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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!

24/10/2025

We absolutely loved attending the book launch of Sarah’s ‘Matrescence Becoming Mother’ from .

The book includes the beautiful stories of 50 mothers transitions into motherhood, with absolutely gorgeous moments captured between them and their babies 🥹

She does such a beautiful job capturing moments, we have two of her images in our clinic space that get so many beautiful compliments, congrats on your book launch Sarah, it’s a gorgeous read ❤️

23/10/2025

Had a client the other day who’d been having prodromal labour for two weeks.
Physically, everything looked perfect — baby well positioned, pelvis balanced, minimal aches.

But her nervous system? Still holding her first birth trauma 🌸

This is why we can’t just work muscles or fascia in isolation.
If the nervous system doesn’t feel safe, labour stalls.
If we’re disconnected from ourselves, oxytocin — the hormone that thrives on connection — can’t flow freely.

Our approach? Helping the brain understand what the body’s holding.
Think of it as relationship counselling for your internal systems 🤍
When they start speaking the same language — supporting instead of resisting — everything shifts.

It’s not just about getting labour started.
It’s about transforming your entire birth experience, whatever the outcome.

Birth workers, ready to bridge that mind-body gap? 💜

17/10/2025

I used to think as a midwife…

I used to think posterior babies were just unlucky—stuck in a tough position that made labour harder.
That’s what we were taught… until I started bodywork 🌸

Over time, I began noticing something deeper, intention behind their position.

Sometimes I’d find a posterior baby, but the only tension present was what I’d normally see with a deflexed pattern.
Other times, there was no physical restriction at all—just a nervous system holding protection.

That’s when it clicked:
Posterior isn’t a “stuck” space.
It’s a chosen space—a baby’s intelligent way of navigating something harder.

When you start understanding the intention behind their movement,
the way you support both baby and body completely changes 🌷🙌

13/10/2025

Had a chat with midwife the other day and she said,
“This baby just won’t engage, and I don’t know why.”

I asked one question: “Where’s the baby’s chin pointing?”
“Up,” she said.

That was the clue 🌸
A lifted chin (deflexed) means there’s tension behind the head.
She checked—and found a tight lower uterine segment.
Once we worked with that, baby tucked beautifully and descended with ease.

This moment changed everything for me.
Babies aren’t malpositioned—they’re intelligent little navigators, moving around what feels restricted.
Every position tells a story about where space is missing.

✨ Deflexed? Look behind the head.
✨ Off-centre? Check for one-sided pull.
✨ Overlapping? Something’s blocking the inlet.

Our babies are the wisest teachers in the room.
All we have to do is listen 🌷

07/10/2025

We have to stop normalising our body asking for attention.

It’s not failure—it’s communication.
And I get it. For years, I thought scar numbness was “just how it is” too. That’s what we’re taught. Midwifery degrees rarely mention fascia—the network that explains so much of what we see and feel.

But scars speak. They hold stories, and they ask for care in ways we often miss.
Here are a few signs your scar might be asking for your help:
🌸 Numbness or loss of sensation
🌸 Sharpness or pain despite healing well
🌸 Pulling or tightness with movement
🌸 Gradual tension—hip, back, or pelvic discomfort months later
🌸 Emotional resistance to touching or looking at the scar

These are not random symptoms—they’re messages.
And the best part? Every one of them can change.

When we listen, fascia responds.
When we meet the body with understanding, healing happens—physically, emotionally, and for every birth that follows.

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. 🌸💜

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550 Warrigal Road
Malvern East, VIC
3145

Opening Hours

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

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+61480354790

Website

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

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