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PREPARE YOUR
Body
Birth
& BABY FOR
A program consisting of mobilities and breath work to prepare your pelvis and pelvic floor for labor while encouraging baby into an optimal position for birth.
Contrary
to what "others" may tell you, you can MOST CERTAINLY increase the likelihood of less birth inverventions & complications by what you do during pregnancy
Pelvic mobility and your baby's positioning matter far more than you're ever told
Because what your doctor or provider probably isn't educating you on is this:
Pregnancy is the time to practice how the pelvis opens, how your pelvic floor releases, and how your baby navigates the birth canal during labor - and knowing this before labor changes everything.
But here's the catch -
You can’t learn and perform at the same time.
You can't expect your pelvis to suddenly open or your pelvic floor to let go during labor if it's never done it before.
And that's where most birth prep falls short - they teach you what is happening, or what to do, but never give you a place to actually practice it.
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Resilient Birth Prep bridges the gap beetween education and application so your body learns the mobility and release ahead of time - BEFORE you need it
Because birth goes better when your body already knows how to participate.
What You're Not Being Told
Your pelvis isn’t one fixed opening — it actually moves and has three different openings your baby travels through during birth
What you’re doing with your legs, hips, and lower body will open an opening while closing off another.
Learning labor positions is helpful…but your body needs to know how to access that mobility before labor begins
Head down is great, but that isn't good enough as there are 100s of ways your baby could be head down - there is an optimal position
A pelvic floor that’s too tight can stall labor, increase tearing, or lead to interventions - kegals are not the way to prepare for birth
During labor, the pelvic floor’s job isn’t to grip or hold. It’s to lengthen, soften, and get out of the way so your utuerus can push your baby out
A Body that just FEELS GOOD to go into labor
Imagine just going into delivery - vaginal or cesarean - just feeling good! Just imagine how that alone is going to launch you into a better postpartum.
*PLEASE note that nothing you do will guarantee the below to actually happen during birth....this program strictly supports what the research shows as methods and ways to optimize and promote the below to happen.
And Instead, What If I Said Your Birth Could Look Like...
Spontaneous Labor
Imagine a labor that begins all it own and stays rolling because your baby is in a position that pushes pressure down on the cervix.
A Vaginal Birth
Imagine not being so afraid of having a vaginal birth or having one that lines up with that you envision for yourself. Heck, just the courage to try for a VBAC even.
Decreased Chances of Severe Tearing
Imagine a more optimal recovery during your postpartum because you experienced less tearing because your pelvic floor knew how to get out of the way.
A Quicker Labor
Imagine a labor that just keeps moving - intense? maybe - but continues to progress at a pace that is right for your baby without stalling or labor stopping.
You feel more overwhelmed with what to do that you end up doing nothing because...
The Problem Is
You've heard "pelvic floor down training for birth", but don't' know what the heck that is
Because in all honesty you don't really know what your pelvic floor is let alone what it feels like for it to move
So you stop trying altogether because you don't know what to do
Your doctor & app tells you to "do your kegals"
They are the experts right? So you follow their advice, but end up feeling lost and confused and don't know who is right because you hear me say "Don't do kegals! You need to know how to get your pelvic floor out of the way for birth."
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So you end up doing nothing for fear of doing something wrong
You've attempted birth prep by doing random saved posts & YouTube videos
The intention and desire is there because you know movement, breath, and that your pelvic floor playes a huge role, but in trying to do it free you have no structure or plan
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So don't implement because half the time you lose the video and the other half is spent looking for it.
OR MAYBE YOU'RE LIKE ME
And didn't know you could do anything to impact your birth experience
Hey Mama!
I'm Ashton!
And here is how I went from 2 episiotomies to a superficial 1 stich tear
Naive is the best way to describe my birth experience with my 1st. I do give myself a lot of credit for doing a birth class besides the generic hospital one, but that's about it. I thought my doctor and nurses would be in the room to support me, but boy was I wrong!
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I wanted an unmedicated birth for myself and I thought I could just lay in the hospital bed, hop in the tub, and do weird breathing techniques and birth would "take care of itself" so to speak...you too? Let's keep talking.
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After 4hrs and 21min of pushing with my first, I was done, spent, and my doctor asked if she could help me to help get him out and I consented to an episiotomy. I didn't realize at the time what she even meant, I just wanted to be done. He was born 2min later after a almost 32 hour labor.
With my 2nd, I did much more in my pregnancy as I later learned how close I was to being carted off to a cesarean (nothing wrong with this by the way). I just didn't want that for myself and I still had an unmedicated birth on my heart.
To help me achieve this, I hired a doula who taught me about Spinning Babies and how birthing positions connected to the 3 openings of the pelvis. This was the light bulb moment for me as I was already implementing exercises to target the different openings of the pelvis within my strength training.
My labor was DRASTICALLY different (a good story for a different time, especially if you're into birth stories like I am🤗), but long story short. He was born in just over 5hrs from when contractions started and I did most of my laboring in the 30min I was in the car.
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The longest part of my labor was the pushing where he just wasn't going anywhere, I consented to another episiotomy as I was beginning to experience an adrenaline dump which is very common in Mamas who have a super fast delivery. Come to find out, he was OP or "sunnyside up" and by how coney his head was, I don't think he would have come through.
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In my most recent birth, I did even more. I was determined to avoid an episiotomy at all costs because the recovery after my 2nd was difficult. I put a lot of emphasis on pelvis mobility, especially the pelvic outlet so I could deliver without needing to be cut. I found a super, supportive doctor and worked with a PFPT.
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He was my biggest baby weighing 13oz heavier than my other 2 who were 8lb babies. His labor, too, was super fast and furious once my body said "go-time".
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The last I was checked I was 6cm and he was born 51min later. There was no need to tell me to begin pushing because my body instinctually did it. On my hand and knees, but in a slightly inclined position so gravity could help me, my biggest baby was born in maybe 2 pushes with a superficial, 1 stich tear.
This program will lead you through all the things I did and now program to my clients, so that you too can put yourself in the best position to get that birth experience you desire. One can set you up for a better postpartum healing.
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"I was tired of being cut"
What You'll Discover & Learn in Resilient Birth Prep
Discover what sets this program apart from other "follow-along" programs
Mobilities to Open the 3 Openings of the Pelvis
Most mobilities I see floating around the socials only target the pelvic inlet (top) which is the easiest to open. Resilient Birth Prep focuses on the mid-pelvis and pelvic outlet which are harder to open and where labor stalls because baby gets "stuck" or "hung up". With side body and spinal mobility too, you'll be feeling amazing and know how to open up before labor.
How to breathe to actually release your pelvic floor
Just doing mobilities, "to do mobilities" isn't enough. Your breath is how the pelvic floor releases and in Resilient Birth Prep, you'll learn to breathe "to your butthole" which is key to releasing your pelvic floor and also in helping your baby decsend in labor as it is your pelvic floor's job to get out of the way. You'll also learn 2 different ways to breathe when pushing!
Natural Labor Promotion
Nothing will "put you into labor", but there are very specific things you can (and should be) doing to help put your baby in an optimal position which can reduce the likelihood of interventions. In Resilient Birth Prep, you'll learn not only what they are, but when and how you should be implementing them. I've made it easy for you by laying them all out on your calendar.
Understand Fetal Positioning to Know How Labor is Progressing
Cervical dialation doesn't tell the whole story on how your labor is progressing because it doesn't tell you where your baby is. In Resilient Birth Prep, you'll learn about Fetal Stations and how they correlate to the different phases of labor. By knowing this, you'll know what labor position/mobility to implement to encourage your baby to continue decending.
Labor Positions & When to Use Them
What's so cool is that many mobilities double as great laboring positions for birth! In Resilient Birth Prep, you'll learn which ones those are. You'll also learn how utilize a birth ball besides bouncing on it (not a great idea FYI). You'll then practice them in "Contraction Practice Sessions."
Practicing Labor
You wouldn't do a marathon without putting in miles before hand, so why would you do the ultimate marathon which is birth without puttin in miles beforehand? In Resilient Birth Prep, you'll put all the things you've learned into "Contraction Practice Sessions" where you'll pretend you're berathing and moving through a contraction.
Understand the Why
I don't believe in doing birth blindly because knowledge is power when it comes to birth. When you understand WHAT is happening and HOW you can support that...the empowerment is endless. In Resilient Birth Prep, every mobility, breathing strategy, and recommendation is backed by the "why" behind it - so you can replace fear with control.
Resilient Birth Prep is the bridge between knowing what to do and actually feeling prepared. Start building confidence in your body today
"Even though it was my 2nd pregnancy, I was sooo anxious & nervous anticipating labor and delivery"
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Even though it was my second pregnancy, I was so anxious and nervous anticipating labor and delivery. I felt like I didn’t have time to do anything because I was chasing my first born around and thinking of getting prepared was so overwhelming. However, after spending time with Ashton and her explaining different processes of labor and delivery found within Resilient Birth Prep (RBP) really helped me understand my body better and feel more prepared and at peace. Ashton specifically showed me exercises with RBP to help my back pain during pregnancy and exercises to help me during labor and delivery. This experience with Ashton was amazing, the way she listened to me and my fears, explained what my body is doing/will do, walked me through exercises from RBP that I can do to help my body, and encourage me through it all was truly so uplifting.
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During labor and delivery I was able to use what I had learned with Ashton to help my body progress while doing different exercises all while feeling in control of my body was such an amazing experience! I wouldn’t have been able to do it without what she's put together in Resilient Birth Prep. Going through RBP and leaning more about what my body does during labor and delivery helped me feel more confident and ready to face an unmedicated birth!
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If you are thinking of doing this program, I highly encourage you to go for it! You will learn practical exercises, breathing techniques, and understand your body better all while being heard and cared for by Ashton.
Makayla C.
Vaginal Delivery - No Tearing - Mama of 2 Earthly
Meet Makayla
What's Inside?
This is MORE THAN a program.
This program will fill in the gaps between when you know about preparing for birth and what you're being told. Enter birth with tools and a confidence knowing you've PUT IN THE REPS and done all you can CONTROL to optimize your labor experience.
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12-Week Program of daily mobility flows & natural labor promotion all laid out for Weeks 30-41 of your pregnancy
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12 Bonus Mobility Flows for the early adoptors who want to begin learningb before Week 30
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Targed Mobility Flows for the hips, side body, PSOAS, and pelvic floor which is the ultimate way to prepare your body for birth
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Video demo of myself with voiced-over coaching cues on every mobility so you know exactly how to perform each one
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Education teaching you how to breathe to soften and open the pelvic floor
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Birth Education to connect mobilities to the delivery room. Learn how to know where your baby is during birth and what labor positions/mobilities suppor that stage of labor.
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Labor Cheat Sheet that you can print off and throw in your labor bag to now what labor positions you can do for each stage of labor - Epidural Cheat Sheet too!!
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Everything is beautifully laid out inside my app with written copy and guided videos making navigation a breeze and implentation easy
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BONUS MATERIAL! Nope, that's not all! Learn from all things birth ball, to how to push on your back, to building your birth team and how to minimize tearing.
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LIFETIME ACCESS! Receive instant access to any updates & revisions for free and when you get pregnant again, work your way through the program again.
SEE WHAT OLIVIA DYKES, MAMA OF 2 EARLTHY & 1 HEAVENLY HAD TO SAY
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Olivia is also a fellow PPA Coach who was also a 1-on-1 Remote Client of mine who recently had a successful VBAC in her most recent pregnancy. I incorporated The Resilient Birth Prep Program into her programming beginning at week 20 of her pregnancy. Olivia went into labor naturally at 40w4d. Read more about her story here.
​Or Bundle & Save!!
Prep for Birth. Recover for Life. One Investment Price.
$249
Get supported on both sides of your baby and save money while you do by bundling Resilient Birth Prep & Resilient Recovery which is my early postpartum fitness program. Learn more about it here
Labor Facts...
I bet you didn't know
UTERUS PUSHES
On the top of your uterus is the Fundus which is a powerful muscle that pushes your baby down during labor. Your pelvic floor needs to be able to relax and lengthen so the fundus can push.
NOT JUST 1 HEAD DOWN POSITION
Your pelvis is a circle which means your baby can be head down in 360 different angles. And that isn't counting if your baby's head is laying sideways or pulled back.
PELVIC FLOOR LENGTHENS 3X
Read that again.
Your pelvic floor will stretch to at least 3x it's original length during the crowning portion of labor. Kegels aren't going to help your body do this.
BABY SHOULD BE ON LEFT SIDE
How cool is it that your body is designed with more space on the L-side of the body to house your baby. A baby entering the pelvis on the L is the most optimal side for birth.
THE PELVIS BONES MOVE
Your pelvis isn't a fixed structure, How you position your legs moves the bones of the pelvis which changes the shape of the pelvis.
WALKING = LABOR PROMOTION
Walking is key to helping start labor and keep it moving. Walking creates an asymmetrical shift in the pelvis that shimmies baby's head side to side encouraging it down to the cervix.
Resilient Birth Prep helps you not only prepare your body for birth but makes you feel empowered as you walk into the delivery room.
Let's Look Inside the Program
Take a Look Inside the
Resilient Birth Prep Program!
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Click "Play" to See Inside For Yourself!
All programming and education are conveniently held inside my app with each mobility being a video of my pregnant self performing exercise (except for 5 of them) with voiced-over coaching cues over every single one.
& KNOW EXACTLY
how to perform the mobilities
with voiced-over coaching cues with every one
Check out this sample of the Adductor Rockback
Wait!!
There's a Bonus Section!
Absolutely no gate-keeping here!!
I only want you to walk in feeling PREPARED and EMPOWERED!!
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Bonus Section Topics:
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Log Rolling
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All Things Birth Ball
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Pushing on Back
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Building Your Birth Team PFPT Edition
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Building Your Birth Team Webster Certified Chiro Edition
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Laboring Down
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Type of Tearing & How to Minimize Tearing
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But...what if I'm not a planning a vaginal birth?
Let's clear the air right now and say that regardless of the type of birth you're either
1) choosing for yourself or
2) ends up happening,
the contents within this program will still applicable & beneficial to you.
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That's because during pregnancy, the body needs - craves even - movement.
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The mobilities found within this guide, 110% help to prepare your pelvic floor and encourage baby's position, but they also help to alleviate aches and pains so that your hips don't hurt, your low back doesn't ache, and your pelvic floor doesn't feel so heavy. And mobilities do those things because you're keeping the pelvis and supporting ligaments and muscles moving while also helping to position baby in a comfy position so he or she isn't cramming up a muscle or joint.
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Not only that, but the breath work will help bring you mindfulness during a time that can feel really overwhelming, especially if you're navigating pregnancy after loss or pregnancy after infertility
So trust me when I say, I see you too Mama
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MORE LOVE FROM A FELLOW COACH
WHO RESILIENT BIRTH PREP ISN'T FOR
Wing It Wendys
Doesn't follow the programming and instead chooses to skip around and implement what they think is best. Even doing more than what is recommended and encouraged. Random doesn't yield progress.
Hope for the Best Hannahs
Not willing to put in the reps and actually do the mobility sessions. Something > Nothing, but being consistent is really important when it comes to preparing the body
Passive Pattys
Assuming the videos are where the magic and the answers are, not the reps. The videos set this program apart, but implementation is where the real magic happens when you can feel what you're learning
Don't Care Donnas
Doesn't really care about about their birth outcome. They may believe that their doctor will "handle everything". Maybe they don't even care what type of birth they experience.
Guarantee Gertrudes
Looking for guaranteed promised results. Where if you do "XYZ" exactly that their birth will have a guaranteed outcome. Birth can't be guaranteed by anyone...and MASSIVE red flag to anyone who says otherwise.
Step Into Birth With
Tools You've Practiced, Not Just Learned
Because knowing about birth is different than knowing what it feels like on and in your body. body. Reps turn information into instinct.
Mobility Patterns that Open Your Pelvis
Having mobility in both the pelvis and pelvic floor makes more room when it matters during birth. Mobility works with birth, not against.
A Pelvic Floor that Knows How to Let Go
Surrendering becomes a skill you’ve rehearsed, not something you're trying to while you need it. Birth is intense and the pelvic floor will naturally tense if not taught otherwise
Breath that Supports Your Body & Mind
Breath is the motor that runs your nervous system. It can either create calm which opens your body for birth or it can create panic and close up your body.
Labor Positions Your Body's Been Doing
Reps build confidence and when you know what to do before you need it, only builds more confidence and empowerment in the birth space.
A Plan that Adapts to Your Labor
Not rigid, not ‘do this.’ Birth works best when you adapt confidently — knowing your options makes it possible.
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Still Unsure? Snag a Freebie First!
Birth Prep Blueprint
​I'll walk you through the foundational blueprint to understanding birth and how to prepare your pelvis and pelvic floor all while optimizing baby's position.
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Blueprint includes education on the pelvis & breathing & optimizing baby's position with 6 mobility sessions including video demos with voice-over cuing.