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So that's what I wanted to really touch base on. So what I wanted to talk about first is we're going to talk about Your fears, because I think it's really important that we address them. So the very first thing we're going to really think about if you want to have an unmedicated birth is your why. 


But you know what? I think it's rude. Birth is natural. Period. Whether you get an epidural or not, or you have a cesarean or not, we're not going to say natural around here. That's one line that I draw in the sand. If your why is because you've done some research and you've decided that's best for you and it's best for baby and you just get this like excited feeling when you think about unmedicated And for those of you who are like, hell no, I'm not going unmedicated. 


So when we talk about Dealing with your fears. One of the things that I do with my students in my birth classes is that I have them List them out and we replace them with truth. There's so much power in truth and tonight I'm gonna be talking about the big six beers, right? The big ones that we all here all the time. 


It starts with knowing your why it's also about flipping those fears, replacing them with truth and power and, mindfulness and meditation and prayer and scriptures and whatever it is that you use to reset your mind. During stressful times or difficult moments you want to know how to use them during your birth And that's one of my super tools that I love my superpowers. 


You have to be educated. If you think you can wing your birth, you are absolutely 100 percent wrong. And winging your birth is going to leave you traumatized. It's going to leave you wondering and what ifs and all of the things that you don't want to leave your birth journey with. I say this all the time to my girls, like you only get one. 


birth this baby, let's do what we can to have a really powerful birth, to have your best birth. So being educated again, works on up here, your mind, because when you educate yourself about Anything that you don't know about, it gives you a sense of calm and peace. On the flip side, if you were to wait till your first contraction to start thinking like, Oh my gosh, how do I handle this? 


And then the second one is being educated. And I will. I will stand on this soapbox till the day I die that a woman should never wing her birth. You should always educate yourself. This is one of the most life changing moments that you will ever experience. And if you're facing a life changing moment, you don't go into it blindly. 


And yes, they might try to do what you don't want them to do. But that's why you have to. to be educated. That is exactly the 100 percent reason why you have to be educated. Because if you're not educated and someone else tries to take control of your birth, which will happen, you are not going to be confident to speak up. 


So one of the things, one of my mantras inside of my birth classes is that You can refuse anything, but should you? And my other one is, if you don't know your options, you don't have any. So those are things we really dive deep into because you have to be educated to steer your birth ship. So know that, okay? 


And you can also be educated in my next thing, which is number three, is preparing your body. So you don't want to just wing that. This is something we are so passionate about inside of Calm Labor Confident Birth Class and the VBAC Lab is that you have to be educated. So hopefully you guys can see me. 


Knowing, this guy right here, this is like your most powerful tool that you take into your labor room. And I know my doulas are going to be like, preach it. Because if you know how to work your pelvis. You've got it. tHis is such a powerful part of your body and it's so insanely incredible how it works, how flexible it is, how you can do movements. 


And if the baby is not engaging, then guess what? Labor's going to be stalling and not starting. So we want to learn how to open the pelvis to get baby down because baby's head pressing on your cervix. Is what starts the whole kit and caboodle and that's how you start going into labor because what happens when the baby presses on the cervix that sends signals to your brain, your pituitary gland starts releasing oxytocin and oxytocin, we all know. 


So if you don't know positioning and physical movements, To do to open up your pelvis. You could indirectly be keeping the door closed, right? If you're maybe sitting improperly or you're not doing some key movements and it's not a lot, it's not a whole lot. We have a book called unstoppable labors. 


It's a printable visual guide that you can print, laminate, whatever. You can print it small or big, take it into your labor room and even use it prior to labor. We give it to all of our students in their labor bat signal. Because you want to know how to work this magical pelvis and the fact of the matter is half the, I can't swear, but I was going to say another word for poop. 


So if you don't know how to do those things, you're really in a lot of trouble. So this is why we're so passionate about your education and then being educated physically as well, because your body is so stinkin powerful. It is so powerful. You guys can tell I'm getting worked up. This is, oh, this is so important that because you need to know how to open the outlet. 


Or the inlet to get the baby in you know how to you need to know how to move the baby through the pelvis and then guess what we want to move the baby out of the pelvis so that's pushing knowledge you have to have pushing knowledge you can't just wing it right because you might inadvertently do something that you know you're probably going to get your baby out whether you're educated or not. 


I'm just gonna say that right now. Okay, I've got a list because y'all can tell I'm going off on different tangents. Another part of the physical preparation for an unmedicated birth is knowing the right foods to eat. Get the body prep girl. You're about to run a marathon and you would not run a marathon if you weren't prepping your body through nutrition, through physical exercise, through movement, all the things to get your body ready for unmedicated birth and Medicaid at birth. 


Okay, so the next thing that I would say is creating a supportive team or birth environment is super important. Okay? So the next two could be interchangeable. They're not these are not in order. It's just what my brain is giving you. Okay, so by creating a supportive birth environment, you are going to allow the natural pain killers that we have flowing through our body to flow. 


When you think about your birth environment, Do not accept the fact that's how it has to be. That a nurse needs to be yelling at you, that bright lights need to be on top of you, that you should be completely exposed, and that everyone should be hustling and loud and talking about their son's baseball game, or the next thing they're doing. 


Because it's so important that your love hormone is flowing so your birth can go in a beautiful best way possible. sTart planning for a calm and comfortable birthing space. I always recommend bringing your own pillow, bringing your favorite blanket, and then the next thing that's really important about your birth environment is having support. 


This is why I provide virtual support options from doulas for 39 a month because a lot of people cannot afford a doula so Having a supportive person who's educated can also be your partner, or like I said, it can be virtual support services. When you have an educated support person, you are more likely to have an uneventful vaginal birth. 


It decreases interventions, including cesarean. It's less likely for an assisted delivery like a forceps or vacuum or a cesarean or c section. It's less likely that you're going to need pain meds, which is really important for you ladies who want to go unmedicated. You're going to leave your birth feeling more happy about the birth if you have a supported, a supportive team. 


When you have a better support person, an educated support person, your baby even has better APGARs, and let me explain why that is. So APGARs is a scoring system that we do once baby comes out. We do it at 1 minute, 5 minute, everything's good, we stop. If not, we're going to look again at 10 minutes. And we want to see how is baby acclimating, and we score them on different areas. 


Well, a lot of those have to do with how much, how well they were inside of you, how they tolerated labor. When a mama who has a support team, who is educated, whose mindset is in the right spot and she's utilizing movement during her birth, then she's going to be getting more oxygen to her baby. 


But when you think about your labor tool bag, this is going to be, different pain management options unmedicated pain management options, obviously, because that's what we're talking about. These are going to be things that can support your goal of your unmedicated birth. So that is my other number five is your pain management techniques. 


You have to be educated. You have to understand all the different techniques that you can use. In alternative to medications, and there's so many you guys can see on this list. It's probably pretty small But there's essential oils that will help with pain during labor. There's massage. There's touch There's using a fan using the comb all the different things. 


Breathing techniques. And I'm going to teach you guys three powerful labor coping tools on Friday night. 6 o'clock p. m. Central Standard Time. Just reply FEARLESS if you haven't signed up or sign up for FEARLESS Birth. For my mamas that are already signed up, I gotcha. Be there at 6 o'clock. Okay. The other thing that you're going to want to do, and this is my sixth tip, is understanding the interventions and your rights when it comes to them. 


If you're able, if it works out for you that you can go into spontaneous labor, you are already a leg up because it's just so much easier to go unmedicated if you are not being induced. But I did it three times, so don't be afraid if you have to be induced, I gotcha. But you just want to know. The intervention so that you can make an informed decision. 


And like I said before, we don't just refuse willy nilly. You need to know what is it used for, why is it used, and when is it appropriate? Should I say yes? Should I say no? You have to know your rights during the birthing process to. Navigate it, but you have to learn those before you're in labor. When you're in labor, your only job, your absolute only job is to labor. 


Medicated what are my birth fears? How can I replace them with truth? The next thing is educating yourself take a powerful birth class. I prefer you take mine. Obviously, it's online It's actually going on sale on wednesday We're opening up the cart and you get a hundred dollars off and some bonuses. The next thing is preparing your body Then the next thing is knowing that you need to have a birth environment that includes, all the tools that you can set up to make it calm and confident. 


So we don't want that to happen. Okay, you guys, 30 minutes. I did it in 25 minutes. I'm so stinking proud of myself right now. I'm just gonna give myself kudos All right, you guys if you have any questions shoot us a dm.