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

We are DONE with clueless dads and partners in the birthing space. It is just as much their birth experience as it is yours and they deserve to be educated and empowered also. Not to mention it is more likely that you will have a positive experience if they are ready to be a rockstar birth partner. Turn into this episode for for tips on getting your partner prepared for your unmedicated hospital birth.

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The amniotic sac, also called "membranes" or the "bag of waters," contains amniotic fluid that serves as a cushion and a layer of protection for your baby. Obviously the waters come out with the baby, so let's talk about the different ways this happens. Talking what about the differences between spontaneous ruptured membranes, artificial rupture of membranes, and encaul births.

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If we think about birth hundreds of years ago, it was at home and the experienced women of the family, or the village, and the traditional midwife supported women in labor. But where have all the wise women gone? And who can you count on to give you the support that a wise woman would? In this episode will take a very brief look at the history of midwifery, how the modern woman lacks support in the hospital model of care, and where you can find a wise woman.

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This one is for the mamas who like a little more woo with their birth. I'm gonna go over to very specific things that I manifested with my last two births. Plus how you can use visualization to help prepare for your birth.

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In episode 21 we covered some examples of why you might want to fire your OB. And I’m sorry sis if you’re surprised that maybe you have a fireable OB. Most of us do. The violation of our basic rights has become so routine. But the good news is that you don’t have to sit down and take it. Let’s talk about different ways and different situations where you may fire your OB and then also what to do if you can’t fire your OB.

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We've all heard it, first time moms should expect super long labors. But recently I heard from lots of moms who had precipitious births, under 5 hours, even as first time moms! And it got me thinking. Why is there such a wide range of normal in the lengths of labor? Why does it seem like more moms have long labors than short? I do not believe that the one thing our species depends on for survival should make us say "I never want to do that again." Listen in for some reasons why modern life has our labors longer and also three things you can do to help!

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OK, so it feels like glass shards coming are coming through your nipple instead of milk? Sounds like thrush. Let's talk about some unmedicated ways that you can treat thrush at home, and preferably at the first sign. In this episode I'm sharing about my chronic thrush infections, what has worked the best in treating thrush wants symptoms start, and a couple of things you can do you to prevent thrush before it even starts.

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Did you know you can fire your OB? Or any medical provider for that matter, and you can do that at any point in your pregnancy. I want to give you a few general reasons that you may want to fire your provider, plus examples of mistreatment in maternity care. We will cover how to fire your OB and what to do if you can't in a later episode.

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Writing a birth plan? Besides the mistake of NOT writing a birth plan, here are 3 big mistakes I see often with the average birth plan routine.

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