What is Spinning Babies®?
Spinning Babies® is an approach to childbirth that asks, “What is the position of baby in relation to the pelvis and how can we create more space for baby to naturally rotate down?” This approach to childbirth pulls the focus off of dilation as a main factor of progress but instead teaches you to understand where baby is in the pelvis and what positions will help your baby navigate down through the pelvis. By balancing gravity and movement together you can help your baby come down a little easier during the labor and birthing process.
“In the natural birth movement, the explanation seems to be ‘the mother is too uptight, she didn’t trust birth, she didn’t let go.’ In the medical world, it seems like ‘the baby is too big, the pelvis is too small’… Spinning Babies® introduces a third perspective of labor that really connects with our physiology much more than just giving time to let it happen.”
- Gail Tully, CPM
Founder of Spinning Babies®
Spinning Babies® Birth Preparation Classes
Spinning Babies Birth Preparation Classes are dedicated to helping birthing parents learn techniques and exercises to help baby find the best position within the pelvis for an easier birthing experience.
Understanding the challenges babies must navigate as they travel down through the pelvis can give you a better understanding of how your own body’s movements can help your baby in labor.
These classes are offered once a month on Sundays.
4:30PM - 7:30PM
$95.00
“What will I learn in a Spinning Babies® Birth Preparation Class?”
Basic Anatomy of baby’s natural rotation through the pelvis
Daily Essentials exercises
How to Rest Smart and Move Smart for fetal positioning
How to balance your body for birth
Belly Mapping
The Stages of the Pelvis
Variations of labor patterns. What do they mean and what can you do to resolve it?
Access to the Spinning Babies® Parent portal where you can download the class e-book, handouts, activity guides and more!
“When is the best time to enroll in a Spinning Babies® Birth Preparation Class?”
Birthing parents at any stage of pregnancy are welcome to enroll in Spinning Babies® Parent Classes. It’s helpful to have baby showing a little bit in order to benefit from the exercises and techniques, but it’s not required. Find the space on your calendar or schedule that gives you enough time and allows you to practice what you’ve learned before baby arrives.
Many parents sign up between 20-34 weeks. This class is another great opportunity to meet other parents with new and shared experiences!
“I already took a childbirth class.”
Great! Spinning Babies® Parent Class is not a comprehensive childbirth class but rather a beautiful companion to any childbirth class or method you may have already studied.
We will not go over the stages of Labor so having a basic knowledge of birth is helpful before enrolling in a Spinning Babies® Parent Class but not required.
"My Baby is Breech.”
Spinning Babies® can help! Learn different ways to encourage baby to move to a head down position, what factors play a role in baby’s movements and why position matters.
“My baby is already head down.”
Even head down babies must find a natural ration within the layers of the pelvis. Parents learn pelvic alignment and solutions when labor seems long, painful or even stalled. Parents are able to encourage their baby’s natural movement and rotation in birth with more ease and comfort.
Using the principles of balance, gravity and movement, Spinning Babies® invites you to learn how coordinated movement can assist corresponding soft tissues to create more flexibility and softness and ultimately make more room for baby to move and rotate down in the pelvis.