Spokane HypnoBirthing

07/14/2025

05/12/2025

Wishing all my HypnoBirthing mamas out there a very wonderful Mother’s Day. With every class I teach and with every family I meet I am reminded of how truly amazing my job is! I am so thankful and appreciative of each and every one of you!

03/27/2025

Spokane midwives is putting on a monthly mama group complete with delicious tea and goodies. Such a great way to meet other mamas!

01/20/2024

Haven’t interacted with my page in quite a while but I thought this was too funny not to share. Enjoy!

05/20/2023

Love this!!

05/14/2023

A very Happy Mother’s Day to all of my HypnoBirthing mamas out there. You put in the hard work before your babies were even born and have continued to do so every single day since. I am so thankful to have met each and every one of you! Keep it up, mamas. You are doing a fantastic job.

05/05/2023

One week left before my next group class starts! I still have a few spots left!

04/14/2023

"We walked in for what we expected to be the happiest day of our life. And we walked straight into a nightmare."

03/31/2023

Useful tips and tricks! Wish I had known this during my first pregnancy with my back labor! Will be sure to pass it along for my future parents.

The Abdominal Lift and Tuck is one of the most effective early labor techniques for engaging the baby in the pelvis. This technique is to help the baby into the pelvis and through the pelvic brim (the baby may be -3 or -2 station).

The Abdominal Lift was introduced by Janie McCoy King, a Texas Engineer who wrote Back Labor No More. I learned it from Penny Simkin at her Birth Doula Training. I added the words “and tuck” to remind the user to tuck their pelvis. By this, I mean do a standing Posterior Pelvic Tilt (flatten the lower back).

Note: The Abdominal Lift and Tuck must be done during a contraction. You will want to move into position as soon as—but not before—the contraction starts. If you start too late it will be uncomfortable, so just wait to start with the following contraction.

As a contraction begins, link your fingers and lift your belly about two inches.
Bring your belly in (towards your spine) by one or two inches, depending on your size. Try to be as comfortable as possible.
At the same time, flatten your lower back. Your knees should be bent. Bending the knees, even just a little, is necessary to do a Posterior Pelvic Tilt.
Hold your belly up through the entire contraction. It’s okay to sway or rock a little on your legs during the contraction, but hold your belly in one place to avoid being uncomfortable.
When the contraction ends, lean forward slightly and slowly let go of your abdomen. Move your legs to encourage circulation.
Repeat the Abdominal Lift for ten contractions in a row, resting in between and circling your wrists and ankles for circulation.

Want to learn more? Head to the link: https://www.spinningbabies.com/pregnancy-birth/techniques/abdominal-lift-tuck/

03/23/2023

It’s World Doula Week! If you have a doula in your life be sure to thank them for all that they do. A good Doula is truly worth their weight in gold on birthing day. Cannot recommend enough that you have one.