The VBAC Junkie Podcast

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/

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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!

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!

Breastfeeding is a learned skill, it’s ok if it does not feel natural or easy.

Feeding your baby is something you need to plan for but know that it’s ok (and very likely) that it may look different in the first few weeks than you planned or expected.

Alex, who is an IBCLC has so much incredible knowledge and amazing tips for you to navigate your journey.

Some highlights from the episode:

🔥 A brief description of understanding the anatomy of your breasts and why it is how it is

🔥 Common struggles in breastfeeding and how to navigate them

🔥 How you can prepare for breastfeeding in pregnancy

🔥 and so much more!

Let me know what you learned from this episode!

Connect with, Alex ⤵️

Instagram:⁠ ⁠@motherhoodbloomslactation

Website: http://www.motherhoodbloomslactation.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 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!

Having a supportive team is more important than you may realize. When Jessica didn't have a supportive team she felt like she wasn't being heard or informed. But that all changed for her second and third birth.

Some highlights from the episode:

🔥 Trusting your gut instincts is not a gimmick or just a fun saying, it can lead you down the path you were meant for

🔥 Even if you get told No, try again!

🔥 How not processing your previous birth can affect your subsequent births

🔥 The unspoken guilt that may arise after your VBAC

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

Connect with, Jessica ⤵️

Instagram: ⁠@TheVBACmom

TikTok: TheVBACmom

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!

Sometimes you have to put on your advocacy hat more times than you'd like. This definitely was the case for Carly who encountered a not-so-supportive OB while in labor.

Some highlights from the episode:
🔥 How to deal with an unsupportive doctor
🔥 What one very important option is for handling an unsupportive provider
🔥 What an AMA is
🔥 and so much more!

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

Connect with, Carly ⤵️
Instagram: @adventure4better

Connect with me, Petra ⤵️
Instagram:@birthing_come_true
Facebook: Birthing Come True
Website: Birthingcometrue.com
Email: [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!

Contemplating a homebirth after a cesarean aka an HBAC? Check out this episode so you can get the perspective from a doula and HBAC mom herself.

Some highlights from the episode:🔥 Recognizing where our birth fears stem from🔥 6 tips to help you plan for your VBAC/HBAC🔥 How your partner can feel more comfortable and confident with having an HBAC🔥How having a monitrice for your birth can be helpful if you don't want an HBAC but don't want to head to the hospital too early...