After seven incredible years of sharing stories, wisdom, and support around pregnancy and parenthood, this is my final episode... for now. It's a moment of both celebration as we wrap up this chapter of The Pregnancy to Parening Show.

From heartfelt interviews with experts to the real, raw conversations with fellow parents, The Pegnancy to Parenting Show has been a labor of love, and I'm beyond grateful for every listener, guest, and supporter who's been part of this adventure. As I transition my content, I share my why and hope you will join me on my website.

From my years of doula work and creating free content, I am creating a one stop shop on my website:

www.elizabethjoy.co

All of the podcast episodes will be organize here along with blogs, free education, resources and my Birth Plan Prep Course. Make sure to subscribe to my email list to stay in the loop on all the exciting things to come!

While this is the last episode, the conversations we've started will continue to resonate, and I hope you carry them with you. Thank you for being part of this beautiful journey.

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Liz and Vito are sharing about one year with 3 kids, their views on gift giving for Christmas and believe it or not, paper verses real plates.

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It's the holiday season and inductions are about to skyrocket! Are you due around the holiday season, you are going to want to listen to this. In this episode, you will learn: - Where due dates came from

- Why you are pressured to induce

- How to advocate for yourself

Don't be dear mongered into induction this year!!

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References

Gina Mundy episode 324: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-324-lawsuits-and-childbirth-with-attorney-gina-mundy/id1343507855?i=1000658405282

Inductions and Patient's rights with Dr. BIll Chun episode 349

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UezpwqxrLEQ35rJMFwnE1

EBB Due Dates

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-due-dates/

Liz really wants a home birth if they go for baby number 4 and Vito is not on board. They invite Tiffany Alblinger from Beautiful One Midwifery to come on the podcast and answer all of Vito's questions.

Vito asks Tiffany all about safety, transfers,things they bring to the birth and more. Will Vito get on board or does he need more convincing?

Tiffany is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM). She and her parter, Kelley, started Beautiful One Midwifery in 2018 from a dream they had to offer services to San Diego that made homebirth accessible, woman-led and a normal family experience.

Connect with Beautiful One Midwifery:

https://www.beautifulonemidwiferysandiego.com/

Interviewing a Midwife Blog: https://www.beautifulonemidwiferysandiego.com/post/finding-a-midwife-a-guide-to-researching-interviewing-hiring-your-future-midwife Interview Questions link: https://beautifulonemidwifery.mykajabi.com/interviewing-a-midwife https://www.instagram.com/beautifulonemidwifery

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Elizabeth Parson's is a wife, mama, and pediatric Rn. She had her fourth birth plan ready to go but did not expect the turn of events that happened. She has a wiId and amazing birth story to share with us! Connect with Elizabeth Parsons https://www.instagram.com/purelyparsons/?hl=en https://www.purelyparsons.com/

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What happens when you and your partner are not on the same when if comes to the number of kids you want to have? Liz and Vito are answering questions and sharing stories from listeners on how they decided on their family size. They also share where they are at and if they want more kids or not.

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Meagan Heaton is the co-founded the VBAC Link in 2018. She really found her love for birth in 2014 after her second C-Section, and since has supported over 300 couples as a birth doula. Meagan's passion for VBAC started after her own experiences. She had two C-sections and then went on to have a VBA2C. Her drive is to help women like herself feel educated, supported, and empowered during their birthing time.

We dive into this episode the research, statictics and facts about vaginal and cesarean births. The pros and cons of VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) and what your providers may not be telling you. We also talk about the arrive trial which has increased the cesarean rate in first time moms.

https://www.instagram.com/thevbaclink/?hl=en

https://www.thevbaclink.com/

https://www.thevbaclink.com/the-arrive-trial/

https://www.thevbaclink.com/vbac-provider/

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/ebb-113-the-evidence-on-vbac/

Connect with Liz

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Get the First Trimester Survival Guide

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Sponsors:

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Have you ever wondered what to look for in a prenatal? Ryan Woodbury is the cofounder of Needed, an amazing company that is changing the prenatal game. She answers all of your questions this episode about what to look for in a prenatal, what to avoid, and what to add in supplementation. Through navigating her fertility and nutrition journey, she realized most prenatal nutrition information and products fall far short of empowering real nourishment for mamas-to-be. Needed empowers women to meet their biochemical nutritional needs, and to find nourishment beyond nutrition through better products, better identification of nutrition needs, education and community to support nourishment beyond nutritional needs alone.

Connect with Needed: https://thisisneeded.com

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Dr. Bill Chun is a certified OBGYN who has worked over the past thirty years at hospitals throughout the Greater Boston Area. He has delivered hundreds and hundreds of babies over the course of his career and interacted with patients over 200,000 times. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He currently treats patients at Women's Healthcare of Woburn, his private practice just north of Boston, where he provides comprehensive gynecologic care including minimally-invasive robotic surgeries.

He is answering questions this episode surrounding induction, informed consent and patient's rights.

This is an amazing episode for anyone that is pregnant!

Connect with Dr. Chun:

https://topmate.io/bill_chun

https://www.instagram.com/billchunmd/

https://www.instagram.com/doc_and_doula/

Text Dr. Chun

978-914-4809

Connect with Liz

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Get the First Trimester Survival Guide

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Birth Plan Guide

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Stacey Phillips is an energy healer passionate about helping others heal through releasing trapped emotions in the body. Trapped emotions in the body can be tied to mental health, physical health, organ function, energy and relationships.

Stacey shares how emotions and stress can impact motherhood, pregnancy and parenting.

Connect with Stacey:

https://freshstartnowsolutions.wordpress.com/

https://www.instagram.com/freshstartnowsolutions/?hl=en

Connect with Liz

https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en

https://www.Elizabethjoy.co

Get the First Trimester Survival Guide

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Birth Plan Guide

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Sponsors:

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Become a Doula!

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Not only is getting pregnant and having healthy children more difficult than it was for our parents' generation, reproductive anxiety is also on the rise.

Alexandria's approach to pre-pregnancy wellness is revolutionary. She suggests preparing for pregnancy with the same level of dedication and planning as one would for a wedding. Her book emphasizes that the steps taken to prepare the body and mind before conceiving can have a profound impact not only on fertility, but also on the lifelong health of the child. "9 Months Is Not Enough" serves as a comprehensive guide for individuals at any stage of their journey to parenthood, offering practical advice and empowering insights. In addition to writing the ultimate pre-pregnancy checklist, Alexandria is a functional nutritionist who specializes in fertility and preconception health. She is the founder and CEO of Poplin, the first pre-pregnancy wellness company, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a master's degree in nutrition, and has had extensive training as a doula, yoga teacher and personal trainer.

Connect with Alexandria:

https://getpoplin.com/pages/about-us

https://9monthsisnotenough.com/

Connect with Liz

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https://www.Elizabethjoy.co

Get the First Trimester Survival Guide

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Birth Plan Guide

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Sponsors:

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Become a Doula!

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