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

Mar 03 2025 212 ep. 25 mins 3
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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 that it takes going against the status quo to get there.

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185 | Defining informed consent, here's what you're not being told

Mar 03 2025 26 mins  
Informed consent is much more than just a signature on a form—it’s a conversation, a right, and a crucial part of making empowered decisions about your birth. But here’s the truth: hospitals rarely provide true informed consent. They give you a watered-down version, leaving you with only the options they prefer.In this episode, we’re breaking down:🩺 What informed consent

184 | Why Mom Advice is So Confusing: Modern Motherhood vs. Physiology

Feb 24 2025 27 mins  
One mom says to trust your instincts. Another tells you to sleep train by 8 weeks. The breastfeeding book you read says you should breastfeed for up to 2 years, but your pediatrician hands you a formula sample at your baby's first appointment. The contradictions in motherhood are everywhere—and it’s no wonder moms feel overwhelmed.In this episode, we’re breaking down why

183 | Hospital birth is a system (and here's how it works against you)

Feb 19 2025 31 mins  
Have you ever heard a doula or birth worker call hospital birth “the system”? That’s because it is—and it wasn’t designed with you in mind. From standardized routines to liability concerns, efficiency protocols, and financial incentives, every part of hospital birth is structured for the hospital’s benefit.Empowerment ahead ➡️ You can opt out of the system’s defau

182 | Kicked out of the birth center: Vanessa’s medicated, no-epidural birth story

Feb 12 2025 47 mins  
What happens when one high blood pressure reading gets you kicked out of the birth center? For Vanessa, it meant signing an AMA form, switching to a hospital birth, and watching her birth plan go out the window. In this episode, Vanessa, the creator ofBirth to Boob, and one our very own Unmedicated Academy Ambassadors, shares the story of her first birth—a medicated, no-epidural

181 | Every intervention except the epidural: The untold story of my 'natural' births (part 2)

Feb 04 2025 34 mins  
In part 2 , I’m taking you back to my waters breaking (again?!) on New Year's Eve, I was told to stay in the hospital bed, Pitocin was pushed at shift change, and—something I’ve never shared before—I was talked into fentanyl (spoiler: there's a good learning point here). Add in a cervical lip being manually pushed back, and coached pushing so intense I popped every

180 | Every intervention except the epidural: The untold story of my 'natural' births (part 1)

Jan 27 2025 30 mins  
AKA the ONLY thing unmedicated about it was that I didn't have an epidural. In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on my first birth experience and sharing the details of what I used to call an “unmedicated” birth. Spoiler alert: while I didn’t have an epidural, my birth was still FULL of interventions. I’ll also share how this birth taught me valuable lessons

179 | The Hospital's Birth Plan: Cascade of Interventions

Jan 13 2025 25 mins  
When you walk into the hospital for birth, are you stepping into their birth plan? In this episode, we’re breaking down the cascade of interventions and how it’s more than just a snowball effect—it’s often a prearranged set of interventions that makes up the typical hospital birth experience. Learn how common interventions like continuous fetal monitoring, pitocin, and epid

178 | Which birth interventions are really necessary? What you need to know to get informed for birth

Dec 23 2024 15 mins  
"How do I know which interventions are really needed?" In this episode, I’m answering a listener question, and the truth is—it’s not one-size-fits-all. But what works every single time, for every mom and every intervention, is getting informed. Tune in to learn how to make decisions based on you, your baby, and your birth goals so you can have a truly empowered birth. Get in

177 | She refused to have another unnecessary cesarean, Nina's unmedicated VBAC in the hospital

Dec 17 2024 43 mins  
Nina went from being terrified of birth to a typical cascade of intervention experience with her twins—leading to an unnecessary C-section—to achieving the unmedicated VBAC she was 100% committed to. With her husband stepping up as her biggest advocate and her own stubborn streak driving her forward, she got her unmedicated VBAC. Join Unmedicated Academy

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