Flutterby Birth Services

01/11/2026

No questions asked. If you are expecting, or are a birth pro with clients who/whose partners are scared to leave home due to the current state of our state (gestures broadly all around me), but are in need of childbirth ed, please reach out. My 1/27-2/24 virtual Hypnobirthing class has space, and I am happy to work with folks needing safety and/or financial considerations during this time.

Contact info on the web site: flutterbybirth.com/hypnobirthing

❤️,
Erin Stertz-Follett

Evidence-based Hypnobirthing childbirth ed classes for those living in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota PLUS virtual childbirth ed classes for those all around the country.

01/02/2026

A Reflection on a Year Gone By…

In 2025, I taught 68 wonderfully-engaged Hypnobirthing students — but numbers only tell part of the story of a heart-based business like Flutterby. 📖

What mattered just as much:
✨ Becoming an FACCE
✨ Earning perfect 5-star Google reviews, reflecting the trust families placed in me
✨ Publishing Twin Cities Hospital Cesarean Rate data to support informed choice
✨ Serving as a Board member of the Childbirth Collective, furthering the org’s mission of birth equity for all families
✨ Prioritizing time with my own family, which feels more fleeting as my own babies grow up and out of the nest

So grateful for the parents, partners, doulas, and other colleagues who made this year one of growth, advocacy, and heart. Birth work is a privilege. 💛 Thank you!

01/02/2026

The drops in temperature have me thinking about spending more time inside, cuddling up with those I love. You too? Then bundle up at home and get ready for birth - without braving the Minnesota cold! ❄️

Our next virtual Hypnobirthing series runs Jan 27–Feb 24, and it’s the perfect time to settle in, slow down, and prepare your mind and body for a calm, confident birth.

✨ Live, interactive Zoom format
✨ Evidence-based birth education
✨ Fully-comprehensive curriculum
✨ Relaxation tools to use right away
✨ Ideal for those due in Late Feb–April

Stay cozy, stay connected, and get ready for your best birth yet - all from the comfort of home.

📅 Tuesdays, Jan 27–Feb 24
💻 Virtual (via Zoom)
🔗 Link to Register in Bio!

12/31/2025

📣 2024 TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL CESAREAN BIRTH RATES 📣

🤔 Well… this is interesting… The reported 2024 rates mirror 2023 exactly, which strongly suggests the raw data has not been updated by the MN Hospital Price Check Report since 2023, for unknown reasons. This occurred previously (2020 → 2021), and inquiries to the MN Hospital Price Check Report have not yielded an explanation. 🤨

Regardless, we’re releasing the report for continuity’s sake. Hopefully, by mid-2026, we’ll have 2025 data!

➡️ Swipe to see all slides, including Q&A.

For the annual interactive chart and downloads, visit the link in Bio, or: https://www.flutterbybirth.com/blog/2024-twin-cities-hospital-cesarean-birth-rates

12/29/2025

Back from the holiday break, and data loading!… Stay tuned! 📻

[Remember, data is released each year towards the end of the year for the *previous* calendar year’s rates, so these will reflect 2024].
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12/16/2025

POV: You finish 5 weeks of Hypnobirthing class and actually feel ready for birth! ✨

Affirmations.
Breath.
Anchoring.
Touch.
Deep trust in your body.

… just a few of our favorite things from the last class!

👀 Want this for your birthing day? The Jan–Feb Hypnobirthing class is open for registration! 👉🏻 Link in bio

12/10/2025

There’s nothing I love more than the notes of thanks and well wishes students share at the end of each class. 🥰 This was such a special group!

The next virtual class begins Tuesday, 1/20, and space is available!

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10/14/2025

One of our favorite Hypnobirthing class activities is “Picturing Your Ideal Birth” - creating a visual birth plan to imagine how you’d love your birthing environment to feel when the day arrives. 💫
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Here’s mine from nearly 15 years ago! When I tell my students “stick figures are totally fine,” I really mean it 😂.
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Visualization is such a powerful tool - the mind often can’t tell the difference between what’s imagined and what’s real. So by envisioning your ideal birth, you’re already inviting that sense of calm and confidence that can carry you through every twist and turn of the journey. 🌿
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09/12/2025

📣🍂 Next up!! Expecting in late 2025/early 2026? This is the class for you! As the leaves turn and the temperatures drop, you’ll be cozy at home, learning via live virtual instruction with other expectant families. Join us! 🔗 to register in bio.
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09/10/2025

Welcomed 10 wonderful students from all over Minnesota to virtual class last night! They are locked in a ready to learn; with great energy! 💪🏻
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Expecting late this year/early in 2026?? The next class begins Tuesday, 11/11, and space is available! 🔗 in bio!
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09/05/2025

🎉📣 I’m deeply honored to be inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Certified Childbirth Educators (FACCE) through !
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For 55 years, Lamaze has set the gold standard in evidence-based, informed childbirth education. Becoming a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) was my very first certification as a birth professional—and it laid the foundation for everything I do today.
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At Flutterby, every class—whether hypnosis for birth or otherwise—is built upon Lamaze’s healthy birth practices and their comprehensive, rigorous teaching model. That will never change. ❤️
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Thank you, Lamaze International, for this incredible recognition! ✨

08/27/2025

Our hearts are broken by the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic School & Church in Minneapolis. No child, no teacher, no parent should ever have to endure this kind of violence. We grieve with the victims and their loved ones — and we are devastated that yet again our country and our community is left mourning such an unthinkable loss. Flutterby is in the business of hope, transformation, and new life. May the promise of all three bring comfort to those in their deepest grief.

We stand with Annunciation and all of Minneapolis in sorrow, in outrage, and in solidarity. 💙🦋

- Erin Stertz-Follett, Flutterby Founder