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

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81: Hyperemesis is not morning sickness, with Ashley Paulli Oct 20, 2023

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Hyperemesis gravidarum is not the same as morning sickness. And HG moms everywhere want you to know the differences. In this episode, Ashley and I compare the differences in regular old morning sickness and HG. And Ashley shares her story of being a first time mom with HG and how she managed it unmedicated.

In this episode, we discuss:

-How to know if you have HG

-Ashley’s experience with exactly when HG started and how long it lasted

-What she could and couldn’t eat

-The key to managing her HG without drugs

-One thing she would have done differently

-Ashley’s tips for other HG moms

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82: All babes are a little jaundiced, with Jessica Segovia-Leyva Oct 19, 2023

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What is jaundice, how does the hospital handle it and what are your options? Jessica from @motherbabynursejessica and author of Once Baby's Here talks through all things jaundice and how you can be more empowered if jaundice interventions come up for you.

In this episode we discuss:

-understanding what juandice is

-the routine protocol and options for jaundice treatment

-questions to ask if jaundice comes up

-how to be more informed once baby is here

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We all want an unmedicated birth Oct 17, 2023

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Or at least we all want the benefits of it. Don't hate me for this one but I do think all moms would choose unmedicated birth if they weren't lacking the confidence in their abilities.

In this episode I discuss:

-how "give me the drugs" becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy

-that our society treats pain and discomfort

-the birth most moms know isn't truly birth

-the story of a mom who said she didn't want an unmedicated birth

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Blame Henry Ford for your birth trauma Oct 10, 2023

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Okay, maybe not all traumatic birth can be pinned on Henry Ford. However, traumatic births that are a result of the typical cascade of interventions that we see in the hospital are absolutely due to the fact that birth has now become an assembly line production.

In this episode, I discuss:

-what motivated moving birth from home to hospital

-how prenatal care is similar to a model t assembly line

-prenatal care as a warm up to your birth

-how you can take control and break the assembly line

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5 way empowered moms take control of their birth

80: The bait & switch birth Oct 05, 2023

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The bait & switch is actually illegal in the advertising world, and it should be illegal in the birth world too. Listen to learn about three different ways the bait & switch can happen so that you are more prepared!

In this episode I discuss:

-examples of the bait & switch in the real world

-what a bait & switch looks like in birth

-provider and birth center examples

-my own experience with bait & switch in the hospital

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Episode 77: Birth centers aren't what they seem

Episode 48: My first birth and what I know now

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Feeling empowered vs being empowered Oct 03, 2023

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Feeling empowered isn't the same as being empowered. And I can explain exactly what I meant with how my first "faux-empowered" birth went down.

In this episode I discuss:

-the definition of empowered

-how pitocin supports the hospital

-what it takes to be truly empowered

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My first birth, listen to episode 48 for more on what I would have done differently

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79: What Grey’s Anatomy Reveals about your OB Sep 28, 2023

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I recently started rewatching Grey’s Anatomy, a series that started in 2005 based around the lives of surgeons, and in just the first few episodes, it is a great peek into the brain of an OB. Listen in as I talk about the big differences between an OB and a midwife.

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Episode 34: Finding your unicorn OB

Episode 77: Birth centers aren't always what they seem

Episode 17: We want the midwifery model

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What to do with the jealousy that pops up in your birth prep Sep 26, 2023

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When I was pregnant with baby 3 and found out I couldn't have a homebirth, I was SO jealous of all the homebirth moms. In this episode I talk about how we can identify jealousy as a desire, analyze it to figure out what we truly want, and then take action to take control given our current situation. Mentioned on the show: Enroll in Unmedicated Academy Send me a DM with your enrollment Qs Follow the podcast on IG

78: A feral & fierce twin birth, with Reyna Mustard Sep 21, 2023

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You are in for a treat with this truly powerful birth story. Reyna Mustard is a mom of 4 from Utah and is sharing her experience during pregnancy and birth with her third pregnancy.. Twins! Reyna shares all about her unmedicated hospital birth that she describes as truly feral.

📸 See Reyna's beautiful birth photos shot by @saltcitybirthandnewborn over on the show notes page.

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Facebook Group: Birthing Twins Naturally

Episode 5 on twin interventions on Apple | Spotify