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

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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00:39:06

124 | Biased doulas for biased moms, finding the...

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2024/03/01

Part 2 with Sydney Taylor. The conversation with Sydney continues as she shares how her birth experience led her to birthwork and becoming a homebirth midwife. We talk about being doulas who only take on clients who want unmedicated births and the benefits, to both client and doula, of showing your biases as a doula.In this episode we discuss: -How being a mother prepares you to be a doula more than any doula training program -The affirmations we love to hear from dads in the birth space. -A doula

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00:29:53

123 | “I accidentally said yes”, first time mom and...

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2024/02/29

Part 1 with Sydney Taylor. In this episode she shares about her “as pleasant as expected” hospital birth where she accidentally said yes to breaking her waters and pitocin. Tune in to see how a type A, over prepared, RN ended up achieving her unmedicated birth a first time mom with just a couple regrets. You can watch the raw unedited version over on You Tube In this episode, Sydney shares: -How her experience as an RN led her doing everything right in preparing for her hospital birth. -She arrived

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00:24:25

122 | the 90% epidural rate makes natural birth in...

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2024/02/27

The epidural is so common, that it is making it nearly impossible for moms to go unmedicated in the hospital. The true epidural rate may shock you once I break it down in this episode. If you are the average mom, planning a hospital birth, you are going to need to bring your own ingredients (aka support tools) because the natural birth is not something the hospital has experience with.Shop the Perfect Supplements sale on 2/29 and use code LIZZIE10 to stack discounts. In this episode I

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00:21:48

121 | Upgrade your red raspberry routine, drinking...

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2024/02/23

Should I be drinking red raspberry leaf tea in pregnancy? When do I start? Yes, and likely… now! You can start sooner than you think. Let me introduce you to NORA. You are not the average mom, so lets upgrade the typical red raspberry leaf routine with a NORA routine that has the power to transform your whole birth prep routine. Subscribe to Moms off the Records and listen to Episode 4: Debunking Infant Sleep Myths and the Truth About Bedsharing Order NORA The cold brewer I use Other episodes

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00:34:47

120 | There wasn’t an epidural at this hospital, a...

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2024/02/21

You want to know how to have an unmedicated birth in the hospital, it is the perfect combination of being prepared and having the right support. Ariana prepared for her unmedicated birth with the me inside of Unmedicated Academy and the additional support of her sister. She was able to find a unicorn midwife in the hospital setting, hired a doula, and a husband that wasn’t afraid to get into the birth tub. Listen in for Ariana's beautiful birth story, where she shares… -How she prepared for her

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00:17:45

119 | One thing you won’t get in the hospital birth,...

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2024/02/20

It's true, you will get more support in your goal to have an unmedicated and physiologic birth while you are laboring during the first stage. But all of that will change once it's time to push. This is when the doctor or midwife typically come in and want to "help." You will not get a hands of second stage of labor if you are having the standard hospital birth. If you want to have a truly physiologic second stage of labor, there are two things you can do to take control. Learn

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00:21:34

118 | The gentlest way to wean your toddler, natural...

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2024/02/16

You shouldn’t be weaning if you have a full supply, and it doesn’t take lying or deceiving your child to wean either. Here I share the gentlest way to wean a toddler who has dropped all but the last bedtime feeding of the day, including the most adorable clip of my youngest demonstrating where we are at in the weaning process. In this episode I discuss: -What I would do if my mental health was pitted against breastfeeding. -Two popular ways to wean that I do not agree with because they are

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00:19:38

117 | If labor is more than 24 hours, 3 things to do...

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2024/02/14

Every mom is wishing, hoping, and praying that birth is fast and simple. But that is not always the case. Here are three things you can do, starting in early labor through, ‘oh crap, my labor is long’ to help you get through a labor longer than 24 hours. Enter the 100k giveaway Get the FREE Birth Prep Class In this episode I discuss: -The lengths of my three labors, and the mistake I made twice that made my labors longer. -Ways to physically prep for a faster and easier labor. -How birth is 90%

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00:13:18

116 | 3 things that will sabotage your birth plan

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2024/02/12

You've heard the stories about birth plans going out the window, and maybe you've wondered, how can I create a strong plan or have a birth that doesn’t as easily get so far off track? Here are 3 things to avoid to help your birth plan stand strong so you can get the birth you want. In this episode I discuss: -Why you don't need to change your birth plan to "preferences" -The priorities of the hospital that go directly against your plan for an individualized birth -How cute

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00:22:49

115 | The birth tub won't save your birth, choosing...

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2024/02/09

Should I choose the hospital with the tub or the hospital that is closer? I am here to tell you, neither of those things matter. What is more important is how you will be treated. In this episode I discuss: -The hospital options for moms in Brentwood, Ca -Which hospital in Brentwood that has a tub and which hospital I refuse to attend births at. -What to consider when choosing your hospital birth and provider -How to ensure you have a positive birth experience in the hospital -The story of

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00:37:43

114 | We crashed a formula marketing meeting, the...

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2024/02/07

The Radical Moms Union co-founders, Natasha Vargas-Cooper and Andrea Haskins, join me for another episode where we challenge modern motherhood. In part two we cover what the Radicals Moms Union stands for, the biological norms between mother and baby and more specifically, disrupting the mainstream message of fed is best. In this episode you'll learn about Bobbie's predatory formula marketing tactics, how they exploit women for profit, and what the Rad Moms are doing about it. Listen to

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00:39:42

113 | Radical Moms v. Modern Motherhood, with Natasha...

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2024/02/05

The Radical Moms Union co-founders, Natasha Vargas-Cooper and Andrea Haskins, join me in this two part series. In part one, we chat about how modern motherhood is represented in our society, and how much the radical moms disagree with all of it. The Radical Moms Union is all about the dyad and the attachment of the mother-baby at all costs, while society makes it easier and more acceptable for moms to be detached from their babies instead. In this episode we discuss: -Paris Hilton went to party

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00:24:41

112 | 5 swaps for the unmedicated girlie, from...

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2024/02/03

For many of us, it is pregnancy that prompts us to treat our bodies a little better and to vet the products we use. And honestly, if it's not safe for pregnancy or breastfeeding, it probably isn't something we should be using .. ever. In this episode, I discuss: -Living by the 80/20 rule and making simple swaps to make it manageable -Two product swaps that you can win in the season 3 giveaway -The value of finding the root cause before treating the symptoms -The habit of cycle synching and

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00:20:49

111 | Be more UNAPOLOGETIC

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2024/02/02

Unmedicated birth moms NEED to be more unapologetic, and let's be honest, women in general. When a woman tells someone she is planning an unmedicated birth, too often she is met with doubt and called crazy. Exactly why we need to swap people pleasing tendencies with being more unapologetic. In this episode, I discuss: -The typical experience of the unmedicated girlie who is in the minority of the general population -How being unapologetic in little ways will help you be bolder in big

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00:20:04

110 | Unmedicated birth is not always empowering,...

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2024/02/01

Many unmedicated birth moms report having orgasmic birth, but not all moms share the same sentiment. Physiologic birth can be both painful AND orgasmic but there are several reasons why you may have had an unmedicated birth without that orgasm at the end. In this episode I discuss: -How the definition of natural birth has become a lie -The differences and similarities between natural, physiologic, undisturbed, and unmedicated birth -What an orgasmic birth feels like -How orgasms and birth are

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00:02:08

Welcome to Season 3

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2024/01/28

SEASON 3 launches February 1st Welcome to Unapologetically Unmedicated, 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. There is a way that you can walk into your birth and motherhood feeling confident and prepared for anything, unapologetically

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00:14:15

109 | alternatives to ibuprofen for immediate...

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2024/01/26

"Are pain meds necessary postpartum? My midwife scared me into taking them last time.” This happened to me too with my second. Good news is, there is a really good unmedicated option for afterpains. In this episode I discuss: -The importance of being informed for healthy women who have never used the hospital system before birth. -My experience with afterpains after my second and third babies. -The purpose of postpartum cramps and what you can expect on your second, third, fourth

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00:22:02

107 | Hospital discharge plan, you don’t have to stay...

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2024/01/24

How long do I need to stay after birth?? The typical hospital stay for an uncomplicated vaginal birth is 24-48 hours. But you don;t have to stay that long if you’d prefer to leave early. Listen in to learn exactly what you need to know if you are planning for an early hospital discharge. More episodes you’ll love: 89 | 5 reasons to avoid pitocin in your birth, the risks of pitocin 43: 3 Things NOT to skip in birth planning 86 | Why the hospital has routines Have questions? Birth Options Workshop:

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00:29:24

108 | Get empowered for birth in 6 weeks, a birth...

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2024/01/24

I always recommend moms start their birth education around 20 weeks, it's a lot to learn. This is not a test that you can cram for the night before. But if your pregnancy flew by and you find yourself at 34 weeks pregnant in need of getting empowered, let's do it! In this episode, I discuss: How to know if your mindset around birth is supportive of your unmedicated birth plan. Exactly what to research and learn about for the next 6 week to get truly empowered for your birth. The things

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00:39:37

106 | Postpartum pageants are not physiologic, the...

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2024/01/19

Women everywhere are talking about the Mrs World Pageant. This is the most attention this pageant has received in years all thanks to Ballerina Farms and her 8 Million followers. But is competing in a pageant at 12 days postpartum really truly empowering? In this episode I discuss: The empowering vs irresponsible debate on glamorizing the early postpartum days. How the homestead community feels deceived by Ballerina Farms and how all Instagram homesteaders are also boss babes. Mom shaming

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