The Journey to VBAC
The Journey to VBAC

The Journey to VBAC

Petra Cruz

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🎙️ Welcome to The Journey to VBAC, hosted by me, Petra Cruz – a passionate birth doula and proud VBA3C mom. Join me in sharing the highs, lows, and everything in between. In each episode, we will sit down and hear mom's birth stories. We'll laugh, cry, and celebrate the strength within each birth journey. I'm here to inspire, educate, and uplift you! Expect candid conversations, expert insights, and practical tips from professionals who support VBAC. Because, let's be honest, we can all benefit from a little more knowledge and a lot more support. 💕

Recent Episodes

76. Christina's 4 VBAC's and 1 homebirth story
DEC 18, 2024
76. Christina's 4 VBAC's and 1 homebirth story

Some highlights from the episode:

🔥 Why it matters who's at your labor

🔥 Education is queen!

🔥 How to be prepared to be supported by strangers in the hospital

🔥 How to choose homebirth vs hospital birth- tips for each


hypnobabies


Book: birthing from within


BeHerVillage 


*Please note that some links shared may be affiliate links that I could earn a small commission on

 

Connect with, Guest  ⤵️

Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@christinabaltazarphoto, @belly2babyexpo, Email: ⁠[email protected]

Website: www.christinabaltazarphotography.com


Connect with me, Petra ⤵️

Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Email: [email protected]

The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

✨ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!

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       Let's Connect!

✨ The Journey to VBAC Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠

✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!

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75. Part 2: Lizzy's healing freebirth after cesarean (FBAC)
DEC 12, 2024
75. Part 2: Lizzy's healing freebirth after cesarean (FBAC)

Get ready to hear Lizzy's transformative freebirth story! If you are not familiar with a freebirth, it is when you give birth typically at your own home without an OB or Midwife. It could be just you and your partner or you and your partner or doula or whoever else you choose to be there.


Some highlights from the episode:

🔥 How to build community when nobody around you supports you

🔥 Self-healing and taking radical responsibility for your birth is more important than it's made out to seem

🔥 How to get clear on your boundaries


"Peace on Earth begins at Birth!"


Join the waitlist to get notified when The Journey to VBAC community opens so you can get the love and support you deserve! Click here!


what's the deal with meconium?


Connect with, Guest  ⤵️

Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelizzymorris⁠

Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/lizzymorris123?mibextid=LQQJ4d⁠

TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thelizzymorris?_t=8q9Snwj2MKk&_r=1⁠

Build Your Dream Birth Blueprint - ⁠https://lizzy-morris-the-plus-size-woman-s-advocate.kit.com/e871efd228⁠

Podcast - ⁠https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lizzymorris⁠


Connect with me, Petra ⤵️

Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Email: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠✨ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!⁠⁠

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       Let's Connect!

✨ The Journey to VBAC Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠⁠⁠

✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac⁠⁠ ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!

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37 MIN
74. Part 1: Lizzy's homebirth after cesarean transfer
DEC 5, 2024
74. Part 1: Lizzy's homebirth after cesarean transfer

Lizzy had planned a homebirth after her cesarean but plans quickly changed and she was left with more trauma than she arrived with.


Understanding the hierarchal birth culture so you can give birth confidently is so key!


Some highlights from the episode:

🔥 The cascade of interventions is real and can happen to anyone but there are ways to avoid them

🔥 You have more options than you may realize

🔥 If something doesn't feel right or you feel led to something different than what your OB or Midwife are suggesting then it may be a good time to ask questions


Lily Nichols' real food book https://amzn.to/3ZDorZf

Evidence-based birth episode on Fetal Monitoring

Birthing Instincts episode explaining diabetes in pregnancy *️⃣ Skip to 39:40 that's where they start talking about diabetes


Connect with, Guest  ⤵️

Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelizzymorris

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizzymorris123?mibextid=LQQJ4d

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelizzymorris?_t=8q9Snwj2MKk&_r=1

Build Your Dream Birth Blueprint - https://lizzy-morris-the-plus-size-woman-s-advocate.kit.com/e871efd228

Podcast - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lizzymorris


Connect with me, Petra ⤵️

Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Email: [email protected]

The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠✨ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!⁠

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       Let's Connect!

✨ The Journey to VBAC Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠⁠

✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac⁠ ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!

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55 MIN
73. Sabina's empowering Freebirth after 2 cesareans (FBA2C)
NOV 7, 2024
73. Sabina's empowering Freebirth after 2 cesareans (FBA2C)

Sabina shares her freebirth after 2 cesarean story and she chats about why educating yourself is the key to an empowered birth experience and once a c-section does not mean always a c-section!

Your intuition is THE MOST IMPORTANT tool you have and should always be listened to


Some highlights from the episode:

🔥 What important things you need to talk to your partner about before the birth

🔥 How to set boundaries with family

🔥 Why trusting your intuition is so important


Article on preeclampsia


Connect with, Guest  ⤵️

Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@letsdoulathisvbac

Email:⁠ [email protected]


Connect with me, Petra ⤵️

Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@birthing_come_true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthing Come True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthingcometrue.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Email: [email protected]

The International Cesarean Awareness Network:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ican-online.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

✨ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Fearless VBAC Workbook-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ It’s time to face your fears and grow through them!

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       Let's Connect!

✨ The Journey to VBAC Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.birthingcometrue.com/vbacpodcast⁠

✨ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thejourneytovbac ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Birthing_Come_True⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

I'd so appreciate it if you'd rate and review this show wherever you're listening from. I'm grateful you've taken time out of your day to listen, thank you!

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63 MIN