

Toes should be up (flexed) toward their knee. The pregnant person then straightens their lower leg, but the helper must not pull the leg straight.The helper must prevent the pregnant person’s hip from leaning forward after their leg hangs. The helper curves both palms around the edge of the pregnant person’s hip (front and top).A 3rd-trimester pregnant belly will extend beyond the edge. Holding a chair or table near the edge of the couch, the pregnant person scoots their hip right up to 2 inches from the edge.The helper should stand in front of them, with their leg or hip firmly against the edge to keep the pregnant person from tipping off.Make sure your head is level on a pillow, not tilted. Please read the instructions below carefully. A hospital bed works wonderfully too when raised a bit, during labor in the hospital.


The edge of a couch, bed, heavy table, or counter will do. Use a firm surface that’s as long as the pregnant person. The pregnant person chooses which side she feels more comfortable with first, but be sure to do this on BOTH sides so the pelvic floor is more even. A person can do this alone with less precision, but an assistant can help make sure the pregnant person’s hips and shoulders are stacked. This is a technique that benefits from a helper. In labor for someone with an asynclitic or posterior baby deep transverse arrest at or near 0 Station long labor back or pelvic pain, anxiety, or the person in labor wants to do one.

If you have hypermobility or very loose joints have Ehlers-Danlo Syndrome have very severe back or pelvic pain that makes getting into position painful in itself or you haven’t read the directions. If intercourse or elimination is painful due to a tight or twisted pelvic floor, give this a try
