Unapologetically Unmedicated | Empowered & Informed Birth Education with Fierce Lizzie Fierce Lizzie

If you can't have a home birth, for whatever reason, I get it. That was me too. That is why my area of expertise is helping moms have hospital births that feels more liek home births. Why? Because moms who birth are home are more likely to feel supported, have lower risk outcomes, have fewer interventions, and they always hit their goal of an unmedicated birth. The hospital is nothing like a home birth but there are some home birth practices that we can bring in to our hospital births. In this episode I discuss five things to plan for if your goal is an unmedicated hospital birth.

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Travel back in time with me as I go line by line through the birth plan I wrote as a first time mom in 2013. Back before there was a birth side of instagram and no one was listening to podcasts (or at least, I wasn't). In the episode I discuss each request from my birth plan, the biggest mistake I made, and if I actually got what I wanted.



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49: Using my super simple birth plan template

71: Hypnobirthing didn't work for me

105 | Home births don’t need birth plans, hospital births need more than a birth plan

116 | 3 things that will sabotage your birth plan



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April is cesarean awareness month. Approximately 1.3 million women in the United States undergo a cesarean section every year. It is the most common surgery done in the United States. And our cesarean rates have actually gone up in recent years, meaning it's more important now than ever to understand the risks, especially of repeat cesareans, and how to avoid an unnecessary c-section.



In this episode I discuss:


C-section being a neutral tool with risks and benefits, that is being overused. Even the World Health Organization agrees and states that cesarean rates should be 10-15% for the best overall outcomes for moms and babies.
The most disgusting thing I saw online last week from an OB celebrating 100 c-sections performed.
The definition, and impact of a primary cesarean. In the US, the rate of cesarean is 32.1% overall and primary cesarean rate is 22.5%
How one hospital proves that you don't need to follow the ARRIVE trial guidelines to lower the risk of primary cesarean.



Research on reducing primary cesarean

Leapfrog Hospital Ratings



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The Washington Post said women are spreading “misinformation” about birth control in a recent article and many women in our community were PISSED. Myself included. SO I asked my good friend Carly Hartwig on today to talk about it- the REAL reason women are not okay with hormonal birth control and why we are choosing just as effective alternatives to the IUD, nuvaring, and the pill. Carly is a holistic reproductive health practitioner and certified fertility awareness educator. In this episode we are calling out the misinformation claim, let’s get informed instead.

In this episode, we discuss:


The illusion of empowerment that birth control has and how it is actually the opposite of what true empowerment is.


The importance of informed consent in birth and birth control, and how if we had known the risks of birth control we would have never agreed to be on it. 


How women are gaslit in our medical system, in birth, and in this Washington Post article on birth control.


Alternative methods of birth control are being suppressed and called “misinformation” to keep you weak, sick, and disempowered which creates a pharmaceutical and fertility client for life. 


All of your birth control options, including cycle tracking options. How the rhythm method and use of period tracking apps are less effective, and true fertility awareness is the more effective natural method and just as effective as pharmaceutical birth control when done correctly.


Resources to get started with fertility awareness method.



Resources mentioned on the show:

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Fifth Vital Sign and Taking Charge of Your Fertility on Amazon

The Business of Birth Control

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https://www.cleanlivingwithcarly.com/

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You’ve got a medicine cabinet full of herbs and natural remedies but are you applying the same approach to your birth? You have left the mainstream version of healing your colds but are you still taking the mainstream route to birth? Let’s talk about it!

Get your medal for your unmedicated birth

In this episode I discuss:

- Why I don’t take prescription drugs or typical over the counter remedies for both my headaches and my anxiety, even though I am the perfect candidate for zoloft.

- The root cause approach to healing and how you can apply that mindset to your labor pain.

- What stood out to me when my kids and I watched a dog giving birth on youtube.

- One thing you can do to support physiology that has the biggest impact on your birth.

More episodes you’ll love:

90 | Labor pain has purpose, how feeling the pain of birth is helpful to your baby85: Signs your induction is BS

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Unmedicated Academy: The signature program for moms who want to be the boss of their unmedicated birth and be educated, informed and empowered. We will chat each week and you'll be blown away by how much support is inside. Join the empowered mom club

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Just like a batch of cookies has directions to bake for 10-13 minutes, your baby has a range to bake for 37-42 weeks. Yet, hospital practices have lowered the average length of gestation because they are inducing almost everyone. What are so many moms being induced? And are you really overdue after 40 weeks?

In this episode I discuss:

-The accuracy of due dates and why it should be called a guess date instead. 

-The controversy around inducing just because a mom is 40 weeks-Why women risk out of home birth at 42 weeks and can still have a low risk birth.-The reason so many women are induced.

Mentioned on the show: US birth weights drop due to rise in Cesarean births, inductionsOther episodes you’ll love:

132 | Get informed on the epidural, pros and cons of the epidural in birth

117 | If labor is more than 24 hours, 3 things to do in case labor is long

105 | Home births don’t need birth plans, hospital births need more than a birth plan

Want to work with me?

Unmedicated Academy: The signature program for moms who want to be the boss of their unmedicated birth and be educated, informed and empowered. We will chat each week and you'll be blown away by how much support is inside. Join the empowered mom club

Submit a question or testimonial for the show: Leave me a voice message