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

Recently at a birth I saw a sign in L&D that said no bras allowed. Well, I think you already know what I think about that. But my first thought may surprise you. I also cover some things to consider when packing your hospital bag in terms of clothing to pack for labor.

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Someone asked me recently for an episode on how to have a home birth style birth in the hospital. And lucky for you, even if you are not planning a hospital birth- this advice still applies.

In the episode I discuss:

- the time and money investments you make in your birth

- how meal prep and planning relates to birth

- what it looks like to take control of your birth

- becoming the mom who has THE dreamy birth

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No, the hospital doesn't have routines in place to keep you and your baby safe. Those routines are for the hospital’s gain and in this episode I explain exactly how the hospital benefits from routines like electronic fetal monitoring, cervical checks, ultrasounds, etc.

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Recently I listened to a podcast on elective cesarean and why a mom may choose that for herself. Except the benefits were slim. In this episode I discuss how choosing your birth date means losing your power and how physiologic birth compares.

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You don’t want to miss this episode. Learn the signs your induction is BS, so you can be prepared and stay in control during those last few prenatal appointments. 

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This episode is a peek at my free series on Understanding Unmedicated birth. I share a study done in 2020 that perfectly illustrates how interventions can lead to cesarean.

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My instagram bestie, Andrea Haskins of @instinctualmothering, joins me in this episode to talk about the most popular baby registry items and the pros and cons of each.

In this episode we discuss:

-snoo, doona, and all the "must have" baby items

-how the typical baby registry is taking support away from the mother

-"influencer mouth"

-the baby item industry keeps you buying

-how co-sleeping replaces the need for many baby tools

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And in this case, burning the pumpkin pie is an analogy for the cascade of interventions. Tune into this bonus bonus mini episode for the perfect example of why it's important to support physiology of birth. What to learn more? Grab a seat in my free master class series Understanding Unmedicated- we start tomorrow.

Here is what you can expect from the series, 3 episodes from me on:

Why your baby and body want an unmedicated birth, even if you don’t

How interventions can sabotage your birth

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It doesn’t matter how prepared you are if you are still expecting to fail. Are you feeling positive and enthusiastic about your birth? Or are you checking the boxes to be prepared and dreading the feeling of contractions? You need to expect the best and prepare for the best given the realities of birth.

In this episode I discuss:

-preparing for a pain free birth

-expecting that you'll fail at your birth plan

-the reason many first time home birth moms transfer

-when fear creeps in

-how to be ready for the realities of birth

Birth history meets Halloween. Listen in for the absolutely horrifying fact of why the chainsaw was invented and the horrifying history of Symphysiotomy in Ireland from 1944 to 1987.

In this episode I discuss:

-the symphysiotomy procedure and why it came to be

-how cesarean phased out the practice of symphysiotomy

-how the 39 induction is somewhat similar

-accounts from women who experienced symphysiotomy without consent

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