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

Dec 09 2024 203 ep. 25 mins 5
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Welcome to The Unmedicated Girlies, 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.

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176 | Epidural Diaries: Why your bestie got an epidural and how to be more prepared

Dec 09 2024 26 mins  
How many of your friends wanted a natural birth but ended up getting an epidural?? We're breaking down why many moms say “yes” to the epidural, what makes it so tempting, and how you can be more prepared to stay on track with your unmedicated birth plan. From long labors and Pitocin contractions to the hospital environment itself, we’ll dive into the top reasons moms opt for

175 | Behind the birth video, what you need to know if you’re having a baby in 2025

Dec 02 2024 25 mins  
"I wish my birth looked like that" Here is the truth behind those birth videos on IG. When you see a mom so proud of her birth she is posting it on social, it's usually because of the work she put in before that video. Let's talk about what it takes to feel powerful, be empowered, get informed and have your best birth in 2025. Feeling empowered vs BEING empowered Grab the moving s

174 | Steal the U|G's unmedicated toolkit, the importance of having different coping tools in labor

Nov 25 2024 13 mins  
The truth about unmedicated birth is it will be the most challenging, powerful, life changing thing you'll ever do. And it won't be easy. You'll need and want a variety of tools to help get you through to the end without an epidural. And having a variety of tools is even MORE important for hospital birth moms because the epidural is the hospital's tool of choice. To avoid the epidu

173 | Why you haven't heard of nitrous oxide (and why you should ask your hospital for it)

Nov 18 2024 26 mins  
Does your hospital offer nitrous oxide? AKA laughing gas, or sometimes gas & air. Unmedicated girlies love having nitrous oxide as an option because out of all of the medicated options, nitrous oxide supports physiology the most. Dig into the pros and cons of using nitrous oxide if your plan is to have an unmedicated birth. Access the moving sale - Save up to $150 on U|A Get on

172 | DO this, NOT that: Birth Class Edition, Don't make these 6 birth prep mistakes

Nov 07 2024 14 mins  
Consider this the "most common mistakes" in getting educated, informed, and empowered for your birth. This is the DOs and DON'Ts for the unmedicated girlie who wants to do her birth differently. Share with us over ⁠@THEUNMEDICATEDGIRLIES⁠ which DON'T you are swapping out. ⁠Follow us for the 30 days of birth prep⁠ ⁠Check out the moving sale now!⁠

171 | A second unmedicated birth with her husband as her doula, Juliana's birth story

Oct 28 2024 49 mins  
When Juliana prepared for her first birth she did it all, including hiring a doula. What she wasn't prepared for was her doula being denied access to the hospital with COVID policy changes in 2021. Even with a successful unmedicated birth with her first, she knew she could do birth even better and with her second pregnancy, she decided to prepare her husband to be her doula. Julian

170 | 2 reasons the unmedicated girlies decline glucola

Oct 21 2024 22 mins  
Did you hear that they took the BVO out of the orange drink, aka glucola?!! That’s great, but we’re still going to ask for an alternative, and here’s why… In this episode, you’ll learn: The 2 main reasons why women are declining glucola for their gestational diabetes screening. What a provider might say to you when you ask for alternatives to the glucose tolerance test

169 | 3 tips for LESS overwhelming birth education

Oct 14 2024 19 mins  
You need to fit in your birth prep, you want to be an informed unmedicated girlie, but you don’t have the time and just getting started is overwhelming. Get ready to go all in because today we are talking about three ways to get started (or go deeper into your birth education) without overwhelm. Unmedicated Girlie Playlist Birth books on Amazon Get started with the easiest way t

168 | The famous birth binder, Grace’s Christmas birth story featuring Elinor

Oct 07 2024 44 mins  
This is a must listen birth story! Academy mom Grace was due on Christmas day with baby 2 and was pressured to induce many times in her prenatal care. This drove her to practice her new advocacy skills, prepare her husband, and take assessing her risk into her own hands. She shares the differences between her first and second birth and how she was able to have a more empowered birt

167 | You had an amazing birth.. now what? Jumping into birth work

Sep 30 2024 27 mins  
You had your amazing unbelievable birth experience. Maybe it was at home maybe it was in the car maybe it was in the hospital. It doesn’t matter where. It was truly the most amazing transformative experience you’ve ever had. You're not ready to give birth again, but you're not ready to leave this birth bubble... here is the quickest (and easiest) way to start a birth business f