Birth combs work. Moms swear by them. Thousands of unmedicated girlies have used them to cope through contractions and yet hospitals don’t have a single one on the unit. Why?

In this episode, I break down the real reason hospitals skip the simplest, cheapest, most mom-approved coping tool: because it isn’t billable, it isn’t profitable, and it isn’t “evidence-based” by their standards. And this tells us a lot about the hospital setting as unmedicated girlies.

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Continuous fetal monitoring is all over the internet (thanks New York Times), but the Unmedicated Girlies have been talking about it for years.

Lets break down why hospitals love it (spoiler: liability), how it affects your unmedicated birth, and what to ask for instead.

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Everyone talks about “avoiding the cascade of interventions,” but what if the cascade isn’t something that just happens? What if it’s actually part of the hospital’s plan?

In this episode, learn about the cascade of interventions:

what it really means, how it starts, and why it’s not just a slippery slope, but a sequence built into hospital birth. From continuous monitoring to Pitocin to the “necessary” cesarean, you’ll see how the hospital already has a birth plan for you.

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Q: I need to write a birth plan, but where do I start?? 😩

Most women write a birth plan the WRONG way and then wonder why nothing in it actually happens.

In this episode, I break down exactly how to start writing a birth plan that actually works in a hospital setting. We’re not copy-pasting cute Pinterest templates or writing “preferences”… we are getting INFORMED and creating a plan based on physiologic birth, hospital routines, risks vs benefits, and what YOU really want.

You’ll learn:

• Why research comes BEFORE writing

• The 4 questions to answer before choosing anything

• How to structure your birth plan

• The #1 reason 99% of birth plans get ignored… and how to be the 1% who gets listened to

  
  

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Most moms write 0-1 birth jplans, but we're going to be a little extra and write 3.

I’m sharing the birth plan strategy no one’s talking about: why you need three different birth plans... one for the hospital staff, one for your partner, and one for laboring at home.

You’ll learn:

• Why icon birth plans should go in the trash and the importance of a clear and direct birth plan

  How to equip your support person with the exact words, advocacy notes, and tools you’ll need when you want to tap out

• • Why to include in a “home birth plan” (even if you’re headed to the hospital) so you don’t rush in too early

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Meet Jes, holistic hyperemesis gravidarum expert and morning sickness coach. Jes shares her own HG story, multiple hospitalizations, prescriptions, and the moment she said “there has to be a better way”, and how she reverse-engineered her HG by targeting root causes instead of masking symptoms.

In the episode, we dig into:

• HG vs “morning sickness” as a spectrum, and how feeling debilitated is a red flag.

• The uncomfortable truth about pregnancy meds like Diclectin/Zofran: when they’re a necessary bridge, what they do (and don’t) fix, and why informed consent matters.

• Jes’s functional approach, how she weaned off meds and stopped vomiting within days.

• Why minerals are foundational and how depletion can show up later in mom and baby.

• The importance of preconception prep to prevent HG and build a resilient blueprint for baby.

If you’re in the thick of HG, planning another pregnancy, or you simply want a healthier baseline before conception, this episode is for you.

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@the_wellness_element on instagram and The Wellness Element podcast.

Everyone knows about the epidural, but you also need to understand the hospital’s so-called “low-intervention” option: IV narcotics.

Spoiler: they’re not as low-risk as they sound.

In this episode, I’m breaking down:

• Why hospitals are quick to offer fentanyl to unmedicated girlies

• The real pros and cons of IV narcotics

If you’re planning an unmedicated birth, you don’t want to miss this one. Listen in, then grab our free Unmedicated Birth Toolkit for tools that actually work with your body.

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Listen to episode 173: Why you haven'r heard of nitrous oxide

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/173-why-you-havent-heard-of-nitrous-oxide-and-why/id1561852103?i=1000677343607

If you’ve ever felt like “something wasn’t right” about your birth, this episode is for you. Processing what happened is the prep no one talks about—but it might just be the most important part of planning for an empowered, unmedicated birth.

Brigid went through her own traumatic birth, and now she helps moms process their experiences so they don’t carry that trauma into motherhood—or into their next birth. In this episode, she shares her story and gives us some insight in to the tools we all could use post birth.

We talk about why trauma shows up in sneaky ways (even years later), the connection between your nervous system and your ability to cope in labor, and how unprocessed trauma can spill over into motherhood.

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Connect with Brigid

Website: loretowellness.com

Podcast: The Discerning Mother

Instagram: @brigid.tebaldi