perfect Supplements

Next steps...

Have questions?

Birth Options Workshop: Get clarity on your next step, whether that is choosing a provider, deciding on a birth place or where to start with birth education. ⁠RSVP now.⁠

Ready to start your birth prep?

Birth Prep Class: This 30 minute class will teach you what you can do now to help prepare your mind and body for an unmedicated birth. ⁠It's FREE⁠ ️

Want to work with me?

Unmedicated Academy: The signature program for moms who want to be the boss of their unmedicated birth and be educated, informed and empowered. We will chat each week and you'll be blown away by how much support is inside.⁠ Join the empowered mom club⁠

Submit a question or testimonial for the show: ⁠Leave me a voice message

Many unmedicated birth moms report having orgasmic birth, but not all moms share the same sentiment. Physiologic birth can be both painful AND orgasmic but there are several reasons why you may have had an unmedicated birth without that orgasm at the end.

In this episode I discuss:

-How the definition of natural birth has become a lie

-The differences and similarities between natural, physiologic, undisturbed, and unmedicated birth

-What an orgasmic birth feels like

-How orgasms and birth are similar

-What to do to support and encourage an orgasmic birth

Enter the Season 3 Giveaway and win a box of Frownies

1. Leave a rating and review of the podcast OR share about the podcast on social media and tag me @unapolgoeticallyunmedicated

2. Follow @Frownies, @UnapolgoeticallyUnmedicated on IG

3. Comment on the giveaway post your thoughts on the episode

4. Tag friends in separate comments for extra entries

Want to order Frownies? use the code LIZZIE for a discount

Next steps...

Have questions?

Birth Options Workshop: Get clarity on your next step, whether that is choosing a provider, deciding on a birth place or where to start with birth education. RSVP now.

Ready to start your birth prep?

Birth Prep Class: This 30 minute class will teach you what you can do now to help prepare your mind and body for an unmedicated birth. It's FREE ️

Want to work with me?

Unmedicated Academy: The signature program for moms who want to be the boss of their unmedicated birth and be educated, informed and empowered. We will chat each week and you'll be blown away by how much support is inside. Join the empowered mom club

Submit a question or testimonial for the show: Leave me a voice message

SEASON 3 launches February 1st

Welcome to Unapologetically Unmedicated, the podcast for moms who want to be informed, empowered, and educated for birth and beyond. We know that an empowered birth leads to an empowered motherhood, and we know that it takes going against the status quo to get there. We are standing up for our values and we are doing it unapologetically.

There is a way that you can walk into your birth and motherhood feeling confident and prepared for anything, unapologetically advocate for the things that are important to you, and have an amazing birth story that you love sharing.

I’m Lizzie Bolliger, aka Fierce Lizzie. I’m a homeschooling mom, huge birth nerd, and I am passionate about moms having birth experiences where they are the boss. I have had three hospital births, all without an epidural. And while I really wanted a home birth with my last baby, it just wasn’t a possibility. So I vowed to do that birth my way, without being bullied or coerced into routine procedures. That third birth was by far my best birth. And I am on a mission to help moms have powerful births like I did with my third, without having to do it the wrong way first two times.

This is not your typical birth education, because on this podcast  you will learn about:

>>the undisturbed process of birth

>>all of your options when the medical system says otherwise

>>empowering messages to give you the confidence to take control of your birth

>>the spiciest topics that only unmedicated girlies will understand

Ready to start your birth prep?

Birth Prep Class: This 30 minute class will teach you what you can do now to help prepare your mind and body for an unmedicated birth. It's FREE ️

Want to work with me?

Unmedicated Academy: The signature program for moms who want to be the boss of their unmedicated birth and be educated, informed and empowered. We will chat each week and you'll be blown away by how much support is inside. Join the empowered mom club

Submit a question or testimonial for the show: Leave me a voice message

Join the community over at @unapologeticallyunmedicated on Instagram

Watch bonus episodes on YouTube.com/@fiercelizzie

"Are pain meds necessary postpartum? My midwife scared me into taking them last time.” This happened to me too with my second. Good news is, there is a really good unmedicated option for afterpains. 

In this episode I discuss:

-The importance of being informed for healthy women who have never used the hospital system before birth.

-My experience with afterpains after my second and third babies.

-The purpose of postpartum cramps and what you can expect on your second, third, fourth baby.

-Alternatives to using ibuprofen or other over the counter pharmaceuticals.

-A link to my postpartum list on Amazon.

Mentioned on the show:

Postpartum list on Amazon

April due dates - get enrolled

Restock your NORA

Other episodes you may like:

62: Getting started with homeopathy, with Jill Giesinger

59: Physiologic changes in postpartum, with Katie Galvin

33: Setting Up a Breastfeeding Spot

Have questions?

Birth Options Workshop: Get clarity on your next step, whether that is choosing a provider, deciding on a birth place or where to start with birth education. RSVP now.

Ready to start your birth prep?

Birth Prep Class: This 30 minute class will teach you what you can do now to help prepare your mind and body for an unmedicated birth. It's FREE ️

Want to work with me?

Unmedicated Academy: The signature program for moms who want to be the boss of their unmedicated birth and be educated, informed and empowered. We will chat each week and you'll be blown away by how much support is inside. Join the empowered mom club

Submit a question or testimonial for the show: Leave me a voice message

How long do I need to stay after birth?? The typical hospital stay for an uncomplicated vaginal birth is 24-48 hours. But you don;t have to stay that long if you’d prefer to leave early. Listen in to learn exactly what you need to know if you are planning for an early hospital discharge.

More episodes you’ll love:

89 | 5 reasons to avoid pitocin in your birth, the risks of pitocin

43: 3 Things NOT to skip in birth planning

86 | Why the hospital has routines

Have questions?

Birth Options Workshop: Get clarity on your next step, whether that is choosing a provider, deciding on a birth place or where to start with birth education. RSVP now.

Ready to start your birth prep?

Birth Prep Class: This 30 minute class will teach you what you can do now to help prepare your mind and body for an unmedicated birth. It's FREE ️

Want to work with me?

Unmedicated Academy: The signature program for moms who want to be the boss of their unmedicated birth and be educated, informed and empowered. We will chat each week and you'll be blown away by how much support is inside. Join the empowered mom club

Submit a question or testimonial for the show: Leave me a voice message

I always recommend moms start their birth education around 20 weeks, it's a lot to learn. This is not a test that you can cram for the night before. But if your pregnancy flew by and you find yourself at 34 weeks pregnant in need of getting empowered, let's do it!

In this episode, I discuss:

Mentioned on the show:

Start your prep routine inside the Birth Prep Class

Informed Intervention Checklist in the Freebie Library

Too busy to DIY it? Get access to literally everything (+ free NORA) when you join Unmedicated Academy

Other episodes you’ll love:

89 | 5 reasons to avoid pitocin in your birth, the risks of pitocin

87: Did you really PPH? Get informed on postpartum hemorrhage

86: Why the hospital has routinesSeason 3 of the podcast launches next week! Let me know what juicy topics you want to see on the show. Leave me a voice message.

Women everywhere are talking about the Mrs World Pageant. This is the most attention this pageant has received in years all thanks to Ballerina Farms and her 8 Million followers. But is competing in a pageant at 12 days postpartum really truly empowering?

In this episode I discuss:

Mentioned on the show:

Farm House on Boone - No Knead Bread

Farm House on Boone - Birth Video

Ballerina Farms - the photo

Start the EMPOWERED MOM CHALLENGE, 5 days of episodes and resources for you to take control of your birth now.

xo, Lizzie

If you are listening to a podcast about birth plans, then I know your birth plan is important to you. You have preferences, desires and wants for your birth that you want to effectively communicate to your care team. The best way to be sure your birth plan is an effective tool, is to understand it’s purpose and how it can be the most useful.

In this episode I discuss:

-When the birth plan was born, and why women started using them

-The difference between home birth and hospital birth that change how a birth plan would be used

-Individualized care vs. routine care

-When to bring out the birth plan and show your provider 

-An example of a well informed mom having a birth plan conversation

Mentioned on the show:

Get my super simple birth plan template

The empowered birth program for hospital birth moms

xo, Lizzie

More episodes you’ll love:

49: Using my super simple birth plan template

24: How to fire your OB

21: Why you might want to fire your OB19: 3 biggest birth plan mistakes17: We want the midwifery model

Have questions?

Birth Options Workshop: Get clarity on your next step, whether that is choosing a provider, deciding on a birth place or where to start with birth education. RSVP now.

Ready to start your birth prep?

Birth Prep Class: This 30 minute class will teach you what you can do now to help prepare your mind and body for an unmedicated birth. It's FREE ️

Want to work with me?

Unmedicated Academy: The signature program for moms who want to be the boss of their unmedicated birth and be educated, informed and empowered. We will chat each week and you'll be blown away by how much support is inside. Join the empowered mom club

Submit a question or testimonial for the show: Leave me a voice message