Perfectly, Wonderfully Made Alise Marsh

Hi Friend!

Today, on the show I’m going to go deeper into this topic of WHERE we choose to have our babies, the state of maternity care in the US, and deep dive into the pros and cons of out of hospital birth vs. hospital birth. 

And you may be thinking to yourself right now… why the heck is this important? 

Because, my friend, first of all if you’re pregnant or a mom in a season of growing her family you’ve been called to be a critical thinker.

Choosing WHERE you’re going to have a baby is THE BIGGEST. Hear me – BIGGEST and most important decision you’re going to make in pregnancy. Did you hear that? 

THE MOST IMPORTANT. Because WHERE you choose to have your baby is going to determine the TYPE of care provider you’re going to have. 

Buckle up my friends. I’m going to break it down for you and tell you all about your options. xo,

Alise

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JOIN Your Best Birth Course and get a FREE 30 minute coaching call! GRAB YOUR FREE GUIDE How to Choose the Right Provider For Your BirthGRAB YOUR FREE Guide! Preparing for Postpartum GRAB YOUR FREE Guide! 4 Keys to a Positive Birth Get the Thriving Through Postpartum PlaybookMy WebsiteReal Food for Pregnancy BOOK

Listen to Related Episodes: 52: The Exact Steps to Overcome Fear in Childbirth 50: 4 Ways to Prepare for Postpartum

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Hi Friend!

Today, I have a sweet conversation to share with you where I interview wife and mama Hayley Clements on the show! Hayley is currently pregnant with her 3rd baby and preparing for an out of hospital birth. She shares her story of navigating an unexpected diagnosis of a complete cleft lip and palate with her first baby, and an unexpected shoulder dystocia with her 2nd birth. She shares about how she’s learning to overcome her fears of labor, and everything she’s doing to prepare for the birth of this third baby!

We talk about how to prepare for postpartum, and it’s not what you might think. We have a great conversation about how to prepare your marriage for the addition of another baby. It’s so good!

I pray you’re encouraged and equipped as you listen!

Alise

LINKS FROM THE SHOW

JOIN Your Best Birth CourseGRAB YOUR FREE Guide! Preparing for Postpartum GRAB YOUR FREE Guide! 4 Keys to a Positive Birth GRAB YOUR FREE GUIDE How to Choose the Right Provider For Your BirthGet the Thriving Through Postpartum PlaybookMy Website

Listen to Related Episodes: 52: The Exact Steps to Overcome Fear in Childbirth 50: 4 Ways to Prepare for Postpartum

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Today, on the show we are going to talk about how to overcome your fears surrounding childbirth. Our culture today has sold us short. So many women fear childbirth. From the media, to their sister in law who had a traumatic birth…it’s no wonder women are freaked out today. But, today… we are going to get some freedom in this area and I’m going to show you how! God created your birth experience to transform you into the mother you were designed to be.

LINKS FROM THE SHOW

JOIN Your Best Birth CourseGRAB THE FREE Guide! Preparing for Postpartum GRAB THE FREE Guide! 4 Keys to a Positive Birth Get the Thriving Through Postpartum PlaybookMy Website

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Today the Lord has put something on my heart I’m so eager to share with you. If you’re new here, you may not know this yet, but this show is often an extension of my time with Jesus and all that he’s speaking to my heart in this season. So, I invite you to come alongside me and listen to what the Lord might have for you today. Be expectant my friend, for what the Lord wants to speak to you today. 

Waiting is so hard. And waiting well is even harder. Motherhood has positioned us to learn how to wait well. To have patience. Some of us wait to find the perfect spouse. We long for companionship and relationships. Others of us wait for years to get pregnant and experience a baby growing inside of us. All of us who have given birth before know the 9 months of waiting we journey through as we expectantly anticipate the arrival of our babies. But, before the best gift of new life arrives we walk through labor and test our endurance and fortitude in a way like never before. It makes the waiting worth it. Would we find as much satisfaction in our new baby if we didn’t have to go through labor? If we didn’t have to endure such a challenge before us. Let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Hebrews 12:2

Friend, I’m going to give you 3 tangible ways you can wait well in this season: 

Praise before the breakthrough: when you’re worried = worship. It’s warfare and it’s how you’re going to tell your brain who’s boss. Your spirit has got to get out in front. Let your spirit worship and your brain will catch up later. 

Keep his promises in front of you: journal, write them down. Put them where you will see them often. Keep them out in front of you. 

Tell someone about what you are waiting for: Ask this person to encourage you, to remind you of what the Lord has spoken over you. To pray over you when your spirit is weak. It will keep you accountable. You’ve been given the body of christ for a reason. Find that friend who’s going to encourage you to wait well and not lose heart. 

LINKS FROM THE SHOW

FREE Guide! Preparing for Postpartum Mama Meals $20 OFFThriving Through Postpartum PlaybookMy Website

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Hi friend! I’ve got a new resource out for you if you’re a pregnant or postpartum mama listening to this episode today. My new free guide Preparing for Postpartum is going to walk you through life immediately postpartum.

I’m super excited to tell y’all my new Thriving Through Postpartum Playbook comes out this week! I poured my heart and soul into this new digital product and I know it’s going to change the lives. Because, if you know me… you know my heart truly desires to change the world. If you’ve been around the show the last couple of years you know that I had a really challenging postpartum season with my third baby who is now almost 2 as I record this. I had a beautiful homebirth, but needed to be transferred to the hospital postpartum after I had a piece of retained placenta. After surgery and blood transitions, I was in much better shape. But, the road to healing was long and slow for me. Birth trauma, having recently moved away from family, and a husband who traveled for work all made my transition to a mama of three really tough. Throw in oral ties, mastitis, thrush, and postnatal depletion and I was a struggle bus. But, friends…. I did heal. I came back. Slowly, but surely my brain and my body came back together again. And I’m leaning into the new mom I was always designed to be. And I learned so much. And it created in me a passion to create a resource for you! I wanted to create a resource that I wished I would have had. To include everything I needed to hear in those hard, challenging, sleepy postpartum days. And I did it. And it’s HERE! And with all of my heart I pray it blesses you! Grab the Preparing for Postpartum Guide now on my website and stay tuned for the launch of the Thriving Through Postpartum Playbook this week! You’re going to love it! And sweet listener, if you’re not having a baby in this season, but you know someone who is…would you do me a favor right now and text them a link to this episode. Because it just might change their entire postpartum experience.

Today, we are talking about the 4 things you can do to prepare for a positive postpartum transition:

Hire a postpartum doula

Set appropriate expectations of yourself

Prepare meals and food in advance if at all possible

Decrease your risk of experiencing postpartum depression

Alright friends, if you’ve found today’s episode encouraging or helpful would you stop right now and share this episode with a friend? Would you take 30 seconds for me and leave a review on apple podcasts? This is the only way for the show to grow! And it lets me know how I can serve you better and brings a huge smile to my heart. Just scroll on down until you see that purple Write A Review Button and leave your review there :) For every person who leaves a review on the show this week I’m giving away a FREE ACCESS to my new postpartum resource the Thriving Through Postpartum Playbook! 

Okay friends, if you’re a postpartum mama this is your reminder to go download my FREE Guide Preparing for Postpartum! Head to alisemarsh.com and click on freebies and you’ll find it there waiting for you! 



Have a wonderful day friend, and I will see you back here again soon! 

xo,

Alise

LINKS FROM THE SHOW

FREE Guide! Preparing for Postpartum FREE Guide! 4 Keys to a Positive Birth Mama Meals $20 OFFPostpartum Support International Listen to Related Episodes: 38 - Postpartum Life: Being Made Into Something New

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Welcome back friends! I’m so glad you’re here! Thank you for listening. I pray what you hear today encourages and equips you! Today, we are going to talk about ALLERGIES. I’m going to share mine (and really my son’s story with life threatening allergies. So, if you’re an allergy mama, or a mom who has a child with a life threatening health condition this episode is for you!

LINKS FROM THE SHOW

FREE Guide! 4 Keys to a Positive Birth The GAPS DietFood Allergy WebsiteMama Meals $20 OFF

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You can always send me an email or message me on social media! I’d love to hear what you’re thinking about the show! alise@alisemarsh.com

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