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G.Lorri Labour Bodywork

Midwife-led, holistic care for pregnancy and birth. Relieve discomfort, optimise baby positioning, and feel empowered for labour.

Offering hands-on support in-person and transformative resources online. See our website for more information on the class types available!

10/09/2025

“My linea nigra is wonky—is that normal?”

This question yesterday made me realise how many practitioners miss this incredible assessment tool hiding in plain sight.

Your tummy line is like a tension meter. When it’s straight, fascia is balanced. When it veers, pulls, or splits? Your body is literally drawing arrows to where baby needs help to create softness!

I’ve tracked hundreds of these lines. The mum whose line suddenly veered at 38 weeks? Baby had gone off centre. The one with a split line near her p***c bone? Significant sacral ligament tension affecting engagement.

Nature gives us these clues. We just need to know how to read them.
Ever noticed your line pattern? Share below—I’m curious what you’re seeing and what it linked with!

04/09/2025

A midwife colleague sent me photos last week: “This mum’s stretch marks are wild—all on her left side. Is that significant?”

YES. It changed everything about how I approached her case.

Here’s what I’ve discovered after 1,200+ sessions: stretch marks form where fascia is under the most tension. When they’re uneven or one-sided, they’re literally mapping where your body is holding patterns that affect baby’s position.

That off centre baby at 40 weeks? Her stretch marks showed me exactly where to work. The left-sided clustering meant significant left body tension—when we traced it back, found tight ribs pulling everything off-centre.

This isn’t woo-woo. It’s fascia responding to mechanical stress. Where there’s more tension, skin stretches more. Simple biomechanics that tells us exactly where baby needs more space.

Look at your marks differently now?

27/08/2025

Was such a beautiful day celebrating amazing achievement of launching her second book 🎉

Postpartum is a deeply undervalued space, so an informative book such as this should be a must when preparing for the fourth trimester.

Forever grateful meeting and working with like minded women in this space 🙌

Congrats Sophie 🎉🎉

21/08/2025

Almost every pregnant client I see carries tension in their psoas.
And most don’t even know what it is.

But this deep core muscle is quietly cradling the uterus, bridging your spine to your legs, and helping your baby settle into position.

It’s more than structural—it’s sensory.

Tight psoas = shallow breath, high babies, restricted pelvic flow, back pain… even heightened nervous system tone.

And the moment it releases?
Clients often say: “I can finally breathe.”
Or, “my baby just dropped.”

That’s how powerful it is. 💜

Want to check your own?
- Stand on one leg.
- Feel which side feels stable—and which doesn’t.

That imbalance? It might be your psoas speaking.

It’s not about “fixing.”
It’s about listening—then releasing with care. 🌸

12/08/2025

🤰🏻A mum came at 36 weeks with severe p***c pain. Physio said “Wait until birth.”

💬 During our chat, she mentioned her childhood appendix surgery. The scar? She flinched at the lightest touch despite no pain—classic protective response.💢

After working around (not on) the scar and its adhesion patterns, her p***c pain completely resolved. The swelling reduced. Baby dropped beautifully. 🌸

This isn’t unusual. I’ve seen caesarean scars keep babies high, episiotomy scars create pelvic imbalance, even ankle surgery affect glute tension.

Your body’s history matters.💜

Which old scar have you been ignoring that might need gentle attention?

08/08/2025

Sometimes, a baby stays high—not because the body isn’t “ready,” but because something subtle is in the way. 🌸

In clinic, I often see six specific position patterns that stall progress even when everything else looks ideal.

They don’t show up on a checklist—but they’re deeply meaningful.

A posterior baby might be working around anterior tension.

An off-centre head often reflects imbalance in the pelvis or surrounding fascia.

These aren’t problems to fix.
They’re messages.

When we learn to interpret what baby is responding to, we stop prescribing generic movements—and start creating the specific space that’s actually needed.

This is where positioning work becomes precise. And powerful. ✨

31/07/2025

Yesterday a midwife asked why some babies still float high at 40 weeks—even when their client’s done everything “right.”

The truth?
We often miss the subtler fetal positions—the ones that don’t look “wrong” on paper but still signal that something’s in the way.

In clinic, I see these six variations all the time.
A posterior baby might be avoiding tension in the anterior fascia.

An off-centre baby often reflects a quiet pelvic imbalance.

A high-floating head? The body may be protecting an area that doesn’t feel safe to descend into—yet.

The beauty is:
Once we see what baby is navigating, we can respond with precision.
Not random stretches. Not one-size-fits-all moves.
But targeted space, created with intention.

Which of these positions have you seen most in your practice—or experienced in your own pregnancy?

I’d love to hear what patterns you’ve noticed. 🌸💜

22/07/2025

✅ Your pelvic floor isn’t misbehaving.
It’s managing.

Overworked. Under-supported.
Doing its best while the rest of the team—glutes, posture, nervous system—struggles to keep up.

🥵And telling it to “just relax”?
That’s like asking a stressed-out manager to chill… while the office burns.

Lasting relief doesn’t come from isolating one area.
It comes from restoring balance across the system.

💡Pelvic tension is often a team issue.
The fascia always gives us clues.

Seen this in your clients—or yourself?
Let’s talk about what happens when we support the whole. 🌸

17/07/2025

Your fascia holds more sensory nerve fibres than your skin and eyes combined. 💢

It doesn’t just wrap muscles—it listens, remembers, and speaks.

It tells us when stress is present.
It stores the echo of past experiences.
It shapes the space baby moves through. 🌸

When fascia is nourished—through movement, breath, hydration, and calm—it softens.
And when it softens, oxytocin flows more freely.
Which matters. Especially in birth. ✨

Fascia isn’t passive.
It’s your body’s communication network.
And it deserves care.💜

How do you support yours?

15/07/2025

We often label babies “badly positioned” when they’re posterior, transverse, or anything other than ideal. ❌

But what if baby isn’t wrong… just responding wisely to the space available?

The truth is, fetal positioning isn’t about control—it’s about options.
More space, more softness, more balance = more choice. 🌸

Babies are brilliant navigators.
Sometimes they choose the “less ideal” spot because it’s safer, quieter, or more adaptable in that moment.

Bodywork isn’t about forcing a turn.
It’s about creating enough room for baby to decide. 💜

08/07/2025

Last week, a 32-week client said, “Yes, you can work there” as I rested my hand on her hip.

But her body said otherwise—flinching, pulling away, tension skipping to her lower back.

I paused and explained: there’s a difference between verbal permission and body consent. We’re taught to override discomfort… but the fascia doesn’t lie.

Research shows tissue responds best when the nervous system feels safe. Pushing through often creates more resistance.

So we followed her body’s lead—worked gently elsewhere first. Within minutes, that tight hip softened without force.

Your body’s messages matter. Especially in labour prep.

They’re not random. They’re wise. 💜

07/04/2025

Honoured to be returning as a speaker for the 2025 Birth Healing Summit!!

This year, I’m sharing something close to my heart:
how to support the body through early labour—
…when things aren’t quite progressing as expected,
…when subtle signs are asking for attention,
…when the path needs a little clearing before it opens.

Because early labour isn’t just the warm-up.

It’s the body preparing the way.

And when we know how to listen and respond, we can support birth in ways that truly shift outcomes.

This summit brings together 22+ birth workers and practitioners sharing knowledge, skills, and grounded wisdom to transform how we show up for pregnancy and birth.

You can sign up through the link in our bio and join the conversation.

It’s such a special event—and I’d love to have you there.

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550 Warrigal Road
Malvern East, VIC
3145

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 1pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	2pm - 6pm

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Website

http://www.glorrilabourbodywork.com.au/

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